Newcastle Cycling Spokes

A radial cycling system for Newcastle - part of GeoVation idea www.geovation.org.uk/challenge/topic.php?id=787

Provisional routes, much more is needed to verify them... hence application to GeoVation!

# Radial corridor - (S) Gateshead www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Radial-corridor-Gateshead

# Radial corridor - (N) Gosforth www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Radial-corridor-Gosforth

# Radial corridor - (N) Longbenton www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Radial-corridor-Longbenton

# Radial corridor - (N) Kingston Park www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Radial-corridor-Kingston-Park

# Radial corridor - (E) Eastend www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Radial-corridor-Eastend

# Radial corridor - (E) Walker www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Radial-corridor-Walker

# Radial corridor - (W) Westerhope www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Radial-corridor-Westerhope

# Radial corridor - (W) Lemington www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Radial-corridor-Lemington

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Outer ring www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Ring-road-3-mile

Offical Opening of the BMX Track

Hello Rangers!

On the 12th March the Friends of Gallagher Park in Bedlington are holding an official launch day for their new BMX track. They have been a brilliant community group to work with and we have based our Connect2 route in Bedlington around this traffic-free East-West link. Does anyone fancy helping me on a stall?

the details are below and it should be a great day. i would like to have a stall from 11am to 4pm so even if you could spare an hour that would be great!

with any luck our Connect2 route will be completed by then at this point too. the national BMX champion is coming up too!

you can see how great the project is in Bedlington!

as usual we can pay reasonable expenses and would provide some food on the day (there are local sandwich shops if the burger van turns out to be a washout!).

if you can help or want more information please can you respond to catherine.smith@sustrans.org.uk

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From: Friends of Gallagher Park [mailto:mail@friendsofgallagherpark.ning.com]
Sent: 11 February 2011 18:43
To: James Adamson
Subject: Offical Opening of the BMX Track

Friends of Gallagher Park Working to improve the Community of Bedlington A message to all members of Friends of Gallagher Park We are looking for a great turn out to the opening of our BMX Track the date 12th March from 11-30 omwards the first events will start then but the official opening by the British BMX champion KEVIN BATEY will be at 1-15 approx we also have the 3SIXTY STUNT TEAM giving demos and coaching as will KEVIN BATEY there will also be a comdat laser game cleaner than paintball and after the race and prize giving will be a FIREWORK FINALE so we are asking everyone to lend their support and bring along your friends there is no charge to this event the only charge will be for those taking part in the races HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE George Webster Visit Friends of Gallagher Park at: http://friendsofgallagherpark.ning.com

Reivers/Newcastle college clean up photos

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: kenneth davison <degournay@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: 13 February 2011 10:24
Subject: photos
To: PHIL GOLDBLATT <phil.goldblatt@gmail.com>

Hi Phil, I was out on my way to ponteland this morning [sunday] dropped down to access route and found one of the rubbish bags [from thursdays clean up] split open and contents all a round, managed to get up to backworth before, turning back due to light drizzle, I cycled down to the percy main area and the three lots of cut backs are still lying there. The photos atttached are 3 taken on saturday after my 2 hour stint and 1 of the Iron man area, note the rubbish has been set fire too, and on a safety matter the electic cover, on the lamp post has been removed. ken

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On the Keelman's Way behind the MetroCentre

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Bob Sorley <robert.sorley@btinternet.com>
Date: 18 February 2011 15:50
Subject: On the Keelman's Way behind the MetroCentre
To: Roy Deane <RoyDeane@gateshead.gov.uk>



Hi Roy,
 We litter picked, cut back hedges, removed overhanging tree branches and
removed large amounts of leaf mulch. The photos were taken with a mobile
telephone.

   Regards,

   Bob

Three days of works for Tyne Pedestrian Tunnel

From: Felicity Amer [mailto:FelicityAmer@bradleyomahoney.co.uk] 

Sent: 07 February 2011 16:41
To: Felicity Amer
Subject: Three days of works for Tyne Pedestrian Tunnel
Importance: High

07 February 2011

Three days of works for Tyne Pedestrian Tunnel

The pedestrian tunnel under the River Tyne is to close for three days from Wednesday 9^th to Friday 11^th February inclusive for investigation works prior to a proposed £6 million refurbishment. 

