On Monday 22nd September, taking advantage of the Labour Party Conference being in town, Greater Manchester Cycling Campaign organised a Space4Cycling mass ride from All Saints’ Park to Barbirolli Square, just by the Manchester Central conference centre. As you can see in the picture, a good number of cyclists attended and some short speeches were given by various Labour councillors, from Manchester and further afield, in support of increasing the per capita expenditure on cycling from below £10/head to the ‘Dutch level’ of about £20/head. Sceptical noises from the crowd notwithstanding, the event was good-humoured and drew a lot of attention from passers-by in the city centre.
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Better By Cycle Challenge
Monday 1st September sees the start of the Better By Cycle Challenge, organised by Transport for Greater Manchester. The challenge aims to get more people giving cycling a go. The University of Manchester is entering and we are encouraging people to sign up and log their rides. The institution with the highest cycling rates will win some exciting prizes for its members. To sign up, visit the Better By Cycle Challenge website and select The University of Manchester (listed under T).
New website live
ACE 2014
500 people joined us and the other Corridor Manchester partners on 18th June outside University Place for a great day of awareness-raising, freebies, tips, bike maintenance and auctions. Please have a look at the pictures here.
UMBUG 1000
Thanks to everyone who participated in the UMBUG 1000th member celebration! Check out the pictures from the event on our Flickr account.