Newark Fresh Air Miles Rides

You may recall that our neighbouring Sustrans ranger group in Newark helped organise and lead a number of cycle rides for the Nottinghamshire Rural Rides programme, unfortunately the programme that was organised by Nottinghamshire County Council has been dropped for 2011.

However because of the great success of the Newark ranger led rides this will continue in the Newark and surrounding area but will now be part of the Sustrans Fresh Air Miles Rides programme, now in it's third year.

The full programme of rides can be viewed here.


Photo above shows last year's riders taking refreshments at The Old Forge Tea Rooms, Muston on the Grantham Triangle ride.

Grantham Rivercare Spring Clean Up

John Knowles, Grantham Rivercare Leader has been in touch to let me know that he and the Rivercare volunteers will be out along the Riverside path (NCR 15) for another regular tidy up on Saturday 26 March.

If you would like to lend a hand for a couple of hours then please meet at 10:00 on the Riverside path just off Bridge End Road.

March- May Workdays and Signing Rides- UPDATE

***UPDATE (17/03/11)***

Thanks must go to Mike for spotting the mistake in my original posting of dates, I originally listed one of the workdays as Saturday 17 April, please note that this incorrect and should have been written as Saturday 16 April. 



It looks like Spring is starting and what better way to enjoy it with a few hours of sunshine* and fresh air with some signing rides and workdays starting towards the end of the month.

So I am proposing the following dates and times.

• Sunday 20 March 11:00- 13:00: Why not join me on an inspection ride along NCR 15, meet at Woolsthorpe Top Lock.
• Sunday 27 March 11:00- 13:00: Tidy up and light pruning between Woolsthorpe Top Lock and Muston, meet at Woolsthorpe Top Lock.
• Wednesday 6 April 14:00- 16:00: Signing ride along NCR 15 within the town, meet on Harlaxton Road, under A1 bridge.
• Saturday 16 April 11:00- 13:00: Possible milepost painting, location tba.
• Thursday 28 April 14:00- 16:00: Signing ride along NCR 15 out of town, meet on Harlaxton Road, under A1 bridge.
• Sunday 8 May and Sunday 22 May: Times and locations to tba

As we get towards the end of April I will then announce some future dates for the June and July hopefully with some more weekday and evening timings.

I do hope you can join in the workdays and rides and I look forward to see you out and about.


*Not guaranteed.

Iconic Cyclesport Tandem Returns

Read about it's return here.

Harlaxton Road/Springfield Road Junction

Some of you may have and are still currently experiencing the delays at the junction on Harlaxton Road, as well as installing a new traffic systems there is a re-designs of the junction that will benefit the NCR 15 which runs traffic free along Harlaxton Road from the A1 upto Wharf Road. The benefits for NCN users will be new crossing islands on all the junction roads and crossing lights for pedestrians and cyclists.
I would expect the work certainly to be finally complete by the end of April.