Saskia Heijltjes
@saskiaheijltjes.bsky.social
Green Party Cllr for Lambridge, Bath and North East Somerset
Once describes as "fanatical green" by Jacob Rees-Mogg.
Promoted by Michael Coffey on behalf of Saskia Heijltjes (Bath and NE Somerset Green Party), both at Ravenscroft, Sydney Road, Bath
Once describes as "fanatical green" by Jacob Rees-Mogg.
Promoted by Michael Coffey on behalf of Saskia Heijltjes (Bath and NE Somerset Green Party), both at Ravenscroft, Sydney Road, Bath
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Hello new followers 👋
I like cycling and often cycle on a cargo bike or a tandem with 2 kids in tow. I also like shouting about riding bikes & trikes #kidicalmass and campaigning for other people to be able to cycle too.
I also write about family cycling at Cycle Sprog www.cyclesprog.co.uk
I like cycling and often cycle on a cargo bike or a tandem with 2 kids in tow. I also like shouting about riding bikes & trikes #kidicalmass and campaigning for other people to be able to cycle too.
I also write about family cycling at Cycle Sprog www.cyclesprog.co.uk
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Try to stop your friends and family using Twitter news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
How the world's richest man is boosting the British right
How the world's richest man is boosting the British right
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November 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Councillor Emily Kerr and Councillor Saskia Heijltjes have announced that they have asked for their names and faces to be removed from Cycling UK’s publicity.
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Councillors ask to be removed from Cycling UK publicity after decision to exclude trans women from Women in Cycling award
They have asked for their names and faces to be removed "due to the decision to remove trans women from their awards"
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November 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Councillor Emily Kerr and Councillor Saskia Heijltjes have announced that they have asked for their names and faces to be removed from Cycling UK’s publicity.
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The cowards keep appearing. 🙄
Big shout out however to Saskia here, and Megan Joy Barclay, for standing as true allies.
✊🏾🩷🤍💙✊🏼
Big shout out however to Saskia here, and Megan Joy Barclay, for standing as true allies.
✊🏾🩷🤍💙✊🏼
Like many others, I am disappointed and angry about the decision by @cyclinguk.bsky.social to change the eligibility criteria for Women in Cycling 2025 to exclude trans women.
Trans women are women 🏳️⚧️
I have requested for my name and face to be removed.
www.cyclingweekly.com/news/do-we-n...
Trans women are women 🏳️⚧️
I have requested for my name and face to be removed.
www.cyclingweekly.com/news/do-we-n...
'Do we need to exclude people even more?' – Cycling UK's 100 Women in Cycling criticised for not accepting nominations for trans women
Cycling charity say that only biological women can be on list
www.cyclingweekly.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The cowards keep appearing. 🙄
Big shout out however to Saskia here, and Megan Joy Barclay, for standing as true allies.
✊🏾🩷🤍💙✊🏼
Big shout out however to Saskia here, and Megan Joy Barclay, for standing as true allies.
✊🏾🩷🤍💙✊🏼
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Thank you to the Greens in Bristol! 😊
"Green councillors held up pro-trans rights banners and pride flags from their seats in Bristol City Council chamber as a war of words with women’s rights campaigners [transphobes] reignited."
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
"Green councillors held up pro-trans rights banners and pride flags from their seats in Bristol City Council chamber as a war of words with women’s rights campaigners [transphobes] reignited."
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
Greens wield pro-trans placards at heated council meeting
Greens walked out of the previous Bristol full council meeting
www.bristolpost.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Thank you to the Greens in Bristol! 😊
"Green councillors held up pro-trans rights banners and pride flags from their seats in Bristol City Council chamber as a war of words with women’s rights campaigners [transphobes] reignited."
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
"Green councillors held up pro-trans rights banners and pride flags from their seats in Bristol City Council chamber as a war of words with women’s rights campaigners [transphobes] reignited."
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
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I am a little late to this, but I have also requested my name and face to be removed from @cyclinguk.bsky.social publicity due to the decision to remove trans women from their awards.
