Chesterfield Cycle Campaign Autumn 2008 Newsletter

Pub l ish e d q uarte rl y Num b e r 45 A utum n 2008

A ffil iate d to th e CTC and th e Cycl e Cam paign Ne tw ork Printe d on re cycl e d pape r

W el com e to a b um pe r A utum n e d ition ofth e Cam paign ne w sl e tte r!

Tapton Lock , up Lock oford Lane and b ack th rough Tapton Gol f Course .

O n 26th M ay te n m e m b e rs ofth e Cam paign w e ntto th e Ge t Cycl ing Sh ow atNottingh am R ace course using train and b us.

Th e trip w as an opportunity to try outa w id e range ofd iffe re nt b icycl e s, incl ud ing som e w ack y one s, as w e l las visite xh ib itors and w atch d e m onstrations.Th is is an annuale ve ntso for a fl avour ofw h atm igh tb e h appe ning ne xtye ar visit w w w .ge tcyclin gsh ow .in fo.

R e ce ntl y, conce rn w as raise d ab outth e d e ve l opm e ntofPl ove r H il lFarm , offW e tl and s Lane .

Th e track into th is farm al so provid e s a ve ry use fulacce ss pointinto th e R oyalH ospital from Brim ington, and sh orte ns th e journe y consid e rab l e com pare d w ith going righ t around th e site to th e m ain e ntrance atCal ow .

Th e firstl ocale ve ntofth e Sum m e r q uarte r w as th e Cam paign’s Fam il y Bik e R id e on 31stM ay, ope n to m e m b e rs and non-m e m b e rs al ik e . Th e good w e ath e r prom pte d a re spe ctab l e turnoutof29 cycl ists for th is ge ntl e 5-m il e m il e circuittak ing a route al ong th e canalto

Unfortunate l y th is track isn't official l y a pub l ic righ tofw ay and , h ad th e farm d e ve l opm e nt e xte nd e d to incl ud e th e track , th e n th is cycl e - and pe d e strianfrie nd l y acce ss coul d h ave b e e n l ostal toge th e r. In ord e r to prote ctagainstfuture th re ats, it w oul d b e b e ne ficialto pre ss for itto b e official l y d e cl are d a righ t ofw ay. Th e l and ow ne r,

Ch e ste rfie l d Borough Council , can ch oose to d o th is ifitw ish e s and th e Cam paign w il lb e inve stigating th is possib il ity furth e r.

In a pre vious issue w e 've cove re d cycl e park ing atth e H ospital . Curre ntl y, th e onl y park ing avail ab l e is e xcl usive l y for staffuse and th e re is noth ing for visitors or outpatie nts. It se e m s ironic th atan institution ch arge d w ith l ook ing afte r th e tow n's h e al th sh oul d b e so ge are d tow ard s se d e ntary m otor trave land b e m ore d ifficul tto acce ss on footand b y b ik e . Th is site ne e d s som e w h e re suitab l e to se cure b icycl e s and e ncourage sustainab l e trave l- m e m b e rs can h el p b y contacting th e h ospital to l e tth e m k now th atyou w oul dl ik e to se e park ing facil itie s instal l e d . O n a m ore positive note , w e h ave b e e n ask e d for inform ation to h e l p th e H ospitalse tup th e Cycl e to W ork sch e m e .

Se e n in D e rb ysh ire County Council 's 'Insigh t' ne w spape r, £15,000 is b e ing inve ste d in a Five Pits Traile xte nsion to Te m pl e Norm anton. No furth e r d e tail s are k now n atth is stage .

M e m b e rsh ip l e ve l s b rie fl y rose

to 29 9 in June fol l ow ing th e Cam paign’s pre se nce atQ ue e n’s Park d uring Bik e W e e k , b ut soon d roppe d to 283 again afte r se ve ralm e m b e rs re cruite d d uring M ay D ay 2007’s h al f price offe r d id notre ne w .

A s partofour prom otion ofth e Cycl e to W ork sch e m e to b usine ss and oth e r organisations, w e h ave b e e n trying to pe rsuad e l ocalcouncil s to sign up. A partfrom se tting a pre ce d e ntw h ich w il lm igh t infl ue nce oth e rs, itw il l h ope ful l y give th e m a gre ate r insigh tinto road cond itions for cycl ists and l e ad to b e tte r road sch e m e s. M ore on page 6.

