West Sussex County Council are proposing to divert a bridleway (BW 1642) that provides access for Southwater residents to Christs Hospital station. With the help of many people who objected we’ve succeeded in getting this to a public inquiry. The inquiry is being held at 10:00am on 24 July at The Hertford Centre, Christ’s Hospital […]
Three Bridges Station Improvement Scheme – our response
March 5, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Crawley Borough Council is consulting on improvements to the Three Bridges Station area. We sent the following response. Our interest in this consultation is that Three Bridges Station is close to Horsham District and used by many Horsham people. We welcome the plans overall as a positive move forward to make it safer for people […]
Three went to Kings Hills – what’s in store for North of Horsham?
February 21, 2018 by 3 Comments
Liberty, the developer for North of Horsham, invited us to the Kings Hill development near Maidstone in Kent. Forum chair Ruth Fletcher offers her thoughts. Three Horsham Cycle Forum members went to Kings Hill to see how Liberty’s development there was working for cycling, and what lessons there might be for us in Horsham when they […]
Cycling in Horsham – a newcomer’s perspective
February 20, 2018 by 8 Comments
Ben Peterson recently moved to Horsham. Here he muses on the lack of adequate cycle infrastructure in the town and why that leads to frustration for everyone. Six months ago, I wisely joined the great migration and moved from Croydon down to the green fields of Horsham. I’m not entirely a stranger here – I’d […]
Minutes of HDCF meeting 6th February 2018
February 14, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Attendees: Geoff Bragg, Lis Clegg and Sue Robinson (St Leonards Park horse riders), Ruth Fletcher (Chair), Derek Hardman, Graham Sitton (FNC), Ben Peterson, Francis Vernon. Apologies: Philip Ayerst, Richard Bates, Geoff Farrell, Thea Bredie, Martin Read, Peter Silburn (Secretary), Mark Treasure Agenda Matters arising Kings Road A number of HDCF’s suggestions have been taken on board and resurfacing […]
District Post report on recent forum meeting
December 15, 2017 by Leave a Comment
The District Post ran an article on the 5th December forum meeting highlighting the upcoming Wheels for All event planned for 2018.
Horsham Town Centre Vision approved by HDC
December 12, 2017 by Leave a Comment
The Horsham Town Centre Vision was approved at the Cabinet meeting on 23rd November. Forum Chair Ruth Fletcher spoke at the meeting about the need for high level joint working (audio available – listen from 54:48). Deputy Leader of the Council Jonathan Chowen spoke about how providing for everyday cycling creates a much better environment for […]
Minutes of HDCF meeting 5th December 2017
December 8, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Attendees: Philip Ayerst, Thea Breadie, Ruth Fletcher (Chair), Martin Read (District Post), Graham Sitton (Forest NC), Mark Treasure, Francis Vernon Apologies: Richard Bates, Geoff Bragg, Derek Hardman, Peter Silburn (Secretary), Matthew Wing (Wheels for All) Agenda Worthing Road footway Martin Read reported that WSCC has not followed up on the promised footway improvement at Tower Hill and will […]
West Sussex Cycle Summit – building cycle networks is key to the county’s health
November 16, 2017 by Leave a Comment
An audience of councillors and officers from across the county filled the main chamber at County Hall North in Horsham to hear some of the UK’s leading experts speak about how cycling can deliver a step-change in the county’s health. Under the banner “Building cycle networks for health and independence” the audience at the 2017 […]
Horsham Town Centre Vision – our full response
October 17, 2017 by Leave a Comment
HDCF have submitted a full response to the Town Vision. In summary, the Cycle Forum object to the Vision because it offers nothing for cycling nor meaningful improvements. The document lacks the depth or vision to see how Horsham should travel and live. It is essentially a list of development sites. The Vision should have been an […]
