Mini-Holland

Mini Holland •
Consultation, engagement and involvement, continued
Health
The opportunities to work on improving health and fitness levels
we ask for the views of the emergency services during the
development of proposals.
Working with schools
in the borough are obvious but there are a number of specific
initiatives which we would like to introduce as part of the mini
Holland programme. We already work closely with Whipps Cross
Hospital on both encouraging staff to cycle to work and.
The Borough Commander of the Metropolitan Police has
provided a letter of support to this bid and is in full support of
the proposals. We are currently working with the Police as part
of Operation Safeway at a number of locations in the borough.
Waltham Forest – Work with schools to promote walking and
cycling
The Road Safety Team at Waltham Forest provides the main
contact with schools and the public in relation to cycling and
Whipps Cross hospital has supported the development of this
bid recognising the wide range of health benefits that cycling
can bring to the individual and wider society. We will work
closely with the hospital and the wider public health industry.
The operation is aimed at cyclists and HGVs drivers and
involves the stopping of both groups, checking vehicle safety
and reminding road users of their responsibilities under the
Highway Code and other relevant legislation.
walking.
Under the TfL framework contract with Cycle Confident,
we provide free cycle training for adults living, working or
studying in the borough.
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Lambeth council has successfully incorporated cycle training
into its Exercise on Referral scheme. Cycling was added to the
scheme which includes gym, pilates and tai chi to give users of
the scheme more choice.
The scheme is open to people with high risk cardiac and low to
mid mental health issues who are referred by their GP in addition to
hospital referral cases of pulmonary diseases/cardiac rehabilitation.
Cyclists are taken through the national standards cycle training
programme from Level 1 (off-road) to Level 3 (busy roads).
Working with neighbouring authorities
We already have good working relationships with our
neighbouring boroughs and realise that these relationships
and cross border working are crucial if London is to effectively
deal with issues associated with cycling. This is of particular
importance for the mini Holland programme as cycling
facilities cannot stop at borough boundaries nor be developed
in isolation without consideration of the issues and proposals
of neighbouring authorities.
All primary schools are invited to arrange Bikeability training
for Years 5 and 6.
Since this contract was established in July 2013, over 120
adults and more than 120 children have received training.
The Council’s revised road safety strategy reflects the
reduction in staff resources in recent years, and the road
safety team will aim to provide a more targeted resource to
schools. This includes:
We would like to replicate the GP referral scheme in Waltham
forest as part of the mini Holland programme learning from our
colleagues experience south of the river.
The emergency services
We have a good working relationship with the Police and other
emergency services in the borough and wish to further develop
this relationship as part of the roll-out of the mini Holland
programme.
We support and have received reciprocal support from our
neighbours in Newham and Hackney. Our major cycle routes
including Lea Bridge Road, the north-south routes from
Leyton and our marshes to forest route have all been designed
to be contiguous with proposals from our border colleagues.
We will continue to develop this working relationship through
the mini Holland programme and will look to agree targets for
cross border cycling as part of the monitoring of the success
of the programme.
A library of downloadable guidance for teachers, parents,
young adults and the public. Play equipment to help primary
pupils learn about road safety, such as road layouts, traffic
signals and zebra crossings, are available for free loan to
schools.
We promote the Youth Travel Ambassador and Childrens
Traffic Club schemes and will provide a more targeted
approach to the schools within the Mini Holland area.
The emergency services are already consulted on all traffic
We arrange for theatre education events to make pupils and
schemes as part of our statutory consultation process and
students aware of issues such as distraction, speed, drink