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CHESTERFIELD CYCLE CAMPAIGN
CAMPAIGN NEWSLETTER
Published quarterly
Number 93 Spring 2021
www.chesterfieldcc.org.uk
Affiliated to Cycling UK and Cyclenation
Editorial
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Hopefully by the time you receive this there will still be time to
comment on the Railway Station masterplan (closes March 8th). On
March 8th the consultation should open on the proposed East-West
Cycle route.
Both of these proposals could be a ‘game changer’ for cycling
infrastructure in the town. Please read the articles in this newsletter and
reply to the consultations.
There are lots of graphics and plans in this newsletter, if you have
difficulty reading them the newsletter will be on the Campaign’s
website as a pdf file which you can enlarge or I can supply files if you
get in touch.
Alastair Meikle, Secretary
Email update
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Our secretary sends out an email update roughly every month, if for
some reason you don’t receive this into your ‘inbox’ and would like to
please contact the secretary at this address
secretary@chesterfieldcc.org.uk
Other local campaigning groups
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Ride Bolsover
www.ridebolsover.org.uk
Derwent Valley Cycle Group
www.derwentvalleycycleway.org.uk
Welcome to New Members
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Steve Waller
Raschbauer Family
Chris Radford
Cover image by Paul Gregory
Campaign Chat
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We’ll start with some good news,
the virtually traffic free part of
Newbold Back Lane has finally
been resurfaced which was a
condition of the planning
application for the new houses at
‘Sheepbridge Fields’, the old
Sheepbridge sports club.
Its taken a lot of cajoling by one of
our members Lisa Hopkinson to
ensure various cycling measures
were built.
Our Campaign suggested that the
footpath from West View Road
through to Linacre Road should be
made into a shared path but that
was a step too far! However there
is a shared path through the site
from Newbold Road to Newbold
Back Lane. The next public bike pump our
Following our request DCC will Campaign have purchased has
see if they can install a drop kerb arrived and will be installed at
on Newbold Back Lane so the Pleasley Pit Museum as soon as
path can be accessed more easily. possible.
We’ve also purchased and
donated a Sheffield stand to the
Friends of Spital Cemetery which
has been installed by Chesterfield
Borough Council.
Hasland Magazine then kindly
offered us space for an article to
publicise our Campaign.
The latest edition was distributed a
couple of weeks ago.
Emergency Active Travel Fund Tranche 2
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The public consultation for the DCC have sent us plans to install
route from the Royal Hospital to a Toucan crossing on Park Road
the Holymoor Road junction off next to the sandwich shop. We
Chatsworth Road should start on welcome the plans.
March 8th. We have asked for clarification
about where the lights and push
Derbyshire County Council have buttons will be situated. Given the
engaged a company called Local lack of space there it will need
Transport Projects (LTP) to careful planning if cyclists are not
complete the final design and run going to block the footway
the consultation. waiting for a green light.
You are not permitted to copy, sub-licence, distribute or sell any of this
Economy, Transport and Environment
Strategic Director
Your secretary cycled to route
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data to third parties in any form.
Ordnance Survey 100023251.
with one of the directors of LTP so
that he could hear a local
perspective on the proposals.
Please consider replying
positively to the consultation,
because it involves the permanent
closure of Crow Lane to through
traffic we expect that to ‘colour’
the comments for the route as a
whole.
This £1.7M funding can only be
spent on this project, if it doesn’t
go ahead the money is repaid to
government and will affect any
tranche 3 funding award.
LATEST NEWS - The consultation should go live on March 8th but
may be delayed by local elections
Railway Station Masterplan
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Your secretary Alastair Meikle and infrastructure.
Lisa Hopkinson representing
Transition Chesterfield have had Eventually we managed to arrange
several meetings with Chesterfield a series of online meetings with
Borough Council (CBC) to discuss planners from CBC to try to
the railway station masterplan. amend the plans, including one
physical visit by bike to explain
The original plan seemed to be how all the connections need to
something of a secret until a ‘fly link up.
through’ video was released to the
public. The only cycling The masterplan is now out for
infrastructure that showed was public consultation until March 8th
some bike parking in a new and we have had some influence
building next to the existing because now a link has been put
station. in from the existing station link.
