Welcome to the newsletter for August.
While many people are heading off for the holidays, we look at how it is cycling to school in the region, as well as taking time to catch up with infrastructure plans for Jesmond, current support for Space for Cycling in Newcastle after May's local elections, and opinions on cycling in Newcastle from our chief councillors.
Upcoming dates for the diary include:
- 5 September City Centre Infrastructure Safari Walk – After cycling the seven SCRs, we’re turning our attention to the city centre. Meet outside Central Station at 10:00am, and we'll be walking around the city centre to explore the use of roads and public spaces. Join us for all or parts of it, or meet us afterwards for a coffee near the Civic Centre.
Keep on pedalling!
The management committee for Newcastle Cycling Campaign
 
Safe Cycling To Schools
 Campaign Chair, Katja Leyendecker, and Chair for Jesmond, Sally Watson, were recently interviewed by Andy Sixsmith for Made in Tyne & Wear television about how it is cycling to school in Newcastle; click here to read the main article. There is also a connected article on road.cc, quoting Newcastle Cycling Campaign, about the verbal and physical abuse some parents in Newcastle experience while cycling with their children to school.
Our Replies — Jesmond
 We respond to the infrastructure plans by Newcastle City Council for parts of Jesmond. See the articles on Jesmond Dene Road and Osborne Road for details of the council's plans in addition to our comments and replies to them.
Policitians' Statements
 We look back at a reminder of what the chief city councillors for Newcastle have said about cycling in Newcastle over the years. Click to see quotes from Cllr Nick Forbes and Cllr Ged Bell.
Space For Cycling — Local Support
 As part of the nationwide initiative, Space for Cycling, which we are part of, we have updated the ward map of support for the campaign here following May's local elections in Newcastle. Also available to download is a spreadsheet showing exactly which Newcastle councillors have signed up (or not, as it may be) － with 60% of councillors now offering their support. If your ward councillors haven't signed up, please get in touch with them here.
Get Involved
Newcastle Cycling Campaign is a not-for-profit community group lobbying for better provision for cycling by bringing together the diversity of cycling, its organisations and businesses, groups and individuals. Join us today to help us shout out even louder for a cycling-friendly Newcastle & Tyneside.
You can also chat with us on Twitter @newcycling or join the Friends of the Newcastle Cycling Campaign group on Facebook.
Or if you would like to get more involved, have ideas for topics to be debated at the members' meetings or would like to recommend a speaker, please get in touch either through the website or by email.
You can donate online to the Campaign through Localgiving.
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