SPOKES an active campaign group set up to encourage cycling and publicise its benefits. We are based in the East Kent area of the UK but have an interest in better conditions for cyclists everywhere.

We publish a free quarterly newsletter in which we air our views and the views of others on cycling issues and ensure its widest possible distribution. You can read the latest edition here as well as recent back issues.

We also organise a full programme of rides and cycling events in and around Kent to be enjoyed by ordinary people.

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Next Spokes-led ride: Sunday 6th July. 10:30 start from Canterbury West station. Cathedral to Coast. A longer ride near the longest day from Canterbury to Elham and Dover, then returning to Canterbury See our events page for details of all our forthcoming rides.
Oyster Bay Trail under construction Phase 1 of the Oyster Bay Trail construction is now well underway. Almost all of the plastic reinforcing layer has now been laid and parts of it are now starting to be refilled with soil. Currently we estimate that this phase will be complete by early May. We shall be leading our monthly ride along it in June (See the events page for details).	Horses & Goats tunnel link being built Construction of the link to the Horses & Goats tunnel, which will provide a traffic-free route underneath the railway to Wincheap, is now underway. Once complete, this will link the new Connection housing development to Cotton Road on the Wincheap trading estate.	Toddlers Cove car park route built A short section of route around the edge of Toddler's Cove car park has recently been built. This will form part of the Chartham to Canterbury cycle route, which is planned to be resubmitted for planning approval later this year.

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SPOKES can be contacted through... PO Box 991, Canterbury, CT1 9EL Full list of SPOKES officers and contact details Now's the time to be a SPOKES person! JOIN HERE!