Cycle to work scheme

Just had this message sent around. Not sure if this will interest anyone and I realise the limitations of the scheme but it may be worth sending on to your employers if you think that it might help them out or they do the stuff already and want to claim a bit of credit for it.

You may have heard in the last few weeks that the Department for Transport have launched the "Cycle to Work Guarantee", which is a like a charter that organisations and local businesses can sign up to, to pledge their commitment to being a caring employer when it comes to cycling.
The guarantee shows that the organisation is committed to :

• Secure, safe, and accessible bike parking
  
• Good quality changing and locker facilities
  
• Offset the cost of cycling equipment and save on the tax through the ‘Cycle to Work scheme’
  
• Bike repair for cyclists on or near site
  
• Training, reward and incentive programmes to achieve targets for more cycling
  
  
  

There's more information at http://www.cycletoworkguarantee.org.uk/index.php so please feel free to brief and pass on to advisors during your next team meeting. I think that this is a great scheme and something that looks really good for a company's CSR and/or environmental policy.

For those interested, there should be some form of grants/assistance through local authorities/DfT.