Kicking off #space4cycling 2017!

It seems like just two weeks ago that the 2016 elections took place and yet, work starts in Leicester this weekend on the national space4cycling campaign for the 2017 county council elections. space4cycling is one of BUG's current campaigns, calling for useful routes to be opened to cycling or made easier, whether by reducing motorist ...

Roadworks and Diversions: Sand Line and Sandringham Railway Routes

The Sand Line cycle track is being resurfaced and may be closed 9am-3pm for four weeks from Monday 9 May. The diversion (eastbound) will be by continuing along National Route 1 to the Hulton Road slip, right onto Queen Mary Road, straight on to Parkway, then right onto Bridge Way cycle track - the westbound ...

Extra Ride: Wend Westward With Wayne

There will be an extra ride starting from Lynnsport at 10am on Sunday 31 January 2016, heading out west into the wind which is currently forecast to strengthen and then blow us home across the flat fens. Planned half-way stop is at the Olde Ship pub in Long Sutton. This is an EXTRA all-welcome ride ...

Tips on Cycling in Snow and Ice

The fens have just started getting snow and sadly, our councils are not as cool as Copenhagen's snow-clearing yet: http://player.vimeo.com/video/17954162 Riding through fresh snow is surprisingly grippy but it often doesn't last long before some of it gets compacted into ice by other road users. It can also hide debris - one of my best ...

Letter: proposed Marsh Lane development

Previously on KLWNBUG... we criticised the initial plans for the new Lynnsport-Edward Benefer Way road that would have replaced part of the Sandringham Railway cycle path and added dangerous crossings; and then our volunteers (Pete, Rob, myself and many others - including friends at our national body Cyclenation and the charities Sustrans and CTC) helped ...

Lethal Ŧ Junctions: Developers' Most Common Cycling Mistake?

I've put in an objection to yet another set of plans where a developer has thoughtlessly put a cycle track across a T junction in a way that has contributed to many injuries and even a few deaths across the country. West Norfolk is littered with this failed layout, so I want to explain how ...

Planning Round-up: KL Marsh Lane / DM Bexwell Road / Ringstead Chapel Lane / Clenchwarton Wildfields / Watlington Mill Road

Responding to proposed plans for new buildings and changes is one of the few ways that we can tell developers what local cyclists want. Sadly, many developers either come from far away places where few people cycle or they seem simply not to understand what local cycling policies mean or something. Council officers spot some ...

Fawkes in the Walks

Fawkes in the Walks is on Friday 6th November, with the bonfire being lit at half six and fireworks from 8pm. More details are on the borough council website. Why not freewheel into town and avoid getting stuck in traffic? This year, there's a new 60-space cycle park with lockers on the ground floor of ...

Your Bike? ProperLockIt!

It's that time of year again: students are going to university, many are looking to buy bikes and bike thieves are looking for ways to make easy money. Don't let them take your bike easily - #ProperLockIt, as shown in this video from our friends in Cambridge.

What a BUG Ride Looks Like

Thank you to Roger for recording this from his handlebar and sharing it with us on the Facebook group. Of course, the rides vary in length and composition, but it's an example... and it's probably just as well you can't hear the nonsense I'm saying...

KLWNBUG – The Norfolk & Fens Cycling Campaign

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