Once a month, we send out an email update on cycling in the Richmond Borough. If you’d like to sign up for these, contact us here to be first to hear the cycling news that affects you across the borough.

We also post the newsletters here on our website the following week. Read below and enjoy! Previous newsletters can be found here.

Hello!

So the clocks have gone forward and long sunny evenings are finally with us after all that cold weather. Yet another bumper newsletter, hear about our ride (tomorrow) to discover a hidden borough gem and what we hope is a sea change towards cycling by the council. An update on our campaign push on cycling to school and a new tool to record all your niggles from your local routes. Enjoy and please do share with your cycling friends.

Rides
A great ride this weekend to take advantage of the better weather and explore hidden parts of the borough on your doorstep. Why not bring a friend who’d like to get out on their bike more.

A ‘Ride for Everyone‘ to explore the River Crane this Saturday 20 April. Discover a real hidden gem of the borough on this ride where you’ll get an opportunity to see some of the new cycle path that Hounslow council has added along the river. We’ll stop off for coffee at Kneller Gardens, back just after midday. Get yourself in the mood with this excellent article about the importance of the River Crane Corridor to the borough (and some interesting facts about it’s history) http://is.gd/ywfGJZ
Meet at Richmond Little Green (by Richmond Theatre) at 10.30am.
Details online – http://is.gd/KV0fqs

If you’re joining us, send Paul, our Rides Coordinator, an email at rides@richmondlcc.co.uk so we know you’re coming.

Have a look at our Rides Information page for more details on upcoming rides – http://is.gd/IxqE3S

On Sunday 12 May The Thames Bridge Bike Ride will be coming through the borough. The organisers are looking for volunteers to get involved helping out on the day – find out more online – http://is.gd/7ordkC

Monthly Meeting
Great turn out for Monday’s meeting and a couple of new faces came along to raise issues that we’re going to take forward and try to help resolve. Next month’s meeting is on Monday 13 May. Location details online – http://is.gd/eahg52

LCC Policy Forum Seminar Series
We had a big contingent of RCC members at the LCC Policy Forum seminar series launch on 8 April. The speaker was London’s new Cycling Commissioner (and Teddington cyclist!) Andrew Gilligan. General impression of the event was positive and Andrew demonstrates a real understanding of the issues and challenges, many of which we’ve faced here in the borough. The proof will be starting to see changes on the ground, and there’s evidence of that already in our dealings with Richmond Council recently. There’s an audio recording of the event online (http://is.gd/ahTrqE) and a write up by Danny Williams who chaired the event – http://is.gd/0a3ptl

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Once a month, we send out an email update on cycling in the Richmond Borough. If you’d like to sign up for these, contact us here to be first to hear the cycling news that affects you across the borough.

We also post the newsletters here on our website the following week. Read below and enjoy! Previous newsletters can be found here.

Hello!

Well, we were hoping March would bring warmer weather, but at least the days are getting longer every week. This month we’ve lots on the campaign front, with Boris’s Cycling Vision and the local impact, while it’s business as usual for the council and TfL in their consideration of cycling locally. An update on our campaign push on cycling to school and of course the usual round-up of rides and workshops. Enjoy!

Monthly Meeting
Next month’s meeting has been moved back a week to 15th April as the previous week many of us will be at the LCC Policy Forum seminar series launch on 8th April, with Andrew Gilligan and Danny Williams (http://is.gd/mHBxhl). We’ll been discussing the upcoming council Cycling Liaison Group Meeting amongst other things. Do come along if you can, it’s always nice to see new faces. Location details online – http://is.gd/eahg52

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Once a month, we send out an email update on cycling in the Richmond Borough. If you’d like to sign up for these, contact us here to be first to hear the cycling news that affects you across the borough.

We also post the newsletters here on our website the following week. Read below and enjoy! Previous newsletters can be found here.

Hello!

Brrr! That’s the general assessment for this month. But don’t let a bit of snow get in the way of getting out on the bike, it doesn’t stop the Danes or the Dutch! This month we’ve feedback from the Annual Meeting in January (with lots of new faces), a campaign push on cycling to school, consultations needing your input and cycling in the snow!

Monthly Meeting Tonight
Our next meeting is tonight, Monday 11th February in The Old Ship pub in Richmond at 8pm. We’ll have feedback on the recent Cycling Liaison Group Meeting and an update on the status of the Twickenham town centre changes as well as news on our schools cycling campaign. Do come along if you can. Location details online – http://is.gd/eahg52

Annual Meeting
It was a full house for our Annual Meeting last month with 14 present. There was a lot of energy and enthusiasm amongst the attendees which bodes well for 2013 and lots of new faces elected to positions on the committee. We pulled together a summary of what we got up to in 2012 – http://is.gd/iWfkpW – and you can read the minutes to see the names of the new committee members and campaign plans for 2013 – http://is.gd/VeAT4j

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Once a month, we send out an email update on cycling in the Richmond Borough. If you’d like to sign up for these, contact us here to be first to hear the cycling news that affects you across the borough.

