Back in the mid-90s I was on the senior management team at Sustrans along with the Director, John Grimshaw. Ian’s grant to us, a very large large sum of £500,000, helped us to achieve a Millennium grant of £42m, and in turn enabled the National Cycle Network to be created. This was surely one of Ian’s great achievements and a testimony to his vision and foresight. The National Cycle Network now extends for over 10,000 miles and is still being extended by Sustrans.”
– Carol Freeman, MBE –