Southampton Cycling Campaign

Welcome to the website for Southampton Cycling Campaign. Here you will find information about us and our strategy as well as information about cycling in Southampton. Members of the campaign range enormously from occasional cyclists to daily cycle-commuters and their views can vary accordingly. However, all are committed to ensuring that cycling is a viable option for transport and leisure throughout the city. If you are interested in finding out more about these campaigns or can offer some support, please contact us. We meet on the second Monday of every month (except August) upstairs at the Friends Meeting House, Ordnance Road (map). Enter through the side door. Meet at 19:30 for tea and biscuits, with business from 20:00. Everyone is welcome.

Title: The Pigrimage to Santiago de Compostela by bike
Location: 43 University Road, Southampton
Description: Talk (in English) by Jane Hough
Sociedad Hispánica (Southampton)
Thursday, 10th November 8:00 for 8:30

Start Time: 20:00
Date: 2011-11-10

Everyone is welcome to join a cycle ride on Sunday 25th September, starting and finishing at Riverside Park (behind social club on Manor Farm Road) .  We will leave prompltly at 10 am and return approx 1 pm.  The 20 mile route takes cycle paths and bridleway to Botley, quiet lanes through  Manor Farm and the Hamble Country Park to Bursledon, bridleways and lanes to Netley  joining the NCN route along Western Shore at the Royal Victoria Country Park. We will stop for coffee at Manor Farm’s cafe.

Children under 16 welcome with an adult.

For more information, please contact Lindsi Bluemel on 023 8033 2926 or lindsibluemel@hotmail.co.uk

Title: Cycles for all Summer Fete
Location: Eastleigh’s Pavilion on the Park
Link out: Click here
Start Time: 12:00
Description: This summer on Sunday 31st July Cycles for All will be hosting the perfect family day out with our Traditional Summer Fete with hog roast, face painting, bouncy castles and a sponsored cycle challenge.

Cycles For All is run by a local community charity that provides accessible cycles to those whose ability to use their limbs, balance and learn new skills is challenged. The project based at Eastleigh’s Pavilion on the Park has been successful in giving a wide range of people a chance to use a cycle, often for the first time, and gain new independence since it began in January this year.
The project is aiming to raise funds to add a new adult hand cycle to its fleet of 12 bikes, enabling the project to reach more people.
The day will begin at 12 noon on Sunday the 31st July at Pavilion on the Park, 1 Kingfisher Road, located directly behind Fleming Park Leisure Centre. The day finishes with a presentation from the Mayor of Eastleigh at 5.30pm.

The next Southampton Cycling Campaign meeting is on Monday 11th July 7.30 pm at the Friends Meeting House in Ordnance Road. Please let me know if there are any local cycling issues that you think should be on the Agenda for Monday’s meeting. I have agreed with local cyclist Dan that we will discuss two issues of concern to him (and others) – lanes on Burgess Road and the route out to the west, which has been a longstanding cause of concern for many.

We will also discuss the following: Cobden Bridge, Rights of Way in Lordswood, Sainsbury’s site and meeting the new Transport and Environment Councillor, Daniel Fitzhenry.

If you have never been to a meeting, why not join us on Monday; we start with tea and biscuits and new people (you don’t have to be a member) are always welcome. If 7.30 is too early for you, come whenever you can as people come and go throughout the evening.

We also need extra ride leaders, so if you know any interesting routes and would like to lead a ride, please come along.

Lindsi Bluemel
Secretary, Southampton Cycling Campaign

Title: Ride to Brushmakers
Location: Car park behind social club in Manor Farm Road
Description: Ride to the Brushmakers Arms, Upham A lovely evening ride through the South Downs. Fairly hilly; 20 miles approx.

Meet at car park behind social club in Manor Farm Road at 6.15 pm. Return 10 pm Lights required.