But it is compromised by having to
In fact the existing station link path cross five vehicle entry and exits
from the south had been removed including the bus, taxi and drop off
too. This rang alarm bells with area which will become very busy.
your committee which prompted a
campaign by ourselves and Virtually no thought has been
Transition Chesterfield to try to given to connections towards the
influence the design to get better canal (a National Cycle Route &
pedestrian and cycling Trans Pennine Trail), nor to the
College and Stonegravels Way. We think the design could easily
be altered to make it more cycle
Pedestrians and cyclists will now friendly and have submitted a
have to cross a new through road response to that effect.
between Malkin Street and the Please have a look at the
A632 (near the Bridge Inn) which is consultation and our thoughts
planned to be controlled by lights indicated on the plans below and
so prioritising vehicles. write a response yourself.
Link to the online consultation:
https://chesterfieldstation.consultation.ai/
Read our full response here:
https://chesterfieldcc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/CCC-station-
masterplan-response-1.pdf
Or go to www.chesterfieldcc.org.uk and read the news item which
contains the link.
Our proposals of how cycle routes around the station should link up.
Segregated routes in green, shared routes in amber.
Community Cycle Club
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Inclusive Pedals social enterprise
based in the Queen’s Park has
received some funding from
Cycling UK to start a ‘Community
Cycle Club’.
Planned for this year are three Each programme will build up
‘Couch to 10 Miles’ programmes from just a few laps of the Queen’s
of weekly rides over six weeks. Park to a 10 mile ride over the six
weekly rides.
The funding they have received
covers training three ‘ride leaders’ If you are interested in this
and Cycling UK plan to run a one volunteering opportunity which will
day course in Chesterfield at the provide you with a Cycling UK
end of March. Ride Leader qualification please
The three ride leaders will be contact:
expected to help on between 6 info@inclusivepedals.org.uk
and 10 of the planned 18 rides this
year. to find out more details.
Connect2 Killamarsh
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Sustrans Connect2 programme terminus and superstore at
had originally used £50 million of Halfway and provides a safe route
investment from Big Lottery for Halfway/Westfield residents to
Funding to tackle physical access the Trans Pennine Trail
obstacles on cycle and walking both north towards Rother Valley
routes. Sustrans worked to grow Country Park/Sheffield and south
this funding by working with towards Staveley/Chesterfield.
stakeholders such as local The scheme comprises of a new
government, local community 33 metre bridge over the River
groups and other agencies, Rother, a new 31 metre bridge
eventually funding 84 schemes over the railway line and tarmac
across Britain. 3.5 metre paths linking to the new
A recent study shows how the bridges from Old Lane (in Halfway)
scheme boosted cycling journeys and Forge Lane (in Killamarsh).
on these routes on average by
52% and pedestrians by 38%, and According to the report, before the
that for every pound spent £3.70 scheme there were approximately
was generated in benefits, a ‘very 139,000 users per annum, with the
high’ value for money according to scheme in place this rose to
the Department for Transport. 179,000 per annum, a rise of
40,000 people or 29%. Due to the
One of these schemes was the benefits of decongestion,
Halfway-Killamarsh Connect2 increased access for residents to
route linking Halfway tram work, leisure, shopping, education
terminus with the Trans Pennine and other transport and significant
Trail at Killamarsh bypassing the health benefits for those who had
busy B6058 Station Road. The become more active this meant
scheme provides a link for the scheme returned benefits
Killamarsh residents to the tram valued at £5.20 for every pound
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Keep :;&/3%.&&'%Derbyshire Cycle Map _________________________________________________ The Derbyshire Cycle Map produced by Derbyshire County Council is finally going to be reprinted, the first time since 2014. These maps have always been popular and usually disappear from our stalls rapidly. Seen below is the latest draft, note that it includes the east - west route, depending on the timescale for printing this may or may not appear on the printed version. The map really shows how the various loops from Chesterfield are taking shape. Stocks of our own Chesterfield Cycle Map are running low so later this year we will be thinking about an update to be printed ready for spring 2022.
Cycling Through the Past
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Following a suggestion from one Here’s the first one on Beetwell
of our members we’re going to Street in what looks like the 1930’s
have a regular photo feature ‘Cycles stored here’ - just what we
showing showing old images of could do with nowadays to have
Chesterfield and surrounding some secure cycle storage in the
districts with a cycling interest. town centre!
