Chesterfield Cycle Campaign Autumn 2008 Newsletter

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Num be r 45 A utum n 2008

A ffiliate d to th e CTC and th e Cycle Cam paign Ne tw orkPrinte d on re cycle d pape r

W e lcom e to a bum pe r A utum n e d ition of th e Cam paign ne w sle tte r!

O n 26th May te n m e m be rs of th e Cam paign w e nt to th e Ge t Cycling Sh ow at Nottingh am R ace course us ing train and bus. Th e trip w as an opportunity to try out a w id e range of d iffe re nt b icycle s, includ ing som e w ack y one s, as w e ll as vis it e xh ib itors and w atch d e m onstrations. Th is is an annual e ve nt so for a flavour of w h at m igh t be h appe ning ne xt ye ar vis it w w w .getcyclingsh ow .info.

Th e first local e ve nt of th e Sum m e r q uarte r w as th e Cam paign’s Fam ily Bik e R id e on 31st May, ope n to m e m be rs and non-m e m be rs alik e . Th e good w e ath e r prom pte d a re spe ctable turnout of 29 cyclists for th is ge ntle 5-m ile m ile circuit tak ing a route along th e canal to

Tapton Lock , up Lock oford Lane and back th rough Tapton Golf Course .

R e ce ntly, conce rn w as raise d about th e d e ve lopm e nt of Plove r H ill Farm , off W e tland s Lane . Th e track into th is farm also provid e s a ve ry use ful acce ss point into th e R oyal H ospital from Brim ington, and s h orte ns th e journe y consid e rable com pare d w ith going righ t around th e s ite to th e m ain e ntrance at Calow .

Unfortunate ly th is track isn't officially a public righ t of w ay and , h ad th e farm d e ve lopm e nt e xte nd e d to include th e track , th e n th is cycle - and pe d e strian-frie ndly acce ss could h ave be e n lost altoge th e r. In ord e r to prote ct against future th re ats, it w ould be b e ne ficial to pre ss for it to be officially d e clare d a righ t of w ay. Th e landow ne r,

Ch e ste rfie ld Borough Council, can ch oose to do th is if it w is h e s and th e Cam paign w ill be inve stigating th is poss ib ility furth e r.

In a pre vious is sue w e 've cove re d cycle park ing at th e H ospital. Curre ntly, th e only park ing available is e xclusive ly for staff use and th e re is noth ing for vis itors or outpatie nts. It se e m s ironic th at an institution ch arge d w ith look ing afte r th e tow n's h e alth s h ould be so ge are d tow ard s se d e ntary m otor trave l and be m ore d ifficult to acce ss on foot and by b ik e . Th is s ite ne e d s som e w h e re suitable to se cure b icycle s and e ncourage sustainable trave l - m e m be rs can h e lp by contacting th e h ospital to le t th e m k now th at you w ould lik e to se e park ing facilitie s installe d. O n a m ore positive note , w e h ave be e n ask e d for inform ation to h e lp th e H ospital se t up th e Cycle to W ork sch e m e .

Se e n in D e rbysh ire County Council's 'Ins igh t' ne w spape r, £15,000 is b e ing inve ste d in a Five Pits Trail e xte ns ion to Te m ple Norm anton. No furth e r d e tails are k now n at th is stage .

Me m be rsh ip le ve ls brie fly rose

to 29 9 in June follow ing th e Cam paign’s pre se nce at Que e n’s Park during Bik e W e e k , but soon d roppe d to 283 again afte r se ve ral m e m be rs re cruite d during May D ay 2007’s h alf price offe r d id not re ne w .

A s part of our prom otion of th e Cycle to W ork sch e m e to bus ine ss and oth e r organisations, w e h ave be e n trying to pe rsuad e local councils to s ign up. A part from se tting a pre ce d e nt w h ich w ill m igh t influe nce oth e rs, it w ill h ope fully give th e m a gre ate r ins igh t into road cond itions for cyclists and le ad to be tte r road sch e m e s. More on page 6.