Th e instal l ation ofa ne w pe d e strian re fuge on Brim ington R oad b y D e rb ysh ire County Councilh as prom pte d a num b e r ofcom pl aints b y cycl ists. M ore d e tail s on page 10.

M e m b e rs ofth e com m itte e atte nd e d th e l ate stgath e ring of th e TransportUse rs Group on June 10th . Topics again incl ud e d carrying b ik e s on b use s b utth is id e a is b e ing re je cte d b y th e b us ope rators as im practical , d e spite sch e m e s al re ad y b e ing ope rate d in Sh e ffie l d and W al e s.

Be ne ficialroute s w oul d incl ud e Ch e ste rfie l d -M atl ock and Tow n Ce ntre -R oyalH ospitalas th e se trips b oth invol ve ste e p h il l s b ut are im portantroute s for e m pl oye e s atb oth D e rb ysh ire County Counciland th e H ospital . Easie r acce ss into th e Pe ak D istrictfor th e m any l e isure trail s w oul d al so h e l p to cutm otor trave l .

O n Jul y 26th , al m ost40 cycl ists took partin a 'sustainab il ity tour' –a jointe ve ntw ith Transition Tow n Ch e ste rfie l d.

Th e tour took in som e ofth e tow n's sustainab l e b uil d ings l ook ing atth e sol ar pane l s on Q ue e ns Park Le isure Ce ntre , a

•D re w Boyl e , Cal ow •Sam anth a M e ad ow s & fam il y,

Linacre W ood s •Ph il l ip Le e d h am , Long D uck m anton •Sue M cCarth y, Brock w e l l •D om inic and A nne Fraz e r & fam il y, Ne w b ol d •A nth ony Vick e rs, W h ittington M oor •Nicol a H el ps & fam il y, W al ton •A l an A sh b urne r, Boyth orpe •Guy and A l ison Barne tt& fam il y, A sh gate

w ate r w h e e latCannon M il l ,a l iving roofon a d om e stic b uil d ing and ground source h e at pum ps atth e Tourist Inform ation Ce ntre .

Cycl e path s are b e ing constructe d in th e are a ofth e ne w Junction 29 A ofth e M 1 m otorw ay. Th e road going tow ard s Pool sb rook h as a w id e sh are d path and itcontinue s around th e ne w round ab outs th ath ave b e e n putin for 29 A .

Eve ntual l y, itw il ll ink in to th e ne w ind ustriale state th e re ; som e ofth is w ork h as al re ad y b e e n d one b utis curre ntl y cl ose d offas itis notye t com pl e te .

•R ich ard and A nne Now ak &

fam il y, Boyth orpe •R oge r Bate s, Boyth orpe •Z oe Frost(ch il d ), Som e rsal l •Tony K e e ton, Tow n •Sim on Ge ik ie and El aine Spark s & fam il y, Bram pton •Grah am and Jul ie Brow n & fam il y, Bram pton •K unl e and M od upe A yonrind e & fam il y, W al ton •Joh n and Barb ara Low e r, H igh fie l ds

W e h ad a succe ssfulBik e W e e k th is ye ar, w ith a good turnout for al lofth e e ve nts.

up on th e d ay, b rie fl y tak ing m e m b e rsh ip num b e rs to a re cord h igh of29 9 .

O n 13th June , an aud ie nce of m ore th an 60 pe opl e turne d out to a fil m scre e ning atth e Ce ntral M e th od istCh urch , organise d b y th e Transition Ch e ste rfie l d group.‘Th e Pow e r ofCom m un ity’ fil m e xpl ore d h ow Cub a h ad to ad aptits w h ol e e conom y afte r oilim ports w e re re stricte d w h e n th e USSR col l apse d .

O n 20th June around 40 pe opl e took partin th e CriticalM ass rid e ;an e ve ntw h ich h igh l igh ts cycl ing and is inte nd e d to d raw atte ntion to th e ge ne ral'cycl e unfrie nd l ine ss' ofurb an road s.

Th e rid e saw a w id e varie ty of b icyl e s incl ud ing tand e m s, trail e rs and re cum b e nts.

Th e Cub an pe opl e rapid l y d e ve l ope d organic urb an gard e ns, e xte nsive pub l ic transport, and im prove d re cycl ing syste m s, and al so re d iscove re d a stronge r se nse of l ocalcom m unity.Th e fil m inspire d m uch d iscussion ab out w h atw e coul d b e d oing h e re in Ch e ste rfie l d to m ak e our tow n m ore sustainab l e and re sil ie nt.

