Bespoke Cycle Group
@bespokeeb.bsky.social
Campaigning to reverse the ever worsening cycle provision in Eastbourne. We want to make it easier and safer for anyone to get around Eastbourne by bicycle.
https://www.bespokecyclegroup.org.uk/
https://www.bespokecyclegroup.org.uk/
Just to clarify to @eastbournebc.bsky.social and @eastsussexcc.bsky.social all the other towns and cities on the south coast have these .... but not us
www.theargus.co.uk/news/2659645...
www.theargus.co.uk/news/2659645...
Seafront cycle lane and pedestrian revamp to begin within weeks
Brighton and Hove City Council confirmed construction on the A259 Active Travel Scheme between Hove and Portslade is set to get underway along…
www.theargus.co.uk
October 1, 2026 at 5:49 AM
Just to clarify to @eastbournebc.bsky.social and @eastsussexcc.bsky.social all the other towns and cities on the south coast have these .... but not us
www.theargus.co.uk/news/2659645...
www.theargus.co.uk/news/2659645...
Even more traffic on the A2270 . Was widely cited as England's major road with longest delays.
and .. No space for a decent and continuous cycle lane
www.theargus.co.uk/news/2659523...
and .. No space for a decent and continuous cycle lane
www.theargus.co.uk/news/2659523...
Controversial new Aldi store is approved despite being rejected a year ago
Plans for a new Aldi in Polegate have been approved – even though the council rejected them just a year ago
www.theargus.co.uk
October 1, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Even more traffic on the A2270 . Was widely cited as England's major road with longest delays.
and .. No space for a decent and continuous cycle lane
www.theargus.co.uk/news/2659523...
and .. No space for a decent and continuous cycle lane
www.theargus.co.uk/news/2659523...
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More of a realistic take on why people don't cycle:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Also, there's some @cyclinguk.bsky.social involvement if you read down.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Also, there's some @cyclinguk.bsky.social involvement if you read down.
What will get unsure Suffolk cyclists back in the saddle?
The local transport authority is hoping to encourage more cycling, but some recall being hit by cars.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 30, 2026 at 9:03 AM
More of a realistic take on why people don't cycle:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Also, there's some @cyclinguk.bsky.social involvement if you read down.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Also, there's some @cyclinguk.bsky.social involvement if you read down.
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New guidance from Active Travel England with the "Women and Girls’ Safety Hub" for street design with women’s and girls' experiences at its heart.
activetravelengland.gov.uk/resources/ac...
activetravelengland.gov.uk/resources/ac...
September 30, 2026 at 9:26 AM
New guidance from Active Travel England with the "Women and Girls’ Safety Hub" for street design with women’s and girls' experiences at its heart.
activetravelengland.gov.uk/resources/ac...
activetravelengland.gov.uk/resources/ac...
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Cycling @scarlettmcnally.bsky.social in the latest Cycle magazine from Cycling UK @cyclinguk.bsky.social.
#Eastbourne
#Eastbourne
Cycling UK members @cyclinguk.bsky.social will have got their mag today! Great to see @scarlettmcnally.bsky.social Prof Scarlett McNally, the cycling surgeon from Eastbourne is featured on page 4! She refers to the Bristol Declaration on healthy transport. See it at www.fph.org.uk/news/bristol...
September 30, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Cycling @scarlettmcnally.bsky.social in the latest Cycle magazine from Cycling UK @cyclinguk.bsky.social.
#Eastbourne
#Eastbourne
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To remind everyone @eastsussexcc.bsky.social ,have had for over 10 years , projections of a 10% reductions of car journeys to using bus/walk/cycling, along this Hailsham to Eastbourne corridor - A2270 .
!! Nothing has EVER been achieved !!
www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/people/...
!! Nothing has EVER been achieved !!
www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/people/...