Th e installation of a ne w pe d e strian re fuge on Brim ington R oad by D e rbysh ire County Council h as prom pte d a num be r of com plaints by cyclists. More d e tails on page 10.

Me m be rs of th e com m itte e atte nd e d th e late st gath e ring of th e Transport Use rs Group on June 10th . Topics again include d carrying b ik e s on buse s but th is id e a is b e ing re je cte d by th e bus ope rators as im practical, d e spite sch e m e s alre ady be ing ope rate d in Sh e ffie ld and W ale s.

Be ne ficial route s w ould include Ch e ste rfie ld -Matlock and Tow n Ce ntre -R oyal H ospital as th e se trips both involve ste e p h ills but are im portant route s for e m ploye e s at both D e rbysh ire County Council and th e H ospital. Eas ie r acce ss into th e Pe ak D istrict for th e m any le isure trails w ould also h e lp to cut m otor trave l.

O n July 26th , alm ost 40 cyclists took part in a 'sustainab ility tour' – a joint e ve nt w ith Transition Tow n Ch e ste rfie ld. Th e tour took in som e of th e tow n's sustainable build ings look ing at th e solar pane ls on Que e ns Park Le isure Ce ntre , a

w ate r w h e e l at Cannon Mill, a living roof on a dom e stic build ing and ground source h e at pum ps at th e Tourist Inform ation Ce ntre .

Cycle path s are b e ing constructe d in th e are a of th e ne w Junction 29 A of th e M1 m otorw ay. Th e road going tow ard s Poolsbrook h as a w id e s h are d path and it continue s around th e ne w roundabouts th at h ave be e n put in for 29 A .

Eve ntually, it w ill link in to th e ne w industrial e state th e re ; som e of th is w ork h as alre ady be e n done but is curre ntly close d off as it is not ye t com ple te .

• D re w Boyle , Calow• Sam anth a Me adow s & fam ily, Linacre W ood s• Ph illip Le e d h am , Long D uck m anton• Sue McCarth y, Brock w e ll• D om inic and A nne Fraz e r & fam ily, Ne w bold• A nth ony Vick e rs, W h ittington Moor• Nicola H e lps & fam ily, W alton• A lan A sh burne r, Boyth orpe• Guy and A lison Barne tt & fam ily, A sh gate

• R ich ard and A nne Now ak & fam ily, Boyth orpe• R oge r Bate s, Boyth orpe• Z oe Frost (ch ild), Som e rsall• Tony Ke e ton, Tow n• Sim on Ge ik ie and Elaine Spark s & fam ily, Bram pton• Grah am and Julie Brow n & fam ily, Bram pton• Kunle and Modupe A yonrind e & fam ily, W alton• Joh n and Barbara Low e r, H igh fie ld s

W e h ad a succe ssful Bik e W e e k th is ye ar, w ith a good turnout for all of th e e ve nts.

O n 13th June , an aud ie nce of m ore th an 60 pe ople turne d out to a film scre e ning at th e Ce ntral Me th od ist Ch urch , organise d by th e Transition Ch e ste rfie ld group. ‘Th e Pow er of Com m unity’ film e xplore d h ow Cuba h ad to adapt its w h ole e conom y afte r oil im ports w e re re stricte d w h e n th e USSR collapse d.

Th e Cuban pe ople rapidly d e ve lope d organic urban gard e ns, e xte ns ive public transport, and im prove d re cycling syste m s, and also re d iscove re d a stronge r se nse of local com m unity. Th e film inspire d m uch d iscuss ion about w h at w e could be doing h e re in Ch e ste rfie ld to m ak e our tow n m ore sustainable and re s ilie nt.

O n 14th June , th e Cam paign h e ld a stall and D r Bik e at Que e n's Park Fun D ay. Th e re w e re b ik e s to try out, 'pe dal-pow e re d sm ooth ie s' available and th e re w as a good turnout by both m e m be rs and inte re ste d public. Six ne w m e m be rs s igne d

up on th e day, brie fly tak ing m e m be rsh ip num be rs to a re cord h igh of 29 9 .