O n 14th June , th e Cam paign h el d a stal land D r Bik e at Q ue e n's Park Fun D ay. Th e re w e re b ik e s to try out, 'pe d al pow e re d sm ooth ie s' avail ab l e and th e re w as a good turnoutb y b oth m e m b e rs and inte re ste d pub l ic.Six ne w m e m b e rs signe d

A fte r th e rid e , som e rid e rs w e nt h om e w h il stoth e rs continue d on to th e Pe acock Inn at Cutth orpe for th e Cam paign's annualpe a & pie suppe r. In al l , a totalofab out55 cycl ists for b oth e ve nts on th is d ay.

A s m e ntione d in th e Cam paign Ch at, w e 've b e e n trying to e ncourage D e rb ysh ire County Council(D CC) to tak e up th e Cycl e to W ork sch e m e . Ifth e y d o, th e n w e h ave h ad ind ications th atCh e ste rfie l d Borough Councilm igh tal so fol l ow th e ir l e ad . D CC is th e H igh w ay A uth ority re sponsib l e for road sch e m e s in Ch e ste rfie l d, and b e tte r insigh tinto cycl ing w oul d h ope ful l yl e ad to m ore w el ld e signe d facil itie s.

Th e principl e s and b e ne fits of th e sch e m e h ave re ce ntl y gaine d gre ate r atte ntion w ith in D CC to th e pointw h e re th e y are now l iaising w ith council s in D e rb y and R oth e rh am , w h o al re ad y run Cycl e to W ork , to se e h ow th e y coul d organise it th e m se l ve s.Th e y are al so l ook ing atsupporting facil itie s; th e sh ow e rs h ave re ce ntl y be e n re furb ish e d , th e y h ave tak e n del ive ry of10 ne w l ock e rs and w antto se tup training to e nsure e m pl oye e safe ty.

D uring Bik e W e e k , D CC's e ve nts incl ud e d a virtualTour d e France , w h ich e ncourage d e m pl oye e s to contrib ute to a

col l e ctive 'cycl e d m il e s' targe t and a cycl ists' b re ak fast. Th is ye ar's participation w as a cre d itab l e 81 and a vast im prove m e nton l astye ar's 30.

A s partofa targe tse tb y th e gove rnm e nt, sch ool s are b e ing e ncourage d to d e ve l op Sch ool Trave lPl ans (STP) w h ich incre ase th e num b e rs ofch il d re n trave l l ing on footor b y b icycl e.

Grants are avail ab l e to participating sch ool s ofÂŁ3,750 for prim ary sch ool s and ÂŁ5,000 for se cond ary and spe cial sch ool s. Th is m one y is usual l y spe nton cycl e storage and surfacing im prove m e nts. In Ch e ste rfie l d , 30 sch ool s al re ad y h ave a trave lpl an, 5 are prod ucing one and 8 d on'th ave anyth ing in pl ace ye t.

O fth e 30 sch ool s w ith a STP, 47.2% ofpupil s w al k to sch ool , b uta d isappointing 0.4% cycl e w h ich is w e l lb e l ow th e national ave rage . Cl e arl y m ore ne e d s to b e d one for cycl ing and , give n th atm any pare nts' pe rce ption of th e d ange r is gre ate r th an th e re al ity, som e inve stm e ntin training and safe r route s w oul d b e b e ne ficial .

e xtre m e l y pl e ase d to se e th at m any ofth e opportunitie s w e M any ofyou w il lh ave re ad in h ope d for w il lactual l y be th e pre ss th atpl anning approval d e ve l ope d on site . w as grante d to th e propose d Al le xisting pub l ic righ ts ofw ay EcoD om e d e ve l opm e ntat w il l b e d iv e rt e d around th e Unstone on 19 th M ay.In actual b oud ary ofth e site , w ith th e fact, outl ine pe rm ission h as b e e n e xce ption ofth e b rid l e path in pl ace for som e tim e , and conne cting Broom b ank R oad to M ay’s m e e ting consid e re d H igh gate Lane in D ronfie l d. re se rve d m atte rs for th e firstof Curre ntl y th is route is virtual l y th re e ph ase s ofd e ve l opm e nt. uncycl ab l e , b utitw il lh ave its Th e Cam paign w as invite d to surface upgrad e d as partofth e com m e nton th e pl anning d e ve l opm e ntw h ich sh oul d appl ication b y th e Council , and m ak e passage consid e rab l y m e m b e rs spe nta significant e asie r, al th ough unfortunate l y am ountoftim e re vie w ing th e th e grad ie ntis stil lfairl y ste e p in appl ication and pre paring a pl ace s. re sponse .Itw as th e re fore Th e footpath paral l e lw ith th e e norm ousl y d isappointing to A 61 b ypass w il l b e upgrad e d as d iscove r th atm osttransport a cycl e track , w ith im prove d issue s h ad al re ad y b e e n se ttl ed surf acing.

