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Posts about promoting cycling or improving cycle safety in and around Chichester

Planning Objection to 22/01485/OUTEIA

Planning Objection to 22/01485/OUTEIA

West of Chichester development Phase 2 plans 22/01485/OUTEIA intend to move the uncontrolled crossing at the Southern end of Sherborne Rd even closer to the A259 Collage Roundabout. Traffic approaching the crossing from the A259 going past the Tesco superstore, will have virtually no visibility of the crossing until a few metres from hitting pedestrians and cyclists. ChiCycle are submitting this document to CDC planning in objection The image below shows a clip from the current planning document showing the…

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BICYCURE : an update of Ray Burridge’s GEMARA Locking Cycle Stand

BICYCURE : an update of Ray Burridge’s GEMARA Locking Cycle Stand

In June 2021 we published details of Ray Burridge’s GEMARA bike security system. Ray has now developed, modernised and refined his original ideas to create the new BICYCURE security system. BICYCURE is ready to STOP Cycle Theft wherever it is installed and Ray is discussing how to roll out his solution with a number of local authorities including Chichester District Council. Ray’s concept for securely locking bikes is elegantly simple. A series of raised steel posts are set into a…

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Mark Simmons becomes a ChiCycle Organiser and Plans Fashionable Tweed Bike Ride for 8th October

Mark Simmons becomes a ChiCycle Organiser and Plans Fashionable Tweed Bike Ride for 8th October

Mark Simmons has recently moved to Chichester from Canada. He describes himself as a Graphic Designer turned Bicycle Mechanic writing about Lifestyle Cycling and drawing a funny robot cartoon strip called Farrbott. Mark has his own bike orientated website https://www.bottsbikesbits.com and has already teamed up with ChiCycle to organise a bike ride (wearing fashionable tweed) around the city. He has already shared the following plans for the bike ride planned for the 8th October 2023. Details Mark has given are…

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Community Event Focused on Florence Park Art Installation Proposals

Community Event Focused on Florence Park Art Installation Proposals

Update 12th September drop in event engaged residents with art installation proposals and ideas for forming a community group. Original Post On Tuesday 12th Sept from 6:00pm to 8:00pm a community drop-in event will be held a the Sea Cadets Hut Pound Farm Road, Chichester, West Sussex,PO19 7PX. One aim for the event is to engage the local community in the decision making process about proposed art installations for Florence park. A second aim of the event is to discover…

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Friday Evening September 8th Cargo Bike/Trike Try-outs 5:30pm Until 7:00pm

Friday Evening September 8th Cargo Bike/Trike Try-outs 5:30pm Until 7:00pm

Come Tryout a Cargo Bike/Trike on Friday Evening September 8th September Starting 5:30pm Until 7:00pm. Bring photo ID if you want to take a cargo bike for a ride (so we can meet requirements for insurance). ChiCycle will stage this event at the Cattle Market Car Park near the pedestrian/cycle exit onto Whyke Lane and close to the Roman Amphitheatre. We aim to offer similar opportunities on the second Fridays of each month to encourage more people to leave their…

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23rd September Great ChiCycle Cargo-Bike Ride-Out to Deliver the Sound-Stage for the Havant Climate Alliance Eco Fair

23rd September Great ChiCycle Cargo-Bike Ride-Out to Deliver the Sound-Stage for the Havant Climate Alliance Eco Fair

Update Unfortunately, several key members of the ChiCycle team we unavailable on the day of the event and sadly the equipment could not be delivered using cargo bikes. Nonetheless, Martin Emmett & Chris Penycate set up the sound stage equipment at Havant Park allowing the event to be enhanced by live music acts. Original Post We need every ChiCycle supporter we can find to help pilot cargo-bikes carrying the ChiCycle Sound-Stage from Chichester to Havant (and then back again afterwards)…

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ChiCycle Supporting the Woolstock September 2nd 2023 Delivering Acoustic Sound Stage

ChiCycle Supporting the Woolstock September 2nd 2023 Delivering Acoustic Sound Stage

Update Woolstock Festival 2023 raised approximately £5,500 for Stone Pillow. Some images from the event are available in the gallery below. Original Post We hope you can join us for this years Woolstock Music Festival held September 2nd at the Woolpack Inn 71 Fishbourne Road West, Chichester, England, PO19 3JJ. Last year’s festival had two sound stages. ChiCycle delivered the acoustic stage. The event raised £6407.50 for the friends of Fishbourne School. This year’s charity is Stonepillow. We hope with…

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Kingsham FUNDAY Whyke Oval 26th Aug

Kingsham FUNDAY Whyke Oval 26th Aug

Update At first we worried weather would spoil the event. It was raining as everyone set up for it to start. Fortunately, as people arrived, the clouds parted, the sun came out, and everyone enjoyed themselves.   ChiCycle’s Music In The Park Sound Stage is supporting the Kingsham Area Action Group FUNDAY event at Whyke Oval on Saturday the 26th August. We are promoting walking and cycling by bringing all our Sound Stage equipment to the event using modes of…

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ChiCycle’s position on WSCC Proposals for Westgate and Fishbourne Road East

ChiCycle’s position on WSCC Proposals for Westgate and Fishbourne Road East

West Sussex County Council invite residents to give feedback on their proposals for modifying the highway on Fishbourne Road East and Westgate (‘Route K’ as featured in Chichester District Council’s Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan). A link WSCC information on these scheme and the survey is available here https://yourvoice.westsussex.gov.uk/westgate-chichester. Their engagement period should remain open until 11:59pm on 7 August 2023. In a recent meeting, ChiCycle concluded that Local planning decisions have already removed any realistic opportunity to create…

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Come Tryout a Cargo Bike/Trike on Thursday 15th June Starting 5:30pm Until 7:00pm

Come Tryout a Cargo Bike/Trike on Thursday 15th June Starting 5:30pm Until 7:00pm

Come Tryout a Cargo Bike/Trike on Thursday 15th June Starting 5:30pm Until 7:00pm. ChiCycle will be staging the event in the Cattle Market Car Park near the pedestrian/cycle exit onto Whyke Lane and the Roman Amphitheatre. ChiCycle are organising this community event to give people the opportunity to try riding cargo bikes and trikes as part of the Great Big Green Week. Cate Matters has kindly created a poster advertising the event available in PDF format here. A .png format…

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