About Cycle Lewes
Aims
Our overall aim is to promote cycling, particularly in and around Lewes. The group works for
- Policies which encourage cycling, especially those which form part of an overall strategy to reduce the impact of motor vehicles
- Better transport, commuting and leisure facilities for cyclists and policies which are not to the detriment of pedestrians and mobility-impaired people
- A reduction in road danger especially to cyclists
- Improved links with public transport operators
Our website and logo
David Harvey very kindly designed and set up this website for Cycle Lewes. The logo and extract from the Cycle Lewes map are included with kind permission from Andy Gammon Art and Design. Please contact us if you would like to get in touch with them and find out more about their work.
Join us
Pay just £3 per household for the year (or even better £5 for two years or £10 for five years). Send a cheque made payable to Cycle Lewes to Amanda Burgess c/o 24 Dale Road, Lewes, BN7 1LH, 01273 475930 or pay at one of our meetings.
Cycle Lewes newsletters
Click on the links below for past newsletters. Currently we are producing periodic email updates rather than a regular newsletter.
History
Formed in 1998 by Becky Reynolds and Tony Green, the group was originally called Lewes Cycling Forum, but changed its name to Cycle Lewes to reflect the fact that it took a more ‘active' stance than simply being a consultative body. Subsequently Lewes cyclists Colin Brades, Tim and Anne Locke and Amanda Burgess have been most closely involved.
Becky and Tony, who moved to Brighton in 2004, continue to campaign for improved conditions for cyclists in East Sussex through their work with Bricycles www.bricycles.org.uk and CTC www.ctc.org.uk
Another founder member, Ian Cairns, has moved to Seaford and, inspired by Cycle Lewes, established Cycle Seahaven as the new forum for cyclists in the Seaford-Newhaven-Peacehaven area.