A tth e e nd ofth e ata 2005 pl anning m e e ting and d e ve l opm e ntsite , w h e re th e th e e ffortw as w aste d . b ound ary turns aw ay from th e O ur sugge stions incl ud e d A 61 tow ard s D ronfie l d , a 'z igd e ve l oping cycl e route s from z ag' arrange m e ntto th e path is Ch e ste rfie l d , and provid ing ne w b e ing consid e re d to m ak e th e route s;one al ongsid e th e A 61, ste e p grad ie nts a b ite asie r h e re . pote ntial l y tow ard s D ronfie l d, Th e path al ongsid e th e R ive r and one to Unstone .

D rone w il lal so b e com e a cycl e H ow e ve r, in A ugustw e h ad an route w ith se parate , paral l el opportunity to m e e tw ith th e path s for cycl ing and w al k ing ow ne r ofth e site .W e w e re

al ong th e top ofth e fl ood d e fe nce b e sid e th e rive r.Th is w il lal l ow cycl ists to avoid a significantse ction ofth e b usy Unstone to D ronfie l d road .

Pote ntial l y, th is coul d form th e startofa continuous route fol l ow ing th e R ive r D rone al lth e w ay into D ronfie l d .H ow e ve r, th is is som e th ing th atw oul d ne e d furth e r inve stigation to d e te rm ine w h e th e r itis practical .

O ne ofth e m ain d ifficul tie s to ad d re ss is h ow cycl ists w il lb e ab l e to acce ss th e site and th e track s across it.Th e ow ne r ack now l e d ge s th atth e m ain road to D ronfie l d pre se nts a significantb arrie r to w al k ing and cycl ing and h e h as invite d us to h e l p form ul ate a proposal for cycl e acce ss. A tth e tim e of w riting, th e Cam paign is re vie w ing pl anning d raw ings in pre paration for a site visit.

O n 1stJul y, a pl anning m e e ting w as h e l d atth e W ind ing W h e e l to consid e r th e appl ication to d e ve l op th e form e r D e m a Gl ass site . Th is w as atte nd e d b y m e m b e rs ofth e Com m itte e .

Ch e ste rfie l d Borough Council

pl anne rs gave an h our's pre se ntation on th e d e ve l opm e nt, stating h ow itm e t al lofth e d e ve l opm e ntpl ans and ob je ctive s and w oul d b e of b e ne fitto th e tow n.

No one from th e fl oor w as al l ow e d to spe ak unl e ss th e y h ad l od ge d an ob je ction b e fore th e m e e ting. Various pe opl e trie d (m ainl yl ocalre sid e nts) b ut th e Councilre sponse w as th at al lofth e ir ob je ctions h ad b e e n answ e re d pre viousl y.

H ow e ve r, d e spite pl anning pe rm ission b e ing grante d , it ne e d e d to b e re fe rre d to th e Se cre tary ofState b e cause th e incl usion ofa Te sco store re pre se nts a d e parture from th e LocalPl an. Th is ad d itional approvalw as re ce ive d b e fore th e e nd ofJul y.

O th e r th an a vague state m e nt saying th atcycl el ink s w oul d be e nh ance d , th e re w as no ind ication th atany ofth e Cam paign's ob je ctions or sugge stions h ad b e e n consid e re d . H ow e ve r, a Trave l Pl an h as ye tto b e prod uce d so w e w il lb e aim ing to h ave som e inputth e re .

Th ank you once again to th e six vol unte e rs w h o carrie d outth e e arl y m orning d ire ctaction activity to re -instate th e cycl e l ane on th e Q ue e ns Park Brid ge in June ofth is ye ar.

th e m . Eve n a d ism ounte d (w al k ing) cycl isttak e s up m ore room th an a pe d e strian, and is b e tte r confine d to th e cycl el ane th an trying to w e ave th rough th e pe d e strians.

