Southampton Cycling Campaign Posts

See under “Rides” for our 2026 rides list. The details for the ride on New Years Day have been sent to everyone on the member email list. Rides are usually (but not always) on the third Sunday, meeting 9.45 for 10am prompt depart. Supporters won’t have had notification, as supporters just get an irregular newsletter,

We meet our link transport planner twice a year for a Q&A meeting, usually in March before our AGM & in September. (We also meet on site of proposed works.) We were asked for a list of ideas for small works as there is time and budget for some, now that TCF is finished. Our

Our monthly rides in 2025 were enjoyed by many. Anyone is welcome to meet us to cycle out of the city and enjoy varied routes into the countryside. The last ride of the year was to Manor Farm Country Park tea room, where we resisted the mince pies. One Autumn ride was postponed due to

74 people joined our enjoyable Glow Ride on 13th Dec 2025, including Southampton Children’s Mayor & Cllr Noon in Monty’s Trishaw! We made so many people smile & we had a lot of applause! Thanks all who helped out and joined in. At dusk, led by Santa with his music trailer & the Grinch, children

The first Chandler’s Ford Kidical Mass under the banner of Southampton Cycling Campaign ‘went off swimmingly’ on 7th Dec 2025. Great fun was had by all!https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMNGcfnRWKGW4yaIEtNSlQefMkNUyXE07ciMLODLB6U13r55d0eBZos6EdeGosEbA?key=dHJMeDhkcHRFMHk1c3BKTVFJSXRVdE80aXNNbUF3

On Wed 22nd Oct 2025 we gathered in the pouring rain for our Mass Glow Ride as part of a new Cycling UK national event. We met at Avenue St Andrew’s Church at 6.45pm for 7pm ride. We shortened our planned route and the social was abandoned, but we all had fun. We posed a few times

After a successful first year of Kidical mass rides, Southampton’s first ‘Kidical Mass’ Glow Ride was 10th December 2023. We brought smiles to many people as we cycled from Guildhall Square via the parks to the Bargate! Organised by Southampton Cycling Campaign, the ride is part of Kidical Mass rides that campaign for safer streets

Southampton Cycling Campaign have created a list of suggested improvements to key routes or junctions that would not only make life easier and safer for current cyclists, but once carried out would encourage new people to cycle. This would contribute to the improvement of the air quality and would be a significant step towards Southampton

The Netherlands based British blogger, David Hembrow, explains how Dutch streets are no different from any other streets in Europe.  They were built to allow two horse and carts to pass. So the reason there’s space for cycling is that a conscious decision was made not to prioritise motorised traffic above any other form of

London Cyclist featured this fascinating article on the limitations of human visual perception, and how these affect cyclists’ safety. “Sorry mate, I didn’t see you”. Is a catchphrase used by drivers up and down the country. Is this a driver being careless and dangerous or did the driver genuinely not see you? According to a

Dear all, We’re offering two-hour bike maintenance training sessions during Bike Week for only £5: Monday 18th, Tuesday 19th, Wednesday 20th and Thursday 21st June, 7pm-9pm. The courses are open to anybody over 16 years old who are living, working or studying in Southampton (subject to availability). To register your interest, please contact Sustrans on

I’ve just read through the transcript of the debate, prompted by The Times “Cities fit for cycling” campaign. You can read it yourself here: Part 1 and Part 2. I found it extremely encouraging. Cambridge MP Julian Huppert, who secured the debate summed up neatly. I am delighted by the largely consensual nature of the