Chesterfield Cycle Campaign

Following the encouraging response to our Bike Week Film Festival collection of short cycling clips, the Campaign has now produced a shorter DVD of similar cycling advocacy videos.

The DVD shows how greater investment in infrastructure can make cycling a viable mode of transport used by people of all ages.

Stolen from outside the Market Hall during the Campaign meeting on Tuesday.

Specialised Silver Ladies Elite mountain bike - it had green panniers on when it was stolen.

The Campaign August meeting will be on Tuesday 10th August. 7.30pm, meeting room 1 upstairs in the Market Hall.

One of our members is helping to ride a Conference Bike from John O'Groats to Lands End. If you can offer any support or want to have a go yourself have a look at the website www.cobiuk.com/

Fencing has been removed to allow access into the cycle track from Park Road towards B & Q. Shame about the car parked in the bus stop whilst the occupants eat a sandwich!

Spire Cycling Club are running Reliability Rides on 28th September. The event will start from the car park at Holmebrook Valley Park, off Newbold Road 9.00 am for a 9.30 am start. There will be routes of 20, 30 and 50 miles to cater for a wider range of abilities and length of time which people wish spend riding.

The rides are not a race but are intended to be completed within a time window which equates to an average speed. Signing in and giving out of route sheets will be made as above. There will be an entry fee of about £2.
If any Campaign members wish to have more information or enter, please contact the secretary and he will forward details to the Spire Cycling Club.

Although it is not within our area a planning application has been lodged with High Peak Borough Council for a cycle route to link the High Peak Trail to Buxton. This will form part of the Peak Great circle Route (see map below). Could you spare a few minutes to write in support of this?

Have a look at this link where you will find there is a button to comment on the application.

Spire Cycling Club are organising a Treasure Hunt on Wednesday 28th July. The route will be about 18 miles starting in front of the Town Hall at 6.45pm and ending for drinks and meals at the Three Merry Lads at Cutthorpe.

Please contact the Campaign secretary (who will forward your details), or you can turn up on the night.

The next Campaign meeting will be on Tuesday 13th July at 7.30pm, Meeting Room 1 upstairs in the Market Hall, Chesterfield. All welcome.

Thursday 8th July, Winding Wheel, 7.00pm - 8.30pm.

National campaigner Rod King will be talking about have a 20mph urban limit can benefit all road users. All welcome.