Reading Cycle Campaign

March 2018 Newsletter

9 March 2018AliceLeave a Comment

The March 2018 RCC newsletter pdf is now downloadable from the Newsletters page, or you can click on each article to read them separately. In this issue we talk about: […]

Getting Your Bike Summer-Ready

9 March 2018AliceLeave a Comment

Check your bike to make sure it is in good running order and safe to go on the road • Check the brake blocks. Make sure there is still plenty […]

Chairman’s Letter, March 2018

9 March 2018Alice2 Comments

Dear RCC members, It took many months of emails, phone calls and Twitter messages before I finally got to speak to a member of the Thames Valley Police road safety […]

Bike Kitchen Update

9 March 2018AliceLeave a Comment

Many local cyclists miss the Bike Kitchen that took over Jacksons in 2014. There was no such thing as a quiet time when the doors were opened, and there was […]

Wokingham Borough Council Spring Report

9 March 2018Alice1 Comment

Traffic in Wokingham has been causing a headache for Wokingham Borough Council (WoBC) because of delays in the project to renovate the market square. With the road closed from Peach […]

Reading Borough Council Spring Report

9 March 2018AliceLeave a Comment

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 […]

Vastern Road Roundabout Too Dangerous For Cyclists

9 March 2018Alice5 Comments

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]