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Opinion: The UK has serious problems, but the right’s vision of it has become hysterical https://on.ft.com/41hO5D2
July 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Opinion: The UK has serious problems, but the right’s vision of it has become hysterical https://on.ft.com/41hO5D2
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William Frost Way. They've demolished the existing uncontolled crossing for peds and cyclists but haven't provided a replacement (temporary or otherwise).
So this is what happens: people taking their life into their hands crossing any which way they can.
#motonormativity
So this is what happens: people taking their life into their hands crossing any which way they can.
#motonormativity
July 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
William Frost Way. They've demolished the existing uncontolled crossing for peds and cyclists but haven't provided a replacement (temporary or otherwise).
So this is what happens: people taking their life into their hands crossing any which way they can.
#motonormativity
So this is what happens: people taking their life into their hands crossing any which way they can.
#motonormativity
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We desperately need a path like this to connect Norwich with the Broads at Wroxham.
Lac de la Cavayere, just outside Carcassonne, has a protected bike lane running almost all the way to this popular local attraction, connecting to nearby quiet ways 👌
This is incredibly rare in rural attractions near small towns in the U.K. - but should be the norm!
This is incredibly rare in rural attractions near small towns in the U.K. - but should be the norm!
June 26, 2025 at 10:36 AM
We desperately need a path like this to connect Norwich with the Broads at Wroxham.
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I’ve been helping set this up for a while. A photography competition being run by Norfolk & Norwich Archaeological Trust. Now open for entries, it’s free, chance to win prizes, no rights grab. Read more here. www.nnas.info/plunkett/
June 4, 2025 at 7:40 AM
I’ve been helping set this up for a while. A photography competition being run by Norfolk & Norwich Archaeological Trust. Now open for entries, it’s free, chance to win prizes, no rights grab. Read more here. www.nnas.info/plunkett/
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Great video from today's Kidical Mass Norwich ride.
It's always a fun ride. Thanks to everyone for coming.
📹 Stuart Beard
youtu.be/kgDMrJj9wiE?...
It's always a fun ride. Thanks to everyone for coming.
📹 Stuart Beard
youtu.be/kgDMrJj9wiE?...
kidical mass 2025
YouTube video by Stuart Beard
youtu.be
May 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Great video from today's Kidical Mass Norwich ride.
It's always a fun ride. Thanks to everyone for coming.
📹 Stuart Beard
youtu.be/kgDMrJj9wiE?...
It's always a fun ride. Thanks to everyone for coming.
📹 Stuart Beard
youtu.be/kgDMrJj9wiE?...
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It's tomorrow! Kidical Mass reclaims the streets of Norwich.
Family-friendly fun bike ride with a serious message. Kids need safe space for cycling!
Ride starts at 2pm in Chapelfield Gardens. All are welcome.
Family-friendly fun bike ride with a serious message. Kids need safe space for cycling!
Ride starts at 2pm in Chapelfield Gardens. All are welcome.
May 3, 2025 at 6:16 AM
It's tomorrow! Kidical Mass reclaims the streets of Norwich.
Family-friendly fun bike ride with a serious message. Kids need safe space for cycling!
Ride starts at 2pm in Chapelfield Gardens. All are welcome.
Family-friendly fun bike ride with a serious message. Kids need safe space for cycling!
Ride starts at 2pm in Chapelfield Gardens. All are welcome.
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83 years ago tonight Norwich got the living shit bombed out of it in the first of the Baedeker Raids on the city. Here’s the digitised bomb map which covers this and other raids.
www.invisibleworks.co.uk/the-norwich-...
www.invisibleworks.co.uk/the-norwich-...
The Norwich Bomb map – Digitised | Invisible Works
The Norwich bomb map was originally created by Norwich Air Raid Precautions Department to record all known bombs* dropped on Norwich between 1940 and 1945, including the extensive Baedeker Raids of 19...
www.invisibleworks.co.uk
April 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
83 years ago tonight Norwich got the living shit bombed out of it in the first of the Baedeker Raids on the city. Here’s the digitised bomb map which covers this and other raids.
www.invisibleworks.co.uk/the-norwich-...
www.invisibleworks.co.uk/the-norwich-...
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For my mind, this video should be used as training material for designers to show them everything that's bad about UK roundabout design.
I am being deadly serious and my use of the word "deadly" is carefully chosen.
I cycled this when it was being built and it was worrying then..
I am being deadly serious and my use of the word "deadly" is carefully chosen.
I cycled this when it was being built and it was worrying then..
A ride-though of the newly "improved" Colney Lane roundabout, the only walking and cycling route to the main regional hospital, the N&NUH.
It may be better for drivers, but for walkers and cyclists it's more dangerous
youtu.be/cQdM_2cYHCI?...
It may be better for drivers, but for walkers and cyclists it's more dangerous
youtu.be/cQdM_2cYHCI?...
Colney Lane roundabout "improvements"
YouTube video by Norwich Cycling Campaign
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March 9, 2025 at 9:04 AM
For my mind, this video should be used as training material for designers to show them everything that's bad about UK roundabout design.
I am being deadly serious and my use of the word "deadly" is carefully chosen.
I cycled this when it was being built and it was worrying then..
I am being deadly serious and my use of the word "deadly" is carefully chosen.
I cycled this when it was being built and it was worrying then..
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A ride-though of the newly "improved" Colney Lane roundabout, the only walking and cycling route to the main regional hospital, the N&NUH.