Trans women are women, gender is on a spectrum (and I did a genetics degree), and cycling is for everyone. 🏳️⚧️🚲❤️
Trans women are women, gender is on a spectrum (and I did a genetics degree), and cycling is for everyone. 🏳️⚧️🚲❤️
Like many others, I am disappointed and angry about the decision by @cyclinguk.bsky.social to change the eligibility criteria for Women in Cycling 2025 to exclude trans women.
Trans women are women 🏳️⚧️
I have requested for my name and face to be removed.
www.cyclingweekly.com/news/do-we-n...
Trans women are women 🏳️⚧️
I have requested for my name and face to be removed.
www.cyclingweekly.com/news/do-we-n...
'Do we need to exclude people even more?' – Cycling UK's 100 Women in Cycling criticised for not accepting nominations for trans women
Cycling charity say that only biological women can be on list
www.cyclingweekly.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I am a little late to this, but I have also requested my name and face to be removed from @cyclinguk.bsky.social publicity due to the decision to remove trans women from their awards.
Trans women are women, gender is on a spectrum (and I did a genetics degree), and cycling is for everyone. 🏳️⚧️🚲❤️
Trans women are women, gender is on a spectrum (and I did a genetics degree), and cycling is for everyone. 🏳️⚧️🚲❤️
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Active transport is for everyone regardless of who you are. It angers us so much as green activists that promoting active travel should *only* earn you an award if you identify with your gender assigned at birth.
Trans women are women, and @cyclinguk.bsky.social needs to do better.
Trans women are women, and @cyclinguk.bsky.social needs to do better.
Like many others, I am disappointed and angry about the decision by @cyclinguk.bsky.social to change the eligibility criteria for Women in Cycling 2025 to exclude trans women.
Trans women are women 🏳️⚧️
I have requested for my name and face to be removed.
www.cyclingweekly.com/news/do-we-n...
Trans women are women 🏳️⚧️
I have requested for my name and face to be removed.
www.cyclingweekly.com/news/do-we-n...
'Do we need to exclude people even more?' – Cycling UK's 100 Women in Cycling criticised for not accepting nominations for trans women
Cycling charity say that only biological women can be on list
www.cyclingweekly.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Active transport is for everyone regardless of who you are. It angers us so much as green activists that promoting active travel should *only* earn you an award if you identify with your gender assigned at birth.
Trans women are women, and @cyclinguk.bsky.social needs to do better.
Trans women are women, and @cyclinguk.bsky.social needs to do better.
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It is 2025 - we really shouldn't need a petition for this!
Require schools to let children use the toilet at all times in the school day.
This petition is going viral on other platforms.
Let's share and allow our children human rights.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Require schools to let children use the toilet at all times in the school day.
This petition is going viral on other platforms.
Let's share and allow our children human rights.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Require schools to let children use the toilet at all times in the school day
Make it mandatory for schools to allow students to go to the toilet at all times throughout the school day when they need to and do not lock toilets so that they aren’t accessible during certain times...
petition.parliament.uk
November 7, 2025 at 9:19 AM
It is 2025 - we really shouldn't need a petition for this!
Require schools to let children use the toilet at all times in the school day.
This petition is going viral on other platforms.
Let's share and allow our children human rights.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Require schools to let children use the toilet at all times in the school day.
This petition is going viral on other platforms.
Let's share and allow our children human rights.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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This is utterly awful.
Transphobia in plain sight along with a grim (mis)interpretation of the meaning of the Supreme Court ruling in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers.
Recognising women’s contribution to cycling should be inclusive not based on essentialist biological sex.
Transphobia in plain sight along with a grim (mis)interpretation of the meaning of the Supreme Court ruling in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers.
Recognising women’s contribution to cycling should be inclusive not based on essentialist biological sex.
November 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM
This is utterly awful.
Transphobia in plain sight along with a grim (mis)interpretation of the meaning of the Supreme Court ruling in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers.