O n 20th June around 40 pe ople took part in th e Critical Mass rid e ; an e ve nt w h ich h igh ligh ts cycling and is inte nd e d to d raw atte ntion to th e ge ne ral 'cycle unfrie ndline ss' of urban road s. Th e rid e saw a w id e varie ty of b icyle s includ ing tand e m s, traile rs and re cum be nts.

A fte r th e rid e , som e rid e rs w e nt h om e w h ilst oth e rs continue d on to th e Pe acock Inn at Cutth orpe for th e Cam paign's annual pe a & pie suppe r. In all, a total of about 55 cyclists for both e ve nts on th is day.

A s m e ntione d in th e Cam paign Ch at, w e 've be e n trying to e ncourage D e rbysh ire County Council (D CC) to tak e up th e Cycle to W ork sch e m e . If th e y do, th e n w e h ave h ad ind ications th at Ch e ste rfie ld Borough Council m igh t also follow th e ir le ad. D CC is th e H igh w ay A uth ority re sponsible for road sch e m e s in Ch e ste rfie ld, and be tte r ins igh t into cycling w ould h ope fully le ad to m ore w e ll d e s igne d facilitie s.

Th e principle s and be ne fits of th e sch e m e h ave re ce ntly gaine d gre ate r atte ntion w ith in D CC to th e point w h e re th e y are now liais ing w ith councils in D e rby and R oth e rh am , w h o alre ady run Cycle to W ork , to se e h ow th e y could organise it th e m se lve s. Th e y are also look ing at supporting facilitie s; th e s h ow e rs h ave re ce ntly be e n re furb is h e d , th e y h ave tak e n d e live ry of 10 ne w lock e rs and w ant to se t up training to e nsure e m ploye e safe ty.

D uring Bik e W e e k , D CC's e ve nts include d a virtual Tour d e France , w h ich e ncourage d e m ploye e s to contribute to a

colle ctive 'cycle d m ile s' targe t and a cyclists' bre ak fast. Th is ye ar's participation w as a cre d itable 81 and a vast im prove m e nt on last ye ar's 30.

A s part of a targe t se t by th e gove rnm e nt, sch ools are b e ing e ncourage d to d e ve lop Sch ool Trave l Plans (STP) w h ich incre ase th e num be rs of ch ildre n trave lling on foot or by b icycle . Grants are available to participating sch ools of £3,750 for prim ary sch ools and £5,000 for se condary and spe cial sch ools. Th is m one y is usually spe nt on cycle storage and surfacing im prove m e nts. In Ch e ste rfie ld, 30 sch ools alre ady h ave a trave l plan, 5 are producing one and 8 don't h ave anyth ing in place ye t.

O f th e 30 sch ools w ith a STP, 47.2% of pupils w alk to sch ool, but a d isappointing 0.4% cycle w h ich is w e ll be low th e national ave rage . Cle arly m ore ne e d s to be done for cycling and , give n th at m any pare nts' pe rce ption of th e dange r is gre ate r th an th e re ality, som e inve stm e nt in training and safe r route s w ould be b e ne ficial.

Many of you w ill h ave re ad in th e pre ss th at planning approval w as grante d to th e propose d EcoD om e d e ve lopm e nt at Unstone on 19 th May. In actual fact, outline pe rm iss ion h as b e e n in place for som e tim e , and May’s m e e ting consid e re d re se rve d m atte rs for th e first of th re e ph ase s of d e ve lopm e nt.

Th e Cam paign w as invite d to com m e nt on th e planning application by th e Council, and m e m be rs spe nt a s ignificant am ount of tim e re vie w ing th e application and pre paring a re sponse . It w as th e re fore e norm ously d isappointing to d iscove r th at m ost transport is sue s h ad alre ady be e n se ttle d at a 2005 planning m e e ting and th e e ffort w as w aste d.

