Cycling resources for Ryedale, North Yorkshire
I was lucky enough to attend this event yesterday at Ampleforth Abbey where we promoted active travel, Ryedale Environment Group and generally liaised with members of the public, who were supporting everyone taking part yesterday, in very hot conditions.
Thank you to Mike Potter, Helen Gundry and Craig Newcombe for all supporting it too in various ways.
NYC have launched phase one of a review of sports and leisure provision with a short survey. They want to refocus our leisure services to better support the physical and mental well-being of individuals and communities and to make it easier for everyone to be active. Click here to take part in the survey: sports survey – closing date 31 August.
Active Travel England have just released their corporate plan for 2023 – 2025. The link below directs you to the page, where the article is towards the bottom of the page.
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/active-travel-england
North Yorkshire Council are asking people living, working, and travelling in North Yorkshire to share information about how they travel and the issues that they face. Transport affects everyone, so it’s vital as many people as possible tell us about their transport habits.
This will help inform the new Local Transport Plan (LTP) for the county – a landmark document that will guide our future approach to all forms of transport.
The Local Transport Plan sets out the strategic transport aims for the region over the next few years. It will allow the council to continue to bid for funding to deliver the infrastructure we need to better connect residents, unlock economic growth, and promote sustainability.
By taking part in Let’s Talk Transport you will help the council understand the issues in your area – there also will be a formal consultation later, where you can comment on the draft plan.
Open the link below to complete the survey.
The plan…
Ten years ago Pickering Civic Society decided to find a better and safer cycling route than the A169 between the holiday accommodation at Black Bull and Pickering town centre. The new owners of Pickering Showground very kindly agreed that a public bike track could be written in to their planning application for an Environmental and Leisure Village on the site. This is now a planning condition of this development at the Showground. The route is from Black Bull, across the site and out on to Haygate Lane next to the gas wellhead site and north towards Pickering.
Now, a further opportunity has appeared with a planning application for house building between Haygate Lane and Pickering Swimming Pool. If the developer agrees for a cycle track through this new development – and their application already suggests cycle tracks on the site and a footpath out towards the swimming pool – all that is needed is for permission to build 70 metres of bike track across land, from the housing to the swimming pool, to make this route a reality.
What will this mean?
All the planned developments on the former showground and the two public houses and their restaurants at Black Bull will be accessible by bike for Pickering people, using a safe, quiet route. In the opposite direction, anywhere up to 1000 – 1500 visitors using the planned and built holiday units at Black Bull and the Environment and Leisure Village will have safe, car free access to Pickering, with the resulting reduction in traffic congestion in the town.
How can you help?
The planning application is currently live and available to comment on – consultation closes on 1 March 2023. https://planningregister.ryedale.gov.uk/caonline-applications/ Reference 22/01401/MOUT
This would be a superb asset for Pickering and one that will be of great benefit to its residents, visitors, businesses and our environment.
This month’s HandyMag features a spotlight on the Friends of Helmsley Railbed. View the feature for more about the group and partner organisations who are helping to improve public access to the former railbed, whilst protecting the environment too.
