Following discussion at this month's meeting, KLWNBUG broadly welcomes the proposed inclusion of the following cycling measures in the King's Lynn Transport Strategy: Tennyson Avenue pedestrian & cycle improvements (but see below about dismissing the bridge idea) Historic quayside cycle route Way-finding & signage provision (we call on the councils to adopt the local route ...
Norfolk County Council is holding a series of consultation events on their plans for Rail Trails including the former railway routes from Lynn to Hunstanton and Fakenham. These are critical for cycling in West Norfolk and offer chances to improve the connections to the north and create a first good connection to the east. Events ...
The monthly second-Thursday meet-up took place last night at the Ferry Lane Social Club in King's Lynn. Discussions included removing obstructions, the proposed ex-railway trails and the need for BUG to do its own cyclist counts. A lot of campaigns were discussed, but don't worry - we also chatted about a lot of random other ...
Norfolk's police commissioner is asking whether he should increase the police's part of the council tax, if the national government allows him to do so without holding an expensive full referendum. We've been encouraged by the use use of Operation Close Pass and the start of accepting bike camera footage on their website this year. ...
There is a DfT consultation on the next East Midlands Trains franchise that people may wish to respond to. Deadline for responses is 14th October. The following bits relevant to cycling in our area have been highlighted to me: The proposal to split the Liverpool - Ely - Norwich service into two is still in ...
Dear Friends, If you have signed the petition after my last communication to supporters, firstly let me thank you. The reason this petition was started was that a previous one garnered on a community walk across Harding's Pits by County Councillor Alexandra Kemp was declined by the council ruling Conservative Group on the basis that ...
Here's a copy of our objection to application 17/1008/F by the Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk to itself to move the bus gate north, remove the restrictions south of there and add three turnings off Harding's Way. It's a bit long but that's because the plan seems to contradict so many policies, ...
Norfolk County Council have sent us advanced warning that the junction of Railway Road and Austin Street in King's Lynn (between the Royal Mail sorting office, Austin House and Lidl) will have lane closures and temporary lights manually-operated 7am-7pm from 16 January 2017 for up to 4 weeks while they replace 20-year-old traffic lights and ...
With reference to the King's Lynn Riverfront Delivery Plan, King's Lynn and West Norfolk Bike Users Group would like to express its absolute opposition to the proposal to open Harding's Way to all traffic. This route, which was originally open only to cyclists and pedestrians, and was opened to buses in 2011, currently provides a ...
Please help defend National Cycle Route 1 by responding to the King's Lynn riverfront consultation and: answer NO to "Could land at the Nar Loop be used for public car parking" (the Nar Loop can only be accessed from Hardings Way); answer NO to "Should Hardings Way be opened to traffic"; REJECT all three options ...