O ur sugge stions include d d e ve loping cycle route s from Ch e ste rfie ld, and provid ing ne w route s; one alongsid e th e A 61, pote ntially tow ard s D ronfie ld, and one to Unstone .

H ow e ve r, in A ugust w e h ad an opportunity to m e e t w ith th e ow ne r of th e s ite . W e w e re

e xtre m e ly ple ase d to se e th at m any of th e opportunitie s w e h ope d for w ill actually be d e ve lope d on s ite .

A ll e xisting public righ ts of w ay w ill be d ive rte d around th e boudary of th e s ite , w ith th e e xce ption of th e bridle path conne cting Broom bank R oad to H igh gate Lane in D ronfie ld. Curre ntly th is route is virtually uncyclable , but it w ill h ave its surface upgrad e d as part of th e d e ve lopm e nt w h ich s h ould m ak e passage consid e rably e as ie r, alth ough unfortunate ly th e grad ie nt is still fairly ste e p in place s.

Th e footpath paralle l w ith th e A 61 bypass w ill be upgrad e d as a cycle track , w ith im prove d surfacing. A t th e e nd of th e d e ve lopm e nt s ite , w h e re th e boundary turns aw ay from th e A 61 tow ard s D ronfie ld, a 'z ig-z ag' arrange m e nt to th e path is b e ing consid e re d to m ak e th e ste e p grad ie nts a b it e as ie r h e re .

Th e path alongsid e th e R ive r D rone w ill also be com e a cycle route w ith se parate , paralle l path s for cycling and w alk ing

along th e top of th e flood d e fe nce b e s id e th e rive r. Th is w ill allow cyclists to avoid a s ignificant se ction of th e busy Unstone to D ronfie ld road.

Pote ntially, th is could form th e start of a continuous route follow ing th e R ive r D rone all th e w ay into D ronfie ld. H ow e ve r, th is is som e th ing th at w ould ne e d furth e r inve stigation to d e te rm ine w h e th e r it is practical.

O ne of th e m ain d ifficultie s to addre ss is h ow cyclists w ill be able to acce ss th e s ite and th e track s across it. Th e ow ne r ack now le dge s th at th e m ain road to D ronfie ld pre se nts a s ignificant barrie r to w alk ing and cycling and h e h as invite d us to h e lp form ulate a proposal for cycle acce ss. A t th e tim e of w riting, th e Cam paign is re vie w ing planning d raw ings in pre paration for a s ite vis it.

O n 1st July, a planning m e e ting w as h e ld at th e W ind ing W h e e l to consid e r th e application to d e ve lop th e form e r D e m a Glass s ite . Th is w as atte nd e d by m e m be rs of th e Com m itte e . Ch e ste rfie ld Borough Council

planne rs gave an h our's pre se ntation on th e d e ve lopm e nt, stating h ow it m e t all of th e d e ve lopm e nt plans and obje ctive s and w ould be of be ne fit to th e tow n.

No one from th e floor w as allow e d to spe ak unle ss th e y h ad lodge d an obje ction be fore th e m e e ting. Various pe ople trie d (m ainly local re s id e nts) but th e Council re sponse w as th at all of th e ir obje ctions h ad be e n answ e re d pre viously.

H ow e ve r, d e spite planning pe rm iss ion be ing grante d , it ne e d e d to be re fe rre d to th e Se cre tary of State be cause th e inclusion of a Te sco store re pre se nts a d e parture from th e Local Plan. Th is add itional approval w as re ce ive d be fore th e e nd of July.

O th e r th an a vague state m e nt saying th at cycle link s w ould be e nh ance d , th e re w as no ind ication th at any of th e Cam paign's obje ctions or sugge stions h ad be e n consid e re d. H ow e ve r, a Trave l Plan h as ye t to be produce d so w e w ill be aim ing to h ave som e input th e re .

