There are many tales of the human spirit overcoming adversity. Natalie Wilson must surely be placed in the premier league – thanks to her spirit, the support of her husband Dan, family and friends, and the discovered love for … Read More
An audacious proposed development of rural land through which NCR8’s Lon Menai runs has provoked rage from walkers and cyclists alike. The Daily Post reports that the backers behind the scheme are proposing to develop a leisure park on the … Read More
You may find this paper not just of academic interest, but feel it goes right to the heart of why so many cyclists complain that indirect and signage cluttered cycle paths, instead of encouraging continuous and uninterrupted cycling, seem designed … Read More
Note:- Acknowledgement of source for this article. Lawyer and cyclist Martin Porter QC discusses road safety, public perception, and why the law doesn’t always work for cyclists. Cyclist: In the wake of the Charlie Alliston prosecution, do you believe there … Read More
Article in the ‘Cycling’ magazine published 1972. If credit must be given to any one person for the cycling boom which followed the 1914-18 war it surely should be to the late Walter MacGregor Robinson, better known as “Wayfarer”, and … Read More
Roy Spilsbury Member CyclingUK During and after WW2 there was a programme on BBC radio called The Brains Trust. Listeners were invited to put questions to a panel of experts. This included Professor CEM Joad who invariably began his contributions … Read More
AUTHOR:- David Ackerley, CyclingUK, Chester&North Wales. In this age of more or less instant contact with anywhere in the world where a Sat phone can go, it is difficult to imagine what communications were like two hundred years … Read More
The Anfield Bicycle Club was founded in 1879. It is one of the oldest surviving cycling clubs in the world. With a £16,000 grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund it has undertaken the mammoth task of digitalizing all its … Read More
Enter Matt&Mary Hodges Now into their seventies, Matt Hodges agrees he and his wife Mary are oddities- even among cyclists. He also agrees about the dangers of tribalism, but he’s not sure about those who believe in having a different … Read More
With the ever-increasing number of motor vehicles on our roads it is becoming increasingly difficult to find somewhere to walk and cycle in peace and quiet and, more particularly, in safety. Fortunately here in North Wales we have access to … Read More