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Norwich Cycling Campaign
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Campaigning for more and better cycle paths in and around Norwich so everyone can choose to cycle | Your voice for a fine cycling city

https://www.norwichcyclingcampaign.org/
Anyone know what's going on here?

Red temporary directions with bicycle symbols on them have suddenly appeared.
December 1, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Great turnout for our AGM last Tuesday. Thanks to Leah Spagatner from @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social for her inspiring talk which touched on many topics including empowering women through cycling.

Campaign chair Peter Silburn gave a review of the year, the good and the not so good.
November 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Cool video on a Canadian cycling city that's doing great things and that ought to be more widely known.
November 28, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Could Cycling Help Stop Dementia? New Study Shows Promising Results - Bike Push

A ground-breaking study has revealed that regular cycling might be one of our best defences against dementia.

bikepush.com/could-cyclin...
Could Cycling Help Stop Dementia? New Study Shows Results
Forget memory puzzles! New research reveals cyclists have lower dementia risk. See how pedalling could be your brain's secret weapon.
bikepush.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Study: Active Travel Mode and Incident Dementia and Brain Structure - Jama Network

The findings of this study suggest that promoting active travel modes, particularly cycling, may be associated with better brain health and lower dementia risk.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Active Travel Mode and Incident Dementia and Brain Structure
This cohort study investigates the association of active travel modes, such as walking and cycling, with dementia risk and brain structure.
jamanetwork.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Yet ANOTHER cyclist injured by a car driver on Norwich's streets.

We urgently need protected space for cycling so this stops happening.

www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/2563935...
Cyclist taken to hospital after crash in Norwich
A male cyclist was taken to hospital after a crash in Barker Street in Norwich.
www.eveningnews24.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Cycling after dark is part of everyday life here, but it still raises real concerns. This week I look at what helps people feel safe on those night-time rides – from lighting to travelling together.

New post and video.
Cycling safely after dark
We have entered the darker months again, and that inevitably makes cycling a little more precarious. Safety after sunset has two sides: being visible to others and feeling socially safe. As cyclists we cannot lock ourselves in, as one might in a car, so the environment matters all the more. Being visible is straightforward. A working front and rear light, together with the legally required reflectors, is usually enough.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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We are concerned about recent talk about cuts to the Cycle to Work Scheme. Though the scheme has some limits, where other forms of transport present barriers to Disabled people, cycling can for some be a method of independent travel that is supported through the Cycle To Work Scheme.
November 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
E-cargo bikes give families the freedom that cars promise. That's what a 2023-24 study into "e-micromobility" discovered.

And now a company in Norwich is renting out e-cargo bikes so families can find out for themselves.
www.norwichcyclingcampaign.org/from-cars-to...
From cars to cargo bikes – how families found freedom
What happens if you just give people a cargo bike – a bike specially designed for transporting children, the shopping, or even a wardrobe?
www.norwichcyclingcampaign.org
November 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
A female cyclist was injured at the Grapes Hill roundabout this morning following a collision between a car driver and the cyclist.

This is the third reported collision involing a car driver and a cyclist on Norwich's roads in just over a fortnight.
www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/2562639...
Woman taken to hospital after crash in Norwich
A woman has been taken to hospital following a crash on Grapes Hill in Norwich city centre.
www.eveningnews24.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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From cars to cargo bikes: how families are finding freedom on two (or three) wheels.
Here’s how Norwich is helping residents make the shift. Matthew O’Conner Lomas reports

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From cars to cargo bikes: How families found freedom
A new study shows that households using cargo bikes can halve their car miles – and a scheme is helping Norwich residents make the shift
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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For taxpayers, every piece of cycling infrastructure is a gift that keeps on giving.

An asset that returns annual savings in congestion, pollution, maintenance, safety and healthcare over its lifetime.

Stop asking whether your city can afford to invest in cycling. Ask whether it can afford not to.
November 12, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Air ambulance called after a crash involving a driver and a cyclist on Plumstead Road East this morning.
www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/2561518...
Air ambulance called to crash involving car and a cyclist
A road closure is in place in Plumstead Road in Norwich and the air ambulance is currently at the scene of a crash involving a car and a bicycle.
www.eveningnews24.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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This is why my back and legs were hurting at work this weekend, giving an “Oof” every time I bent over to open an incubator. But it was worth it!
A section of cycle path on the Purple Pedalway had become badly overgrown. We asked Norfolk County Council to clear it but they only did half a job, so we spent two hours yesterday clearing back the vegetation properly.

It was hard work but satisfying. We shouldn’t need to do this.
November 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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This great video captures the joy of our latest Women's Network ride - with a powerful message from women about what needs to change

Thanks @forestbike.bsky.social for supporting this ride!
@londoncycling.bsky.social
Women's Network Family Ride 2025
The clocks might have gone back, but, unlike our Freedom After Dark ride, this special jaunt is in daylight !
hosted by the Women's Network.

lcc.org.uk/campaigns/wo...

youtu.be/JCG7DiBAs5E
LCC Women's Family Ride 2025
YouTube video by Steve Knattress
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November 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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A section of cycle path on the Purple Pedalway had become badly overgrown. We asked Norfolk County Council to clear it but they only did half a job, so we spent two hours yesterday clearing back the vegetation properly.

It was hard work but satisfying. We shouldn’t need to do this.
November 8, 2025 at 8:34 AM
A section of cycle path on the Purple Pedalway had become badly overgrown. We asked Norfolk County Council to clear it but they only did half a job, so we spent two hours yesterday clearing back the vegetation properly.

It was hard work but satisfying. We shouldn’t need to do this.
November 8, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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Women deserve the freedom to move - yet many still feel unsafe cycling

No one should have to choose between a busy road or a dark path. When cycling’s safer for women, it’s safer for everyone 🚲

👉 Donate or join: cyclinguk.org/my-ride-our-right

'My ride. Our right' – supported by Cycle SOS
November 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Norfolk County Council are running a survey on short journey travel habits.

You know, those journeys that are ideal for cycling (hint, hint...)

Please respond!
www.travelnorfolk.co.uk/shortjourneys/
Short journey travel habits survey - Travel Norfolk
www.travelnorfolk.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
We're all set up at the Norwich Bike Jumble. Come on down and say hello!

St Mary's Works, 12-5pm.
November 2, 2025 at 11:31 AM
A cyclist was injured after a collision between a car driver and the cyclist. The incident on the 20th October happened at the junction of Drayton Road and Whiffler Road.

Anyone with any information should contact the police quoting reference NC-20102025-404.
www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/2558755...
Cyclist left with head injury after Hyundai crash
A cyclist has been left with a head injury following a Hyundai crash at the junction of Whiffler Road and Drayton Road in Norwich.
www.eveningnews24.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Next Sunday it's the Norwich Bike Jumble!

12- 5pm in the Shoe Factory, St Marys Works. Free entry.

We'll be there with our stall.
October 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
If you haven't already done so, now is the time to sort out your bike lights.

#WinterCycling
Don’t forget – the clocks are going back tonight ⏰🔙

The ever-darker evenings are a reminder that winter is fast approaching

Here are some top tips to help you be prepared ahead of severe winter weather: weather.metoffice.gov.uk/warnings-and...
October 25, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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