Th ank you once again to th e s ix volunte e rs w h o carrie d out th e e arly m orning d ire ct action activity to re - instate th e cycle lane on th e Que e ns Park Bridge in June of th is ye ar.

Ne ith e r th e Borough , nor th e County Council w ill tak e re sponsib ility for m ark ing th e cycle lane ove r th e bridge , claim ing th at th e e xisting parape t railings are of insufficie nt h e igh t to guarante e cyclists' safe ty. Ne ith e r, h ow e ve r, w ill e ith e r council provid e an alte rnative route for cyclists to e xit th e tow n ce ntre from th e Mark e t Place to th e south w ith out th e m h aving to use pe d e strian cross ings, or ne gotiate e xtre m e ly busy, h e avily-traffick e d are as.

Th e Cam paign is aw are of th e d ifficulty of cyclists and pe d e strians m ixing as th e y use th e bridge , particularly th e ine xpe rie nce d cyclist, th ose w ith fam ilie s, and th ose lad e n w ith s h opping as th e y re turn h om e . Th e cycle lane e m pow e rs pe d e strians to d ire ct cyclists into th e lane if th ose rid ing ove r th e bridge are inconve nie ncing

th e m . Eve n a d ism ounte d (w alk ing) cyclist tak e s up m ore room th an a pe d e strian, and is b e tte r confine d to th e cycle lane th an trying to w e ave th rough th e pe d e strians.

Cam paign m e m be rs, and all cyclists, are e ncourage d to use e xtre m e care w h e n cross ing th e bridge and use a b e ll or a polite re q ue st to w arn oth e rs of th e ir approach . R e m e m be r th at th e e ld e rly, ch ildre n running fre e ly and th ose w ith push ch airs, e tc., are unable to m anoe uvre q uick ly. W h e n th e bridge is ve ry busy th e n cyclists m ust obe y th e d iscre tionary s igns and D ISMO UNT.

W e look to all m e m be rs to use th e bridge se ns ibly so th at w e can continue to acce ss th is conve nie nt route w ith out inconve nie nce or h ind rance to non-cyclists. W e s h ould also try to d iscourage any cyclist w e e ncounte r us ing th e bridge in a re ck le ss or irre sponsible w ay not to do so for th e ir ow n safe ty, and th e safe ty of oth e rs.

Cam paign Com m itte e

D e rbysh ire County Council (D CC) re ce ntly propose d an e nh ance m e nt of th e cycle provis ion along Brim ington R oad to adjust spe e d lim its and re -m ark ... or so w e th ough t! Plans w e re re ce ive d and th e Cam paign re turne d its com m e nts, ge ne rally favourably.

A d iffe re nt story e m e rge d w h e n th e w ork actually starte d. A djace nt to th e e xit from Tapton Te rrace a w id e re fuge w as built in th e ce ntre of th e road , appare ntly to aid cyclists cross ing. Cyclists trave lling along Brim ington R oad h ave be e n re -route d onto th e pave m e nt around th e ne w pinch -point.

Th e Cam paign fe lt th at D CC m isund e rstood th at Tapton Te rrace w as th e official cycle route w h e n, in actual fact, cyclists us ing th e Trans Pe nnine Trail (Sustrans route 67) s h ould continue straigh t on along Brim ington R oad. W orse th an th at, th e on-off points w e re badly m ark e d , k e rb ing not alte re d and cyclists now h ad to 'give w ay' to re join th e traffic flow .

Follow ing se ve ral m e m be rs' com plaints, th e Se cre tary contacte d D CC only to be d ism isse d w ith talk of h ow th e sch e m e h ad be e n d e vise d by cyclists and th at it w as m uch safe r. A fte r a cam paign of e m ails from m e m be rs D CC agre e d to a m e e ting in Matlock . Th e Se cre tary pre sse d for th e m e e ting to be on s ite w h ich D CC e ve ntually agre e d to.

