Greater Manchester Cycling Campaign

Discover pleasant Cycle Rides out of Swinton and find things and places of cultural, historical, sporting and general interest (approx. 4 to 7 miles each way)
Meet at:
Swinton Civic Centre lawns in front of Town Hall Clock, Chorley Rd (A6), M27 5AW at 6.30 pm
No need to “join” or sign up. Just turn up [...]

A series of evening guided rides is being planned for Aug & Sept, approx one every 2 weeks, starting from Swinton Civic centre on behalf of GMCC and Lancashire Outdoor Group. This is a follow-up to the BGF ( Big Green Festival) in Swinton during Bike Week (26 June). On GMCC’s stand, we took down 26 cyclists’ names, with a [...]

Sunday 2nd August 2009 sees Sky, British Cycling and Manchester City Council teaming up, to bring fellow Mancunians the chance to dig out their bikes and enjoy a fun day of cycling around a traffic free 11.5K city centre route.
Full details are here.

Guided wild food foraging and bike ride on Thursday 19th June starts 6pm meeting at the children’s playground in Birchfields Park then cycling to and along the Fallowfield Loop. Family friendly with lots of stops to forage food along the loop. This is to fit in with National Bike Week as part of the Edible [...]

Cycle commuters gathered in Manchester’s Albert Square following the “leap day” critical commute.
© Daniel Cadden
They had a simple message…
© Daniel Cadden
Critical commute takes place on the last Friday of the month. It is an ideal way to meet other cyclists and, if you are not already a regular cycle commuter, try it out in [...]

Manchester’s Critical Commute happens on the last Friday of every month. The next one is Friday 29 June 2007.
The idea is to make cycling visible to drivers and demonstrate that it’s a viable way to get around. If you haven’t cycled for a while, it’s a chance to enjoy safety in numbers and learn from [...]

There’ll be a Critical Commute on Friday 27th October at 8.15am starting outside the Withington Library. From here we’ll ride up Oxford Road to the Central Library, at which point there’ll be a press launch of GMCC’s own high visibility gilet.
It’s linked to winter approaching and the clocks going back, days getting duller and evenings [...]

Saturday 17th June Manchester Cycle Fair, 12:00-16:00, St Ann’s Square, Manchester - look out for the GMCC stall.
Wednesday 21st June meet Albert Square 18:00 for bike ride (about 10 miles there and back) to Salford Quays reception with Mayor of Salford and cyclists from Bury and Salford.
Friday 23rd June Cycling Pub Crawl, 12 miles approx, [...]

Sunday 18 June, The Manchester to Liverpool Bike Ride
The National Library for the Blind, in Stockport are looking for energetic individuals interested in taking part in fundraising cycling events to help raise much-needed money.
This 46 mile route starts in Salford Quays, taking you alongside part of the Manchester Ship Canal towards Liverpool and the [...]

Saturday 6th May Battyeford to Birkinhead via Bredbury, Stockport, Cheadle, Altrincham, etc. Memorial cycle ride - all proceeds in aid of Rhyl Cycling Club. 8am start. Contact Susan Bodel 01924496571, mobile after 8pm 07966168837.
Sunday 16th July Manchester to Blackpool in aid of Brake, the road safety charity. Call Gill Hoyle on 01484 559909 or [...]