Bespoke Cycle Group
@bespokeeb.bsky.social
Campaigning to reverse the ever worsening cycle provision in Eastbourne. We want to make it easier and safer for anyone to get around Eastbourne by bicycle.
https://www.bespokecyclegroup.org.uk/
https://www.bespokecyclegroup.org.uk/
A well deserved OBE for #Bespoke's
@scarlettmcnally.bsky.social and a reminder of her often quoted aomrc.org.uk/wp-content/u...
@scarlettmcnally.bsky.social and a reminder of her often quoted aomrc.org.uk/wp-content/u...
December 30, 2025 at 11:27 AM
A well deserved OBE for #Bespoke's
@scarlettmcnally.bsky.social and a reminder of her often quoted aomrc.org.uk/wp-content/u...
@scarlettmcnally.bsky.social and a reminder of her often quoted aomrc.org.uk/wp-content/u...
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E-bike scheme in #Guernsey aims to boost job opportunities. share.google/nNZwUa4cvj18...
New e-bike scheme aims to boost Guernsey job opportunities - BBC News
E-bike scheme helping people tackle transport barriers preventing them from work.
share.google
December 30, 2025 at 6:24 AM
E-bike scheme in #Guernsey aims to boost job opportunities. share.google/nNZwUa4cvj18...
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We have just passed the Winter Solstice, so from now on it's that little bit lighter every day 🌄
For now though, daylight hours remain short. Stay safe with our guide to cycling in the dark 👉 buff.ly/ZW9WGgP
For now though, daylight hours remain short. Stay safe with our guide to cycling in the dark 👉 buff.ly/ZW9WGgP
December 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
We have just passed the Winter Solstice, so from now on it's that little bit lighter every day 🌄
For now though, daylight hours remain short. Stay safe with our guide to cycling in the dark 👉 buff.ly/ZW9WGgP
For now though, daylight hours remain short. Stay safe with our guide to cycling in the dark 👉 buff.ly/ZW9WGgP
Great article with @scarlettmcnally.bsky.social about encouraging less driving and more active travel to save the #NHS
hastingsonlinetimes.co.uk/hot-topics/h...
hastingsonlinetimes.co.uk/hot-topics/h...
We must get fitter if we’re to afford the future, says McNally
McNally in traffic outside Eastbourne hospital. Cycling on the pavement is forbidden. Plans for a bus and cycle route running three miles from Polegate to the hospital were stopped by councillors.
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hastingsonlinetimes.co.uk
December 21, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Great article with @scarlettmcnally.bsky.social about encouraging less driving and more active travel to save the #NHS
hastingsonlinetimes.co.uk/hot-topics/h...
hastingsonlinetimes.co.uk/hot-topics/h...
Poor performance means less money ... as it should be
December 16, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Poor performance means less money ... as it should be
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Earlier this week the ATE funding for the next four years was announced. Brighton receives £4.5m, which sees it near the top of the per-capita funding. Unfortunately, East and West Sussex are both towards the bottom end of the table:
Looking at today's Active Travel England (@ategov.bsky.social) updated funding allocations, here is the funding per person per year. I think it makes good sense to fund places that put money to best uses, I made this chart shows how that policy play out in practice. www.gov.uk/government/p...
December 13, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Earlier this week the ATE funding for the next four years was announced. Brighton receives £4.5m, which sees it near the top of the per-capita funding. Unfortunately, East and West Sussex are both towards the bottom end of the table:
For those locals, who have not seen LTN 1/20 compliant cycling infrastructure, here is your chance at Hindsland, between Willingdon and Polegate on A2270.
A 3.5m wide shared path🚶🚴🧑🦼built by the developers
A 3.5m wide shared path🚶🚴🧑🦼built by the developers
December 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
For those locals, who have not seen LTN 1/20 compliant cycling infrastructure, here is your chance at Hindsland, between Willingdon and Polegate on A2270.
