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Launch News

It's 'Go' time for the Year 2 team. Year 2 of Go Barrhead has now begun with a team of five people selected to make up the Go Barrhead Travel Advisor Team. Over the summer months they plan to visit homes in Arthurlie, Springhill, Auchenback, Dovecothall and Crossmill to promote personalised journey planning.
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Go Barrhead's up and coming events

• Bike Festival - Sunday 20th June - Carlibar Park 11am-2pm. Dams to Darnley Fun Family Cycle from 2pm onwards.
• Sustainable Travel event (including planned walks/ cycles) on Saturday 4th September.
• Winter Wonderland Walk, Saturday 13th November.

These events are accessible to people of all ages and abilities. We hope for as many people as we can to attend so please get along and take the opportunity to get active and mix and meet like-minded people.

Riderz stunt team get kids geared for to cycling to school

The Riderz stunt cycling team visited Barrhead's Auchenback Primary School and St John's Primary School to encourage children to get on their bikes and cycle to school.
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Cycling to School Campaign Further Information

Cycling Scotland Chief Executive Ian Aitken commented: "Cycling is one of the best forms of exercise and is an ideal way of increasing children's exercise routine. Getting children out in the fresh air also means they will arrive at school more alert and eager to learn. Research shows that children want to cycle to school so we hope by making sure drivers look out for them, more children in East Renfrewshire will get on their bikes and cycle to school."
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Mountain biking within PE curriculum for East Renfrewshire

School pupils in East Renfrewshire are among the first in the country to undertake mountain biking within their PE curriculum. More than 500 S2 to S5 pupils at Barrhead High School began a course in practical cycling skills in May, which over the coming weeks will be rolled out to include lessons in bike maintenance.
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Smarter Choices, Smarter Places Further information

Incentivising a commitment to cycling has also produced real results at St John's Primary where a 14% increase in travelling to and from school by bike has been achieved through offering pupils free swimming or after school sports sessions at Barrhead Leisure Centre.
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Go Walking with others in Barrhead

The First Steps Go Walking Group meets at Auchenback Resource Centre, 64 Aurs Drive Barrhead at 10.30am on Thursday mornings each week and will take you on different routes throughout Barrhead. It is suitable for beginners at any age or ability.
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Time to shape up with the new diet and exercise programme in East Ren

A new programme at Barrhead sports centre could help you lose weight and keep it off. Shape Up is East Renfrewshire's ten week diet and exercise programme at Barrhead Sports Centre to help you lose weight and feel great. Each week you'll also get a FREE voucher for your choice of swimming or one of the East Ren's popular fitness classes in Barrhead or Neilston. And they'll also get a goody bag packed with useful food measures and guides.
Shape up - further information

Weigh to go Dunterlie - lose weight and feel great for free

Residents in the Dunterlie area of Barrhead can access a new free weight loss and health programme. Weigh to Go Dunterlie occurs every Friday in Dunterlie Community Resource Centre from 9.30 until 11.30am. The free programme involves a weekly session with a weigh in and nutritional information and support.
Weigh to go Dunterlie - further information

Go Barrhead Newsletter

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Pelican Makes For Safer Route To School

Getting safely to Barrhead's Cross Arthurlie Primary School is now easier thanks to a £16,000 pelican crossing on the town's busy Paisley Road, provided as part of the Go Barrhead drive to get residents out of their cars and into healthier lifestyles.
Pelican crossing - further information