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The Active Travel Social Prescribing (ATSP) Fund supports projects in Penzance, St Austell & China Clay areas, and Bodmin. It is part of Cornwall Council’s Active Travel Social Prescribing (ATSP) Pilot and uses funding from Active Travel England. The Fund is currently closed to new applications.
How to take part
Members of the public can take part in the projects supported by the Fund. Participation is free unless stated otherwise. You can find out about the projects via their websites and Social Media. You can also ask your health worker to make a referral into the ‘Active Travel Social Prescribing’ pilot at Healthy Cornwall. You must be an adult registered patient with GPs in Penzance, St Austell & The China Clay Area or Bodmin and be one or more of the following to take part:
- An adult seeking to improve their mental health and wellbeing
- An adult with poor physical health (including long term health conditions)
- Disabled people (adults)
- An unemployed adult
- Aged 50+
The Health Improvement Practitioner has the most up-to-date information about the support available. They will work with you on a 1-1 basis to identify and address your barriers to travelling actively. They can connect you to provision in your community. They have limited resources that they can provide (e.g. free beryl bike minutes, free bus passes). They will also support you to take part in the national evaluation of the pilot, if you wish to.
We would like to hear your thoughts using our ATSP Community Mapping Tool
Projects supported by the ATSP Fund
The following information is correct as of 25/04/24 and is subject to change. Projects are only available for a limited period over 2024 to 2025.
The Active Cycle (Diwrosa) Connection: “Activating Journeys, Transforming Paths: Learn, Connect, Cycle, Change.” -Penzance, St Austell & The China Clay Area and Bodmin
Cornwall Life Recycle provides cycling provision in conjunction with The Bicycle Project. They help people plan routes, run bike confidence sessions and adaptive cycling sessions. They can help you learn to ride and maintain a bike. They provide bike check/basic service to help get your bike on the road.
Flexible Term E-Bike and Equipment Loans, and Confidence Training to Facilitate Active Travel- In Penzance, St Austell & The China Clay Area and Bodmin.
Ride On E-Bikes has 12 electric bikes to loan to people on flexible terms (from 1 week up to 3 months). They also provide confidence-building sessions to use the bikes. Each bike is fully equipped with bags, baskets, tools, safety equipment, tracking, and a lock. There is a fee of £1/day for an e-bike loan.
Sofa to Saddle Cornwall – Empowering Communities though British Cycling Participation Programmes- In Penzance, St Austell & The China Clay Area and Bodmin.
British Cycling supports people to learn to ride a bike. They run a ride leadership programme (training new ride leaders). You can take part in Sofa to Saddle sessions, adaptive cycling and guided rides.
Wellbeing Walks Cornwall (to support Active Travel)- In Penzance, St Austell & The China Clay Area and Bodmin
Active Cornwall provide free walk leader training with the Ramblers Association. You can learn to become a walk leader.
Unlocking Cornwall: Project to Encourage Public Transport for People Experiencing Homelessness. - Penzance, St Austell & The China Clay Area and Bodmin
St Petrocs is supporting people living in supported housing to use public transport. They build up the confidence of clients to use trains, buses and Beryl Bikes/cycle hires.
Wellbeing Walk/Talks - St Austell
Wild Wonder and Wisdom is leading weekly walks that link local transport with leisure facilities and outside spaces. They provide help to buy waterproofs and footwear if required. There is the opportunity to try beginner cycle session through Cornwall Life Recycle and The Bicycle Project.
An Interactive Walking Map of Penzance Supported by Community Workshops & Events - Penzance
Sustainable PNZ is creating an accessible walking map of the Penzance area. They will co-design the map with the community, run group walks, train volunteers and create an interactive online version of the map.
Walking Bus Initiative for Bodmin Community Wellbeing - Bodmin
Into Bodmin will lead walks from eight outlying neighbourhoods into Bodmin.
B.E.A.T. Project (Better Engagement In Active Travelling)- St Austell & The China Clay Area and Bodmin
GLL Leisure at Bodmin Leisure Centre and St Austell Leisure Centre are running engagement sessions. You can learn more about active travelling and take part in a led ride with Cornwall Life Recycle. See information flyer
Our Active Community Travel Fund. Supporting People with a Learning Disability to Lead Active Lifestyles - St Austell & The China Clay Area
Mencap support people with learning disabilities. In this project they will understand the barriers people face when travelling actively. They will create an Active Travel Fund to support people with learning difficulties to access activities in an active travel way.
Treneere Walk- Penzance
Whole Again Communities are supporting people in Treneere in Penzance to walk for travel as opposed to taking a taxi or the car. People can take part in one of two 12-week programmes of walking to destinations that people would usually take a car or taxi to.
Walks and Cycle Rides at Lanhydrock to Encourage Walking and Cycling for Active Travel- Bodmin.
The National Trust will provide walking and cycling provision around Lanhydrock. They are working closely with the diabetic service and Bosvena Health (GP surgery).
‘Beautiful Day Out’ Map to Promote Active Travel in Nature Between Roche and St. Dennis -The China Clay Area
Volunteer Cornwall will create a ‘Beautiful Day Out’ map. This will promote the ways in which people can travel actively between Roche and St. Dennis
Walx - Penzance
Parkwood Leisure in Penzance will run a series of walking sessions using WALX.
Bosvena Health Project to Establish Walk for Wellbeing Groups and Training for Walk Leaders - Bodmin
Bosvena Health (GP surgery) are leading socially prescribed walks in Bodmin. They will also train walk leaders.
Waymaking - Bodmin
Curious School of the Wild are supporting people to take part in journeys using public transport.
Routes to Nature Connection. Increasing Awareness about ‘Active Travel’ to Activities at the Eden Project.- St Austell.
The Eden Project is using the local infrastructure (cycle ways and footpaths) to support people to access Eden in an active travel way. They are creating a map of the walking and cycling routes into Eden. They are running a series of events (such as walking buses) and installing signage and benches.