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GMCC #space4cycling update (Sept 2013)

GMCC want as many people as possible to ride with us on our Space for Cycling ride this Monday, 30th September 2013, leaving St Peter’s Square at 6.30pm. We’re meeting from 6pm and there will be no motor traffic so we should have plenty of safe space. We’ll have a Dr Bike available from 6pm if […]

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#space4cycling petition – pledge your support

Are you frustrated at the lack of action to make cycling safer? Do you want safe space for cycling on busy roads and at major junctions? Safe and enjoyable travel by bike needs space for cycling so more people can cycle more often. We’re calling for: • dedicated space for cycling on busy main roads and […]

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#space4cycling ride Monday 30th Sept 6.30pm

Ride with us to show national and local politicians that people want safe space for cycling. UPDATE 1: Please sign our Space for Cycling petition to add your support, even if you’re riding with us too. UPDATE 2: Share our facebook event page and tell people you’ll be riding. UPDATE 3: DIY flyers and new […]

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Brompton Dock offer: £1 registration inc free hire

Register with Brompton Dock for just £1 and get three days of free cycle hire. Brompton Dock – handily located just outside Manchester Piccadilly train station – offers residents, commuters and visitors the chance to explore Manchester on an iconic Brompton folding bicycle. Cycle the city in maximum style with minimum expense – this special […]

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Pedal On UK rides through Greater Manchester

A year to the day since she won gold for Britain in the velodrome, Paralympic cycling champion Dame Sarah Storey DBE launched a ride through Greater Manchester to keep the legacy of London 2012 alive. The ride was part of a 1,000 mile UK-wide cycle tour and series of community festivals called Pedal On UK, […]

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Vincent Goes Dutch… and glimpses Paradise

On 8 August my family including two 9 year olds boarded the Hull train with our bikes at Manchester Piccadilly to catch the overnight ferry to Rotterdam. We woke up the following morning in cycling heaven – aka the Netherlands. T he moment our tyres touched Dutch soil a (usually) segregated cycle lane carried us […]

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