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Spokes rides
Minster - Sandwich - Minster
Sunday 13 April Meet at Minster (Thanet) Station, 10.40 The April Spokes ride will be on Sunday 13 April from Minster (Thanet) station. We will cycle to Sandwich for lunch - further if riders want to and the weather is kind. From Sandwich we'll ride on NCR1 to Preston, then East Stourmouth, cross the river at Plucks Gutter and back to Minster via Monkton. Much of the route is on NCR 15 and NCR 1.The train from Canterbury arrives at 10.36, so the ride will start after this at 10.40. As always, this is a leisure ride and we do not leave slow riders behind. It helps if the ride leader knows who's planning to join the ride, so, if possible, please contact Beatrice Shire ([email protected], 07484 863554.) NCR2 closure at Dover
Part of National Cycle Route 2 (NCR2) is closed until mid-November. The closure is at Union Street in Dover and there is no diversion in place other than walking for quarter of a mile along the pavement of the A2 or cycling along the A2 dual carriageway and mixing it with trucks going to the pool. This is totally unsatisfactory and Spokes are working with Sustrans and Kent County Council to resolve this. Consultations Crab and Winkle extension Canterbury City Council in partnership with The Crab and Winkle Line Trust will be holding an exhibition of updated plans for constructing the path along the embankment between Clare Road and Station Road in Whitstable, including plans for new bridges over Teynham Road and Old Bridge Road. The Exhibition is at St Peter’s Hall, 154 Cromwell Road, Whitstable on Saturday 21 September between 11am and 5pm. Striking the balance Striking the balance is the title given to Kent County Council's (KCC) draft Local Transport Plan. The final plan will replace the current plan which was adopted in 2017. KCC claim the plan '.. is ambitious but achievable in its aims to improve all types of journey'. To misquote Mandy Rice-Davies, they would say that wouldn't they. The plan is out for consultation until 8 October 2024 - you can find it at www.kent.gov.uk/ltp5. We'll let you know about any Spokes responses and comments through Update. National Highways and Transport Survey Councils across the UK - including KCC - are asking residents to tell them what they think of transport and highways services in their area. There are six independent surveys covering:
Sales From time to time, Spokes members have bikes and other cycling bits and pieces to sell or giveaway. These are listed on the website Sales page. Items for sale/giveaway at the moment are:
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