12 Jan 2025 Ride Cancelled
This ride is cancelled due to the awful weather at the start.
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24 Nov Ride Postponed
The 24 November 2024 ride is postponed to a future date due to the forecast strong wind gusts from Storm Bert. Take care and keep the rubber side down!
NCN1 Sandringham Railway Path and Sand Line Path suggested diversions
Both NCN1 and the Sand Line Path are expected to be closed this week for repairs (signs have gone up). Leaving aside the poor timing and coordination, here are suggested alternative routes: Iron Bridge to Rail Station Cross the bridge to Rollesby Road. Turn right and continue to the end, then continue through two dodgy ...
Cycleway Closures August 2024 King's Lynn
The following cycleways will be temporarily closed for repairs or improvements:6-19 August: Fairstead: Shepherds Way (Five Elms to Winston Churchill Drive), Viking Way (Shepherds Way to Fen Lane near Hall View Road garages)11-15 August: Springwood/Reffley: Spring Lane (Gayton Road to Earsham Drive)15-19 August: Gaywood/Hardwick: Iron Bridge, Bridge Way to Parkway, Rookery Way (the diagonal path)20-22 ...
QEH Area Changes Consultation
Norfolk County Council is consulting on changes to Gayton Road in the QEH area. The survey closes Friday. Here's the summary diagram: What can you see? Here's my list so far: Anti-skid road surface should be yellow (like at Hardwick) not red (which is for cycleways like the Blackfriars St one used to be); the ...
Ride Postponed 3 Dec
The ride to Emneth on Sun 3 Dec 2023 is postponed until next year due to black ice on the route. See you next time!
Active Travel Round 4 Awards
Norfolk is getting £2¼m for cycling and walking projects. Well done to the county council bid team! The Eastern Daily Press lists three projects in West Norfolk: Upgraded junction of NCN1 and A1078 Edward Benefer Way: this project is shown in the current King's Lynn Local Cycling and Walking Implementation Plan, the LCWIP, but it's ...
Vote Bike on 4th May 2023!
Borough and district council elections are next Thursday and we would love to see more cycling-friendly councillors elected. While the county councils and mayors are mainly responsible for transport, the boroughs and districts control the planning permission process (including whether new estates are walking/cycling-friendly or car-dominated), regeneration projects and lots of other things which can ...
January 2023 Consultations
See you at Ferry Lane 7.30 for 8pm this evening, as usual (second Thursday of each month). New Consultations Not much this month. I didn't notice any new major planning applications or anything seriously affecting cycle routes, nor are there any traffic regulation orders proposed in western Norfolk. So, the biggest consultation is the Pilot ...
West Winch A10 Diversion 2022/23 Consultation
There is a consultation open until Sunday 8 January at Norfolk County Council about this new road. Here are the key cycling concerns which you might like to mention: Northern End No cycleways are proposed for the northern end of the diverted A10, nor alongside the widened bit of the A47. This is a massive ...