Hello everybody and welcome to February’s newsletter of local cycling news and information. Before the listings, however, just a reminder a reminder that if you know anyone, who might be interested in personally receiving these newsletters, just forward this one to them, and let them know that they only have […]
A Happy New Year to everyone and welcome to the latest newsletter from KCC. Given that it’s the first one in 2018 it seemed appropriate to reflect a little on the past year in the hope that some lessons might be learnt for the next 12 months. To that […]
Proposed Amendment to Constitution At the AGM on 22nd November there will be a proposal to amend some of the existing constitution. The two versions – existing and proposed – can be found on the campaign website. The reason for the proposed change is that the committee would prefer not […]
AGM – new date: Please note that the date for the KCC agm has been changed to: 7:00pm – 9:00pm, Wednesday 22nd November 2017 at The Sportsman, John William Street Huddersfield Please try to get to this if you can. Berry Brow – update: There are now some additions to […]
Hello everybody Welcome to number 11 newsletter from the Kirklees Cycling Campaign. Quite a lot in this one. Just a reminder that if you ever want to check out on previous newsletters, they can always be found on the campaign website (details above) Best Regards – John Lewis Chair Lindley […]
Huddersfield Town Centre Some of you might have noticed a sudden increase of cycle route signage in and around Huddersfield Town Centre. The signs look good but they often tend to promise more than what turns out to be the reality. It’s true to say that there have been some […]
Meeting with Kirklees Officers: On 19th June we finally got our meeting with Kirklees Officers. Our suspicion is that this was helped by The Huddersfield Examiner’s article about the length of time we were waiting for a reply to our request. So thank you to “The Examiner”. The reason for […]
Space for Cycling Ride – Report The undemanding ride on 22nd April around Huddersfield Town Centre in the sunshine was covered in great style by the Huddersfield Examiner and included a personal interview. Unfortunately we didn’t fill the streets with cyclists, and our numbers were little more than those that […]
The Open Letter The newsletter for March was taken up with the open letter to the two cabinet leaders responsible for highways in Kirklees. Some of you may have seen large parts of it printed in the ‘Huddersfield Examiner’. This led to Pulse Radio requesting a short interview. The response […]
An Open Letter to Cllr McBride and Cllr Musarrat Khan This month two representatives of the KCC met the above Cabinet leaders to discuss some issues involving cycling in Kirklees. Cllr McBride is responsible for Economy, Skills, Transportation and Planning while Cllr Musarrat Khan responsibilities are for highways and neighbourhoods. […]
