Railway station to seafront via Terminus Road
Bespoke’s proposal for cycle access between Eastbourne railway station and seafront via Terminus Road Continue Reading
Your town needs you!
The plans for Eastbourne’s town centre exclude cycling. Please help Bespoke ensure we get the cycle friendly town we all want and need. Continue Reading
Over 200 people join mass bike ride and march for a safe, traffic-free cycleway along Eastbourne’s seafront
Last Sunday around 200 people gathered with bikes and banners on the freshly landscaped, car-free piazza by the Congress Theatre and Towner Art Gallery. Stephen Lloyd MP and Mayor Steve Wallis were there to give their support – yet again… Continue Reading
Hailsham, Polegate & Eastbourne Movement Access Corridor plans – Bespoke’s response
Bespoke welcomes East Sussex County Council’s plans for the Hailsham, Polegate & Eastbourne Movement Access Corridor. We absolutely support the aim of creating a “step change” in the use of sustainable transport in this increasingly congested area. But, as always,… Continue Reading
The case for a two-way traffic-free cycleway between Eastbourne Pier and the Redoubt Fortress
Many people hoped that in 2016 Eastbourne would finally join the vast majority of Britain’s seaside towns and get a traffic-free seafront cycleway. But after four years of consultations, debates and detailed, costly work by planners and engineers, the plan… Continue Reading
Government blocks traffic-free cycling along Eastbourne seafront
So the powers that be at Westminster have finally had their say. And ruled that the byelaw prohibiting cycling on Eastbourne’s various promenades should not be amended. After four years of consultations and debates that culminated in a local green… Continue Reading
Walking and Cycling Strategy requirements – An open letter to Cllr Maynard
An open letter from the Bespoke Cycle Group to Cllr Maynard at East Sussex Country Council detailing our concerns with the current walking and cycling strategy for Eastbourne and East Sussex. Continue Reading
Seafront Cycle Route Moves Another Step Forward
The introduction of a seafront cycle route along part of Eastbourne’s promenade has moved another step closer. On Wednesday 18th November 2015, Cllr Ray Blakebrough (Sovereign Ward) proposed the following motion to Eastbourne Borough Council that would have stalled development… Continue Reading
Support Changing Eastbourne’s Seafront Byelaw To Allow Cycling
Eastbourne Borough Council published the formal notice to amend the seafront byelaw last week. If confirmed by DCLG, this will allow parts of Eastbourne promenade to permit cycling. Current plans include one level of promenade between The Pier and The… Continue Reading
Cycling The Coastal Cultural Trail
On Saturday 4th July 2015, a bicycle ride along the Coastal Cultural Trail took place. Bespoke, together with Bexhill Wheelers, Hastings Urban Bikes, The Towner Gallery, The De La Warr, and the Jerwood Gallery joined forces on the fact finding… Continue Reading