A t th e m e e ting it rapidly be cam e appare nt th at th e plans th e Cam paign h ad com m e nte d on w e re not th e plans th at h ad be e n finally draw n up! In fact D CC's final plans h ad not e ve n be e n ad h e re d to 'on th e ground ' re sulting in som e dange rous re joins of th e carriage w ay.

A fte r initial h ostilitie s b e tw e e n Cam paign m e m be rs and D CC, a bas is of agre e m e nt w as e stablish e d. D CC officials ack now le dging th at th e sch e m e w as poor.

Th e y agre e d to som e of our proposals to m ak e th e sch e m e b e tte r and w ill be d raw ing up plans to m od ify th e layout. W e aw ait th e ne w plans.

Th is e pisod e h as h igh ligh te d one or tw o points. Th e plans th at th e Cam paign com m e nte d on w e re th e n m od ifie d by D CC to a point th at th e Cam paign w ould ce rtainly not be e n in favour of. Th e m od ifie d plans w e re not re subm itte d for com m e nt so w e h ad no id e a w h at w ould actually be built, but D CC claim e d th at cycle groups h ad be e n consulte d and approve d of th e plans!

In th e Se cre tary's e m ails h e copie d th e m to both D CC and CBC councillors, th is d e finite ly h e lpe d in bringing th e m atte r forw ard as d id th e e xce lle nt re sponse of Cam paign m e m be rs in contacting D CC office rs and councillors.

Th ank you to th ose Cam paign m e m be rs w h o cam e to th e m e e ting on Brim ington R oad. Th e Se cre tary fe e ls th at th e D CC Traffic office r involve d now h as a b e tte r und e rstand ing of cyclists' ne e d s.

10% d iscount for m e m be rs on production of Cam paign

m e m be rsh ip card - from m id -Se pte m be r.

Bik e s/acce ssorie s, brak e cables, gear cables, tyre s, inn e r tube s, puncture repair k its, brak e pads, V brak e pads, ch ain s, w h e els, cycle repairs, w h e el repairs, w h e el rebuilding and truing.

Batterie s, w atch batterie s, w atch straps, k e y cutting, clock s, leath e r belts, m on ey belts, dog collars, leads and h arn e sse s.

A consortium of partne rs k now n as 'Cycle Pe ak D istrict and D e rbysh ire ' are b id d ing to h old th e 2010, 2012 and 2013 UCI Mountain Bik e Cross Country W orld Cup e ve nts h e re in D e rbysh ire . It's an e xciting proposal w h ich w ill involve not just th e e ve nt itse lf, but a w h ole h ost of cycling upgrad e s.

Th e W orld Cup course w ill be s ituate d at Ch atsw orth on a 6k m spe cially constructe d course to th e north and e ast of th e m ain h ouse .

A longsid e th is w ill be a 'trail le gacy' th at w ill vastly im prove facilitie s th rough out th e county and m ak e D e rbysh ire a m ajor ce ntre for cycle tourism . Th is w ill fe ature :

•Urb an link s to th e countryside . A Gre e nw ay from D e rby city to Bak e w e ll via th e D e rw e nt Valle y H e ritage w ay is a h igh priority but th e plans also include a route from Linacre R e se rvoir to th e Ch atsw orth W orld Cup track .

•M ountain b ik e super routes includ ing a 'trans-D e rbysh ire '

route from Ch e ste rfie ld to Buxton.

•Trail im provem ents com pris ing 80 ind ividual proje cts, surface im prove m e nts and link s to conne ct th e e xisting ne tw ork .

•D evelopm ent of m outain b ik e h ub s w ith facilitie s and inform ation to allow acce ss onto th e trails ne tw ork , includ ing a propose d h ub at Linacre R e se rvoir.

• Im provem ent of th e general m ountain b ik e infrastructure

But th at's not all! Th e propsal also se e k s to raise th e le ve ls of cycling participation in th e are a by supporting cycle training and d e ve lopm e nt includ ing Bik ab ility training, afte r-sch ool clubs, fe stivals and com pe titions, cycling trave l plans, com pany support to buy b ik e s plus m any m ore . A County Cycling D e ve lopm e nt O ffice r w ould also be appointe d to coord inate th e se plans.

