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Interview with Cllr Debs Absolom

14 December 2017Alice3 Comments

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 […]

Chairman’s Letter, December 2017

14 December 2017Alice4 Comments

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 […]

Cycling with a club

14 December 2017Alice5 Comments

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 […]

Reading, Wokingham and West Berks to get an LCWIP

14 December 2017AliceLeave a Comment

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 […]

RBC Cycle Forum Minutes

5 October 2017AliceLeave a Comment

The RBC Cycle Forum meets quarterly and is where cycle stakeholder groups meet with RBC Councillors and transport officers. Minutes from the Cycle Forum of October 2017 can be found here.

East Reading Mass Rapid Transit

24 August 2017Alice1 Comment

Mass Rapid Transit or Messing-Up Reading’s Thames? Local councils and business organisations are proposing to spend about £20million to build a cross town route for buses from near Reading station […]

Cyclists and Pedestrians

24 August 2017AliceLeave a Comment

There are many common issues shared between cyclists and pedestrians. In the past the RCC committee has considered how we can work more effectively on common problems with pedestrians, but […]

Belles on Bikes pedal for peace

24 August 2017AliceLeave a Comment

Belles On Bikes is an all-women supportive cycling group that has been pedalling for a few years now. Our aim is to encourage new cyclists to become intermediates, to get fitter […]

Chairman’s Letter, September 2017

24 August 2017Alice3 Comments

Dear RCC members, I hate cyclists on the pavement. I hate them on the towpath and I hate them in pedestrianised areas. There. I’ve said it. I don’t hate the […]

Thames path – the right to cycle

24 August 2017AliceLeave a Comment

The proposal to make the Thames Path an official cycle track was approved by Reading Council’s Traffic Management Sub-committee in June. Although there were objections, John Lee from RCC spoke […]