A 3.5m wide shared path🚶🚴🧑🦼built by the developers
A 3.5m wide shared path🚶🚴🧑🦼built by the developers
Another year where the allocation for those with a low capability score ( eg 1 for @eastsussexcc.bsky.social £3M ) get less than those other 'Shire counties' who get £10M to £30M. The money follows those who deliver !💰💷
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Active travel capability fund: local transport authority allocations 2025
www.gov.uk
December 11, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Another year where the allocation for those with a low capability score ( eg 1 for @eastsussexcc.bsky.social £3M ) get less than those other 'Shire counties' who get £10M to £30M. The money follows those who deliver !💰💷
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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E-bikes help more people travel in a healthy and sustainable way. However, illegally modified e-bikes and unlicensed e-motorbikes pose serious safety risks due to the dangerous speed they can travel at, and risk of fire from unregulated batteries. 1/2
December 9, 2025 at 3:24 PM
E-bikes help more people travel in a healthy and sustainable way. However, illegally modified e-bikes and unlicensed e-motorbikes pose serious safety risks due to the dangerous speed they can travel at, and risk of fire from unregulated batteries. 1/2
Seasons Greetings from Bespoke Cycle Group 🚴♂️🎅🚴🤶
December 6, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Seasons Greetings from Bespoke Cycle Group 🚴♂️🎅🚴🤶
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See today's (Tue Dec 2nd) Zoom meeting at 5pm includes Chris from the Friends of Rother Valley Way talking about Rural #ActiveTravel Routes. Sign up first via the website.
Hello to all interested in active travel, safe streets, sociable streets and decarbonisation! You can find us at activetravelcafe.org.uk and on Zoom at 5pm on Tuesdays when we share news, talks and more. New sign ups via the website.
Zoom in, 5pm Tuesdays! | Active Travel Cafe
activetravelcafe.org.uk
December 2, 2025 at 7:29 AM
See today's (Tue Dec 2nd) Zoom meeting at 5pm includes Chris from the Friends of Rother Valley Way talking about Rural #ActiveTravel Routes. Sign up first via the website.
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Shaping the next five years: why you should care about the rather lacklustre third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy consultation - and what you can do about it lauralaker.substack.com/p/a-cycling-...
A cycling and walking strategy goes into a bar...
And gets a bit of a pep talk
lauralaker.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Shaping the next five years: why you should care about the rather lacklustre third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy consultation - and what you can do about it lauralaker.substack.com/p/a-cycling-...
Only 2 weeks to go to complete the consultation around cycling investment strategy. Keep it positive around 🚴🚲🦼🚶♂️.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
www.gov.uk/government/c...
The third cycling and walking investment strategy (CWIS3)
www.gov.uk
November 30, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Only 2 weeks to go to complete the consultation around cycling investment strategy. Keep it positive around 🚴🚲🦼🚶♂️.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
www.gov.uk/government/c...
We need to see what lessons and hints we can learn for Sussex
Great opportunity if you're in Winchester on 1st Dec!
Duncan Dollimore, Head of Campaigns at @cyclinguk.bsky.social will talk about "Cycling and the Mayor, Local government reorganisation in Hampshire & the Solent, and what it means for cycling" See: cyclewinchester.org.uk/updates/cycl...
Duncan Dollimore, Head of Campaigns at @cyclinguk.bsky.social will talk about "Cycling and the Mayor, Local government reorganisation in Hampshire & the Solent, and what it means for cycling" See: cyclewinchester.org.uk/updates/cycl...
Cycling and the Mayor - Cycle Winchester
Local government reorganisation in Hampshire & the Solent, and what it means for cycling. An open meeting on 1st December, featuring Duncan Dollimore, Head of Campaigns at Cycling UK.
cyclewinchester.org.uk
November 30, 2025 at 7:45 AM
We need to see what lessons and hints we can learn for Sussex
Cycle Lewes AGM
November 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Cycle Lewes AGM
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The latest National Travel Survey clearly questions that old myth about "Active travel is just for the middle classes, what about working people who have to drive?"
November 22, 2025 at 7:28 AM
The latest National Travel Survey clearly questions that old myth about "Active travel is just for the middle classes, what about working people who have to drive?"
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Last few days to comment on the Eastbourne Air quality questionnaire 🚗🚛🚢💩
www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/Eastbourne...
www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/Eastbourne...
Survey on the draft Eastbourne Air Quality Strategy
Please take the time to complete our survey. Your feedback is important.
www.smartsurvey.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Last few days to comment on the Eastbourne Air quality questionnaire 🚗🚛🚢💩
www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/Eastbourne...
www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/Eastbourne...
