Ride the new east-west cycle route – Saturday 3rd October 1:30pm

Did you know that West Sussex County Council was given £320,000 of Local Sustainable Transport funding to create a brand new cycle route linking the east of Horsham with the west? Has it lived up to its promise? Join us for a family-friendly, leisurely ride to find out. Meet outside Forest School on Comptons Lane […]

Minutes of the Steering Group meeting 7th September 2015

Attendees: Phillip Ayerst, Val Court (Nuthurst PC), Ruth Fletcher (HDCF), Steve Gledhill, Pam Goodall, Peter Silburn (HDCF), Graham Sitton (Forest NC), Francis Vernon (HDCF), Ron Vimpany, Katherine Webbe Apologies: Jane Apostolou (Riverside Walk Team), Andrew Cooke (Horsham Blueprint), Geoff Farrell (WSCF) LSTF east-west cycle route The route fails to deliver even a complete cycle route, and what […]

Presentation – How cycling benefits the whole community

This is the presentation given by Ruth Fletcher at the Cycling Summit on 9th July 2015 on how more cycling benefits the whole community.

Response to request for updates to HDC’s Infrastructure Delivery Plan

The Forum was invited to suggest updates to Horsham District Council’s Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Delivery Plan. Despite being asked at very short notice we submitted a detailed list of cycle infrastructure schemes, all of which have been suggested by members of the Forum. Please let us know if you have any comments or any […]

Minutes of the Open Forum meeting 20th July 2015

Attendees: Richard Bates (CTC), Geoff Bragg, Ken Broomfield, Phillip Burroughs (Sustrans), Neil Clarke (HDCF), Andrew Cooke (Horsham Blueprint), Nick Cooke, Cllr Val Court (Chair, Nuthurst PC), Cllr Leonard Crosbie (Trafalgar), Ian Dance, Terry Edwards, Ruth Fletcher (HDCF), Michael Gimber, Peter Golds, Nigel Hillpaul (Denne NC), Doug Ralph, Dave Scott (Horsham Cycling), Peter Silburn (HDCF), Mark […]

Letter from Copenhagen: “Cycling here is normal”

Greg Collins, former Secretary of the Cycle Forum, sent us this report from the Danish capital: “Doing my cycle commuting Monday to Thursday in Copenhagen. Quite a different experience compared to Horsham, Haywards Heath and the roads in between. Cycling here is normal. You do it in normal clothes to go to normal places and […]

Horsham Cycling Summit – WS County Times article

16th July 2015: West Sussex County Times article on the Horsham Cycling Summit. There’s also an online article here.

Horsham Cycling Summit 9th July 2015 – Report

Over 40 people crowded into County Hall North on the 9th July to hear some of the country’s top speakers on cycling talk at the Horsham Cycling Summit. The event was attended by councillors and officers from HDC and WSCC, representatives from local groups such as the Horsham Society, Horsham Blueprint, Horsham Town Community Partnership, […]

Press Release – Horsham Cycling Summit draws UK’s top cycling experts

Horsham Cycling Summit draws UK’s top cycling experts Both Horsham District Councillors and West Sussex County Councillors, along with officers from WSCC and HDC, will have the opportunity to hear some of the country’s top cycling experts discuss how to bring the benefits of cycling to Horsham. Local businesses and groups such as the Horsham […]

Minutes of the HDCF Meeting 29 June 2015

Notes HDCF meeting 29th June 2015