Ne ith e r th e Borough , nor th e County Councilw il ltak e re sponsib il ity for m ark ing th e cycl el ane ove r th e b rid ge , cl aim ing th atth e e xisting parape trail ings are of insufficie nth e igh tto guarante e cycl ists' safe ty. Ne ith e r, h ow e ve r, w il le ith e r council provid e an al te rnative route for cycl ists to e xitth e tow n ce ntre from th e M ark e tPl ace to th e south w ith outth e m h aving to use pe d e strian crossings, or ne gotiate e xtre m e l y b usy, h e avil y-traffick e d are as.

Cam paign m e m b e rs, and al l cycl ists, are e ncourage d to use e xtre m e care w h e n crossing th e b rid ge and use a b e l lor a pol ite re q ue stto w arn oth e rs ofth e ir approach . R e m e m b e r th atth e el d e rl y, ch il d re n running fre e l y and th ose w ith push ch airs, e tc., are unab l e to m anoe uvre q uick l y. W h e n th e b rid ge is ve ry b usy th e n cycl ists m ust ob e y th e d iscre tionary signs and D ISM O UNT.

Th e Cam paign is aw are ofth e d ifficul ty ofcycl ists and pe d e strians m ixing as th e y use th e b rid ge , particul arl y th e ine xpe rie nce d cycl ist, th ose w ith fam il ie s, and th ose l ad e n w ith sh opping as th e y re turn h om e .

Th e cycl el ane e m pow e rs pe d e strians to d ire ctcycl ists into th e l ane ifth ose rid ing ove r th e b rid ge are inconve nie ncing

Wel ook to al lm e m b e rs to use th e b rid ge se nsib l y so th atw e can continue to acce ss th is conve nie ntroute w ith out inconve nie nce or h ind rance to non-cycl ists. W e sh oul d al so try to d iscourage any cycl istw e e ncounte r using th e b rid ge in a re ck l e ss or irre sponsib l e w ay not to d o so for th e ir ow n safe ty, and th e safe ty ofoth e rs.

Cam paign Com m itte e

D e rb ysh ire County Council (D CC) re ce ntl y propose d an e nh ance m e ntofth e cycl e provision al ong Brim ington R oad to ad justspe e d l im its and re -m ark ...or so w e th ough t!

Pl ans w e re re ce ive d and th e Cam paign re turne d its com m e nts, ge ne ral l y favourab l y.

A d iffe re ntstory e m e rge d w h e n th e w ork actual l y starte d .

A d jace ntto th e e xitfrom Tapton Te rrace a w id e re fuge w as b uil t in th e ce ntre ofth e road , appare ntl y to aid cycl ists crossing. Cycl ists trave l l ing al ong Brim ington R oad h ave b e e n re -route d onto th e pave m e ntaround th e ne w pinch point.

Th e Cam paign fe l tth atD CC m isund e rstood th atTapton Te rrace w as th e officialcycl e route w h e n, in actualfact, cycl ists using th e Trans Pe nnine Trail(Sustrans route 67) sh oul d continue straigh ton al ong Brim ington R oad .W orse th an th at, th e on-offpoints w e re b ad l y m ark e d , k e rb ing not al te re d and cycl ists now h ad to 'give w ay' to re join th e traffic fl ow .

Fol l ow ing se ve ralm e m b e rs' com pl aints, th e Se cre tary contacte d D CC onl y to b e d ism isse d w ith tal k ofh ow th e sch e m e h ad b e e n d e vise d b y cycl ists and th atitw as m uch safe r.A fte r a cam paign ofe m ail s from m e m b e rs D CC agre e d to a m e e ting in M atl ock .Th e Se cre tary pre sse d for th e m e e ting to b e on site w h ich D CC e ve ntual l y agre e d to.

A tth e m e e ting itrapid l y b e cam e appare ntth atth e pl ans th e Cam paign h ad com m e nte d on w e re notth e pl ans th ath ad b e e n final l y d raw n up! In factD CC's finalpl ans h ad note ve n b e e n ad h e re d to 'on th e ground ' re sul ting in som e d ange rous re joins ofth e carriage w ay.

A fte r initialh ostil itie s b e tw e e n Cam paign m e m b e rs and D CC, a b asis ofagre e m e ntw as e stab l ish e d .D CC official s ack now l e d ging th atth e sch e m e w as poor.

