Sharing the road and sharing the load – how insurance companies are helping to promote road safety

Fri, 21 April, 2023

Are insurance companies now doing more to promote good driving than the Government? When the Department for Transport launched the Highway Code last year, with its major changes for behaviour at junctions to improve pedestrian and cyclist safety they put a £500,000 social media campaign behind it.  Since then, insurance companies, including comparison websites, are helping to promote the safety measures. Take this article from comparethemarket.com ‘Share the road: cyclist… Read More »

Oxfordshire Midweek 2023 AGM

Sun, 9 April, 2023

Our 2023 AGM will be held on Zoom on Wednesday 3rd May 2023 at 7pm, so as many people from around the county can join as possible. You are of course welcome to join the regular Midweek ride earlier in the day, starting from Charlbury Garden Centre. To attend the AGM, which is open to Cycling UK members – and those in Oxfordshire are encouraged to join – please Register… Read More »

Respond to key Oxford transport consultations Sep 2022

Fri, 9 September, 2022

Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) is consulting on the transport strategy for Oxford and on six traffic filters as part of that. We are excited with these plans as they includes many things we have been campaigning for in recent years. Oxfordshire Cycling Network (OCN), the campaigning arm of Cycling UK Oxfordshire supports these plans and we are asking you to support them through this stage of consultation, and some key… Read More »

Tri-vets 2022 ride report

Thu, 28 July, 2022

A glorious century on a lovely warm day. Temperatures rose high, and we even experienced a little melting tarmac, but never got so hot that we were really suffering. The first leg from Islip to Bodicote near Banbury was fairly striaghtforward, some great roads to start and a bit busier to end. The garden centre was well prepared for us. The second leg started with an interesting trip through the… Read More »

2022 AGM

Wed, 4 May, 2022

Our 2022 AGM, for the merged group Cycling UK Oxfordshire Midweek is on 4th May at 7:30pm. Please contact secretary@cyclingukoxfordshire.org for a registration link. Papers for the AGM… CyclingUKOxonMidweek AGM 2022 Draft Agenda CyclingUKOxon AGM 2021 Draft Minutes and Reports Report and Financial Statement 2021-22 Minutes of Merger SGMs CyclingUKOxon SGM 12Jan22 Draft Minutes CTC Oxfordshire Midweek SGM 13Jan2022 minutes Draft Cycling UK Oxfordshire Midweek SGM 19Jan2022 minutes Draft  

Merger of Oxfordshire and Midweek Groups

Sun, 7 November, 2021

Update 12/1/22: Cycling UK Oxfordshire SGM has passed the Motion at its SGM. (Subject to ratification by Cycling UK). Update 13/1/22: CTC Midweek Oxfordshire SGM has passe the Motion at its SGM. Update 14/1/22: Cycling UK has ratified the Merger Motions. We expect the merger to go ahead as planned on 19th January 2022. Cycling UK Oxfordshire and CTC Midweek Oxfordshire are considering a merger. Over the last several years,… Read More »

Oxfordshire Election 2021 Follow-up

Sun, 27 June, 2021

The Oxfordshire County Council Elections were a great success as far as cycling, walking and wheeling are concerned.  Working as part of CoHSAT, the Coalition for Healthy Streets and Active Travel, we asked all candidates to express their support for 12 policies.  154 of the 245 candidates did, and the Green, Labour and Liberal Democrat candidates strong showed particularly strong support for active travel.  On Election Day, 6th May 2021,… Read More »

Council Elections May 2021

Wed, 14 April, 2021

There are elections for the Oxfordshire County and some of the District Councils on 6th May and we have worked with CoHSAT to develop a 12-point manifesto and ask candidates about their views on cycling and other transport issues. By 1st May over 300 of the 571 candidates had responded to our survey, including well over 2/3 of Greens, Labour and Lib Dems.  Over 90% of respondents supported key points… Read More »

Our Secretary elected Trustee of Cycling UK

Tue, 8 December, 2020

Robin Tucker, Secretary of Cycling UK Oxfordshire was successful in his bid to be elected as a Trustee of Cycling UK. He gained the highest number of votes (2736) in the election, more than the next highest contender by a mere 13.  But because 3 places were on offer, that person – Sam Marshall – is not disappointed, but is in fact also appointed as a Trustee.  Jacqueline Hills, only… Read More »

Group Secretary Robin Tucker stands for Cycling UK Trustee role

Sat, 3 October, 2020

Our Group Secretary, Robin Tucker is standing in the 2020 elections for the Cycling UK Board of Trustees.  Members will receive a voting form with their October/November 2020 edition of Cycle magazine. Robin has made a short video to talk a bit about him, his cycling history and Cycling UK on YouTube. Transcript Hi, I’m Robin Tucker and I’m standing to be a Trustee of Cycling UK in 2020.  I’ve… Read More »