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Space for Cycling – Presentation to Councillors

The leaders of all four parties represented on Derby City Council have all received the presentation below from members of Derby Cycling Group.   Council Leaders Presentation Please read what we have said, and what we have asked councillors to pledge support for. Alan Graves from UKIP and Ruth Skelton from the Liberal Democrats have… Continue reading Space for Cycling – Presentation to Councillors

City Centre Bike Ride – Sat 1st Oct 11am – Campaign for more Space for Cycling

There will be a family friendly cyclists rally and short cycle ride in Derby City Centre on Saturday 1st October at 11:00 Starting in front of the Council House on Corporation Street. It is part of Derby Cycling Group’s campaign “Space for Cycling”,  urging city councillors from all parties to pledge to do more for cycle transport in… Continue reading City Centre Bike Ride – Sat 1st Oct 11am – Campaign for more Space for Cycling

Infinity Park Link road – very good cycling facilities

The recently opened Infinity Park link road includes some very good provisions for cycling and the contractors / Derby City Council should be congratulated on their work. Each side of the road has a wide cycling / pedestrian path and the crossings over the road for existing cycle routes (e.g. Sinfin Moor Lane and Route… Continue reading Infinity Park Link road – very good cycling facilities

View of the Cloud Quarry from the Cloud Trail now visible again

  Cyclists who have visited the Cloud Trail (near Breedon on the Hill) over the last few years are always impressed at the view of the quarry and how small the workers and their massive earth moving machines seem. However, recently the growth of the foliage behind the protective fence (i.e. on the edge of… Continue reading View of the Cloud Quarry from the Cloud Trail now visible again

Liberal Democrat’s Leader Ruth Skelton signs Space for Cycling Pledge

Derby City Council Liberal Democrat leader, Councillor Ruth Skelton, has signed the Derby Cycling Group Space for Cycling pledge. She has also been joined by her councillor colleagues, Mike Carr and Lucy Care. They signed our pledge at the last of our Council Leaders meetings. We are of course delighted that Ruth and her colleagues… Continue reading Liberal Democrat’s Leader Ruth Skelton signs Space for Cycling Pledge

Proposed Darley Park multi-user path – Please give your views

The Derby City Parks department are presenting proposals for the construction of a multi-user path through Darley Park on the west side of the River Derwent (joining the Abbey pub with the rowing clubs). The Parks department are holding a consultation session on both Friday 12th and Saturday 13th (10am to 2pm) by the Darley… Continue reading Proposed Darley Park multi-user path – Please give your views

Strava Club

A “club” for Derby Cycling Group has been set up on Strava. Any Derby Cycling Group members who are also Strava users are welcome to join the club by visiting www.strava.com/clubs/derbycyclinggroup This could be a useful way of capturing data on the most popular cycling routes in Derby although I am aware that most cyclists… Continue reading Strava Club