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Jonathan Fulford and Mark Record drove up to London Green Cycles on Saturday the 4th Feb 2023 and picked up ChiCycle’s Community Bakfiets Long Cargo Bike. On its arrival back to Chichester, it was taken for test rides on Centurion Way. The ChiCycle Bakfiets is intended to support community events and also allow local people to try easily out and borrow a Dutch style bakfeits Cargo Bike. Although a deposit may be required, we intend to loan out the ChiCycle Bakfiets…

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Andy Sargent of the Mayday Action Group has kindly invited ChiCycle supporters to the Mayday Action Group benefit gig at the Woolpack Inn 13th January starting at 8pm. Entrance is free but donations will support the Mayday Action Group. Why not join the audience and enjoy the gig that is sure to brighten up a winters Friday evening? Mayday Action Group are concerned housing development along the West Sussex coast is rapidly going ahead without adequate planning for essential infrastructure….

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Bike Tales is a narrative podcast series discovering the stories behind the people and places in biking cities. Season One was recorded in Ottawa, the capital city of Canada. Season two is currently in production and will focus on Chichester in the UK. ChiCycle members met up with Clare Mansell at the 2022 26th Nov Mayday Action Group Protest. Clare runs storysolutions.net which is a business specialising in audio & video post-production. We immediately knew Clare was a media professional…

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Update Mayday Action achieved a fantastic action all along the coast between Havant and Chichester. A diverse range of community groups all joined together along the A259 to express their concerns over large scale housing development with apparently little or no town planning that addresses transport, drainage, civic centres, and transport infrastructure (including provision for walking and cycling). Chicycle supporters joined the event leaving from Chichester Market Cross at 10:00am and ended up at the Bosham roundabout by 12:00 midday….

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WSCC held an event where people could view the proposals for B2144 Oving Road and speak to members of the project team. The event took place on Thursday 20 October 2022 at Portfield Primary Academy. You may also communicate your views on the scheme (and view the WSCC proposals) by following this link https://yourvoice.westsussex.gov.uk/b2144ovingroad WSCC are seeking your views on the designs for Oving Road. The consultation is open until 11:59pm on 14 November 2022. They say “Your feedback will…

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Update A significant number of residents attended the exhibition and discussions of concerns. The ChiCycle team and resident’s associations were delighted that so many people engaged with this event and are considering how to comment or object to the Southern Access Road plans. Ash Pal (Parklands Residents Association Chair) announced that Phil Jones Associates are working with the community to recommend alternative transport solutions to the WoC development’s SAR plans. Images kindly sent in by Jan Davis, Sarah Quail and…

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There are many problems with the proposals for the West of Chichester Development Southern Access Road (SAR) and the 2nd phase of development. Too many issues for ChiCycle to send in one objection letter to the planning authorities. For this reason, ChiCycle will send a series of objection letters, with each one covering a specific issue/topics concerning lack of opportunities for walking and cycling. Objection on grounds that the Transport Assessment makes misleading claims about the quality of proposed transport…

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