Craig Steeland – Chester Cycling Campaign

Chester Cycle Buddies Scheme

Are you one of the many people who say they would like to cycle in and around Chester but are unsure about riding on your own, riding in traffic, where to park your bike, etc. [More….]

Chester Cycling Campaign endeavours to examine all relevant planning applications with a view to ensuring that the plans include appropriate provision for cycle storage or potential new cycling infrastructure through planning gain, including section 106 [More….]

Campaign Wins Runner-up in Most Inspiring Group Awards!

In June 2023, the Campaign was thrilled to learn that we had been chosen runner-up in Cycling UK’s Most Inspiring Group Awards 2023. This has been a welcome recognition of the recent efforts by Campaign [More….]

Getting Started with Cycling

Have you been thinking about getting a cycle and starting to ride? Do you have questions about what to wear, how to find your way around Chester, what locks to use, where to park a [More….]

Free Tool Loan for Members

The Campaign has purchased a decent quality, stable cycle workstand and a full set of cycle tools for exclusive use of our members free of charge. Borrowing these will enable you to carry out any [More….]

New Chester Market Cycle Hub Now Open

Chester’s new indoor cycle parking space has been opened by Cheshire West and Chester Council within the Northgate development’s Hunter Street multi-storey car park. The Cycle Hub will be open daily from 6:30 am to [More….]

Chester Cycling Campaign Sets 2023 Objectives

After a very busy and successful year in 2022, the Campaign has produced a list of its objectives for 2023, setting out what we feel we can do to create improvements for Chester cyclists. The [More….]

Campaign Denounces Reckless Cycling

Concerns are often expressed about conflict between cyclists and other users of the Chester Millennium Greenway, local pavements and on the footbridge at the end of Ferry Lane. Several past incidents have resulted in fairly [More….]

Greenway Flooding Problems and Diversion

For the past several winters, the Chester Millennium Greenway has suffered from flooding between Long Lane and the A55. This has affected all users of the path, including cyclists and pedestrians. Shallow flooding is less [More….]

Get Your Bike Ready For Winter

With climate change perhaps leading to more severe winters in Chester, it is more important than ever to ensure that you and your bike are ready for winter cycling. Snow and ice create particular hazards [More….]

Articles by Craig Steeland