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Thursday, 22 June 2006, 20:04 GMT 21:04 UK

'Dial-a-Poem' along White Cliffs

Samphire Hoe sign The musings of a Brighton poet have become a soundtrack for cyclists on the new Chalk and Channel Way route between Dover and Folkestone in Kent.

Ros Barber wrote 10 poems to try to sum up the surroundings at locations along a new White Cliffs section of the National Cycle Network.

"Dial-a-Poem", commissioned by the Sustrans charity, allows bike riders to listen on their mobile phones.

The poems are about beauty spots like Samphire Hoe and Shakespeare Cliff.

Ms Barber said: "The good thing about poems is that they're blessedly short.

"It doesn't take up too much of your time, but it might give you a different perspective on your day."

David Young, from Sustrans, added: "This is a way of getting people to dust off their bikes and come out and explore traffic-free cycling along the White Cliffs."

The Chalk and Channel Way also includes art installations and landscaping in keeping with the White Cliffs area.



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