Hi everyone
I hope your summer has been a good one, and your journeys around our area have been as easy and pleasant as possible.
It’s been a very tough year, for multiple reasons, but the membership of Shoreham-By-Cycle continues to grow, and with it, the voice of our community.
Here are a few things to let you know about:
Picnic in the Park (plus Fix and Learn) : Sunday 10 September, 2pm
If you came along last year, you know the drill: a simple gathering in Buckingham Park. Bring some nibbles and/or drinks if you like. Meet each other, meet the SBC committee, and discuss what we’re up to.
Plus, local shop Bike Boom will be providing a free ‘Fix and Learn’ session, so if your bike needs any tweaks or adjustments, bring it along.
(We’ll keep an eye on the weather, and if plans change, we’ll let you know)
More bike parking for central Shoreham?
One of Shoreham-By-Cycle’s major projects recently has been the preparation of a bid to West Sussex County Council’s ‘Community Highways Scheme’, aimed at securing bike parking facilities in the central area of Shoreham, between the station and the bottom of East Street, where there are currently none. This bid has taken lots of hard work from Adam, our deputy chair, and has won the endorsement of county councillors, district councillors and our MP. We’ll let you know how it progresses.
Three elections in two years
The next couple of years look set to bring lots of political discussion, with an election coming for Adur District Council, a general election in which we choose our MP, and then an election of councillors to West Sussex County Council.
Though SBC is party-neutral, and has allies (and members) from all local political affiliations, we have become very aware that it is most often politics that stands in the way of the progress we need to see to desperately.
With this in mind, we are starting work now on our strategy for the next three elections: Adur, Westminster and West Sussex. Our goal is to robustly hold all candidates to account when it comes to their genuine ambitions for improving our streets. We’ll let you know more about how you can get involved.
New look for Shoreham-By-Cycle
You may have noticed, we’ve smartened up our look a bit. Thanks to the professional skills of Shoreham-By-Cycle member Chris Dean, we have a visual identify that reflects who we are and what we’re trying to do, expressed in a range of different colours. Thank you so much Chris!
New email address for Shoreham-By-Cycle
As SBC expands, we’ve also changed our email address, for clearer communication. So if you need to contact the SBC committee, you can now reach us on this new address: info@shorehambycycle.org.uk.
Tell a friend
Shoreham-By-Cycle is a growing community – not of enthusiast cyclists, but of all people who simply want safer, fairer choices for local journeys. Forward this email to any friends who need to know about our work, or ask them to visit https://shorehambycycle.org.uk/email-sign-up/
That’s all for now, but I hope to chat to you at our picnic on the 10th.
Clive
Chair, Shoreham-By-Cycle
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