CYCLING MATTERS! Summer 2019 - Chester Cycling Campaign
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CYCLING MATTERS!
The quarterly newsletter of the Chester Cycling Campaign
Summer 2019
Join Our Free ‘Rides for All’ Family Bike Rides in Summer 2019
Chester Cycling Campaign and Sustrans have teamed up to
organise a series of free family bike rides for Summer
2019. The rides are ideal for families wanting to start
cycling together in a safe, traffic-free environment. All of
the rides can be completed easily by beginning cyclists and
by young children. All are welcome regardless of age or
ability. Trained and experienced ride leaders will be
present to answer questions and deal with any minor bike-
related problems you might have.
See Chester Cycling Campaign website to book.
We hope to see you soon at one of these events!
Trees Trail – Saturday 15th June – 1 pm start
Meet at the Greenway entrance at Northgate Pond for a ride along the Greenway, spotting the different trees in
their spring foliage.
Animal Amble – Saturday 20th July – 1 pm start
Meet at the Greenway entrance at Northgate Pond for a ride following the traffic free Greenway in both directions
for a few miles to discover the animal sculptures along the way – there’s a woodpecker, a horse and more to
find!
Bridges Bobble – Saturday 17th August – 1 pm start
Meet at the Greenway entrance at Northgate Pond for ride along the traffic free Greenway to the Dragon Bridge,
Sealand, a 10 mile round trip with a picnic opportunity along the way.
Marshy Meander – Saturday 21st September – 1 pm start
Meet at the Greenway entrance at Northgate Pond for a ride following the lovely, traffic free, NCN 5 route through
bird-rich Burton Marshes for 8 miles to Nets Café – we will stop at the café and ride back.
All Aboard the Stations Ride – Saturday 19th October – 1 pm start
Meet at the Greenway entrance at Northgate Pond for a ride to the site of Blacon Station and on to
Hawarden Station. Come with us and find the trains that are hidden on the way.
Printed on recycled paperCHESTER CYCLING CAMPAIGN
Cycling is healthy, cheap, fast, and clean.
It could be a key part of solving our
transport problems and ensuring the
prosperity of Chester. Chester Cycling
Campaign is working towards a better,
greener city by making cycling a safe and
attractive transport option.
The Campaign supports the work of 20’s
Plenty, a national organisation formed to
campaign for the implementation of 20 mph as
the default speed limit on residential roads in
the UK.
We are also campaigning for:
100 km of cycle routes around the city
safe routes to schools
better city centre access
two-way cycle flows on one-way streets
free carriage of bikes on trains
better bike parking facilities
Chester Cycling Campaign Website: www.chestercyclecity.org
Chester Cycling Campaign Email: enquiries@chestercyclecity.org
How you can help:
• Join the Campaign using the form overleaf
• Take part in our campaign initiatives
• Send us ideas for improving cycling facilities
• Make a donation
• Spread the word!Join the Chester Cycling Campaign!
Join online via our website or fill in the form below and send to us
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Address
Post Code
Phone
Email
If you are happy to receive your Campaign bulletins by e-mail and to be notified of Campaign
activities by email, please tick here:
Individual Membership £10.00
Unwaged / Student £5.00
Family Membership £15.00
Life Membership £100.00
Membership is valid until end of September during year of joining.
Join after April 1st and your membership is valid until the end of September in the following year!
Please tell us how you heard about the Chester Cycling Campaign:
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Signed ___________________________________ Date _____________
Please send completed form & cheque (payable to Chester Cycling Campaign) to:
Chester Cycling Campaign Membership Secretary
1 King's Crescent West
Chester
CH3 5TQNorthgate Development - Public Consultation Pedal Smart Cycle Safety Course
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service has developed a training and
information course for cyclists. It is based on CFRS’ operational
experience and was developed in collaboration with British Cycling.
Called 'Pedal Smart', it is intended to be informative and engaging
with the aim being not to tell, teach or preach. Instead, it aims to
get cyclists of all persuasions and abilities thinking in a more
informed way about their personal safety and, importantly, the
safety of others. It is for cyclists aged 14 and above.
Pedal Smart is normally run at Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service’s
HQ in Lymm HQ. But in April, at the request of Campaign
member Ken Thomas, the course was run in at Hoole Tennis Club in Mickle Trafford, so
that people from Chester could attend easily. Some Campaign members who are very
experienced cyclists said that they gained valuable insight into how human vision sees
(or doesn’t see!) oncoming hazards.
See Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service’s website for dates of future Pedal Smart courses:
https://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/public-safety/road-safety/pedal-smart . Sign up is by email.
Pedal Smart is free of charge and lasts for 2.5 to 3 hours.
No matter how experienced or inexperienced a cyclist you are, it will have something
for you. Sign up by yourself, or with family or friends.
Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan Keep in touch
We aim to encourage more people to travel
New Shared Path on New Crane Street, Boardwalk Refurbished
Cheshire West and Cheshire Council (CWAC) has around the local area using one of the most
established an 'Active Travel Forum' to promote environmentally benign modes of transport Following much effort from the Campaign over
walking & cycling. It is chaired by a Councillor and it is possible to use. recent years, the existing footpath alongside New
those attending are members of the public, The Campaign website is
Crane Street (pictured) has now been designated
www
interested organisations - including the Campaign - the “go to” place to find out
and senior Council officers. about cycling matters in and a shared footpath/cycleway. Signage will be
around Chester: installed soon.
www.chestercycling.org
A working group has been convened to develop
CWAC’s 'Local Cycling and Walking Our Facebook page
Previously cyclists were required to dismount &
Infrastructure Plan' (LCWIP). “Chester Cycling Campaign”
often shares great ideas and push bikes along the footpath.
LCWIPs are an England-wide initiative from central good news about cycling -
follow us to get our updates This was the missing link in the (now!) continuous riverside route enabling you to cycle from
government to encourage local authorities to and news.
identify ways to encourage more people to cycle
Twitter - Follow our twitter
The Groves in Chester out to Hawarden Bridge in Deeside, North Wales.
and/or walk in their areas and to develop a realistic
feed and contribute to the
plan to achieve that aim. discussions! More good news - the wooden boardwalk alongside the
@Chester_Cycling is our
It is intended by government that a LCWIP would be a plan which local councils twitter feed!
River Dee has been resurfaced, making the surface non-
would use to bid for, and access, funds to improve infrastructure. We have a cycling slip again - excellent news for the many cyclists using
Councils in other areas already have LCWIPs in place. We need to catch up.
discussion group - this route.
“Cyclomania” hosted by
Yahoo which provides a lively
If you agree that we need better infrastructure for cycling and walking in Chester discussion forum for things The Campaign has thanked Andrew Coward, Principal
- and indeed throughout the borough - please email or write to your local cycling in the Chester/North Wales area - ask to Engineer at Cheshire West and Chester Council, who was
Councillor, so that they will know that demand exists! be a “subscriber” at:
cyclomania- very helpful in getting this work completed.
subscribe@yahoogroups.com
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