It may be better for drivers, but for walkers and cyclists it's more dangerous
youtu.be/cQdM_2cYHCI?...
It may be better for drivers, but for walkers and cyclists it's more dangerous
youtu.be/cQdM_2cYHCI?...
Colney Lane roundabout "improvements"
YouTube video by Norwich Cycling Campaign
youtu.be
March 8, 2025 at 9:23 AM
A ride-though of the newly "improved" Colney Lane roundabout, the only walking and cycling route to the main regional hospital, the N&NUH.
It may be better for drivers, but for walkers and cyclists it's more dangerous
youtu.be/cQdM_2cYHCI?...
It may be better for drivers, but for walkers and cyclists it's more dangerous
youtu.be/cQdM_2cYHCI?...
Happy International Women's Day 2025
March 8, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Happy International Women's Day 2025
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February 15, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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Tom Robbins, ‘irrepressible’ American novelist, 1932-2025
https://www.ft.com/content/6c541c9b-f193-4867-bd51-02d8131e9ba2
https://www.ft.com/content/6c541c9b-f193-4867-bd51-02d8131e9ba2
Tom Robbins, ‘irrepressible’ American novelist, 1932-2025
The writer with a Day-Glo sensibility whose surreal, rollicking narratives defined his generation’s rebelliousness
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February 15, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Tom Robbins, ‘irrepressible’ American novelist, 1932-2025
https://www.ft.com/content/6c541c9b-f193-4867-bd51-02d8131e9ba2
https://www.ft.com/content/6c541c9b-f193-4867-bd51-02d8131e9ba2
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Donald Shoup was a legend. And we were so lucky to have him in the "Streetfilms Studios" way back 15+ years ago where we had him sit around a street grid with matchbox cars and talk about "The High Cost of Free Parking".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BstO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BstO...
Illustrating Parking Reform: Dr. Donald Shoup Plays with Matchbox Cars (from 2010)
YouTube video by Streetfilms®
www.youtube.com
February 8, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Donald Shoup was a legend. And we were so lucky to have him in the "Streetfilms Studios" way back 15+ years ago where we had him sit around a street grid with matchbox cars and talk about "The High Cost of Free Parking".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BstO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BstO...
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Big majority of Greenlanders do not want to be part of US, poll finds
https://www.ft.com/content/176c0208-b953-41c3-b3d8-e31b3e5e6c86
https://www.ft.com/content/176c0208-b953-41c3-b3d8-e31b3e5e6c86
Big majority of Greenlanders do not want to be part of US, poll finds
Survey is first to be done since Trump revived his interest in buying Arctic island
www.ft.com
January 28, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Big majority of Greenlanders do not want to be part of US, poll finds
https://www.ft.com/content/176c0208-b953-41c3-b3d8-e31b3e5e6c86
https://www.ft.com/content/176c0208-b953-41c3-b3d8-e31b3e5e6c86
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More details on the connecting path here:
www.norwichcyclingcampaign.org/strong-suppo...
www.norwichcyclingcampaign.org/strong-suppo...
Strong support for connecting path to Holt Road cycle route – yet local councillor opposes it
Consultation responses were overwhelmingly in favour of the connecting path to Bush Road, so why does a local councillor want it scrapped?
www.norwichcyclingcampaign.org
January 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
More details on the connecting path here:
www.norwichcyclingcampaign.org/strong-suppo...
www.norwichcyclingcampaign.org/strong-suppo...
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Exchange Street springs to mind...
Truly a lost opportunity.
Truly a lost opportunity.
Every city that made it easier & quicker for restaurants and cafes to create well-considered outdoor seating on the street outside their business during the pandemic should have used that experience to establish a smart, permanent program, because it made the city better.
Every single city.
Every single city.
January 25, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Exchange Street springs to mind...
Truly a lost opportunity.
Truly a lost opportunity.
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Teenager killed because cycle lane was blocked with parked cars.
Coroner's response? "It's important for cyclists to wear bright clothing to make them more visible and for them also to wear safety helmets."
FFS.
www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/grimsby...
Coroner's response? "It's important for cyclists to wear bright clothing to make them more visible and for them also to wear safety helmets."
FFS.
www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/grimsby...
Teenager who rode on pavement to avoid 'dangerous' cycle lane was hit by bus
Rhys Shepherd, 16, was cycling to his first day at college in Grimsby when tragedy struck
www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk
January 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Teenager killed because cycle lane was blocked with parked cars.
Coroner's response? "It's important for cyclists to wear bright clothing to make them more visible and for them also to wear safety helmets."
FFS.
www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/grimsby...
Coroner's response? "It's important for cyclists to wear bright clothing to make them more visible and for them also to wear safety helmets."
FFS.
www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/grimsby...
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Great news! Norfolk County Council has withdrawn the Norwich Western Link planning application! 🎉 David Pett says, “A victory for our environment & a greener Norfolk. We urge the council to focus on sustainable solutions.” 🌿 #StopWensumLink #ProtectNature #SustainableFuture
January 21, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Great news! Norfolk County Council has withdrawn the Norwich Western Link planning application! 🎉 David Pett says, “A victory for our environment & a greener Norfolk. We urge the council to focus on sustainable solutions.” 🌿 #StopWensumLink #ProtectNature #SustainableFuture
My swearing in day earrings are in.
January 20, 2025 at 9:06 AM
My swearing in day earrings are in.