The sun shone for the 2018 ladies-only bike ride. Organiser Thea Bredie sent this report. Sunday 8th July saw this year’s first Shelley Bike Ride, on a wonderful sunny day. The women-only ride was part of Cycling UK’s second annual Women’s Festival of Cycling. At the start Horsham MP Jeremy Quin took time to greet us […]

The fate of a popular bridleway at Christ’s Hospital School will be decided by a Public Inquiry. The bridleway crosses extensive school playing fields and is enjoyed by the public on foot, bike and horseback. Objectors are hoping to stop West Sussex County Council diverting the bridleway to the southern perimeter of the sports pitches. […]

Twice as many men as women ride regularly for the simple reason that the roads are too dangerous. On Sunday 8th July there’s a chance to rectify this with a ladies-only bike ride! The ride will commemorate the life of Horsham-born poet Percy Bysshe Shelley and will take place almost entirely on off-road paths. Ride organiser […]

HDC’s new Health Rides had their second outing of the year last week with riders enjoying a largely traffic-free route from Broadbridge Heath and out along the Downs Link. Last week’s route took riders along a bridleway that is threatened with closure. You can find more details of the rides here.

The Government recently sent out a call for evidence to its Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy Safety Review. The forum sent the following response. Thanks to Francis Vernon for compiling this response on behalf of the forum. In general we support the responses to the safety review from both Cycling UK (“Cycle Safety: Make it Simple”) […]

It’s often hard to summarise just what we’re trying to achieve but highway engineer and blogger Mark Philpotts has managed to do just that in a tweet that’s been described as a 280 character Transport manifesto. Build cycle tracks and pedestrian crossings on main roads. Filter through traffic from residential streets. Default urban speed limit of […]

The health benefits of daily exercise are well recognised, and cycling (whether to work, the shops or for leisure) is an effective way of getting your daily dose of the “miracle pill”. If you are new to cycling – or need a little encouragement to venture back on the wheel – HDC is offering free […]

Comedian Jay Foreman takes a humorous look at cycling in London, whilst making serious points about the need for cycle infrastructure to keep people safe, and how things have ground to a halt under the current administration.

Good news for the residents of Kilnwood Vale as the bridleway along the site’s eastern edge is to be improved with an all-weather surface – enabling all year round cycle access to Horsham and Crawley. Currently a section of the path is so impassable that barriers were installed to deter people from using it. There […]