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Route: Canal to Tiddenfoot Lake Return via Blackbridge Path
READ MORE →: Route: Canal to Tiddenfoot Lake Return via Blackbridge PathThe April Leighton Buzzard Cycle Route of The Month takes you on a 3.5 mile ride starting at the Fly Past Monument, celebrating aircraft manufacturing history. The well-surfaced, shared-use paths lead through Tiddenfoot Riverside Park, showcasing natural beauty, and onto the old Leighton Buzzard to Dunstable Railway. Take a slow, shared-use path on Grovebury Road,…
Group Ride to the Coffee Barn at Liscombe Park
READ MORE →: Group Ride to the Coffee Barn at Liscombe ParkSaturday 6th April 9:30 We met at the Propellor Monument. BuzzCycles held its first group ride since the pandemic. Five of set off he Propellor Monument to grab a coffee at Liscombe Park. With everyone refreshed and the ride going so well we decided to extend the route to pass through Soulbury, Hollingdon, Stewkley, Cublington,…
Critical Need for Traffic-Free Cycle Route to Planned New Leisure Centre to Alleviate Town’s Congestion Woes
READ MORE →: Critical Need for Traffic-Free Cycle Route to Planned New Leisure Centre to Alleviate Town’s Congestion WoesThe proposals for a new leisure centre in Leighton Buzzard has been met with mixed reactions the town’s residents. However, the absence of a direct traffic-free cycle route has raised significant concerns about exacerbating existing congestion issues and thwarting efforts to combat climate change. Leighton BuzzCycles is hopeful that Central Bedfordshire Council will realise this…
Leighton Linslade Cycling Plan to be discussed at LLTC + Bike Buddies and Group Rides
READ MORE →: Leighton Linslade Cycling Plan to be discussed at LLTC + Bike Buddies and Group RidesI’m feeling inspired – I’ve just watched this video on YouTube: Honestly I’m jealous that they have such a big cycling community like that. I’ve been getting my fix of cycling community lately by travelling to London…I’ve struggled with trying to work out how to create something similar in Leighton Buzzard and Linslade. It’s difficult!…
Active Travel News in Leighton Buzzard and Linslade + Dr Bike!
READ MORE →: Active Travel News in Leighton Buzzard and Linslade + Dr Bike!Hello cycling fans, we’ve got several important news items for you today, so let’s get stuck in. Leighton Buzzard’s LCWIP Consultation Central Bedfordshire Council has released their new LCWIP (Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan) for the town. They’ve released a PDF document detailing their plans for the area, and want your feedback. You can…
Update on Leighton Buzzard Railway Station Cycle Security
READ MORE →: Update on Leighton Buzzard Railway Station Cycle SecurityGo straight to our poll: Update on Leighton Buzzard Railway Station Cycle Security Hello BuzzCycles members, we’ve got an update on the state of Leighton Buzzard’s railway station regarding cycling security. We’ve been chasing this issue since January, so far the the progress has been slow, frustratingly. We’ve been trying to get an updateout of…
New Cycling Infrastructure – Lake Street and Heath Road
READ MORE →: New Cycling Infrastructure – Lake Street and Heath RoadGood news – Leighton Buzzard is in the midst of getting some new cycling infrastructure built! A new painted cycle lane on Lake Street close to the high street, and a shared cycle lane and pedestrian footway between between Kemsley Drive and Heath Park Road on Heath Road. We’d like to go over our thoughts…
Leighton Linslade Town Council endorses Buzzcycles Cycle Strategy
READ MORE →: Leighton Linslade Town Council endorses Buzzcycles Cycle StrategyAt a meeting of the full Council on the 25th April Leighton Linslade Town Council unanimously endorsed the latest version of the Leighton Linslade Cycle Strategy produced by Buzzcycles. Leighton Buzzard and Linslade and compact towns with many places being within 15 minutes walking or cycling time. The purpose of the strategy is to provide…
Stearn Land Housing Development Consultation
READ MORE →: Stearn Land Housing Development ConsultationHello everyone, sorry for the short notice but there’s a new housing development that has came up and the consultation period is rather short. Part of what we do at Leighton BuzzCycles is comment on these planned developments as a means to try and get cycling infrastructure built in to new housing estates. We want…
Tom’s Email to CBC Councillors
READ MORE →: Tom’s Email to CBC CouncillorsAfter a frustrating experience cycling on the road yesterday (second in as many weeks), I was very close to writing a snarky facebook post or tweet on my personal feed for my friends and family, vocalising my irritation*. Instead I managed to convince myself to use that energy to write an email to our Central…
News for May: Dr Bike and Railway Station Survey
READ MORE →: News for May: Dr Bike and Railway Station SurveyHello everyone, hope you’ve been enjoying the dry albeit a bit chilly bank holiday weekend. At least the rain that is forecast to start in a few hours upon writing this didn’t start on Monday instead! I managed to get in some miles with friends from LBRCC on Saturday morning on my road bike which…
Bye bye Morrisons barriers!
READ MORE →: Bye bye Morrisons barriers!Following the town council Partnership meeting at the start of last month, I was wondering what I ought to get stuck in to next. I said I was going to see where I could get to with the barriers outside Morrisons as I did say I’d try and see if we could get them removed.…
