Chesterfield Cycle Campaign

Regular users of the Chesterfield Canal tow path will have noticed that the area alongside the new Mill Green link at Staveley has been extremely muddy over this winter.  Now that the link is complete, and Staveley Town Basin filled, work has started on resurfacing the path in this area and is expected to be completed this week.

Elsewhere on the canal, further resurfacing is due to take place between Bilby Lane and Mill Green in this financial year, although confirmed dates for the work are not available yet.

Thanks to Chesterfield Canal Trust for providing this photograph taken on 20th January, the day the first canal boat entered the Basin.  More pictures can be seen on the Chesterfield Canal Trust's website.

Construction has started on a new off-road shared path beside the A619 at Tapton, which will form part of Route 5 of the Chesterfield Cycle Network.

Cyclists heading north along Brimington Road will be able to leave the carriageway just before its junction with the A619 and join a shared path which is being widened to 3 metres. It will continue up the hill, past the crematorium to the top side of the cemetery. A new toucan crossing will be installed to help cyclists cross the busy road and continue along Wikeley Way.

Due to the closure of the Market Hall for refurbishment the Campaign cannot hold its meetings there. The council have offered us a room at the town hall which we have accepted. Unfortunately we will have to change the time of the meeting slightly. It will now start at 7.00pm and finish at 8.30pm. We will continue to meet on the second Tuesday of each month, the first meeting in 2012 being January 10th.

The Campaign will hold its usual social event on Tuesday December 13th at the Crispin on Ashgate Road. Starting from 7.30pm, the Brampton Community Band will play and there will be food. We need to give numbers for food to the management by 3rd December so please let the secretary know by then if you want to book.

The Campaign November meeting will take place on Tuesday 8th November at 7.30pm upstairs in the Market Hall, Meeting Room 1.

Agenda, Minutes of previous meeting

We had a succesful stall at the Green Fair on September 24th. Lots of volunteers to run our stall and a lot of interest. many members took the opportunity to ride on the 'Conference' bike.

It's the last week of the Derbyshire Active Travel Challenge. Sign up and get a chance to win prizes - link on right.

Almost 100 rolls of art were given out by the cycling 'Papergirls' in Chesterfield last Saturday. An example from each artist will be on display in a 'one day gallery' in the Pavements shopping area between 10.00am and 4.00pm this Saturday 24th. (the old Clarks shoe shop opposite W H Smith and Boots)

The Spire CC has a new Website and the address is www.chesterfieldspirecyclingclub.co.uk.

On Saturday 17th September an art project is taking place in Chesterfield. Artwork will be handed out at random to unsuspecting members of the public by a group of female cyclists.

More details here.