Chairman’s Letter, Summer 2021
Dear RCC members, Your committee have asked me to take over as the Chair of RCC and I am most happy to do so. I would like to introduce myself […]
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Q-Park Offer Secure Bicycle Storage
Q-Park have launched a new solution to help local businesses offer safe and secure bike parking services to their employees. Businesses can now take space in a Q-Park parking facility to use as […]
Continue ReadingGreen Bike Food Company
Do you remember seeing food delivery cyclists zipping around city centres 10 years ago? I certainly don’t. In recent years we have seen a huge swing from independent eateries delivering […]
Continue ReadingReading’s Active Travel Proposals
Reading Borough Council has £1.2m of government funding to create active travel (cycling and walking) schemes. Four schemes have been proposed but funding is unlikely to allow more than one […]
Continue ReadingCaroline Cann
We are very sad to hear of the passing of our former committee member and cycle campaigner Caroline Cann. Caroline was a much-loved member of the team noted for her […]
Continue ReadingOther Winter 2021 Campaign News
Active Travel for 2021 At the end of 2020 Reading Borough Council was awarded £1.179million through the Department for Travel’s Active Travel Fund (ATF) to support the implementation of walking […]
Continue ReadingWorking For A Reading Bike Hub
Ethical Reading (ER) has identified bike theft as one of the main deterrents to people cycling into central Reading and has been working on plans to improve bike parking in […]
Continue ReadingCAST: Cleaner Air Safer Transport
An RBC Cleaner Air and Safer Transport meeting took place on 3 December. A number of subjects were covered, and the following are the RCC notes of the meeting. There […]
Continue ReadingOld Bikes Given A New Life
For hundreds of Lockdown cyclists!!! And Reading Bicycle Kitchen gets a new home I’m hoping all RCC members have heard about, visited or even volunteered with this fantastic community facility; […]
Continue ReadingInterview with Cllr Paul Gittings
Cllr Paul Gittings recently took over from Cllr Adele Barnett-Ward as the Chair for the SEPT (Strategic Environment, Planning and Transport) Committee. Paul kindly provided answers to a few questions […]
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