A few months ago a little girl was knocked over on Eastbourne seafront by a couple of yobs on cycles. The two men involved apologised to the girl, Alliyah Raj, and her family after being arrested by the Police. No… Continue Reading
Earlier this month Ken Ruiz MB ChB FRCA wrote to the BMA News. Recently we learned that motorists could face on-the-spot fines if they were caught smoking in cars carrying children (“Spot fines for smoking with kids”, September 20, 2014,… Continue Reading
A few years ago Bespoke was lucky enough to meet Eddie Izzard during one of our rides. After asking what was going on, and on hearing about Bespoke’s campaign for safer cycling and more cycle routes in Eastbourne, he was… Continue Reading
Bespoke has always aimed to promote safe cycling and cycle facilities, particularly for those who don’t currently cycle. It is a great pity that the fear of injury from traffic discourages MOST people from cycling. The majority of Eastbourne residents… Continue Reading
Eastbourne Greenpeace are hosting an “Ice Ride” on Saturday, 4th October 2014 at 3:15pm, starting from the prom outside the Redoubt Fortress. The route goes from the Redoubt to the Sovereign Centre and back. As the byelaw banning cycling along… Continue Reading
The Eastbourne Herald for 19th September has various cycling items, the biggest being news of the Tour of Britain passing through Eastbourne last week. There is a good piece on the Tour of Britain, mentioning Bespoke, but mainly about the… Continue Reading
There is currently a trial of cycling on Seaford promenade, and East Sussex County Council are now consulting to find out what users of it think. The consultation closes on 17th October 2014, so if you have had the chance… Continue Reading
This week’s Eastbourne Gazette has a couple of cycling related letters. Regular writer R Edwards of Old Camp Road returns, and asks us to address the consequences of cycling along the seafront. 5 questions about a legal framework are asked.… Continue Reading
CTC have released an interesting map of all reported cycling accidents in the UK for 2013. Here’s the map for Eastbourne, click on the markers for details of the accident. CTC have a disclaimer on the map. To get a… Continue Reading
The Eastbourne Gazette this week features another cycling letter from regular correspondent Andy Adams of Trossachs Close. Mr Adams is kindly drawing attention to our proposed Old Town Cycleway as he managed to miss the publicity around it over the… Continue Reading