It prom ise s to transform cycling in th e are a and w e w is h th e m e ve ry succe ss w ith th e ir b id.

Th e Cam paign's financial ye ar e nd e d on 30th June , 2008.

A ud ite d accounts w ill be pre se nte d at th e A nnual Ge ne ral Me e ting to be h e ld on Tue sday 9 th Se pte m be r 2008 in Me e ting R oom 1 at th e Mark e t H all

com m e ncing at 7.30 pm . Copie s of th e accounts w ill be available for all m e m be rs at th at m e e ting.

A fte r th at date any m e m be r w is h ing to re ce ive a copy sh ould contact th e Cam paign Tre asure r, Barry Kay, on (01246) 5559 43.

A t th e A nnual Ge ne ral Me e ting office rs of th e Cam paign are e le cte d. Nom inations s h ould be subm itte d to th e Cam paign Se cre tary, A lastair Me ik le , 4 Ink e rm an Cottage s, Ch e ste rfie ld S40 4BP in w riting or by e m ail by 7th Se pte m be r.

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Ch e ste rfie ld Cycle Cam paign for th e tw e lve m onth s com m e ncing 9 th Se pte m be r 2008.

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Cam paign O ffice rs :

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7th Septem b er, 10 am R id e to Matlock from H olym oors id e . Me e t at th e Bull's H e ad in H olym oors id e for a 10 am start. Th e route w ill go up H are w ood R oad , le ft and along Flash Lane th e n dow n Farle y Lane into Matlock . Lunch at Gre e nw ay Café (w w w .gre enw aycafe .co.uk ) th e n re turn via Tansle y, up W h ite le a Lane to top of Slack H ill, along Scre e h am Lane and back dow n into H olym oors id e . If you are inte re ste d , ple ase contact W ill R obb by e m ail – w ill@sueandw ill14.plus.com - or ph one A lastair on 01246 520820.

20th Septem b er, 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm H arve st Sw ap at H unlok e Com m unity Gard e n. Ph one Je ss ie March am on 01246 210704 for m ore d e tails.

22nd Septem b er European Car Free D ay. A Critical Mass R id e is propose d for th is day, but no d e tails h ave be e n finalise d ye t. Ph one Je ss ie March am on 01246 210704 for m ore d e tails, or ch e ck th e Cam paign w e bs ite .

25th Septem b er A cce ss ib ility Me e ting atte nd e d by th e Council and Cam paign com m itte e m e m be rs to d iscuss cycle route s.

28th Septem b er (Sunday) Fam ily ride . Me e t at Que e n's Park cycle rack s (ne ar th e café). Start tim e to be announce d. R id e to R oth e r Valle y Country Park along th e Trans Pe nnine Trail, re turning by tram and train.

8th O ctob er, 7.30 pm Illustrate d Le cture , W ind ing W h e e l Conce rt & Exh ib ition R oom , “Cycling H om e From Sibe ria”. 30,000 m iles, 37 m onth s, 16 boat rid e s, 28 countrie s, 1 bicycle . In 2004 Rob Lilw all left h is job as a geograph y teach e r in O xfordsh ire and in stead d ecid e d to do som eth ing far m ore relaxing ... h e flew to th e Far Eastern e dge of Sibe ria and spent th e follow ing th re e years rid ing h om e on h is bicycle - via Papua New Guin ea, Tibet and Afgh an istan . Along th e w ay h e e ndure d cam ping at m inus forty, a bout of m alaria, and be ing robbe d at gunpoint. Rob's lecture com bin e s epic ph otograph s and stunn ing vid eo footage to tell th e gripping story of a frigh ten e d pe rson w h o ch oose s to push h im self to th e e dge . Tick e ts £5.50 or concs £4.10. Ple ase e m ail n ew sletter@ch e sterfieldcc.org.uk if you are inte re ste d in going.

