Greater Manchester Cycling Campaign

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Both the Manchester Evening News and Channel M gave a lot of space to GMCC’s latest Commuter Challange between a cyclist, a train passenger, a bus rider and a motorist commuting from Heaton Chapel to Manchester Town Hall in the morning rush hour last Tuesday.

The results were

First:
bicycle
20 minutes

Second:
train
35 minutes

Third:
car
43 minutes

Fourth:
bus
52 [...]

Manchester Evening News 27/9/2007

Another week and another GMCC letter in the local press, ever if this one is a bit down-market, but then so is the paper it’s printed in. The reference to Alzheimer’s may come from here.

…well actually in the M.E.N.’s Postbag section again.

This letter appeared in the Manchester Evening News last Thursday. It was sent in by an “Active Member of the Greater Manchester Cycling Campaign” and shows why road pricing and cycle commuting go well together.
It’s one of a series about road pricing that the M.E.N. has published [...]

Ever since Trafford MBC came under new management in 2004, residents there have noticed a distinct reluctance to do anything very much to promote cycling in the borough. The local Seamons Cycling Club and GMCC activists have been bringing this sorry state of affairs to the attention of the local press.

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One of the GMCC’s ongoing activities is to seize new opportunities to promote cycling among the good citizens of Manchester. A few years ago the Manchester Evening News started inviting readers to write complete articles on their favourite subject. GMCC activist Vincent Walsh did just that, and the result is so good it deserves another [...]

Years of campaigning by GMCC activist Paul Thomson have finally paid off now that Trafford Council have started vital maintenance work on the neglected Kickety Brook section of the Trans-Pennine Trail. The Sale and Urmston Messanger reported Paul’s successs.

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