Cycling films

Hi LCC!

I’m writing to you on behalf of the British Film Institute about some interesting video content that I thought your readers would be interested in.

I don’t know if you are aware but the BFI recently made a wealth of archival and historical films on the subject of cycling available free to access online for the first time. The films are a brilliant snapshot on the history of cycling within the U.K. Interestingly the city of Nottingham features heavily.

One example is The Raleigh School. This film follows Nottingham youngsters Pat and Adrian as they learn to ride the Raleigh way. The Raleigh School of Cycling was a scheme launched by the Nottingham-based cycle manufacturer in 1955, predating the national Cycle Proficiency test. There are loads of others, so please do check them out, let me know what you think!

We're trying to get the message out about these films to the right communities because it's important that these films are seen, shared and enjoyed after all this time. We are reaching out to important voices within the cycling community such as your own.
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