All tunnel users will use the adjacent cyclist tunnel during the closure.  Cyclists will be expected to dismount whilst in the tunnel.

The Tyne & Wear Integrated Transport Authority, which owns the Grade II-listed tunnels between Howdon and Jarrow, will use the closure to undertake investigation works under the floor of the pedestrian tunnel.

The Authority's project director Paul Fenwick, said: "We hope to keep inconvenience to a minimum by ensuring users can access the newly-refurbished lifts and the escalators at all times.

"We are well on the way to submitting an application for Listed Building Consent to the two local planning authorities of North Tyneside and South Tyneside to enable the major refurbishment works to go ahead.

"The closure of the pedestrian tunnel will give us the opportunity to look closely at the structure and inform our plans for the refurbishment."

 The pedestrian tunnel will close from around 9am on Wednesday and is expected to reopen on Friday afternoon.

For more information visit http://tynepedestrianandcyclisttunnels.co.uk/ 

Ends

For further information contact Richard Simpson, Bradley O'Mahoney Public Relations 07821 537106 or Felicity Amer on 0191 265 8803.

Felicity Amer ACIPR

Account Director

Bradley O'Mahoney Public Relations Limited

Studio 6

The Kiln

Hoults Yard

Walker Road

Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 1AB

Tel: 0191 265 8803

Fax: 0191 265 4329

www.bradleyomahoney.co.uk

See Me Save Me...

From: kate cairns [mailto:kate.cairns@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 12:26 AM
To: kate cairns
Subject: See Me Save Me...(d, e)

Two years ago on Thursday 5th February 2009 my sister Eilidh, was run down by a tipper lorry in Notting Hill Gate whilst cycling to work. She died 2 hours later. She was 30. She was a strong experienced cyclist, commuting a 20mile round trip daily.

The coroner concluded that it was more likely than not Eilidh was ahead of the lorry, that she was available to be seen by the driver, and that the front offside bumper of the lorry made contact with the rear wheel of the cycle, causing it to fall and Eilidh to be caught up in the wheels.

Last year the driver pleaded guilty to driving with uncorrected defective vision and was given 3 points and a £200 fine. He said he did not see her. He is still driving his truck.

Heavy Goods Vehicles count for 45% of all London cyclist deaths but make up only 5% of road traffic. Across Europe 4000 people, mostly unprotected road users such as cyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians are killed each because of HGV blind spots.

Our local Member of European Parliament is proposing a change to EU legislation to have HGVs fitted with sensors and cameras to remove their blind spots with Written Declaration 81.

We have a ready-made letter, which is translated, along with the actual WD, into all 23 languages across the EU. (Contact me if you cant find the link to your language)

1.     PLEASE email the letter to ALL of your MEPs ASAP. It will take less than 2 minutes. We have a link to the letter, and to your MEPs.

In order to be effective this declaration needs to be signed by half of the 736 MEPs. There are only 72 MEPs in the UK.

2.     PLEASE forward this email to as many contacts as possible far and wide across Europe. Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain,  France, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Finland, Sweden

The WD lapses in less than 2 weeks on Wed 16th Feb.  Please act swiftly.

If you want to do more:

3.     PLEASE come to Strasbourg for 15^th and/or 16^th Feb to lobby MEPs as they go into the session.

We are taking Eurostar on Monday 14^th Feb, returning Wednesday 16th Feb.

4.     PLEASE come to Hyde Park Corner 11.30-12.30 on Monday 14^th Feb, for a media event, before we leave for Strasbourg

All the links are here www.eilidhcairns.com/campaign

We really appreciate 3 minutes of your time to do 1 and 2. It can help save lives. Lives that are cherished and sorely lost.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

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Kate Cairns
Independent Sustainability Advisor
t:   01665 576099
m: 07961 336115

Helmet cameras capture bad driving

phil saw this story on the BBC News website and thought you
should see it.



** Helmet cameras capture bad driving **
The number of cyclists wearing cameras on their helmets to capture bad driving is increasing, the BBC has found.
< http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/news/uk-12334486 >