Please Sign the e-petition for funding
Walking and Cycling groups across the county demand the reinstatement of £5m from the East Sussex County Council Walking and Cycling budget. 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
Cycle ride 22nd September 2019
On Sunday 22nd September 2019, please come and join Bespoke Cycle Group, Parents 4 Future Eastbourne, and Extinction Rebellion Eastbourne, for a cycle ride and walk to call for a safe cycle route along Eastbourne’s seafront. Eastbourne is practically the… 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
Running out of road in Eastbourne
Increasingly people are complaining about the level of traffic in Eastbourne. Some are calling for more roads. In response East Sussex Highways have identified a few improvements that could be made but the reality is we need to use the… Continue Reading
Cycling Numbers in Eastbourne – Finally Up
Good news! With the latest Department for Transport Statistics, walking and cycling numbers in Eastbourne are up. Although there has been a 5% increase from 2016 to 2017 in walking and cycling combined , there has been a 50% increase… Continue Reading
Cyclist dies after collision in Eastbourne town centre
Sussex Police have issued the following appeal after a cyclist was killed in a collision in Eastbourne town centre. Cyclist seriously injured in Eastbourne collision has sadly died A 48-year-old pedal cyclist who was in collision with a white Kia… Continue Reading
Ratton councillors support congestion
Conservative county councillors from Eastbourne’s Ratton area want to block their own officers’ transport proposals. They are objecting to plans to enhance “active travel” and reduce traffic congestion in the Hailsham, Polegate and Eastbourne “transport corridor”. The Council’s proposals are… Continue Reading
Eastbourne still one of England’s lowest-ranked local authorities for walking, cycling and cycling accidents
Press Release from Bespoke in relation to the Department for Transport’s Walking and Cycling Statistics, England 2016. – Paul Humphreys – 20/1/2018 On 18 January 2018, the department published a new National Statistics release, ‘Walking and Cycling Statistics, England: 2016‘,… 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