New Aldi store and care home in Polegate approved on appeal
The planning appeal for the proposed new supermarket at Eastbourne Road, Polegate has been allowed by the Government's Planning Inspectorate.
www.sussexexpress.co.uk
September 29, 2026 at 2:34 PM
To remind everyone @eastsussexcc.bsky.social ,have had for over 10 years , projections of a 10% reductions of car journeys to using bus/walk/cycling, along this Hailsham to Eastbourne corridor - A2270 .
!! Nothing has EVER been achieved !!
www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/people/...
!! Nothing has EVER been achieved !!
www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/people/...
Not only are e-scooters illegal on the highway but you can get banned from driving and fined
eastbourne.news/eastbourne-e...
eastbourne.news/eastbourne-e...
Eastbourne e-scooter rider banned after failing breath test
AN Eastbourne woman has been disqualified from driving after riding an e-scooter while more than twice the legal alcohol limit.
eastbourne.news
September 29, 2026 at 6:21 AM
Not only are e-scooters illegal on the highway but you can get banned from driving and fined
eastbourne.news/eastbourne-e...
eastbourne.news/eastbourne-e...
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Hang on! The police are seizing illegal electric motorbikes that cannot legally be ridden on British roads and are then selling them to people to illegally use on British roads.
Have I entered a parallel universe?
The sale of these should be banned completely and certainly the resale
Have I entered a parallel universe?
The sale of these should be banned completely and certainly the resale
September 26, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Hang on! The police are seizing illegal electric motorbikes that cannot legally be ridden on British roads and are then selling them to people to illegally use on British roads.
Have I entered a parallel universe?
The sale of these should be banned completely and certainly the resale
Have I entered a parallel universe?
The sale of these should be banned completely and certainly the resale
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IF the police forces are forcing the electric motorcycles to be registered and road legal before being sold then ok.
But forces clearly haven't been because they are changing policies to just crush the things.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
But forces clearly haven't been because they are changing policies to just crush the things.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
E-bikes seized by police sold on at auction, BBC finds
Thousands of electric motorbikes are confiscated annually because they are suspected of being driven illegally or used in a crime - most are destroyed, but last year police sold at least 161.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 26, 2026 at 6:20 AM
IF the police forces are forcing the electric motorcycles to be registered and road legal before being sold then ok.
But forces clearly haven't been because they are changing policies to just crush the things.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
But forces clearly haven't been because they are changing policies to just crush the things.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
In context - the money is welcome but CWIS3 (2025–2030): has an expected £4.5 billion total investment over five years. So this for NCN is around 2%
www.activetravelengland.gov.uk/news/ps104-m...
www.activetravelengland.gov.uk/news/ps104-m...
£104 million investment to transform walking, wheeling and cycling routes across England | Active Travel England
£104m investment to transform walking, wheeling and cycling routes across England
www.activetravelengland.gov.uk
September 22, 2026 at 11:14 AM
In context - the money is welcome but CWIS3 (2025–2030): has an expected £4.5 billion total investment over five years. So this for NCN is around 2%
www.activetravelengland.gov.uk/news/ps104-m...
www.activetravelengland.gov.uk/news/ps104-m...
'Following the resounding success of its first edition in May 2026, the Vhélio Trophy is stepping up a gear. In 2027, the solar convoy proudly forms an official part of the European Year of the Normans to celebrate one millennium after William the Conqueror'
September 12, 2026 at 6:34 AM
'Following the resounding success of its first edition in May 2026, the Vhélio Trophy is stepping up a gear. In 2027, the solar convoy proudly forms an official part of the European Year of the Normans to celebrate one millennium after William the Conqueror'
More draconian restrictions for cycling in Eastbourne
www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/people/...
www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/people/...
Council confirms cyclist access to remain restricted in Eastbourne town centre under new order
East Sussex County Council (ESCC) has confirmed that cyclist access will remain restricted in Eastbourne town centre under a new experimental traffic regulation order (ETRO).
www.sussexexpress.co.uk
September 3, 2026 at 3:35 PM
More draconian restrictions for cycling in Eastbourne
www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/people/...
www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/people/...
Great news for new routes in Sussex
www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/environ...
www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/environ...
