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 ...

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May Updates

Change of venue for the social and consultation meeting to Ferry Lane Social Club in Ferry Lane off King Street, King's Lynn for Thursday 12 May. 7.45pm start. Ring the bell! Times have been confirmed for Sunday 29 May for the London Free Cycle: trains leave King's Lynn 0825 arriving London 1011 and hourly thereafter ...

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Vote Bike 2021

On 6 May 2021, you can vote in local and regional elections. Please Vote Bike. And if you have had any leaflets from candidates, please contact them to ask if they support cycling. Here are some suggested questions for county council candidates (if you're not near King's Lynn, change the town name!): Will you support ...

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Norfolk Local Transport Plan Consultation

Local Transport Plans set some basic principles, aims and methods for how local government will manage our transport network. As well as informing the county council's highways department, it also affects the borough council's planning decisions. It comes up for review about once a decade and is a really big chance for progress for active ...

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Norfolk loses 42% of its National Cycle Network

Dear Norfolk County Council Cycling and Walking Champion, Does Norfolk County Council have any response to losing 42% of its National Cycle Network routes for safety reasons[1] at this time of increased cycling, government guidelines[3] saying to cycle and walk in preference to driving or public transport and new government statutory guidance[4] to build cycle ...

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KL Transport Study Stage Two: Good, Bad and Bizarre

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 ...

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King's Lynn to Hunstanton Greenway presentation

Matt Hayward of Norfolk County Council, the Lead Project Officer for the Greenways in our corner of Norfolk, has kindly agreed to come and meet with West Norfolk Cycling UK (CTC) and give a presentation at The Anvil in Congham on Wednesday, 1st May 2019. The presentation will start at 7:30pm.  Non members welcome to attend.

Another 2m of Cycle Track Built!

Two years ago, we reported that cyclists crossing the new bridge over the River Nar from Central Park (known locally as balls-up park after the sculptural balls dotted around it) were expected to cross two metres of grass and jump off a high kerb if they wanted to join Sandpiper Way (in the development opposite ...

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