Th e y agre e d to som e ofour proposal s to m ak e th e sch e m e b e tte r and w il lb e d raw ing up pl ans to m od ify th e l ayout.W e aw aitth e ne w pl ans.

Th is e pisod e h as h igh l igh te d one or tw o points.Th e pl ans th atth e Cam paign com m e nte d on w e re th e n m od ifie d b y D CC to a pointth atth e Cam paign w oul d ce rtainl y notb e e n in favour of.Th e m od ifie d pl ans w e re notre sub m itte d for com m e ntso w e h ad no id e a w h atw oul d actual l y b e b uil t, b utD CC cl aim e d th atcycl e groups h ad b e e n consul te d and approve d ofth e pl ans!

In th e Se cre tary's e m ail she copie d th e m to b oth D CC and CBC council l ors, th is d e finite l y h el pe d in b ringing th e m atte r forw ard as d id th e e xce l l e nt re sponse ofCam paign m e m b e rs in contacting D CC office rs and council l ors.

Th ank you to th ose Cam paign m e m b e 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 l s th atth e D CC Traffic office r invol ve d now h as a b e tte r und e rstand ing of cycl ists' ne e d s.

10% d iscountfor m e m b e rs on prod uction ofCam paign m e m b e rsh ip card - from m id Se pte m b e r.

Bik e s/acce ssorie s, brak e cables, ge ar cables, tyre s, in n e r tube s, pun cture re pair k its, brak e pad s, Vbrak e pad s, ch ain s, w h e e ls, cycle re pairs, w h e e lre pairs, w h e e lre buildin g an d truin g.

Batte rie s, w atch batte rie s, w atch straps, k e y cuttin g, clock s, leath e r be lts, m on e y be lts, d og collars, lead s an d h arn e sse s.

A consortium ofpartne rs k now n as 'Cycl e Pe ak D istrictand D e rb ysh ire ' are b id d ing to h ol d th e 2010, 2012 and 2013 UCI M ountain Bik e Cross Country W orl d Cup e ve nts h e re in D e rb ysh ire . It's an e xciting proposalw h ich w il linvol ve not justth e e ve ntitse l f, b uta w h ol e h ostofcycl ing upgrad e s.

Th e W orl d Cup course w il lb e situate d atCh atsw orth on a 6k m spe cial l y constructe d course to th e north and e astofth e m ain h ouse .

Al ongsid e th is w il lb e a 'trail l e gacy' th atw il lvastl y im prove facil itie s th rough outth e county and m ak e D e rb ysh ire a m ajor ce ntre for cycl e tourism .Th is w il lfe ature : • Urb an l ink s to th e countrys id e . A Gre e nw ay from D e rb y city to Bak e w e l l via th e D e rw e ntVal l ey H e ritage w ay is a h igh priority b utth e pl ans al so incl ud e a route from Linacre R e se rvoir to th e Ch atsw orth W orl d Cup track .

• M ountain b ik e s upe r route s incl ud ing a 'trans-D e rb ysh ire '

route from Ch e ste rfie l d to Buxton.

• Trailim prove m e nts com prising 80 ind ivid ual proje cts, surface im prove m e nts and l ink s to conne ctth e e xisting ne tw ork .

• D e ve l opm e ntof m outain b ik e h ub s w ith facil itie s and inform ation to al l ow acce ss onto th e trail s ne tw ork , incl ud ing a propose d h ub at Linacre R e se rvoir.

• Im prove m e ntof th e ge ne ral m ountain b ik e infras tructure Butth at's notal l ! Th e propsal al so se e k s to raise th e l e ve l s of cycl ing participation in th e are a b y supporting cycl e training and d e ve l opm e ntincl ud ing Bik ab il ity training, afte r-sch ool cl ub s, fe stival s and com pe titions, cycl ing trave l pl ans, com pany supportto b uy b ik e s pl us m any m ore . A County Cycl ing D e ve l opm e nt O ffice r w oul d al so b e appointe d to coord inate th e se pl ans.

Itprom ise s to transform cycl ing in th e are a and w e w ish th e m e ve ry succe ss w ith th e ir b id .

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

A ud ite d accounts w il lb e pre se nte d atth e A nnualGe ne ral M e e ting to b e h e l d on Tue sd ay 9 th Se pte m b e r 2008 in M e e ting R oom 1 atth e M ark e tH al l

com m e ncing at7.30 pm . Copie s ofth e accounts w il lb e avail ab l e for al lm e m b e rs atth atm e e ting.