Money for traffic-free route between Uckfield and Lewes
Wealden council leaders have set aside more than half-a-million pounds for a new bridge, which would form part of a proposed ‘Greenway’ linking Uckfield and Lewes.
www.sussexexpress.co.uk
September 3, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Great news for new routes in Sussex
www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/environ...
www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/environ...
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Stunning letter: @eastsussexcc.bsky.social are banning cycling in
#Eastbourne town centre and pushing cyclists onto the busy unsafe ring road.
Please help @cyclinguk.bsky.social, @ategov.bsky.social
@bespokeeb.bsky.social
#Eastbourne town centre and pushing cyclists onto the busy unsafe ring road.
Please help @cyclinguk.bsky.social, @ategov.bsky.social
@bespokeeb.bsky.social
September 1, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Stunning letter: @eastsussexcc.bsky.social are banning cycling in
#Eastbourne town centre and pushing cyclists onto the busy unsafe ring road.
Please help @cyclinguk.bsky.social, @ategov.bsky.social
@bespokeeb.bsky.social
#Eastbourne town centre and pushing cyclists onto the busy unsafe ring road.
Please help @cyclinguk.bsky.social, @ategov.bsky.social
@bespokeeb.bsky.social
Worth watching about this growing problem and how cyclists are getting the fallout . Especially see the end with
Cycling UK 's Duncan Dollimore
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEuv...
Cycling UK 's Duncan Dollimore
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEuv...
I Tried An Illegal E-Bike And It Blew My Mind
YouTube video by Global Cycling Network
www.youtube.com
August 24, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Worth watching about this growing problem and how cyclists are getting the fallout . Especially see the end with
Cycling UK 's Duncan Dollimore
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEuv...
Cycling UK 's Duncan Dollimore
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEuv...
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Road safety is a social justice issue.
“The number of children killed or injured crossing roads is almost five times higher in England’s most deprived areas than its wealthiest”
… and the gap is widening.
“The number of children killed or injured crossing roads is almost five times higher in England’s most deprived areas than its wealthiest”
… and the gap is widening.
Child pedestrian casualties are almost five times higher in England’s worst-off areas
Official figures expose widening gap in road deaths and injuries between poor and wealthy postcodes
www.theguardian.com
August 22, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Road safety is a social justice issue.
“The number of children killed or injured crossing roads is almost five times higher in England’s most deprived areas than its wealthiest”
… and the gap is widening.
“The number of children killed or injured crossing roads is almost five times higher in England’s most deprived areas than its wealthiest”
… and the gap is widening.
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More restrictions by @eastsussexcc.bsky.social following "Eastbourne town centre pedestrianisation – Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO) Timings Survey." Now decided to ban 🚲 but allow 🚛🛻 between 6PM to 10AM. Note the mention in future of very substandard routes as alternatives
August 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM
More restrictions by @eastsussexcc.bsky.social following "Eastbourne town centre pedestrianisation – Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO) Timings Survey." Now decided to ban 🚲 but allow 🚛🛻 between 6PM to 10AM. Note the mention in future of very substandard routes as alternatives
The Department for Transport has told ebiketips that there is no way of finding out how many collisions and incidents on British roads involve electric motorbikes and illegally modified e-bikes from its own recently published annual road casualty statistics. road.cc/ebiketips/ne...
Department for Transport admits illegal electric motorbikes "cannot be identified" in UK road collision statistics | electric bike reviews, buying advice and news - ebiketips
The Department for Transport has told ebiketips that there is no way of finding out how many collisions and incidents on British roads involve electric motorbikes and illegally modified e-bikes from i...
road.cc
August 15, 2026 at 10:57 AM
The Department for Transport has told ebiketips that there is no way of finding out how many collisions and incidents on British roads involve electric motorbikes and illegally modified e-bikes from its own recently published annual road casualty statistics. road.cc/ebiketips/ne...
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✨ Glow Rides are back! After a brilliant first year, communities across the UK are getting ready to light up the streets again.
