If you’re like most people you are unlikely to have looked at the Highway Code since passing your driving test. Or maybe you have never driven a car. The recently updated (2022) Highway Code includes rules on the hierarchy of road users and taking extra care with more vulnerable road users, such as cyclists, horse […]
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Check out the programme of FREE Adult cycling activities and Bike maintenance workshops – including Women only sessions. Covering all levels from complete beginner & learn to ride, brush up on your bike control skills as a novice or want some tips as a new commuter. Karen RobertsonCycling UK Reading & Avanti Cycling
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This is a précis of a post I read in a newspaper, which I thought might be of interest. A young father was dismayed with he found his bike, complete with his five-year-old son’s child seat, had been stolen from his garden shed. It was especially inconvenient as he used it to take his son […]
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Don’t forget that between sunset and sunrise, you must have a clean and working white front light. This can be a steady light or can flash. A lamp displaying a red light must be fitted to the rear of the cycle. It can show a steady light or can flash. Flashing lights must flash at a […]
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Reading Borough Council is now consulting on two planning policy documents: The Draft Reading Town Centre Public Realm Strategy sets forth a comprehensive vision aimed at long-term improvements to the town’s public spaces. The plan is to create pleasant, accessible and sustainable environments that will support the town’s growing population and economic development. It will […]
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The Winter 2024/25 RCC newsletter pdf is now downloadable from the Newsletters page, or you can also click on each article to read them separately. In this issue we talk about: Cycling Should Be For Everyone Since our strap line is ‘working for a cycle-friendly Reading’, we think that cycling should be accessible for all. In this […]
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Although there is strong support for cycling at Reading Borough Council, the lack of funding for schemes remains an issue. Most funding is through Government grants which are linked to specific major schemes, meaning that there is little if any funding available for smaller schemes. The new Government has announced additional funding for Active Travel […]
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The West Berkshire Cycle Forum met on Tuesday 15 October. Like many local authorities WBC is continuing to work on existing projects as they wait to see what funding the new government will provide for active travel budgets. Reimagining the Kennet & Avon Canal The Greenham Trust is working in partnership with West Berkshire Council, […]
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Tanhouse Bridge The saga continues…. After much back and forth between Network Rail (NR) and Wokingham Borough Council. Work on the new bridge started just after Christmas 2023 with an aim to have it completed by February 2024. Unfortunately, the company doing the work went into administration leaving a span without any ramps for most […]
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Tunnels and Bridges, Oh My! Reading Cycle Festival is an event we will always be happy to have in our calendar. It’s full of people who agree with Kidical Mass Reading’s aims – to campaign for better cycling infrastructure, build friendships between cyclists and to have fun on bikes. It was also full of people […]
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