Greater Manchester Cycling Campaign

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 [...]

Several German cities now feature Call a Bike schemes, run by Deutsche Bahn - German Railways.

It works like this. First you have to phone the control center and give them your credit card details. Then you find one of the distinctive red and silver Call a Bikes. There seem to be lots of them in [...]

Robert Winston made his annual progress review of the Millennium Children of Our Time on BBC One on Sunday night. In the first programme he attempted to measure happiness. The most joyful child is revealed as Jamie, unphased by daily injections of insulin to counter diabetes, he delights in lots of exercise, particularly [...]

Assorted bicycle riders of all ages and abilities get together one Sunday each month, whatever the weather, for a gentle ride into the countryside and back, with a pub lunch in between. Anyone can join them, and will be made most welcome. They set off at 10am from the car park at Chorlton Water Park [...]