Reading Borough Council Spring Report
Since the last Campaign News in December and the time of writing (mid February) there have been no meetings to report on or major issues that have cropped up. The […]
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Vastern Road Roundabout Too Dangerous For Cyclists
The Vastern Road roundabout by Reading Bridge is by far the most dangerous area for cyclists in Reading. The official collision records (STATS19) show 19 cyclist casualties in three years. […]
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Caversham Walkabout
A Caversham walkabout meeting was held with Adele Barnett-Ward, who is a prospective Labour candidate for the Caversham Ward, accompanied by three cycle campaigners. Adele rides a bike slowly (she […]
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Interview with Cllr Debs Absolom
The Newsletter Editor interviewed Cllr Debs Absolom to find out more about her and what she thinks about cycling issues. You have recently become the Chair of the Traffic Management […]
Continue ReadingChairman’s Letter, December 2017
Dear RCC members, Right. I am going to start jumping red lights when riding my bike*. I have patiently sat at traffic lights waiting for them to turn green for […]
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Cycling with a club
Never Say Never! Most of us who use our bikes to go from A to B regard the weekend club cyclists as ‘lycra clad loonies’ and a different species! The […]
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Reading, Wokingham and West Berks to get an LCWIP
In 2017 the UK Government published its first Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy which sets out the Government’s ambition to make walking and cycling the natural choices for shorter journeys […]
Continue ReadingLetter from SPOKES
Dear Editor As co-founder of West Berkshire SPOKES with my wife Martha, I still receive your excellent newsletter RCC. But it pains me to see the position of ‘West Berks […]
Continue ReadingWoBC Campaigner Winter 2017 Report
WoBC has a consultation on transport within the Borough. It’s open until 31 December, so please fill it in (www.wokingham.gov.uk/news-and-consultation/consultation-and-having-your-say/current-consultations). The survey concentrates on the inconvenience that congestion causes to people […]
Continue ReadingRBC Campaigner Winter 2017 Report
The Cycle Forum and the Traffic Management Sub-Committee (TMSC) were both attended by RCC representatives. The Cycle Forum consists of RBC Councillors, cycling representatives and Reading Council officers. An agenda […]
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