Two dates for your diary this Autumn. The first is our Annual General Meeting, which will be held at RISC on London Street on Wednesday 7 October starting at 7pm. This is where we will elect the committee to serve for the next 12 months, but also your chance to let us know how you […]
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Following our report on what the National Trust (NT) is doing to encourage more visits to its properties by bike (see CycleReading Autumn 2025), we invited the NT’s ‘Cyclists Welcome’ Manager Zsolt Schuller to our AGM in October. Zsolt is a local boy and keen cyclist who grew up in Reading and, though he now […]
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The National Trust recently launched a ‘Cyclists Welcome’ project, led by the Trust’s active travel advocate Zsolt Schuller. The project aims to make cycling to Trust properties easier and more enjoyable. (We hope this also means safer and more accessible!) Unsurprisingly, most people drive to Trust properties. This does not align with the Trust’s mission […]
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Castle Hill Cycle Lane The tidal flow traffic lane that used to wash up and down the foot of Castle Hill on a daily basis has now been removed. The erstwhile central traffic lane used to change its direction for the morning rush hour, producing some level of confusion amongst drivers, who would need to […]
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Dear RCC members Reasons to be Cheerful! With the press and media full of the most depressing news, I feel a real need to find reasons to be cheerful. Perhaps I can find some in the world of cycling if I look in the right places. Although we have a Prime Minister whose preferred mode […]
Continue ReadingReading Transport Strategy 2040 – The plan is now open for consultation until the 11th Dec 2023. Have your say here >>
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In August we held our AGM at RISC on London Street. It was the first time we have been able to do this in person since 2019, and so it was a good opportunity to get some constructive interaction, both around the table and informally over refreshments. Last year’s AGM hosted a lively on-line ‘Question […]
Continue ReadingThe Chair and the AGM In normal times we hold our Annual General Meeting in June and elect (or nominate) the committee for the next 12 months. Of course these are not normal times and we have therefore postponed our AGM to the autumn, when we hope that we can get together in person. This […]
Continue ReadingOn 20th June we had our Annual General Meeting to elect the committee for 2018/19. Well, not an election as such; the Reading Cycle Campaign is run by a small group of volunteers and there is always space and a warm welcome to anyone who wants to contribute their time and efforts in helping us […]
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