To aid the seasonal merriment we present a number of relatively easy and relaxed rides that will be sociable and unhurried. We’ll take a nostalgic circuit around the city centre and harbourside to compare a modern Bristol with an earlier vintage captured on photos. A return visit to East Bristol will allow us to enjoy its many varied suburbs,…
Great Western Railway (GWR) have announced engineering works over the Christmas period. Some routes will be diverted and buses will replace some trains (the buses can carry folding bikes only). Travel to London No trains will run on the GWR network on 25 or 26 December, and on 24 and 27 December there will be no trains running between…
Last summer a major bridge in France was opened up solely for walking, cycling and public transport when Bristol’s twin city of Bordeaux bravely experimented with keeping private motor vehicles off the historic Pont Pierre. A report by our sister organisation in Bordeaux, Vélo-cité (Bike-City) tells a story with parallels to our own Prince Street Bridge, which has just…
We present an array of urban-themed rides and countryside jaunts of largely easy grade to suit the shorter and cooler days. We track down several city centre sites that are scheduled for development, and go in search of a local nature reserve rich in history and biodiversity. A popular sociable ride to fast expanding Portishead, a woodland meander to…
Hannah Taylor of Bristol Cycle Festival will be joining us for an exclusive insight into the ups and downs of this year’s festival. We hope it will be mainly ups. Come and see Hannah talk at our AGM, upstairs at Roll for the Soul, Wed 27 Sep from 6pm. More details in the calendar on our What’s on page.
There’s a good number of excellent cycling events happening over the summer which we’re happy to support, and encourage everyone to get involved in. Top of the list is the 2017 Bristol Cycle Festival which is going to be on Sat 16th – Sun 24th Sept 2017. Nothing on their website yet, but the BCF Facebook page says “Clear those…
Here’s what we’ve got planned for July 2017. BCyC rides are open to all types of cyclist, young and old, athletic or disabled, from slow urbanites to fast racers. We are sociable folk, and always welcome new members and old faces alike. See our Diary page for a full listing of all of our past, present, and future rides, also meetings and…
The Southmead Quietway is part of the £19m Cycling Ambition Fund to upgrade walking and cycling routes across the city. It links one of the busiest cycle routes in the city, Gloucester Road, through residential areas with high levels of cycle use, to the Southmead Hospital and north Bristol. It is identified as important ‘local link’ in the neighbourhood plans of Bishopston,…
At the Bristol Cycle Forum on 19th November there was news of two big and important topics. Firstly, finally, there seems to be some movement on opening up The Downs for more walking and cycling. Secondly, James Coleman of Bristol City Council took us through proposals spending the next round of Cycling City Ambition Fund (CCAF2). This is the main source…
Guest blog from member WJH I suspect we could be in danger of being sold a pup by agreeing to the Living Heart separation proposals. The general principle of separation is good, even essential, for reasonably fast cycle travel. Broadmead is a problem, and the proposal is good, especially if they add cycle stands near the central cross roads,…
