The next Car Assisted Ride is shown in the Rides Programme for Sunday 26 July 2015. As this clashes with two other rides, including the Fleet Moss Audax ride, it has been decided to put back the next Car Assisted Ride to SUNDAY 16 AUGUST 2015. Everything else as printed […]
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A ride from Calderdale to Morecambe and back, starting at midnight, was for many years a staple of the local cycling programme. Lack of an organiser – for many years Mel Gibson of Huddersfield did the honours – led to its demise, but organiser and general superstar Dave Dodwell revived […]
Thanks to the generosity of fellow CTC Members with spare seats in cars and the availability of a van to transport bikes, we still have a number of places for anyone wishing to join the car assisted ride to Coxwold this coming Sunday 10 May. If you would like to […]
This ride is part of the traditions of CTC – a car assisted ride to the 89th Service of Remembrance at Coxwold near Thirsk, where the beautiful 14th century church will be thronged with cyclists in their multicoloured jerseys. Calderdale CTC has for many years arranged car assisted rides, […]
West Yorkshire Combined Authority have today (26 March 2015) launched a consultation as part of the development of what is called the Single Transport Plan, aimed at setting out a clear long-term vision for transport in West Yorkshire. Despite recent developments like the West Yorkshire Cycling Strategy “More People Cycling […]
Provision for bikes on trains in our area is not good. Although there is no charge or requirement to pre-book, there are nominally only two spaces available for bikes on services run by Northern Rail. The train guards may allow more than this, but there is no obligation to do […]
Earlier this year we reported here on the bid that was being made to the Government for funds to support a major scheme of cycling infrastructure in West Yorkshire, following on from the Cycling “Superhighway” between Bradford and Leeds. The earlier article referred to efforts to ensure that the West […]
Our Sunday ride to Yeadon was changed so that instead of finding our own way to the airport we joined the annual “55 miles in six hours” reliability ride organised by our friends at the Halifax Imperial Wheelers. A look at their route indicated that I would be able to […]