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We need 100 New Members to Promote Safe Happy Cycling

We need 100 New Members to Promote Safe Happy Cycling

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We need you, your friends and family to join us so we can make safe, happy cycling a reality in Chichester. ChiCycle is now ten years old and we are celebrating  by running a recruitment drive to expand membership. See if you can spot any of our one-hundred recruitment postcards that we are discretely displaying and distributing in public spaces. Each postcard displays a stylish and classic bicycle and bears a unique hand written message inviting the reader to get…

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Cyclist Killed in Fishbourne

Cyclist Killed in Fishbourne

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A 45-year-old local woman, who has not been officially named yet, has been tragically killed on the A259 (reported here in the Chichester Post). She was pronounced dead at the scene of the indecent. It is incredibly sad that a woman taking a responsible decision to adopt sustainable transport, has paid such a great price. She regularly cycled to work between Fishborne and Bosham which ought to be a simple, safe and sensible cycle ride between two adjacent harbour villages….

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Playing Out on South Street on International Car Free Day 22nd September

Playing Out on South Street on International Car Free Day 22nd September

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To help celebrate and recognise International Car Free Day, ChiCycle is financing the costs of the Chichester Car Free Day Campaign who are holding a Playing Out event on South Street. Transition Chichester are also giving the event significant administrative support. Chichester Lions, Priory Rotary Club and  Chichester Rotary Club are all advising about management of traffic and offering help on the day. The Playing out event will run from 12:30 to 15:30. It should be a lot of fun…

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Chichester’s Cycle Routes will be Dead and Buried if Poor Development Plans are Implemented

Chichester’s Cycle Routes will be Dead and Buried if Poor Development Plans are Implemented

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The Chichester Observer has published a photo and video documentary and a news article about the event and the Chichester Post has also written a story on it. Many thanks to Louise Curry of Earth to Heaven Specialists in Handmade, Natural Willow Coffins for the loan of the coffin. It was beautifully, tastefully but simply crafted from natural materials. We sent the following text to the local press to explain our objectives and motivations- Campaigners met on Saturday to raise…

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Could there be a Path to Unite our Divided Communities?

Could there be a Path to Unite our Divided Communities?

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The Summerdale and Graylingwell estates are divided by a fence. Local Summerdale resident Steven Eccleston spoke with ChiCycle about the situation. He has two children and an exciting new play park has been constructed near his home. Previously there was a regularly used shortcut but a fence now prevents his family making the convenient short trip to the new play park. Charlotte Webber standing by the community dividing fence, picture from the Chichester Observer It is not only play park…

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Have Approved Plans Already Ended the Future for Cycleways to the West of Chichester? It looks like they may have!

Have Approved Plans Already Ended the Future for Cycleways to the West of Chichester? It looks like they may have!

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ChiCycle is seeking advice as to whether the “West of Chichester Strategic Housing Development Cycle Strategy for Phase 1” plans have already been approved by local government. The document includes a sketch of a new arrangement of the Sherborne Road mini roundabout. The details included in the sketch are vague but viewed in conjunction with other draft plans they show a cycle route layout that is worse (more dangerous and less practical) than no cycle provision whatsoever. The Southern Access…

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The National Cycle Network South Coast Route (No2) Destined to get Even Longer!

The National Cycle Network South Coast Route (No2) Destined to get Even Longer!

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You might imagine, after many years of campaigning about extending cycleways, ChiCycle would be excited and enthused over the prospect of a cycle route being made longer! However, we are concerned that the National Cycle Network South Coast Route (No2) is destined to become longer only by virtue of it being made increasingly convoluted. People will soon have to travel even further just to reach the same destinations. Unfortunately the section from the City’s Market Cross to the Fishbourne underpass…

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Striving for Improved Cycle Provision and the start of a new Video Project

Striving for Improved Cycle Provision and the start of a new Video Project

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Following  the 5th April County Council meeting where our councillors unanimously supported Mr Michael Jones motion on Climate Change,  ChiCycle wish to promote focus on sustainable transport and pressure our local politicians into adhering to their commitments. If our elected representative are genuinely committed to the objective of a zero carbon society, then this must be reflected immediately in our local town planning decisions. All new housing development must now be designed to promote sustainable modes of transport over and…

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Whitehouse Farm Development Endangers Three Popular Cycle Routes

Whitehouse Farm Development Endangers Three Popular Cycle Routes

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Salterns Way, ChEmRoute and Centurion Way are all under imminently threatened from plans for a southern access route linked to the Whitehouse Farm housing development. Saltern’s way is a delightful cycleway that leads from the Market Cross in Chichester all the way to West Wittering beach. It leads through miles of rural countryside and around the perimeter of Chichester harbour. ChEmRoute is the name of the project to upgrade the cycle way provision between the centres of Chichester and Emsworth….

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Cyclists’ fear over city traffic (Safe cycle routes fail to materialise)

Cyclists’ fear over city traffic (Safe cycle routes fail to materialise)

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The Chichester Post is running a story explaining how previously promised safe cycle routes are no longer likely to be put in place in Chichester. The full article is available to read here. Promised Cycle infrastructure now seems unlikely to arrive at Graylingwell The Post reports: “Graylingwell Park housing developers agreed to build a cycle route. But county councillor Jeremy Hunt said he did not think this would happen because of opposition from Chichester Festival Theatre and Chichester District Council.”…

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