The petition for the Old Town Cycleway may have been handed into East Sussex County Council, but Bespoke and our friends aren’t sitting back and taking anything for granted. Over the weekend, Felicity Goodson from Bespoke attended the Lammas Festival… Continue Reading
There is a free cycling taster day for people with learning disabilities who are 16 years old and over at Eastbourne Sports Park, in Cross Levels Way, Eastbourne on Wednesday 30th of July. The event starts are 10am and ends… Continue Reading
There are only a three cycling related pieces in this week’s Eastbourne Gazette. The first comes from the letters pages, where once again concern about cycling on Eastbourne prom mingles facts with fiction. Alan Cooper from Bakers Farm Park, Upper… Continue Reading
The main news in this week’s Eastbourne Herald is the presentation of Bespoke’s petition of over 1000 signatures in support of the Old Town Cycleway. The route will link 10 schools between Polegate and Eastbourne running via Old Town. Councillor… Continue Reading
There have been 15 pedal cycle thefts in Eastbourne within the last three months. To help you avoid being a victim of crime, Eastbourne Neighbourhood Policing Team offer a free service to security mark your bike. Please speak to your… Continue Reading
The Eastbourne Gazette has 3 cycling related stories this week. We start with the news that the Tour of Britain is set to run through Hailsham, Eastbourne and Seaford in September. There was only one cycling related letter in the Eastbourne… Continue Reading
The following letter is currently being distributed to residents along the route of the Horsey Cycleway, Section 1, but East Sussex County Council. It details the new proposed route from Eastbourne Railway Station to Ringwood Road, where it joins the… Continue Reading
Here’s a map of all the cycle accidents in Eastbourne between January 2007 and December 2011 from the Sussex Safer Roads Partnership. In Eastbourne there were 2 fatal accidents, 30 serious accident, and 134 slight accidents. Across East Sussex as… Continue Reading
Sussex Police are reporting that a driver of a silver BMW X3 who tried to intimidate a group of cyclists riding on the A27 between Eastbourne and Lewes has been ordered to pay almost £1000. Oliver McDonald of Station Road,… Continue Reading
Councillor John Ungar delivered the 1300+ signature Old Town Cycleway petition to East Sussex County Council yesterday. The petition started on 27th June so that works out at around 80 signatures a day – pretty good going. The online petition… Continue Reading