We also post the newsletters here on our website the following week. Read below and enjoy! Previous newsletters can be found here.

Hello!

The festive period is over and now it’s time to plan ahead for 2013 (and work off some of those mince pies!) We’ve news of our Annual Meeting on Monday, a jaunt to Box Hill and the follow up article in The Richmond Magazine to that editorial

Annual Meeting
On Monday 14 January we have our Annual Meeting in The Old Ship pub in Richmond at 8pm. It’s an opportunity to hear what we got up to in 2012 and our plans for 2013. Come along if you’d like to get involved – no matter how small a part you can play, it really helps. Location details online – http://is.gd/eahg52

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Once a month, we send out an email update on cycling in the Richmond Borough. If you’d like to sign up for these, contact us here to be first to hear the cycling news that affects you across the borough.

We also post the newsletters here on our website the following week. Read below and enjoy! Previous newsletters can be found here.

Hello!

It’s a special jam packed bumper Christmas edition. Santa rides, more consultations than you can shake a stick at and some good news on the cycle theft front. Hear about the editor of a certain local magazine standing in a muddy field or how a Twickenham resident took the plunge with a career change. There’s an update on the Twickenham town centre changes and to finish off, a video that is guaranteed to make you smile.

Monthly Meeting Tonight
Our next meeting is tonight, Monday 10th December in The Old Ship pub in Richmond at 8pm. We’ll be giving an update on the status of the Twickenham town centre changes, but more importantly, the emphasis will be on celebrating the end of the year and reflecting on all that has happened in the past 12 months. Do come along if you can. Location details online – http://is.gd/eahg52

January’s meeting will be the group’s annual meeting and we’ll be again looking for people to get involved and play a part in making the borough a nicer and safer place to cycle. You can see from the number of consultations this month that we need all the help we can get. Send an email to info@richmondlcc.co.uk if you’re interested and would like to find out more, closer to the date we’ll put up a post on the committee positions available.

Twickenham Cycle Lane Removal
There was a big turn out of cyclists at the council cabinet meeting on 15th November. At that stage, there was still limited specific detail on what the council was actually proposing but there was an indication that the council was softening its position and that cycle lanes would be retained and added. The most enlightening element of the meeting was that Cabinet Chair, Lord True, was genuinely shocked to hear that we were not allowed to discuss infrastructure issues at the council’s Cycling Liaison Group meetings. The council’s Cycling Champion was not in attendance at the cabinet meeting to explain why.

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Once a month, we send out an email update on cycling in the Richmond Borough. If you’d like to sign up for these, contact us here to be first to hear the cycling news that affects you across the borough.

We also post the newsletters here on our website the following week. Read below and enjoy! Previous newsletters can be found here.

Hello!

Yes, the clocks have gone back, the nights are drawing in, summer is over, but it doesn’t mean your bike should go into hibernation. This month, the saga of the Twickenham cycle lanes continues. We’ve a cycling cinema in Whitton, bike boxes needing planning permission and an unexpected beneficiary of cycling. Enjoy!

Monthly Meeting Tonight and Council Meeting Thursday
Our next meeting is tonight, Monday 12th November in The Old Ship pub in Richmond at 8pm and high on the agenda will be discussion of the Twickenham cycle lane removal ahead of Thursday’s council meeting. Location details online – http://is.gd/eahg52 If you can’t make it tonight, please come along to Thursday’s council meeting to make your voice heard, details here – http://is.gd/qa3sKs – send us an email at info@richmondlcc.co.uk to let us know you can make it and we’ll fill you in on our plans.

Twickenham Cycle Lane Removal
It has been a painful month with many of you sharing the emails that you’ve received back from the council and the council’s Cycling Champion. It seems that despite all the evidence we’ve shown them to the contrary, they still insist the introduction of a 20mph limit and the removal of the bus lanes and cycle lanes would safeguard cyclists. Not only does this go against DfT guidance for roads with this volume of traffic (http://is.gd/VAuIS7) it turns out the average speed of traffic in Twickenham is already below 20mph! What hope is there when the council’s own safety audit states that the changes are likely to lead to “an increase in cyclist/vehicular collisions or cyclist/pedestrian collisions” (http://is.gd/qdO8T9)

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Once a month, we send out an email update on cycling in the Richmond Borough. If you’d like to sign up for these, contact us here to be first to hear the cycling news that affects you across the borough.

We also post the newsletters here on our website the following week. Read below and enjoy! Previous newsletters can be found here.

