Chesterfield Cycle Campaign

The Campaign's next event will be the Inkerman Buzz on July 10th, Inkerman Park, Ashgate. The event is open to the public between 11.00am and 4.00pm.

If you came last year you will know there is a huge amount of work to do prior to the event. If anyone can help with the set up please come down as early as possible.

More details here.

Around 30 cyclists came to the Pea & Pie supper on Friday 25th June, several members of the Spire Cycling Club enjoyed a slightly longer ride than Campaign members before meeting at the Crispin.

The Campaign's film festival took place today at Chesterfield Library. The displays and films were well received.

The prize draw took place at the end of the film showings and the prizes of a Brooks saddle, Polaris cycle glasses and Beauty and the Bike book and DVD were given to the winners.

The canal towpath / TPT will be closed between Hall Lane and Constitution Hill at Staveley from Monday 21st June for two weeks.  The closure is to carry out essential canal bank maintenance and site preparation.

This Saturday, June 19th to celebrate Bike Week. Come along and show your support for cycling!

See the advert on the right of this page.

Hope to see you there.

This month sees the twenty-first anniversary of the Trans Pennine Trail's inaugural ride which publically launched the route in 1989.

To celebrate, baton relays are being organised from the five end-points of the Trail at Chesterfield, Southport, Leeds, York and Hornsea. The batons will arrive in Barnsley, the midpoint of the Trail, by Saturday 19th June.  Barnsley will then arrange for all the batons to travel from Stairfoot for the final leg to the Football Ground where a 'Celebration Festival' will take place on Sunday 20th.

The Chesterfield leg of the relay will start from the Town Hall at 9.00 am on Thursday 17th June.  The baton is being sent on its way by the Mayor, Councillor Keith Morgan, and carried onwards to Killamarsh by a variety of schools and local community groups.

If you'd like to show your support and watch the baton on its way, the approximate timetable is below:

The Summer Newsletter is now available to download in pdf format.

You can also get back issues from our Newsletters page.

Chesterfield cyclists are lucky to have the Chesterfield Canal on their doorstep, thanks to the dedication and hard work of the Chesterfield Canal Trust and its partners.

The next major development is a new Staveley Basin which is being built as the result of a recent award of £500,000 from the East Midlands Development Agency.  The Trust is also seeking to eventually raise around £300,000 to build a new lock at Staveley, right next to the Basin.

However, initially the Trust is applying to funders for the £50,000 required to lay the base pad of the lock.  It will be cheaper to do this as part of the Basin contract than if it has to be let as a separate contract.  Once the base is laid, the Trust's Work Party will build the lock itself.

With this in mind, the Trust needs to raise £5,500 as soon as possible, as its contribution to the cost of the base pad.  Any donation that you can make will be welcome.  Please send it to the Chesterfield Canal Trust's Treasurer at 47, Whitecotes Park, Walton, Chesterfield, S40 3RT.

For more information about Chesterfield Canal Trust and its work, visit the website at www.chesterfield-canal-trust.org.uk.

Further work on restoring the Chesterfield Canal has started at Staveley, on the section between Mill Green and the forthcoming Staveley Canal Basin.  During the works, the Trans Pennine Trail is taking a very minor diversion but cyclists should be aware that the path quality is currently very poor and may not be suitable for all bicycles.

The Campaign summer newsletter is being distributed to reps now so all members should have received theirs within the next week or so. You should find an A5 flyer in the newsletter for the Bicycle Film Festival on June 19th. Please pass this on or pin it up somewhere.

If you are planning to come along please remember you need a (free) ticket. These can be reserved for collection on the day by contacting the secretary here or by telephone 01246 520820.