The daily commute, Trivandrum
I couldn’t make this year’s September Critical Mass as I was away in India. Through work, I’m lucky enough to get to spend time with my colleagues at the Technopark in Trivandrum....
Trafford Cycle Forum – October 2017
The agenda for the next Trafford Cycle Forum has been distributed, details below. 6:00-8:00pm Tuesday 17th October 2017 – Trafford Town Hall Agenda Welcome and Introductions Actions updates and approve minutes from...
Davyhulme Road East, a collision waiting to happen
Davyhulme Road East is your typical suburban through road. For most of its length, it had two lanes, but widens to five lanes at the A56 / Chester Road end. Most of...
Butt Farm, Beverley, East Yorkshire
We stayed at Butt Farm in mid August 2017, for three nights over a weekend. This was the first time we’ve been to Beverley and our first proper visit to East Yorkshire,...
The Green Caravan Park, Wentnor, Shropshire
We stayed at The Green Caravan Park in early August 2017, for three nights. This was the first time we’d been camping for a few years, so we were looking for somewhere...
Metrolink Trafford Park Line - Trafford Wharf update
It’s been a while since there’s been an update on the progress of the Metrolink Trafford Park Line (TPL). There’s been nothing new published since a number of planning applications appeared on...
Stretford public realm final drawings
I’ve now received the final drawings for the Stretford public realm improvements, as well as the Stage 2 Road Safety Audit. In keeping with the whole consultation, these have only become available...
HSBC UK City Ride Manchester - July 2017
With the news last year that the sponsorship deal between Sky and British Cycling was ending, there was some doubt about whether there’d be any more city rides in Manchester. Once British...
Netherlands 17: The route to Leiden
In my view, no stay at Duinrell is complete without a trip to Leiden. We’ve been there plenty of times and I’ve covered the route previously in 2015. Though it deserves another...
Netherlands 17: The route to Stoomtrein Katwijk Leiden
During our 2017 stay at Duinrell, we arranged a visit Stoomtrein Katwijk Leiden. We’ve been to Stoomtrein Katwijk Leiden once before and had a great time. This time, we were going with the other families...
Trafford Cycle Forum – July 2017
The agenda for the next Trafford Cycle Forum has been distributed, details below. 6:00-8:00pm Tuesday 25th July 2017 – Trafford Town Hall Agenda Welcome and Introductions Outstanding Actions and minutes from last...
Netherlands 17: The route to Wassenaarse Slag
2017 saw us back in Duinrell for what was our seventh visit. I’ve covered Wassenaarse Slag previously in a post from 2015, though that was the route from The Hague. This time...