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9 Jan 2024

Canal boat record store Rubber Ducky Records is back on the water after it sank last April, ruining over 1,000 vinyl records and a stow of music equipment stored on...

9 Jan 2024

While mass-market players continue to dominate the UK retail industry, research by Geek Retreat shows that 15% of Brits have set up their own business in the past ten years, and of these,...

8 Jan 2024

The British Independent Retailers Association has said 2024 is anticipated to be a challenging period for shop keepers as economic challenges are still set to bite.

2 Jan 2024

Hudjo is the first online marketplace that lets cyclists park with locals, which relieves the anxiety of parking your bike. 

20 Dec 2023

The ActSmart office will be open as usual (9am-5pm) for the majority of the Christmas period, with some exceptions.

19 Dec 2023

Bira's CEO, Andrew Goodacre, took the spotlight on BBC Breakfast this week and later spoke with Nicky Campbell on BBC Radio 5 Live, shedding light on the rise in retail crime and shop theft,...

18 Dec 2023

Dress shop Pocket Watch & Petticoats in Trinity Street has been crowned the winner in Cambridge BID’s Christmas window competition.

18 Dec 2023

In the age of online shopping, the pursuit of the best deals during the festive season is increasingly common. However, as consumers flock to virtual marketplaces, cybercriminals are seizing the...

18 Dec 2023

Fresh evidence about the increasing problem of thefts from shops has been revealed amid a warning that organised shoplifting is now among the most common type of crimes against small firms.

18 Dec 2023

One of the North West’s oldest record shops has reopened after 14 months, creating a small museum to pay tribute to its long-standing musical connections with the city.

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3rd June to be recognised as World Bicycle Day

Posted on in Cycles News

The United Nations has declared June 3rd as World Bicycle Day.

On 12 April 2018 the UN General Assembly came together for their 72nd Regular Session and it was agreed by a consensus of 193 member states that a day to celebrate the worldwide promotion of cycling will be held on 3rd June.

"We are extremely happy with this declaration," said Dr. Bernhard Ensink, Secretary General of the World Cycling Alliance (WCA) and the European Cyclists' Federation (ECF) who has campaigned for a UN designated World Bicycle Day since 2016. "Cycling is a source for social, economic and environmental benefits - and it is bringing people together. This UN declaration is an acknowledgment of the contribution of cycling to the sustainable development goals."

The WCA and ECF delivered a document titled ‘Cycling Delivers on the Global Goals!' to the UN back in 2015 in which it is shown that cycling delivers directly on at least 12 of the 17 sustainable development goals. Making transportation more sustainable is of critical importance for humanity and the planet. When delivering the report, the WCA and ECF highlighted that active mobility is a human right on all scales - including the right to cycle. Governments at all levels should provide safe access to public space, protect those that walk and cycle, and ensure - through mobility - equal participation in society.

The UN invites all Member States and relevant stakeholders to celebrate and promote awareness of the World Bicycle Day. The declaration encourages Member States to devote particular attention to the bicycle in cross-cutting development strategies and to include the bicycle in international, regional, national and subnational development policies and programs. H.E. Ambassador, Aksoltan Ataeva, Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the United Nations, introduced the draft resolution, co-sponsored by 56 countries, to the General Assembly for the vote.

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