Most seaside towns in Britain benefit from safe cycleways along their seafronts, fully separated from traffic. Eastbourne remains an exception in 2021, despite countless debates, strategies, proposals and petitions over nearly 30 years. A new report recommends creating a new two-way cycle lane. Continue Reading
East Sussex County Council successfully bid for funding for pop-up cycling/walking facilities, including a cycle lane along the seafront instead of car parking on the sea-wall side. There is an ORCHESTRATED CAMPAIGN from a few people/organisations objecting to ANY cycle… Continue Reading
A seafront cycle route may be constructed as part of the Covid-19 infrastructure plans for Eastbourne. We need to support this. Continue Reading
Bespoke’s proposal for cycle access between Eastbourne railway station and seafront via Terminus Road Continue Reading
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
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
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
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
Levels of cycling in and around Eastbourne are well below the national average and other seaside towns, according to the latest Department for Transport (DfT) statistics. Just one in ten adults rode a bicycle in town once a month in… Continue Reading
Seafront cycling saga You may not be surprised to hear there’s still no news on Eastbourne’s seafront cycling front. Eastbourne Borough Council submitted their responses to the latest (final?) round of queries from the Department for Communities and Local Government… Continue Reading