Newcastle Cycling Forum, Working Group Meeting for the Longbenton to City Centre Strategic Cycle Route. Room 500 in the Civic Centre from 5pm to 7pm More information can be found on Newcastle Council’s Website Check the council website as details may change.
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Strategic Routes: City Centre – West Denton NEW DATE
Newcastle Cycling Forum, Working Group Meeting for the West Denton to City Centre Strategic Cycle Route. Room 500 in the Civic Centre from 5pm to 7pm More information can be found on Newcastle Council’s Website Check the council website as details may change.
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Newcastle Cycling Forum, Working Group Meeting for the Benfield to City Centre Strategic Cycle Route. More information can be found on Newcastle Council’s Website
Read moreStrategic Routes: City Centre – Walker
Newcastle Cycling Forum, Working Group Meeting for the Walker to City Centre Strategic Cycle Route. Time and Location to be announced
Read moreArchived pages
This page has been archived ———————————- A message from our patron Prof Stephen Singleton Cycling could transform Tyneside. If cycling was a tablet or a medical intervention it would be a best buy for the health service. Regular cyclists tend to live longer, have less work absence and those who cycle 25 miles or more a week are measurably fitter than non-cyclists. Countries that have promoted and provided for cyclists have less obesity than car centric countries like Britain. But the benefits of encouraging cycling are not just better health but a better urban environment. Encouraging cycling in place[…]
Read moreFebruary 2012 – newsletter
February 2012 [pdf] http://tinyurl.com/7kraoax
Read moreAGM preparations have started
Members should have received their postal AGM invite. Let us know if that is NOT the case.
Read moreIt’s all in the (Head of) Communications
In a letter today Bernard Garner says the task & finish group is in the process of being set up. His own head of communication was of the opinion it had been set up. Communications! Wires. Crossed. Inching closer… Metro’s Stephen Psallidas will be in touch. In the near future. Here’s what was said in 2005 “However, Stephen Psallidas of transport charity Sustrans, is urging Nexus to support the idea in principle and carry out a trial on Sundays and bank holidays”. We remain. Waiting. And. Seeing.
Read moreNews clippings – Expert helps put wheels into motion
Chronicle (14 February 2012) Expert helps put wheels into motion http://www.flickr.com/photos/katsdekker/6883057213/ [flickr]
Read moreNews clippings – Metro operator rejects calls to allow trial of letting bikes on trains
Road.cc (12 February 2012) If it’s not a folder, you can’t take it on board – but campaigners say full-size bikes okay on similar trains in Germany http://road.cc/content/news/52483-tyne-wear-metro-operator-rejects-calls-allow-trial-letting-bikes-trains
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