Women-led and open to everyone, Glow Rides highlight the need for safer streets and better cycle routes. Thinking of organising one? 👇
cyclinguk.org/glow-rides
Women-led and open to everyone, Glow Rides highlight the need for safer streets and better cycle routes. Thinking of organising one? 👇
cyclinguk.org/glow-rides
August 7, 2026 at 4:41 PM
✨ Glow Rides are back! After a brilliant first year, communities across the UK are getting ready to light up the streets again.
Women-led and open to everyone, Glow Rides highlight the need for safer streets and better cycle routes. Thinking of organising one? 👇
cyclinguk.org/glow-rides
Women-led and open to everyone, Glow Rides highlight the need for safer streets and better cycle routes. Thinking of organising one? 👇
cyclinguk.org/glow-rides
Good feedback from tourists using App Bike - here at Sovereign Harbour
August 6, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Good feedback from tourists using App Bike - here at Sovereign Harbour
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Following weeks of work by many people, West Midlands Police have dropped charges and agreed to reimburse the owner of a legal e-cycle they seized and destroyed.
Our Campaigns and Policy Lead, Kate, shares why policies like this are so damaging for Disabled people with the BBC.
tinyurl.com/y6yckp83
Our Campaigns and Policy Lead, Kate, shares why policies like this are so damaging for Disabled people with the BBC.
tinyurl.com/y6yckp83
The £6000 Tern cargo bike crushed by the Police BY MISTAKE!
YouTube video by David Gregory-Kumar
youtu.be
July 31, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Following weeks of work by many people, West Midlands Police have dropped charges and agreed to reimburse the owner of a legal e-cycle they seized and destroyed.
Our Campaigns and Policy Lead, Kate, shares why policies like this are so damaging for Disabled people with the BBC.
tinyurl.com/y6yckp83
Our Campaigns and Policy Lead, Kate, shares why policies like this are so damaging for Disabled people with the BBC.
tinyurl.com/y6yckp83
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This is framed as a feel-good story, but it should scare the wits out of anybody on the road.
Tesla's deceptive marketing is convincing seniors that the cars drive themselves. In reality, a human must always be ready to intervene.
If someone lacks the ability to do that, they shouldn't be driving!
Tesla's deceptive marketing is convincing seniors that the cars drive themselves. In reality, a human must always be ready to intervene.
If someone lacks the ability to do that, they shouldn't be driving!
Forget rideshare. How seniors are using Teslas for transportation
As Waymo and Tesla robotaxi services promise more rides for more cities, seniors are taking matters into their own hands and self-driving Teslas.
www.detroitnews.com
July 28, 2026 at 11:02 PM
This is framed as a feel-good story, but it should scare the wits out of anybody on the road.
Tesla's deceptive marketing is convincing seniors that the cars drive themselves. In reality, a human must always be ready to intervene.
If someone lacks the ability to do that, they shouldn't be driving!
Tesla's deceptive marketing is convincing seniors that the cars drive themselves. In reality, a human must always be ready to intervene.
If someone lacks the ability to do that, they shouldn't be driving!
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Great article from Scarlett here. A short, clear call-to-action that you'll want to share with your local decision-makers
Woo-hoo! My new @bmj.com article On how to fix health. By enabling physical activity eg active travel + public transport.
Discusses #motonormativity, incentives, culture www.bmj.com/content/394/... x
@livingstreets.bsky.social @ianwalker.bsky.social @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social @fsem-uk.bsky.social
Discusses #motonormativity, incentives, culture www.bmj.com/content/394/... x
@livingstreets.bsky.social @ianwalker.bsky.social @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social @fsem-uk.bsky.social
Scarlett McNally: The NHS rewarding walking doesn’t go far enough to encourage physical activity
NHS England recently announced plans to launch a new incentive scheme that will reward people who achieve 30 minutes of walking a day, adding up to a “marathon in a month.”1 I see several weaknesses i...
www.bmj.com
July 22, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Great article from Scarlett here. A short, clear call-to-action that you'll want to share with your local decision-makers