cyclists – Reading Cycle Campaign

Chairman’s Letter – Summer 2024

2 June 2024AliceLeave a Comment

Dear RCC members I have just come back from two weeks in France where we rather ambitiously combined walking in Provence with visiting friends near Bordeaux. This occasioned rather more […]

Light up the Night Bike Ride

29 October 202311 February 2024Susan1 Comment

Friday 10th Nov, 6pm, meet at the Lido. The clocks have gone back and the days are becoming shorter, so it’s more important than ever that cyclists need to light up to be seen. […]

Highway Code Cycle Signing

6 March 20236 March 2023AliceLeave a Comment

What are the main cycle signs that we should know? Most signs and markings are shown in the Highway Code, 2022 being the latest edition. The round blue signs relate […]

Appeal to reunite victims with recovered bicycles in Reading, Bracknell and Wokingham

22 December 2022SusanLeave a Comment

Thames Valley Police is looking to reunite owners with bicycles that have been recovered in Reading following a series of thefts. The bikes are believed to have been stolen from […]

Reading Lacks Properly Signed Cycle Routes

17 June 2022Alice1 Comment

Many of the cycle routes in Reading, in particular the town centre, are unsigned or incorrectly signed. The subject has been raised on numerous occasions to Reading Borough Council at […]

Kidical Mass Report

17 June 2022AliceLeave a Comment

I met Kat at Carter’s Steam Fair in late 2021. She was new to the area and looking to meet other parents who cycled. I was wearing a cycling jacket […]

Traffic Calming – Best Practice for Cyclists and Pedestrians

14 March 2022Alice4 Comments

Reduced speed limits of 20mph (or less) and providing traffic calming are popular in town centre and urban areas. They improve road safety and increase the attractiveness of walking and […]

Kidical Mass Reading

14 March 2022AliceLeave a Comment

You and your children, grandchildren, dogs etc are warmly invited to the forthcoming ‘Kidical Mass Reading’ rides: 2nd April 11:30am – Kidical Mass Reading launch ride 15th May 11:30am – […]

Cycle Friendly Highway Code

8 December 2021Alice1 Comment

Most of us have probably not read the Highway Code recently – chances are that unless there is a learner driver about you don’t even have a copy in the […]

Cycling as a New Year’s Resolution

8 December 2021AliceLeave a Comment

With the New Year fast approaching, you may be considering resolutions for 2022 and given the most common resolutions are No.1: To get more exercise/improve fitness and No.2: To lose […]