A fte r th atd ate any m e m b e r w ish ing to re ce ive a copy sh oul d contactth e Cam paign Tre asure r, Barry K ay, on (01246) 5559 43.

A tth e A nnualGe ne ralM e e ting office rs ofth e Cam paign are e l e cte d .

Nom inations sh oul d b e sub m itte d to th e Cam paign Se cre tary, Al astair M e ik l e , 4 Ink e rm an Cottage s, Ch e ste rfie l d S40 4BP in w riting or b y e m ailb y 7th Se pte m b e r.

Th e fol l ow ing form m ay b e use d : I h e re b y nom inate _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Nam e ) to stand as _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (O ffice ) for Ch e ste rfie l d Cycl e Cam paign for th e tw e l ve m onth s com m e ncing 9 th Se pte m b e r 2008.

Signe d _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ D ate _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ PrintNam e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ M e m b e rsh ip No._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Cam paign O ffice rs: Ch air/ Se cre tary/ M e m b e rsh ip Se cre tary/ Vice -Ch air/ R id e s, route s/ SocialSe cre tary/ Ne w sl e tte r Ed itor, Prod uction/ O th e r

7th Se pte m b e r, 10 am R id e to M atl ock from H ol ym oorsid e .

M e e tatth e Bul l 's H e ad in H ol ym oorsid e for a 10 am start.

Th e route w il lgo up H are w ood R oad , l e ftand al ong Fl ash Lane th e n d ow n Farl e y Lane into M atl ock . Lunch atGre e nw ay Café (w w w .gre e n w aycafe .co.uk ) th e n re turn via Tansl e y, up W h ite l e a Lane to top ofSl ack H il l , al ong Scre e h am Lane and b ack d ow n into H ol ym oorsid e .

Ifyou are inte re ste d , pl e ase contactW il lR ob b b y e m ail– w ill@sue an d w ill14.plus.com - or ph one A l astair on 01246 520820.

28th Se pte m b e r (Sund ay) Fam il y rid e . M e e tatQ ue e n's Park cycl e rack s (ne ar th e café).

Starttim e to b e announce d .R id e to R oth e r Val l e y Country Park al ong th e Trans Pe nnine Trail , re turning b y tram and train.

8th O ctob e r, 7.30 pm Il l ustrate d Le cture , W ind ing W h e e lConce rt & Exh ib ition R oom , “Cycl ing H om e From Sib e ria”.30,000 m iles, 37 m on th s, 16 boatrid e s, 28 coun trie s, 1 bicycle. In 2004 R ob Lilw alllefth is job as a ge ograph y te ach e r in O xford sh ire an d in ste ad d e cid e d to d o som e th in g far m ore re laxin g ... h e flew to th e Far 20th Se pte m b e r, 1:30 pm to 4:30 Easte rn e d ge ofSibe ria an d spe n t pm H arve stSw ap atH unl ok e th e follow in g th re e ye ars rid in g Com m unity Gard e n. Ph one h om e on h is bicycle - via Papua Je ssie M arch am on 01246 210704 Ne w Guin e a, Tibe tan d for m ore d e tail s.

A fgh an istan . A lon g th e w ay h e e n d ure d cam pin g atm in us forty, a 22nd Se pte m b e r Europe an Car boutofm alaria, an d be in g robbe d at Fre e D ay. A CriticalM ass R id e gun poin t. R ob's lecture com bin e s is propose d for th is d ay, b utno e pic ph otograph s an d stun n in g d e tail s h ave b e e n final ise d ye t. vid e o footage to te llth e grippin g Ph one Je ssie M arch am on 01246 story ofa frigh te n e d pe rson w h o 210704 for m ore d e tail s, or ch e ck ch oose s to push h im se lfto th e e d ge . th e Cam paign w e b site .

Tick e ts £5.50 or concs £4.10.

Pl e ase e m ail 25th Se pte m b e r A cce ssib il ity n e w slette r@ch e ste rfie ldcc.org.uk if M e e ting atte nd e d b y th e Council you are inte re ste d in going. and Cam paign com m itte e m e m b e rs to d iscuss cycl e route s.