Recognising women’s contribution to cycling should be inclusive not based on essentialist biological sex.
Transphobia in plain sight along with a grim (mis)interpretation of the meaning of the Supreme Court ruling in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers.
Recognising women’s contribution to cycling should be inclusive not based on essentialist biological sex.
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Women are hugely underrepresented in cycling at all levels. There are lots of reasons for this. It’s kinda complicated.
I know many people who’ve worked for years to make cycling safer and more accessible for all women.
Excluding a minority achieves nothing except further emboldening bigots.
I know many people who’ve worked for years to make cycling safer and more accessible for all women.
Excluding a minority achieves nothing except further emboldening bigots.
We can’t have anything nice 😣
Cycling Weekly posted about this on their FB page and the comments are almost universally a smorgasbord of all the transphobic greatest hits.
Cycling has been a huge part of my life for 35 years.
I feel sick to my stomach.
Cycling Weekly posted about this on their FB page and the comments are almost universally a smorgasbord of all the transphobic greatest hits.
Cycling has been a huge part of my life for 35 years.
I feel sick to my stomach.
'Do we need to exclude people even more?' – Cycling UK's 100 Women in Cycling criticised for not accepting nominations for trans women
Cycling charity say that only biological women can be on list
www.cyclingweekly.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Women are hugely underrepresented in cycling at all levels. There are lots of reasons for this. It’s kinda complicated.
I know many people who’ve worked for years to make cycling safer and more accessible for all women.
Excluding a minority achieves nothing except further emboldening bigots.
I know many people who’ve worked for years to make cycling safer and more accessible for all women.
Excluding a minority achieves nothing except further emboldening bigots.
Like many others, I am disappointed and angry about the decision by @cyclinguk.bsky.social to change the eligibility criteria for Women in Cycling 2025 to exclude trans women.
Trans women are women 🏳️⚧️
I have requested for my name and face to be removed.
www.cyclingweekly.com/news/do-we-n...
Trans women are women 🏳️⚧️
I have requested for my name and face to be removed.
www.cyclingweekly.com/news/do-we-n...
'Do we need to exclude people even more?' – Cycling UK's 100 Women in Cycling criticised for not accepting nominations for trans women
Cycling charity say that only biological women can be on list
www.cyclingweekly.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Like many others, I am disappointed and angry about the decision by @cyclinguk.bsky.social to change the eligibility criteria for Women in Cycling 2025 to exclude trans women.
Trans women are women 🏳️⚧️
I have requested for my name and face to be removed.
www.cyclingweekly.com/news/do-we-n...
Trans women are women 🏳️⚧️
I have requested for my name and face to be removed.
www.cyclingweekly.com/news/do-we-n...
I used to cycle along here to get to my job in Paris. What a transformation 👏
With political will, this is possible.
With political will, this is possible.
Avec 470 arbres plantés et 4 000m2 de nature en plein cœur du 14e arrondissement, la place de Catalogne s'est radicalement transformée en 2024 !
November 4, 2025 at 11:28 AM
I used to cycle along here to get to my job in Paris. What a transformation 👏
With political will, this is possible.
With political will, this is possible.
Every so often, my work as a Councillor gets personal.
Solidarity with all fellow parents/carers of SEND kids who are not getting the right support.
Solidarity with all fellow parents/carers of SEND kids who are not getting the right support.
Pairs of children’s shoes were laid out to represent children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) who have been failed and not been given the right support to thrive.
#everypairtellsastory #SEND
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#everypairtellsastory #SEND
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Every Pair Tells a Story” – Families Lay Children’s Shoes Outside Bath’s Guildhall to Highlight SEND Crisis
On Monday 3rd November 2025, families gathered outside the Bath and North East Somerset Council Offices to take part in a peaceful national action called Every Pair Tells a Story. Pairs of children…
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November 4, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Every so often, my work as a Councillor gets personal.
Solidarity with all fellow parents/carers of SEND kids who are not getting the right support.
