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Connect2Work is part of the authority s Access Fund programme, funded by the Department for Transport. Councillor Ian Ward, Cabinet member for transport and infrastructure, said: “Key workers are essential to keeping the Island running at this challenging time, and this scheme supports those for which cycling can form part of their travel plans. With much lower levels of vehicular traffic currently on our roads, there’s no better time for key workers to consider cycling for their essential travel. Claire Compton, director of RouteFifty7, said: “We are delighted to continue to partner with the Isle of Wight Council to once again deliver the Key Worker Cycle Scheme.
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Cycle Loan Scheme Launches For Isle Of Wight Key-Workers
By Iona Stewart-Richardson
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The free Key Worker Cycle Loan Scheme from the Isle of Wight Council has reopened once again to help support key workers through the lockdown.
The aim of the scheme is to encourage key workers to choose cycling as their preferred mode of travel.
During the last two lockdowns, social workers, hospital staff, teachers, supermarket staff and prison officers were among those to receive free access to a loan bike for a month.