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Jill Borcherds @jillborcherds.bsky.social · 24d

Wow, what a turnout!
The first ever Hitchin @kidicalmass.bsky.social
A clear community call for change.
www.cyclinguk.org/group/post/k...?

Kidical Mass Hitchin - Wow what a turnout!

www.cyclinguk.org

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Cycling UK Stevenage Campaigns @stevcyclecampaigns.bsky.social · Jul 12

Proposals in the new planning application for the Roaring Meg retail park would force people cycling to dismount and walk when they leave the Monkswood Way cycleway (a popular entrance/exit). We're encouraging our network to object to this application to show that cycling access must be improved!

Proposed Car park alterations at Roaring Meg

www.cyclinguk.org

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Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · Jul 3

"Not a Caribbean sea."

(the crochet yarn colour is Caribbean Sea, but the background is... Harris, Outer Hebrides)

#UKTravel #FlightFree2025

Crochet held up to the camera, and the colour matches the sea behind, which is turquoise with a long sandy beach and mountains beyond

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Jill Borcherds @jillborcherds.bsky.social · Jun 24

A fabulous cycleway network is only as good as its weakest links!

Cycling UK Stevenage Campaigns @stevcyclecampaigns.bsky.social · Jun 24

The latest City Ratings, a data analysis tool ranking global cities and towns for how amenable they are to cycling has been released - with thousands of locations across the globe analysed. This year, Stevenage has been rated for the first time. 1/2

City Rating Cycling Scores - Stevenage now rated

www.cyclinguk.org

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Jill Borcherds @jillborcherds.bsky.social · Jun 21

On #ShowYourStripesDay a reminder that #ThisMachineFightsClimateChange
The crochet scarf shows UK temperature data for the last 140 years from @edhawkins.org www.showyourstripes.info

A utility cycle with front carrier and shopping panniers stands in front of a wooden fence in a park where a crochet scarf showing climate data is hung.

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Jill Borcherds @jillborcherds.bsky.social · Jun 13

These are London Cycling Campaign Womens Network T-Shirts but the message is the same everywhere….
#FreedomToRide
#MyRideOurRide
www.cyclinguk.org/my-ride-our-...
@cyclinguk.bsky.social

Eilidh Murray @letsgetcracking.bsky.social · Jun 13

As seen in Stevenage and London - get your sustainable T-shirt with its very important message from
freedom-to-ride.teemill.com

@jillborcherds.bsky.social
@tinacyclist.bsky.social
@cycleislington.uk
@beancycling.bsky.social
@cyclinguk.bsky.social
@wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk
@ibike.bsky.social

Woman wearing black Freedom to Ride tshirt

Woman wearing teal green Freedom to Ride tshirt

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Eilidh Murray @letsgetcracking.bsky.social · Jun 13

As seen in Stevenage and London - get your sustainable T-shirt with its very important message from
freedom-to-ride.teemill.com

@jillborcherds.bsky.social
@tinacyclist.bsky.social
@cycleislington.uk
@beancycling.bsky.social
@cyclinguk.bsky.social
@wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk
@ibike.bsky.social

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Jill Borcherds @jillborcherds.bsky.social · Jun 13

Here a video from M&S showing flying abroad for a holiday to “Summer like you mean it” still brightly beams across a deserted car park at 11.27pm….

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Jill Borcherds @jillborcherds.bsky.social · Jun 9

We ♥️Beryl in Stevenage!

Cycling UK Stevenage Campaigns @stevcyclecampaigns.bsky.social · Jun 9

We've delivered our Get Well Soon card for the #Beryl bikes in Stevenage today. The bikes have been away for a maintenance update and are missed by the local community. We collected signatures and stories at Stevenage Day from people sharing their love for Beryl and their hope for a speedy return!

A "Get Well Soon Beryl" card is sticking out of a yellow envelope in front of the Stevenage Borough Council building

A "Get Well Soon Beryl We are missing you!" Card is standing next to a flower pot on a marble underground

A handwritten message in the card reading "Dear Beryl We hope you are back to full strength soon! Best wishes from your friends in Stevenage xx"

A handwritten message in the card reading: "you're so convenient to get home, any place, anywhere. I miss you! Lots of love and WD-40 ❤️ - Teun"

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Jill Borcherds @jillborcherds.bsky.social · Apr 29

This junction is on a key route to the station too - via the new toucan crossing over Lytton Way dual carriageway.

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Cycling UK Stevenage Campaigns @stevcyclecampaigns.bsky.social · Apr 28

We love community art, but we have serious concerns about the location of a new sculpture at a key shared use path connecting the bus interchange with #Stevenage town centre. Our campaigners have marked the spot for the proposed position of a new sculpture that is 2.1m high and 1.2m wide. 1/3

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London Cycling Campaign @londoncycling.bsky.social · Apr 8

🧵 In "celebration" of the opening of the Silvertown Tunnel today, we recently took it upon ourselves to attempt the cross the river in East London by bike in (almost) every way possible.

First up, Tower Bridge...

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Jill Borcherds @jillborcherds.bsky.social · Feb 1

#LabourWalksCycles25
A jam packed day with lots of people who are really making a difference.

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Jill Borcherds @jillborcherds.bsky.social · Jan 29

Best dig out my heels! 😂
But seriously, how else do you hook a pedal up if not clipped in? 🤔
#cyclinginheels

Tim Morton @timmorton2.bsky.social · Jan 28

A few more sleeps @labourwalkscycles.bsky.social #Leicester Conference - booking www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/labour-cyc... if you've ever wondered how tall the @activetravelcaf.bsky.social crew are
@rantyhighwayman.bsky.social @ibikebrighton.bsky.social @salawatson.bsky.social @rideleicester.bsky.social

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Labour Walks & Cycles @labourwalkscycles.bsky.social · Jan 6

Sat 1 February 2025 - Join our 2025 Conference in Leicester!

A day packed with practical advice on finding, refining and using political will for change in our communities.

See you there!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/labour-cyc...

Labour Cycles Campaigners Conference

How Labour party members, councillors and MPs can ensure that Active Travel changes in the UK. Active Travel for the many, not the brave!

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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