Campaigning to make Winchester better by bike
Lockdown prompted thousands of new and lapsed cyclists to take to the streets, enjoying quieter roads and relishing the opportunity to embrace a healthier lifestyle, both for transport and leisure. How are central government and local authorities, such as Hampshire County Council, supporting this very welcome trend? On July 10th, …
There have been many encouraging statements from central government and Hampshire about taking the opportunity of Covid social distancing to introduce permanent infrastructure for both cycling and walking. The reality of phase 1 improvements has so far not lived up to the words. Hampshire County Council is bidding for 4x …
Cycle Winchester is steered by a small team of volunteers and we always welcome more people coming along to offer help and ideas. Our next meeting is on June 3rd at 19:30, downstairs at the Hyde Tavern, and all Cycle Winchester supporters are very welcome to come along. The agenda …
In 2003 John Edwards set up a cycle survey, counting bikes ‘parked’ around the town, on a fixed survey circuit. John was forced to give up this survey in 2010 and Chris Gillham and Phil Gagg took over the survey in mid-2012. The value of this annual report is that …
The Cycle Winchester Big Map The latest addition to our website is a big interactive map of Winchester showing the things that make it hard for people to cycle, together with ideas for making it better. You can find it here: The Cycle Winchester map Why we’ve made this map …