Ch air Joe ClarkVice Ch air Ch ris A lle nSecretary A lastair Me ik le , 01246 520820

se cre tary@ch e ste rfie ldcc.org.ukTreasurer Barry Kay, 01246 5559 43M em b ers h ip Pam Kay, 01246 5559 43W eb site R obe rt K irby

w e bm aste r@ch e ste rfie ldcc.org.ukNew sletter Nicola Pe ck

ne w sle tte r@ch e ste rfie ldcc.org.uk

Ch esterfield s h ops giving a discount to Cam paign m em b ers :O rganic H e ave nTh e atre YardJ E Jam e s Cycle sW h ittington Moor

A lth ough a lot of cam paigning w ork is carrie d out by a fe w core m e m be rs and com m itte e , th e re are still th ings th at e ve ryone can do to h e lp. Th e e xam ple of Brim ington R oad on page 10 s h ow s h ow your contribution can m ak e a d iffe re nce .

Cam paign Pub licity Poster and Leaflet: W e h ave now produce d tw o poste rs, one ge ne ral and th e oth e r h e alth spe cific, as w e ll as a le afle t outlining th e purpose of th e Cam paign. Th e se are available to dow nload from our w e bs ite and w e ne e d your h e lp to d istribute th e m w id e ly across Ch e ste rfie ld. Can you h e lp us to d isplay poste rs or d istribute le afle ts at your local doctors' surge ry, library, sports club, playgroup, allotm e nt, w ork place or anyw h e re w ith a suitable notice board? Th e se cre tary is

k e e ping a list of locations alre ady cove re d so th at your e fforts are n't duplicate d. Ple ase contact A lastair if you can h e lp – d e tails be low . A t th e tim e of w riting, w e are consid e ring h aving th e le afle t printe d – if you don't h ave acce ss to th e inte rne t w e m ay be able to provid e you w ith printe d copie s so ple ase ask .

Ch esterfield Royal H ospital Bicycle Park ing: W e w ould lik e to put m ore pre ssure on th e h ospital to install b ik e park ing facilitie s for th e ge ne ral public. Curre ntly only staff park ing is available . You can h e lp by se nd ing an e m ail or le tte r to m ak e th e m aw are th at th e re is a d e m and for park ing. Contact d e tails on th e ir w e bs ite at w w w .ch e sterfieldroyal.n h s.uk /about/contact/

Cam paign M eetings are h e ld on th e se cond Tue sday of e ach m onth at 7.30pm in Me e ting R oom 1 (across from th e Urban Stud ie s R oom ) upstairs at th e Mark e t H all Ch e ste rfie ld. Th e ne xt m e e tings are on 9 th Se pte m be r, 14th O ctobe r, 11th Nove m be r and 9 th D e ce m be r.

Greendrink s is an inform al gath e ring of 'gre e n' m ind e d pe ople and tak e s place on th e first W e dne sday of e ach m onth from 7.00pm at Ch andle r's Bar, St. Mary's Gate , Ch e ste rfie ld.

Visit th e forum on our w e bs ite at w w w .ch e ste rfie ldcc.org.uk to contribute your id e as and opinions.

To report road faults , te le ph one D e rbysh ire County Council on 08456 058 058.

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A dult, £5 ........................[ ] Fam ily, £10*....................[ ]Unw age d , £2.50.............[ ] Und e r 18, £1...................[ ]

O ptional donations w e lcom e .....[£ ]* Fam ily m e m be rsh ip include s 2 adults and all ch ildre n und e r 18 living at th e sam e addre ss. Ple ase give nam e s and age s of all ch ildre n be low :

Ple ase se nd th is form , toge th e r w ith a ch e q ue or P.O ., payable to “Ch e ste rfie ld Cycle Cam paign” to: CCC Me m be rsh ip Se cre tary, 9 A sh gate A ve nue , Ch e ste rfie ld, S40 1JB.

NB. Th e se d e tails w ill be store d on com pute r.