Pedal power is going electric at the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. The authority has already invested in an electric- powered bike and two members of staff based at the Pembroke Dock headquarters have also purchased similar machines. Recreation management officer Charles Mathieson regularly cycles in from his home at Sutton, near Haverfordwest, and authority solicitor, David Prescott, brings his machine in by train from his home at Llanelli. Charles has already notched up over 500 miles since purchasing his bike in February and David has put more than 250 miles on the clock since April. Said David: "I have to cycle over a mile to my home train station and use the bike to get from Pembroke Dock station to the office. To catch a more convenient evening train I often cycle to Johnston on the new cycle route." Added Charles: "My journey to work takes me just over an hour compared with around half-an-hour by car. The electric bike makes it easy - you still have to pedal, but the battery power makes all the difference on the hills. During the day the battery is recharged ready for the home run. "The majority of this mileage has directly replaced my use of the car and has got me on a bike for the first time in nearly 30 years!" The Park Authority's own electric bike has been in constant use since it was purchased and currently is on duty at the Cilrhedyn Woodland Centre in the Gwaun Valley. The purchase of similar bikes is also being considered for other Park sites. And a Green Transport Plan adopted by the authority is being enthusiastically supported by authority staff, with car sharing, walking and cycling to work becoming common practice for many since the move to Llanion Park. The electric bikes were supplied by Bierspool Cycles, of Pembroke Dock.