Our friends at CTC have been encouraging people to use their VoteBike tool to ask their MP candidates about space4cycling and related topics. Here are the results for the KLWNBUG area: North West Norfolk (West Norfolk north of the River Nar and along the A17, including King's Lynn and Hunstanton) South West Norfolk (West Norfolk south ...
Our friends over at cycle.travel have posted "What do the party manifestos say about cycling?" - please read it and ask your candidates about it, both for the borough and for Westminster. There's also a similar article by the Telegraph. Ask your candidates "Do you support space4cycling?" Then please let us know their answers! Cycling ...
The plan to build a road over the drain alongside the cycleway will be re-examined by the borough council planning committee in King's Court (Chapel Street) at 10am on Friday 10 April because of a procedural error. We have not yet been told the details of any cycleway disruption, but there is a rising main ...
The plan to "improve" London Road's Air Quality by moving more motor vehicles to Harding's Way (NCN1) was covered about 8:43am on BBC Radio Norfolk's Breakfast Show on Wed 1 April but sadly it was no April Fools Day joke. BUG's MJ Ray said "We're completely unconvinced by the claims that it would benefit air ...
The cycle parks by the Lynn museum and Sainsbury's cash points will close while the bus station is refurbished. The new cycle park in the neighbouring multi storey should open soon. Until then, please use the extra temporary racks by the old post office or the nearby parking in Broad Street. More information on www.west-Norfolk.gov.uk/busstationworks ...
News from Norfolk County Council: "Waterloo Street will be closed to traffic until mid March for kerbing, drainage, paving and street lighting works. Those who need to reach vehicular accesses within the street should follow signage and direction on site to do so – as works progress the access point may be either from Railway ...
What would you pick as your high points, low points (if you must) or notable events for KLWNBUG in 2014? A particular ride? Riding with us for the first time, or getting back on the bike? Going further than before? The summer evening rides? Coming second in the May fancy dress ride yet again? The ...
I travelled down from Lynn to Lambeth for this conference by a mix of bike, train, cycle hire and walking. It was a pretty good event, albeit with a couple of drawbacks. The Extraordinary General Meeting of Cyclenation (our national federation of cycling groups) was first. All four motions passed, even though I spoke and ...
A temporary five-arch cycle park has been installed outside the old Post Office at Baxter's Plain. These replace the nine arches beside Argos which were lost to the artwork, and are "use them or lose them" racks which will be moved elsewhere if not used. Thanks to KLWNBC for installing this cycle park and NCC ...
We have asked for cycles to be allowed to ride southbound along South Quay, St Margaret's Place, Priory Lane and Nelson Street (the green streets on the map below) because: it will be safer, both for cyclists and residents. The current alternative routes, including the official route marked in red, are mostly on 30mph streets ...