If you have any images that we could use for this feature please send
them to the secretary - secretary@chesterfieldcc.org.ukLow Traffic Neighbourhoods
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Low Traffic Neighbourhoods are Per square metre, cycle parking
being introduced in cities and delivers five-times higher retail
towns across the UK. They aim to spend than the same area of car
make our spaces safer for parking.
everyone. But these changes are Converting car parking spaces to
facing some public backlash. So a place with seating and planters
we're here to bust a few common where people enjoy spending
myths and explain why they time, can improvement retail
should be given a chance. performance.
A study in Leicester found shop
What is a Low Traffic vacancy rates were five times
Neighbourhood? higher on streets with high levels
In short, it's a scheme where of traffic.
motor vehicle traffic in residential And retail turnover in
streets is greatly reduced. pedestrianised areas generally
Networks
Pre orderof streets
at lowerareprices
opened up
before out-December
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our website
so people can safely travel non-pedestrian areas (Wiggins,
through the area on foot, bicycle, 1993).
by wheeling or by bus.
This is done by using temporary or 2, Low Traffic Neighbourhood
permanent barriers called “modal filters hugely affect local
filters”. businesses who rely on regular
These are things like bollards or deliveries made by a larger vehicle
planters. Or they can be camera Direct access to all properties is
operated. maintained. You may just have to
take a slightly different route to get
In some areas, these schemes are to some properties or businesses.
causing some public backlash and For businesses, this can be an
are facing opposition. opportunity to reduce the
They are, after all, changes that frequency of deliveries they
affect how people get around. receive.
There are also a number of myths Or they can change the way they
that are popping up. make deliveries to a cleaner mode
And these are making residents of transport for example by using
sceptical of the changes made. a cargo bike.
1, Local businesses suffer because 3, Blue badge holders aren’t
of motor traffic restrictions allowed access to Low Traffic
Evidence shows that those who Neighbourhoods
walk to a high street spend 40% All residents are able to access
more than those who drive. their home by car as will visitors,and this always includes blue 5, Closing roads to motor vehicles
badge holders. moves traffic to adjacent roads
Deliveries from outside the area and causes gridlock
and service vehicles such as In the long-term, Low Traffic
waste collection trucks will also Neighbourhoods have created a
have access but their routes may reduction in the overall amount of
need to change. motor traffic.
The aim is not to remove all traffic The increased congestion that can
completely, but to reduce the be seen in the first few days or
number of vehicles using the months was a temporary effect.
roads. By encouraging those Previous studies show that
residents who are able to walk, measures used in Low Traffic
wheel or cycle to do so should Neighbourhoods such as installing
mean quieter streets for everyone. planters or bollards can change
And this includes those who need how people drive their cars.
to make any essential journeys by Some people stop making
car. particular trips, combine multiple
trips into one, travel at a less
4, Having a car gives people, congested time, or switch to
particularly those who have public transport, walking or
mobility issues or are worried cycling.
about using public transport, more For example, in a new Low Traffic
independence Neighbourhood in Walthamstow
Data shows that people feel Village, the number of cars using
walking and cycling give them the main roads in the area did
more freedom and independence initially increase by between 3%
than driving. and 11%.
Walking and wheeling are the But the number of vehicles on
most commonly used mode of residential roads also decreased
transport for disabled Londoners. by 56%.
For example, the proportion of This means that across the overall
disabled Londoners who drive a area, there are around 10,000
car to get around London is 28%, fewer vehicles every day, an
compared to 45% for non- overall reduction in traffic of 16%.
disabled Londoners. Over time, traffic levels have
Outdoor spaces free from traffic started to fall back to previous
are vital to maintaining good levels on main roads too.
mental and physical health. This is called “traffic evaporation”
Research shows that those who and has been observed schemes
regularly walk and cycle have a across the world.
significantly lower risk of feeling
stressed, anxious and depressed. 6, Emergency services are affected
by Low Traffic Neighbourhood
measuresIt is vital that emergency services
are able to quickly and easily
access streets.
During the design phase of the
Low Traffic Neighbourhood, the
emergency services (ambulance,
police and fire brigade services)
have the opportunity to feed into
the design.
