Cycle Bedford

he 2025 AGM will be held on Wednesday 18 June 2025 at Friends Meeting House, 5 Lansdowne Road, Bedford, MK40 2BY at 7.30pm. The event will mark the end of an era & its future will be dependant on new people coming forward. Here the storey of the group from 1992 to today.

See Active Travel England's latest re Bikeability video - x.com/activetravelen…

Today is Clean Air Day. Please try and make this day every day by cycling or walking that short distance.

With the clocks recently changed to Summertime now is the time to get that bicycle from the back of the garage and after checking it over to start exploring Bedford and Kempston using the town's extensive cycle network. Once started you will not want to stop.

Why cycle in #Bedford this summer? See the latest edition of Bedford’s Cycling Quotes & Facts - bit.ly/3o1BiEl

Cycling is not just for the lycra elite but also for people in normal clothes wanting to get from A to B environmentally and to improve their physical health and mental wellbeing. #Bedford has an extensive and safe network to do this. Let’s see more residents cycling this summer.

My mother loves cycling in Bedford. This Sunday, Mother's Day, why not take her for a ride & treat her to coffee & cake at one of #Bedford parks cafes - bit.ly/1I4L9vZ

NYC's Fifth Avenue Goes Car-Free for the first time in over Fifty Years youtu.be/7vlZQxfBzB0 via @YouTube

£32.9 million to create a national network of walking and cycling experts gov.uk/government/new…

New Year Message - 2023 is likely to bring an even greater urgency for us all to take action to help reduce global emissions and our living costs. One way is for motorists to consider cycling for some short trips & in conjunction with public transport for longer journeys.

Cycling Campaign for North Bedfordshire (CCNB) would like to wish everyone a Happy Christmas and a Peaceful New Year.

Are you cycling to help save the planet, improve your health & reduce your cost living? The latest forecast is that by the end of the century temperatures will have risen by at least 2.5 deg C. With rapid melting of all the world's ice most of #Bedford could be under water.

If the global temperature rises 2 degrees lots if UK will be gone…study below.

DfT's cycling statistics just released for 2021 compared to 2020 have shown a 25.8% drop in cycling at least once/week in #Bedford Borough versus a national drop of 21.6%. 2022 figures are expected to be higher.

Latest DfT transport data shows car traffic reaching a plateau to same level prior to Covid-19 lockdowns while cycle usage has risen more than 50% over last year due to current fuel crisis. For #Bedford residents there is no excuse not to cycle that short distance to save money

Before you reach for the car keys, think: - Is my journey really necessary? - Is my journey necessary by car? - Can I use a sustainable mode instead? Two thirds of all car journeys are under five miles and half less than two miles resulting in pollution and congestion

With fuel pries hitting the roof why not save money and avoid short car journeys and walk or cycle instead. #Bedford has an extensive cycle network which can get you quickly and safely from one location to another.

We are now seeing effects of climate change at close hand with high temperatures and wildfires in Europe and UK and Met Office issuing its first 'Red Warning' for today and tomorrow. Major cause is emissions from transport. Please consider cycling in #Bedford this summer.