Solidarity with all fellow parents/carers of SEND kids who are not getting the right support.
Pairs of children’s shoes were laid out to represent children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) who have been failed and not been given the right support to thrive.
#everypairtellsastory #SEND
greengroupbanes.wordpress.com/2025/11/03/e...
#everypairtellsastory #SEND
greengroupbanes.wordpress.com/2025/11/03/e...
Every Pair Tells a Story” – Families Lay Children’s Shoes Outside Bath’s Guildhall to Highlight SEND Crisis
On Monday 3rd November 2025, families gathered outside the Bath and North East Somerset Council Offices to take part in a peaceful national action called Every Pair Tells a Story. Pairs of children…
greengroupbanes.wordpress.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Pairs of children’s shoes were laid out to represent children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) who have been failed and not been given the right support to thrive.
#everypairtellsastory #SEND
greengroupbanes.wordpress.com/2025/11/03/e...
#everypairtellsastory #SEND
greengroupbanes.wordpress.com/2025/11/03/e...
Went door knocking tonight and met a new green party member every few doors 🤯
🚨 BREAKING 🚨
📈 Since the election of our new leadership team, our membership has doubled, now sitting at more than 140,000.
And this is just the beginning: join.greenparty.org.uk
📈 Since the election of our new leadership team, our membership has doubled, now sitting at more than 140,000.
And this is just the beginning: join.greenparty.org.uk
October 23, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Went door knocking tonight and met a new green party member every few doors 🤯
Major panic this morning because I forgot I had to bring two bikes to the mechanic so that took some time and no bike left to cycle to meeting 🙄
Actually, I could've taken the box bike 😅
Actually, I could've taken the box bike 😅
It's time for my fav council meeting! It's the Climate Emergency and Sustainability Policy Development and Scrutiny Panel.
You can watch it online from 10am
democracy.bathnes.gov.uk/ieListDocume...
You can watch it online from 10am
democracy.bathnes.gov.uk/ieListDocume...
October 23, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Major panic this morning because I forgot I had to bring two bikes to the mechanic so that took some time and no bike left to cycle to meeting 🙄
Actually, I could've taken the box bike 😅
Actually, I could've taken the box bike 😅
It's time for my fav council meeting! It's the Climate Emergency and Sustainability Policy Development and Scrutiny Panel.
You can watch it online from 10am
democracy.bathnes.gov.uk/ieListDocume...
You can watch it online from 10am
democracy.bathnes.gov.uk/ieListDocume...
October 23, 2025 at 8:09 AM
It's time for my fav council meeting! It's the Climate Emergency and Sustainability Policy Development and Scrutiny Panel.
You can watch it online from 10am
democracy.bathnes.gov.uk/ieListDocume...
You can watch it online from 10am
democracy.bathnes.gov.uk/ieListDocume...
“This junction is already complex and heavily used by drivers, cyclists and pedestrians — including many students and young people,” said Cllr Heijltjes. “Introducing a bright, changing advertisement here would only heighten the danger...”
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October 22, 2025 at 3:19 PM
“This junction is already complex and heavily used by drivers, cyclists and pedestrians — including many students and young people,” said Cllr Heijltjes. “Introducing a bright, changing advertisement here would only heighten the danger...”
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We were thrilled to be finalists in the Cycling Media of the Year category at the #BikeBizAwards!
Such an honour to be recognised alongside some of the biggest names in the industry, flying the flag for kids bikes and family cycling.
No trophy this time, but the recognition feels like a huge win!
Such an honour to be recognised alongside some of the biggest names in the industry, flying the flag for kids bikes and family cycling.
No trophy this time, but the recognition feels like a huge win!
October 22, 2025 at 8:16 AM
We were thrilled to be finalists in the Cycling Media of the Year category at the #BikeBizAwards!
Such an honour to be recognised alongside some of the biggest names in the industry, flying the flag for kids bikes and family cycling.
No trophy this time, but the recognition feels like a huge win!