Hello!

Welcome back. What a month! After last month’s euphoria about the Twickenham consultation, we came down to a bump with reality, so you’ll see just how much happened in a short space of time. Sorry for the longer email, but it is important detail that affects many of you. We’ve details on a new cycle lane in Richmond and a question for the parents of the borough about cycling to school. Enjoy!

Monthly Meeting
Our next meeting is tonight, Monday 8th October in The Old Ship pub in Richmond and high on the agenda will be discussion of the Twickenham cycle lane removal. Location details online – http://is.gd/eahg52

Twickenham Cycle Lane Removal
Last month, we were full of hope after the with the consultation showing that over two thirds had rejected the council’s proposal to remove the London Road cycle lane, the council would now listen. Sadly, it was not to be, and we quickly heard that when the council debated the consultation on Wednesday 19th September they believed that the introduction of a 20mph limit, the removal of the bus lanes and removal of the cycle lanes would safeguard cyclists – going against DfT guidance for roads with this volume of traffic – http://is.gd/VAuIS7

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Once a month, we send out an email update on cycling in the Richmond Borough. If you’d like to sign up for these, contact us here to be first to hear the cycling news that affects you across the borough.

We also post the newsletters here on our website the following week. Read below and enjoy! Previous newsletters can be found here.

Hello!

Welcome back. Well much has happened in the past few weeks. With news on a big hike in cycle thefts, feedback on last month’s Twickenham consultation, a now notorious local magazine editorial and greenways in Feltham, there’s a lot to get through..

Cycle Theft
We’ve heard back from our Freedom of Information request to Richmond Police on cycle theft stats and the results are quite shocking. When we last checked in 2010, nearly 2 bikes were reported stolen every day on average. This has now jumped to 4.5 bikes per day. Has the Mr Big of cycle theft moved to the borough or is there better reporting? http://is.gd/bwIabj

Upcoming bike marking dates:
Pools on the Park, Richmond, Sunday 23rd September, 1pm to 2pm
Pools on the Park, Richmond, Saturday 13th October, 5pm to 6pm

Cycle theft page with lots of useful info to protect your pride and joy – http://is.gd/rujlqn

Campaigns
The response to Twickenham Area Action Plan was overwhelming with many of you getting in touch to express your concerns about the changes being proposed. Well, it showed in the results, with LBRUT issuing a press release yesterday which showed that over two thirds had rejected the council’s proposal to remove the London Road cycle lane. There’s still a long way to go, but we hope the council will now listen to that message – http://is.gd/485Rhl

Last month we told you about the petition on the issue of cycle parking at Tesco’s store in Teddington and the response was incredible with the petition ending up with 110 signatures. Teddington Town blog has sent the petition to Tesco so we shall see what they do – http://is.gd/dLbjF3

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Once a month, we send out an email update on cycling in the Richmond Borough. If you’d like to sign up for these, contact us here to be first to hear the cycling news that affects you across the borough.

We also post the newsletters here on our website the following week. Read below and enjoy! Previous newsletters can be found here.

Hello!

What a month! The Olympics have been and gone, bringing thousands to the streets, there’s news on the council’s proposal to remove cycle lanes in Twickenham, as well as a petition to get Tesco’s in Teddington to sort out its cycle parking.

Campaigns
The Twickenham Area Action Plan has now reached its final stage of consultation and we’ve been providing significant input along the way. The current stage has (hidden away, separate from the main consultation) the proposal to remove cycle and bus lanes in the town centre. You can read more about it here – http://is.gd/485Rhl and it has also been picked up by a local Twickenham blog – http://is.gd/ma1rQX. Please take a couple of minute to fill in the online tick box consultation before the deadline at 5pm 31st August – http://is.gd/iDxp6f

The issue of cycle parking at Tesco’s store in Teddington has been ongoing since a recent refurbishment halved the number of spaces and left an unsecured rack in the car park. Read more here – http://is.gd/ajkwPz and please fill in the online petition set up by local website, ‘Teddington Town’, now at well over 70 signatures – http://is.gd/dLbjF3

Cycle safety continues to be a strong area of focus, with the recent London Assembly Transport Committee consultation into cycle safety having its first session on 12th July. Local father of two Tim Lennon spoke eloquently about the barriers to his daughter cycling to primary school in Richmond (http://is.gd/py1TPI) and Local Cycling Czar Cllr Harborne had two press releases on the subject in line with previous communications (http://is.gd/PnfDbm), though ‘sharing a shower’ was new to us. Both London Cycling Campaign (http://is.gd/PgrIDw) and British Cycling (http://is.gd/zeKRMG) have made submissions to the committee broadly aligned that something needs to be done, hopefully this will filter down to a local level. Continue reading →