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In the run up to the AGM we are again pulling together our campaign plan for the coming year. This is so we can organise our volunteer resources by agreeing, prioritising and tackling the important bits that need doing –…
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Professor Eugene Milne Director of Public Health Newcastle Newcastle Civic Centre NE1 8QH Dear Professor Milne, We read with interest the article including your comment in the Chronicle http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/cycle-campaigner-skeptical-over-newcastles-8545887. We wrote to your predecessor in 2012 making the case for public…
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The ‘school run’ is a hot topic. It is a road traffic and safety problem and should be addressed as such. Newcastle has known that for years, if not decades; people find it hard to walk or cycle due to…
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Evening Chronicle (11 February 2015) http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/newcastle-campaigners-call-special-budget-8625378
Sally, our Jesmond branch chair, writes about travelling to school by ‘alternative means’ and talks to a couple of other parents to find out what they think of the behaviour change initiative ‘The Big Pedal’. Every year since my son…
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This week the council have made plans for John Dobson Street public. You can view the plans here, and you can share your views on the scheme here. Alternatively, the council are holding sessions at the City Library over the…
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Our February 2015 Newsletter – http://eepurl.com/bdD5jj Please do let us know if you have any comments, questions, suggesttions or would like to help the Campaign.
Recent national calls for a dedicated and consistent cycling budget have been made by high-level organisations like the Transport Select Committee and British Cycling, making only the government itself fall short of accepting new economies. But with the forthcoming Growth…
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Bike Biz (5 February 2015) http://www.bikebiz.com/index.php/news/read/newcastle-city-centre-to-gain-1m-cycle-superhighway/017437