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Chamber and committees

Significant Sportscotland Cycling Facilities Award to Bike Trossachs CIC

  • Submitted by: Alexander Stewart, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
  • Date lodged: Friday, 18 October 2024
  • Motion reference: S6M-14963

That the Parliament welcomes the news that a cycling project in Mid Scotland and Fife region has received a facilities award from sportscotland; is enthused that an award to Bike Trossachs Community Interest Company of £100,000 has been made towards a new pump track project; understands that with a total value £204,500, the project, managed by community group Bike Trossachs, will be built at Aberfoyle Bike Park as well as upgrades carried out to an existing skills area; hopes that this will give a significant boost to cycling participation and to cycling clubs in the area; considers that the work will increase the number of riders who can use the facility and provide an improved space for the community; notes that sportscotland’s Cycling Facilities Fund (CFF) supports cycling facility projects that create or improve places where people take part in sport and physical activity; acknowledges that this news comes just over a year since Scotland, including events in Stirling. hosted the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships; further understands that the £8 million CFF was established to build on the growing interest in cycling by developing a network of accessible facilities to encourage people of all ages to ride bikes and enjoy the sport; believes that the fund, administered by sportscotland and Scottish Cycling, has helped to provide accessible community and club facilities that inspire new and existing cyclists to make cycling a sport for life; notes that 45 facilities have now been funded through the CFF, and when contributions from partners to deliver the projects are factored in, over £13 million has been invested in cycling infrastructure through the fund so far, congratulates Bike Trossachs CIC on its significant award, and commends everyone involved, including sportscotland and Scottish Cycling, for everything that they do for cycling and for their communities.


Supported by: Karen Adam, Jeremy Balfour, Miles Briggs, Finlay Carson, Sharon Dowey, Tim Eagle, Russell Findlay, Meghan Gallacher, Pam Gosal, Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Craig Hoy, Bill Kidd, Douglas Lumsden, Fulton MacGregor, Stuart McMillan, Douglas Ross, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance, Evelyn Tweed, Sue Webber, Annie Wells, Brian Whittle