The campaign has been out raising awareness of the obstacle that the A505 presents to non motorised transport. This is a phenomenally busy piece of 70MPH dual carriageway with no sensible means of crossing from the paths leading up to it. You only have to look at the grass worn back to dirt in places between the large roundabouts to show you there is demand for foot and cycle travel around this area. Links to education, leisure, retail and work places are severely impeded by the poor crossing. Read about the activity in the CEN here.

A couple of the members were interviewed by BBC Radio Cambridgeshire this morning (Feb 26th) talking about the recent developments on cycling facilities in our area. Hear the debate here at about 01:06:40

One of our supporters has given an account of his experiences trying to cross the A505 at Royston during the rush hour. This is a typical experience for many of the local residents who would like to use a bicycle as their daily transport. Read the article in the Royston Weekly News here

The section of cycle track from Frog End to Foxton is now complete. Posts have been moved and the final surface laid. A huge thank you to everyone who helped to make this happen. It’s a great start for the rest of the route. The clearing back of other sections has really helped as well.

Royston Cycling Club enjoying the path

Network Rail have published a feasibility study concerning the permanent closure of the Foxton level crossing. The Foxton village website provides details and links to the proposal. View it here.

Cycling campaigners have called on Hertfordshire County Council to follow the lead of their Cambridgeshire counterparts as they look to improve conditions for peddlers in Royston……

Read the full article in the Royston Crow here

The Repair Cafe is an idea originally from the Netherlands, where people bring along all sorts of items (furniture, clothes, bikes, jewellery, electrical etc.) that need repairing and with the help of a skilled amateur or professional, learn how to mend them, rather than disposing of them at the tip and contributing to ever-increasing landfill.

The Royston Repair Cafe is holding its first event on Sunday 9 February, 10am-3pm at Meridian – details at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/royston-repair-cafe-tickets-9844376796 – do spread the word.

If any handy bicycle mechanics might be able to spare an hour or two to help out with any bike repairs, please get in touch. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

The new cycle path between Foxton and Shepreth is taking shape, and while not quite yet officially open, offers an enticing prospect of cycle riding to come.

Between Foxton Bottom and Fowlmere Road, the path will receive its final surface treatment in the next few days.

Work has moved steadily toward the Cambridge Motel. The motel entrance area will be done last, so as to minimize disruption during the busy Christmas and new year season. Instead work will now move south toward the Frog End junction, and then back to the motel entrance last thing – probably mid-late January.

Another aspect of the current project is to clear back the vegetation on and around the path between Foxton and Harston, all being well before Christmas. The surface is in good condition but is less than a metre wide. The clearance work should restore a 1.5 metre width. Eventually, it is hoped that that path can be widened to the same 2.5 metre width now being applied between Foxton and Shepreth.

Also looking ahead, the Melbourn to Royston path now seems firmly on the County Council radar, and our upcoming meetings with Hertfordshire colleagues should help to push us along in the right direction.

And finally: a soup and hot chocolate party is planned to celebrate the Foxton-Shepreth path – keep an eye out at here for details.

Many thanks to the building crew for doing such a great job.

ShapeYourPlace.org have visit the construction site of the new section of path along the A10 from Foxton to Frog End. They have seen how things are progressing and spoken to members of the local community. This is the video they produced:

You can see their original article here which includes a brief report.