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About the Campaign

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Cambridge Cycling Campaign was formed in 1995 to provide a voice for cyclists in our area. We aren't a cycling club, but an organisation of volunteers campaigning for the rights of cyclists and promoting cycling in and around Cambridge. We lobby for better and more convenient conditions for cycling, safer roads, and more people on bikes.

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Members receive a newsletter six times a year, packed with campaign news, photos, events and advice. There are regular leisurely rides and social occasions throughout the year. Discounts are offered to members by many local bike shops.

Membership costs are low: £7.50 individual, £3.50 unwaged, £12 household. For this, you get six newsletters a year, discounts at a large number of bike shops, and you will be supporting our work.

We believe that cycling is a key part of the solution to local transport problems. This means reduced congestion, less pollution and better health. It is accessible to people of all ages and backgrounds. But cyclists often get a raw deal, so we need to increase the influence cyclists have on local transport policy and planning, and the behaviour of the traffic around us.

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Stall

Visit us at our stall in Cambridge market square, outside the Guildhall on Saturday mornings. This is an important contact point for us, and volunteers are always needed to help. Join us at our regular meetings, on the first Tuesday of each month at the Friends Meeting House in Jesus Lane: we start informally, with tea and coffee at 7.30pm, and the main meeting starts at 8pm.

Activities


In just a few years, Cambridge Cycling Campaign has organised a huge variety of events and services for cyclists, and potential cyclists, in Cambridgeshire, including:

A series of Publications and Position Papers sets out our aims, to raise the standard of cycle provision in Cambridge, from the legacy of narrow, bumpy paths, with "Cyclists Dismount", and "Give Way" signs all too prevalent.

Our "Grand Cycle Rides" have brought hundreds of cyclists out, demanding "Safe Streets for Cyclists".

We have supported the "Road Traffic Reduction Act", and we are lobbying to get the "Road Danger Reduction Charter" and "National Cycling Strategy" adopted locally.

Each year in National Bike Week (in June), we organise a packed programme of public events, to promote all aspects of cycling, with events such as the Free Breakfasts for Cyclists, Cycling Cinema Show, media publicity events, bicycle parade, picnic ride, treasure hunt, bicycle health checks, and much, much more.

Liaison

We bring about improvements for cyclists by working with other organisations.

We are represented on Cambridgeshire's "County Cycle Liaison Committee". (In fact, we got it launched again after its lapse). We have ensured that representatives of organisations for pedestrians, the differently-abled, and the blind and partially-sighted are also involved, right from the start.

We are partners in Cambridge's "Cycle Friendly Employers" and "Travel for Work" Schemes, helping to found both, and sitting on their Steering Groups.

We have worked with Sustrans, studying potential routes for the National Cycle Network through Cambridgeshire.

We liaise with other regional and national bodies, including the Cyclists' Touring Club, Cycle Campaign Network, Transport 2000 and STEER.

Consultation

Cambridge Cycling Campaign has members with specialised knowledge in many fields which affect cyclists, and provision for cyclists.

We are keen to consult with, and offer a service to, any organisations wishing to improve the lot of Cambridge Cyclists.

For example, if your organisation is thinking of improving cycle provision, such as Cycle Parking, we can offer much information about planning and suppliers, and examples of good, bad and best practice.

And if we don't have the answers, we can contact the national organisations to whom we are affiliated, and get their advice.

We also consult on virtually all road schemes in and around Cambridge, as the smallest detail in design can have a huge impact, either positive or negative, on cyclists' safety.

Membership

Our 700 members... Campaign membership costs:

Organisations wishing to affiliate to the Cambridge Cycling Campaign should contact the Coordinator.

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