cycle safety – Reading Cycle Campaign

Where should we put our bikes?

2 June 202429 June 2024Alice1 Comment

We often talk about how we can get from A to B on our bikes safely and conveniently, but we don’t talk enough about where we put them when we […]

Thames Valley Police and the Stolen Bikes Problem

25 August 20231 September 2023Alice1 Comment

Thames Valley Police (TVP) has been helping us understand the stolen bike repatriation process. If your bike is found and collected by TVP, they will check both BikeRegister (www.bikeregister.com) and […]

Register Bikes with National Cycle Database

25 August 202325 August 2023AliceLeave a Comment

BikeRegister is the UK’s national cycle database and the leading online bicycle identification initiative, with over 1.25 million bikes registered. It aims to reduce cycle theft and enable owners to be […]

How to Lock Your Bike Securely

25 August 202325 August 2023Alice2 Comments

One of the biggest deterrents to cycling is not being able to securely park your bike and know that it’s still going to be there when you come back. Even […]

Kat Heath, founder of Reading Kidical Mass

Interview with Kat Heath

6 March 20236 March 2023AliceLeave a Comment

It was sometime early last year when Kat Heath got in touch with Reading Cycle Campaign looking for assistance in publicising her idea of setting up a Critical Mass style […]

Less Conversation, More Action

6 March 2019Keith2 Comments

One cheer for the Government’s Cycle Safety Proposals? Last Summer, the Government held a consultation on safety for people who cycle and walk. This was part of the launch of […]

AGM Round Up

31 August 2018KeithLeave a Comment

On 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 […]

Driving Instructors To Get Cycle Awareness Training

31 August 2018KeithLeave a Comment

In June Transport Minister Jesse Norman announced additional training for driving instructors to “ensure cyclists’ safety is at the forefront of their minds when they teach new drivers”. The Department […]