Such an honour to be recognised alongside some of the biggest names in the industry, flying the flag for kids bikes and family cycling.
No trophy this time, but the recognition feels like a huge win!
I do not want us to be "culturally coherent".
On a personal note; my children asked me this morning if this MP was talking about them too 😥 They were born here but do not have a British passport.
On a personal note; my children asked me this morning if this MP was talking about them too 😥 They were born here but do not have a British passport.
A Conservative MP tipped as a future party leader has been condemned for saying large numbers of legally settled families must be deported, in order to ensure the UK is mostly “culturally coherent”.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Tory MP criticised after demanding legally settled families be deported
Katie Lam said move would make UK ‘culturally coherent’ and that a large number of people ‘need to go home’
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I do not want us to be "culturally coherent".
On a personal note; my children asked me this morning if this MP was talking about them too 😥 They were born here but do not have a British passport.
On a personal note; my children asked me this morning if this MP was talking about them too 😥 They were born here but do not have a British passport.
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When Labour finally respond to a horrific, far right and racist policy proposal from a Tory MP, it comes with a heavy gloss of 'I get where you're coming from' instead of the outright condemnation it deserves.
“We welcome those who come to this country, legally, and give more than they take. We believe the right to stay here must not be automatic, but that those who play their part should be able to earn that right."
October 21, 2025 at 10:12 AM
When Labour finally respond to a horrific, far right and racist policy proposal from a Tory MP, it comes with a heavy gloss of 'I get where you're coming from' instead of the outright condemnation it deserves.
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Sorry you've been a victim of fake news.
I said this morning to @vicderbyshire.bsky.social that the Green Party had passed 123,000 members.
A couple of hours later it's out of date. @greenparty.org.uk have 126,000! 🎉🚀
Join.greenparty.org.uk
I said this morning to @vicderbyshire.bsky.social that the Green Party had passed 123,000 members.
A couple of hours later it's out of date. @greenparty.org.uk have 126,000! 🎉🚀
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Join the Green Party
Join the Green Party from just £6 a year. Become a member today - join the only party standing up for people and planet.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
October 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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NEW PAPER ALERT! E-cargo bikes as a personal transport mode in the UK: Insights from surveys and suburban trials, . This presents some of the results from our ELEVATE project doi.org/10.1016/j.jc... #SustainableTransport #ActiveTravel #Micromobility #ECargoBikes @micromobility-its.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 10:54 AM
NEW PAPER ALERT! E-cargo bikes as a personal transport mode in the UK: Insights from surveys and suburban trials, . This presents some of the results from our ELEVATE project doi.org/10.1016/j.jc... #SustainableTransport #ActiveTravel #Micromobility #ECargoBikes @micromobility-its.bsky.social
Our bike bus went viral 😍 😂
“Why is the bloke not wearing a helmet, riding one handed, and why aren’t the kids wearing hi-vis?”
Video of children riding their bikes to school sparks inevitable helmet row… and complaints about holding up traffic
Video of children riding their bikes to school sparks inevitable helmet row… and complaints about holding up traffic
“No helmet? What a role model”: Video of children cycling to school sparks meltdown, as drivers blast Bike Bus leader for riding without a helmet and kids for not wearing hi-vis, cutting corners, and ...
Apparently, according to my calendar, it’s only Wednesday. And with that grim detail in mind, Ryan Mallon will be doing his very best to keep everyone’s spirits up with all the usual cycling news, vie...
road.cc
October 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Our bike bus went viral 😍 😂
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Lower Bills.
Protect our NHS.
And invest in our communities.
Let's make hope normal again.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Protect our NHS.
And invest in our communities.
Let's make hope normal again.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Green party reaches 100,000 members for first time after Polanski becomes leader
Green party in England and Wales has had near-50% rise in membership since since Zack Polanski took over last month
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Lower Bills.
Protect our NHS.
And invest in our communities.
Let's make hope normal again.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Protect our NHS.
And invest in our communities.
Let's make hope normal again.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...