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“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas & city center in 2021.”
Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death
The capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities.
www.politico.eu
November 17, 2025 at 6:31 AM
“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas & city center in 2021.”
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The hysteria over this has been utterly insane.
No one bats an eyelids when parked cars reduce road width down to a single car width do they?
road.cc/content/news...
No one bats an eyelids when parked cars reduce road width down to a single car width do they?
road.cc/content/news...
Government shuts down "false" media claims roads to be narrowed to stop drivers overtaking cyclists, after tabloid "war on motorists" hysteria "misrepresents" latest road safety guidance
Tabloid meltdown and condemnation from motoring organisations, but Department for Transport insists "there has never been legally binding standards for road widths" and coverage was "false and misrepr...
road.cc
November 17, 2025 at 11:18 AM
The hysteria over this has been utterly insane.
No one bats an eyelids when parked cars reduce road width down to a single car width do they?
road.cc/content/news...
No one bats an eyelids when parked cars reduce road width down to a single car width do they?
road.cc/content/news...
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ATE restates *lane* width guidance which has been around years and the Daily Nazi somehow manages to twist it around with a pack of lies.
"Edmund King, AA president and a cyclist, said: 'It is impossible and impractical to change the widths of all our roads, which have evolved since Roman times."
"Edmund King, AA president and a cyclist, said: 'It is impossible and impractical to change the widths of all our roads, which have evolved since Roman times."
Please forgive the link to the Daily Wail, what is this nonsense? @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Roads to be made narrower to stop drivers from overtaking cyclists
Official guidance on the Government's website states lanes on local roads should either shrink no more than 10ft 8in wide or expand to at least 12ft 10in. Critics they are far more likely to shrink.
www.dailymail.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
ATE restates *lane* width guidance which has been around years and the Daily Nazi somehow manages to twist it around with a pack of lies.
"Edmund King, AA president and a cyclist, said: 'It is impossible and impractical to change the widths of all our roads, which have evolved since Roman times."
"Edmund King, AA president and a cyclist, said: 'It is impossible and impractical to change the widths of all our roads, which have evolved since Roman times."
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But she's more than happy to subsidise people who can afford to buy £40k electric cars but more than the cost of a decent bike. And through salary sacrifice schemes too.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Rachel Reeves to cut tax benefits for workers using salary sacrifice schemes to buy bikes
Chancellor expected to introduce new limit on how much can be spent on a bicycle through cycle to work scheme
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:30 AM
But she's more than happy to subsidise people who can afford to buy £40k electric cars but more than the cost of a decent bike. And through salary sacrifice schemes too.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
What discourages women 🚴asks @cyclinguk.bsky.social ?
It is no surprise for Eastbourne. It's traffic and poor routes
It is no surprise for Eastbourne. It's traffic and poor routes
November 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
What discourages women 🚴asks @cyclinguk.bsky.social ?
It is no surprise for Eastbourne. It's traffic and poor routes
It is no surprise for Eastbourne. It's traffic and poor routes
100s cycle🚴♂️ to Lewes Bonfire 🔥🎆🔥. The best choice for this event when they make it hard to get there
www.theargus.co.uk/news/2559063...
www.theargus.co.uk/news/2559063...
Hundreds to cycle from Brighton to Lewes for Bonfire Night ride
This Wednesday, November 5, a mass cycle ride, or ‘bike train’, will roll out from the Level in central Brighton to Lewes for Bonfire Night.
www.theargus.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
100s cycle🚴♂️ to Lewes Bonfire 🔥🎆🔥. The best choice for this event when they make it hard to get there
www.theargus.co.uk/news/2559063...
www.theargus.co.uk/news/2559063...
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New sports and physical activity campaign for children.
#Cycling needs to be in there!
www.gov.uk/government/n...
#Cycling needs to be in there!
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Nearly three in five parents expect children’s physical activity to drop this winter
as stars back new campaign to keep kids active
Government launches ‘Let’s Move!’, a new campaign supported by Sport England, to help keep families active together all year round.
www.gov.uk
November 4, 2025 at 6:52 AM
New sports and physical activity campaign for children.
#Cycling needs to be in there!
www.gov.uk/government/n...
#Cycling needs to be in there!
www.gov.uk/government/n...