Al th ough a l otofcam paigning w ork is carrie d outb y a fe w core m e m b e rs and com m itte e , th e re are stil lth ings th ate ve ryone can d o to h e l p. Th e e xam pl e of Brim ington R oad on page 10 sh ow s h ow your contrib ution can m ak e a d iffe re nce .

Cam paign Pub l icity Pos te r and Le afl e t: W e h ave now prod uce d tw o poste rs, one ge ne raland th e oth e r h e al th spe cific, as w e l las a l e afl e toutl ining th e purpose of th e Cam paign. Th e se are avail ab l e to d ow nl oad from our w e b site and w e ne e d your h e l p to d istrib ute th e m w id e l y across Ch e ste rfie l d . Can you h e l p us to d ispl ay poste rs or d istrib ute l e afl e ts atyour l ocald octors' surge ry, l ib rary, sports cl ub , pl aygroup, al l otm e nt, w ork pl ace or anyw h e re w ith a suitab l e notice b oard ? Th e se cre tary is

k e e ping a l istofl ocations al re ad y cove re d so th atyour e fforts are n'td upl icate d . Pl e ase contactA l astair ifyou can h e l p– d e tail s be l ow . A tth e tim e of w riting, w e are consid e ring h aving th e l e afl e tprinte d –if you d on'th ave acce ss to th e inte rne tw e m ay b e ab l e to provid e you w ith printe d copie s so pl e ase ask .

Ch e s te rfie l d R oyalH os pital Bicycl e Park ing: W e w oul dl ik e to putm ore pre ssure on th e h ospitalto instal lb ik e park ing facil itie s for th e ge ne ralpub l ic.

Curre ntl y onl y staffpark ing is avail ab l e . You can h e l p by se nd ing an e m ailor l e tte r to m ak e th e m aw are th atth e re is a d e m and for park ing. Contact d e tail s on th e ir w e b site at w w w .ch e ste rfie ldroyal.n h s.uk / about/con tact/

Ch air

Joe Cl ark

Vice Ch air

Ch ris A l l en

Se cre tary

Al astair M e ik l e , 01246 520820 se cre tary@ch e ste rfie l d cc.org.uk

Tre as ure r

Barry K ay, 01246 5559 43

M e m b e rs h ip

Pam K ay, 01246 5559 43

O rganic H e ave n Th e atre Yard

W e b s ite

R ob e rtK irb y w e b m aste r@ch e ste rfie l d cc.org.uk

JE Jam e s Cycl es W h ittington M oor

Ne w s l e tte r

Nicol a Pe ck ne w sl e tte r@ch e ste rfie l d cc.org.uk

Ch e s te rfie l d s h ops giving a d is countto Cam paign m e m b e rs :

Cam paign M e e tings are h e l d on th e se cond Tue sd ay ofe ach m onth at7.30pm in M e e ting R oom 1 (across from th e Urb an Stud ie s R oom ) upstairs atth e M ark e tH al lCh e ste rfie l d . Th e ne xtm e e tings are on 9 th Se pte m b e r, 14th O ctob e r, 11th Nove m b e r and 9 th D e ce m b e r.

Gre e nd rink s is an inform algath e ring of'gre e n' m ind e d pe opl e and tak e s pl ace on th e firstW e d ne sd ay ofe ach m onth from 7.00pm at Ch and l e r's Bar, St.M ary's Gate , Ch e ste rfie l d.

Vis itth e forum on our w e b site atw w w .ch e ste rfie l d cc.org.uk to contrib ute your id e as and opinions.

To re portroad faul ts , te l e ph one D e rb ysh ire County Councilon 08456 058 058.

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M e m b e rsh ip Type (pl e ase tick ) A d ul t, £5 ........................[ ] Unw age d , £2.50.............[ ]

Fam il y, £10*....................[ ] Und e r 18, £1...................[ ]

O ptionald onations w e l com e .....[£

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* Fam il y m e m b e rsh ip incl ud e s 2 ad ul ts and al lch il d re n und e r 18 l iving at th e sam e ad d re ss. Pl e ase give nam e s and age s ofal lch il d re n b e l ow : Pl e ase se nd th is form , toge th e r w ith a ch e q ue or P.O ., payab l e to “Ch e ste rfie l d Cycl e Cam paign” to: CCC M e m b e rsh ip Se cre tary, 9 A sh gate A ve nue , Ch e ste rfie l d , S40 1JB. NB.Th e se d e tail s w il lb e store d on com pute r.