This is to make sure they can still
access the area.
Local authorities should continue
to work together with the
emergency services in relation to
existing and future low traffic
neighbourhoods.
Lego Ideas
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Did you know that you can submit One of the ideas is to have a
ideas to Lego for future models? ‘public bike pump and bike being
repaired.
There is a campaign at the
moment to get a bike lane and All we need is a gazebo and we
more bike models into production can make a model of the Dr Bike
which currently has over half the workshop!
10,000 votes needed.
You can see the whole idea and vote for it here:
https://tinyurl.com/3exenrlbRegular Local Cycling Events _________________________________________________ Dr Bike 1st Saturday of the month March to October 9.30am until 1.00pm. Queen’s Park north car park (look for the gazebo near the miniature railway crossing). Checks, adjustments and repairs. No labour charge, just pay for any parts used or bring your own to fit! Friday Night Ride Hoping to be each month May until September 2021, contact the secretary if you would like to organise one of the rides. ‘Breeze’ rides Ladies only rides, see the Facebook page ‘HSBC UK Breeze Chesterfield’. Spire Cycling Club www.chesterfieldspirecyclingclub.co.uk Inclusive Pedals Adapted cycling taster sessions scheduled on the 1st Friday of the month March to October between 1.00pm and 3.00pm on the track around the cricket pitch in the Queen’s Park using their fleet of trikes. Some 2 seaters, a wheelchair carrying trike and a hand cycle. £1 donation per rider. Other events _________________________________________________ We are planning a 2021 Cycle in Style ride on Saturday 11th September. Still provisional at the moment but if it goes ahead it will be part of the Chesterfield Canal Walking Festival. Look out for news on our social media and the Cycle in Style website; http://cycleinstylechesterfield.blogspot.com
Travels of the Secretary
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Yet again travels are restricted! I’ve left Paris around 7.30pm.
had to content myself with news Woke up in the morning as we
from the internet. crossed the Spanish border to
blinding sunshine, pantile roofs
Thinking about travel in the future and a view of the Med.
there are lots of plans to reinstate After breakfast in the dining car it
overnight sleeper trains in the rest arrived in Barcelona just after
of Europe. Many sleeper trains 9.00am. Very civilised!
carry multiple bikes, sometimes
even a complete coach. If only it
was easier and cheaper to take a
bike on Eurostar.
The move is being driven by
climate change and a move away
from using aircraft.
A recent reintroduction is a
sleeper train from Brussels and
Amsterdam to Vienna with talk of
another to Stockholm and a recent After the ferry I crossed Majorca
French proposal for a whole on the fantastic old railway to
network: Soller and then tram to Port Soller.
The sleeper train was a ‘Talgo’
articulated train and one of the
coaches from their trains is now
on display at the Barrow Hill
Roundhouse with Talgo
establishing their UK headquarters
in Chesterfield.
Perchance to dream!
My last trip involving a sleeper
train was by train and ferry to
Majorca.
The sleeper train was the
optimistically named ‘Train-hotel’
from Paris to Barcelona. Lunch in
London waiting for Eurostar then a
meal and beer on the train when it Aslo in Derbyshire, during the coldweek we had in February However not everything works
Derbyshire County Council had to well!
close the Monsal tunnel due to the
large icicles hanging from the roof.
In Manchester I’m sure you are
aware of the great work being
done to create a bike friendly city.
A recent addition is a Zebra with
an adjacent cycle crossing. This
arrangement has only just been
allowed in the UK but is In London cycle paths are now
significantly cheaper to install and being gritted using an attachment
as we know Zebra’s usually work on the ack of the small street
better that light controlled cleaning vehicles.
crossings.
I’ll leave you
with images of
infrastructure
from the
Netherlands!
Just 250 miles
away but might
as well be
many more!Get Involved!
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Campaign Meetings are currently being held using Zoom on the second
Tuesday of each month from 7.30pm. At some stage we hope to resume
in the Chesterfield Community Centre (near Chesterfield coach station). All
welcome to attend.
To report road faults, telephone Derbyshire County Council on 0845 605
8058
Please consider joining our Campaign online at
www.chesterfieldcc.org.uk
or ‘manually’ with this form:
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