For more information contact Lindsi Bluemel (lindsibluemel [at] hotmail.co.uk 023 8033 2926)
Start Time: 18:15
Date: 2011-07-21
End Time: 22:00

Title: Rowner Cycle Funday
Location: Siskin School Council
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Start Time: 10:00
Date: 2011-06-26
End Time: 14:00
Description: Community Cycling Funday for the all the Family – come along and find out more about cycling in your area. Lots of free activities including:
* BMX skills sessions with Gosport BMX Club
* Off road cycle training to improve your skills
* Decorate your bike on the ‘Bling’ your bike stand
* Make a smoothie on the Smoothie Bike
* Visit the bike doctor for a free cycle check, adjustments and maintenance advice
* Free Cycle Security Marking – worth £2.75
* Bikes available to borrow – size suitable for approx 7-12 years and BMX bikes suitable for 7-16yrs.

Come and join the annual Big Bike celebration taking place on Saturday 25 June at Weston Shore, Southampton.

Organised by our Sustrans Active Travel team, this is a day not to be missed as it is full of a range of activities for all the family including:

• Bike stunt displays
• Children’s cycle training
• Crazy bikes to try
• Led bike rides
• Kite making workshops
• Face painting
• Circus skills

and lots lots more….

The day runs from 11am – 4pm.

For more information please email Thea or call 02380 608891.

Title: World Naked Bike Ride – Southampton
Location: Southampton Common – East – Near Highfield Road
Link out: Click here
Start Time: 18:00
Date: 2011-06-10
End Time: 20:00

Folks, in case you needed reminding this year’s Southampton Naked Bike Ride takes place on Friday June 10th. That’s less than 1 week from today! As ever, the meeting place will be the east side of Southampton Common, next to Highfield Road. Meeting time 6pm, departure 6.30pm, ride length 6 miles which – at our leisurely pace – will take about 1 hour. Bring picnic snacks and drinks to relax on the Common while it’s still warm, then join us for more celebrations at The Hobbit into the evening.

For those who are new to the ride…

This is a peaceful, imaginative and fun protest against oil dependency and car culture. A celebration of the bicycle and also a celebration of the power and individuality of the human body. A symbol of the vulnerability of the cyclist in traffic. The world’s biggest naked protest: 50+ cities and thousands of riders participate worldwide, including more than 3000 in the UK in 2010, of which well over 100 rode in Southampton!

Dress code is ‘bare as you dare’. That means nudity is not compulsory, but many go completely naked. Go as bare as you feel comfortable doing. Body paint, glamorous disguise and colourful bike decoration are all in the spirit and make this a truly spectacular and fun event!

Will I get arrested? Very unlikely. Simple nudity is not a crime and no-one has been arrested at any UK ride over seven previous years. Southampton police have been informed and they have no issue whatsoever. However, indecent or lewd behaviour will not be tolerated so keep it clean.

Full details of the Southampton ride here: http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/uk/southampton/

Title: Ride to Braishfield
Location: Cowherds
Start Time: 18:30
Date: 2011-06-23
Description: The annual ride to the Newport Inn at Braishfield will leave the Cowherds, Southampton Common at 6.30 pm on Thursday 23rd June

Total distance approx 20 miles; lights necessary.

Title: Ride and Eat
Start Time: 18:00
Date: 2011-06-21
End Time: 22:00
Description: Southampton Cycling Campaign’s main Bike Week event this year will be an evening of rides for those new to the city or new to cycling, showing how to use short-cuts, quiet roads, parks and open spaces to get around Southampton.

For added fun, we are combining this with a three course meal!!! There will be stops during the evening for a starter, main course, pudding and, finally, everyone will meet together for tea,coffee/soft drinks.

We have most of the hosts in place but still need one venue for a starter (for two – four) and one for a pudding (for about twelve). Haute cuisine not expected – it can be as simple or elaborate as you wish and your costs can be reimbursed.

If you are able to help, please contact Lindsi Bluemel. Email: lindsibluemel@hotmail.co.uk (or telephone 023 8033 2926)

Suitable for all abilities and children over twelve. Tickets £2, from Lindsi Bluemel; booking essential so hosts know how many to expect.