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SPOKES - Some
Frequently Asked Questions
We hope that you can find everything
that you need to know about SPOKES on this Web site. Please note that
SPOKES is an entirely voluntary organisation, with no staff.
Unfortunately we don't have the time to reply individually to the
many enquiries we receive, particularly from members of the public
who are not members of SPOKES.
However, below we give answers to
some of the more frequent questions. Please also look at the
Links
Page to find other sites that
might have more relevant information.
- PLEASE SEND ME ADVICE ON MY
PLANNED CYCLING HOLIDAY
The following route guides and maps are available from SPOKES by
post. See the address at the bottom of the page.
- SPOKES Edinburgh Cycle Map -
our very own ever popular map of Edinburgh, now in it's 4th
edition. £3 post-free from SPOKES.
- SPOKES Midlothian Cycle
Map (Spokes 1998)
£4.95
- Glasgow Cycle Map. Similar
concept to the Edinburgh map, produced by CycleCity Guides [01275-343468], aided by
Go-Bike/Strathclyde Cycle Campaign. 14x14km area. £4.95
post-free from SPOKES.
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- Full list
of items available by mail order from SPOKES
There are several other sites that will have information on routes
and maps in Scotland. Try;-
Try also our 'Using Your Local
Council' page for
addresses of Councils that might be able to provide cycleroute
maps or leaflets.
If you are arriving by bike (and
not just bike on car rack!!) then check out our Discounts
Page for discounts
available to all
cyclists and not just
members.
- HOW CAN I FIND THE
NAME/ADDRESS/PHONE OF MY COUNCILLOR/MP?
Check out our pages Factsheet No. 1:
Councillors, MSPs and MPs in Edinburgh and Lothian and Factsheet No. 2: Using
Your Local Council on this
web site.
- IS SPOKES A CHARITY? CAN I
MAKE DONATIONS THROUGH A C.A.F. CHEQUE OR CARD?
Some years ago a lawyer member of SPOKES tried to register us as a
charity, but this was not allowed. Donations cannot therefore be
made via C.A.F. (Note: For anyone not familiar, the Charities Aid
Foundation allows taxpayers to make tax-efficient donations to any
charity. You contribute to a fund by deductions from your wages,
CAF reclaims the tax and you can contribute to any charity at any
time by using a CAF charities 'chequebook' or CAF plastic card.
For further details, telephone CAF on 0800-99 33 11 or visit the
CAF web site at www.charitycard.org
- CAN YOU HELP WITH MY
STUDENT/COLLEGE/SCHOOL PROJECT ON
SPOKES/CYCLING/TRANSPORT/PRESSURE GROUPS/ETC? If you send a stamped addressed envelope
to SPOKES (address below) then we will be able to send you copies
of SPOKES leaflets not available on this web site, a membership
form and a pricelist.
If you wish to speak to or interview a SPOKES member, by phone or
in person, the following have offered to help. Please contact them
direct. Please choose who to phone by using a dice or similar, to
avoid the first person on the list getting all the calls!
If you really need to speak to one
of the main SPOKES organisers, contact...
- Sandy Scotland
Tel:0131.551.2663 (planning, roads, paths, etc)
- Dave
du Feu Tel:01506.670165
(membership, leaflet, organisation, etc)
- Ian
Maxwell
Tel:0131.669.6542 (SPOKES city map, schools, police)
- Peter Hawkins
Tel:0131.453.3366 (path-building & repair, canal
towpath)
- Stuart Threlsall
Tel:0131.445.7073 (Sunday rides)
- Stuart McEachan
Tel:01968.676797 (Weekend Youth Hostel rides)
- Chris Hill (e-mail) Tel:0131.229.0072 (Safe Routes to
School)
SPOKES,
St. Martin's Church, 232 Dalry Road, Edinburgh EH11 2JG
Tel: 0131 313 2114 (a/phone only) or e-mail to spokes@btinternet.com
