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Essex Cycling Clubs
(Please also see the Leisure & Tour, Sport, MTB, and Children links at the top of every page).

Essex District Association of the CTC
Organising rides in south and mid Essex: J. Davis, Stones Farm, Tidings Hill, Halstead, Essex CO9 1ND. 01787 474224. jldavis at care4free.net
CTC Essex website

Witham and District Cycling Club
Organising rides in mid Essex - regular club runs start in Tiptree: Richard Kelsey, 37 Chipping Hill, Witham, Essex CM8 2JT. 01376 514626
www.withamanddistrictcc.co.uk

The Traditional Touring Club
Cycle rides and other activities in Essex and beyond: Meeting at the Ship pub, Leigh-on-Sea, third Wednesday of every month, 8.30pm. www.traditionaltouringclub.com

Chelmer Cycling Club
Organising rides in mid Essex: Chris Regan, 366a Baddow Road, Chelmsford, Essex. 01245 493185
www.chelmercc.org.uk

Maldon and District CC
Racing, rides, cyclo cross.
www.madcc.org.uk

Michael, Essex's Nutty Cyclist
If you're reading this site, you probably have so much in common with him.
www.nuttycyclist.co.uk

Enform
Colchester Environment Information Centre. 01206 367776
www.en-form.org.uk
 

Maps
Multimap: www.multimap.co.uk
Ordnance Survey: www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk
 

Lobbying for Green Transport

Transport 2000 - the national environmental transport body. Good for facts and figures, too! 020 7613 0743 www.transport2000.org

Slower Speeds Initiative - get the facts and figures on why cars must slow down. www.slower-speeds.org.uk info@slower-speeds.org.uk

Roadpeace - the UK National Charity for road crash victims (bereaved or injured) and their families. Ordinary phone 020 8838 5102. Listening ear helpline 020 8964 1021
www.roadpeace.org info@roadpeace.org

Brake - the national road safety charity
www.brake.org.uk
 

Green driver

Environmental Transport Association - the ETA is the only British provider of breakdown services that campaigns for environmentally sound transport. 01932 828 882
www.eta.co.uk

Travel-Share Essex - A web site aimed at matching car owners with potential passengers, helping to reduce congestion.
www.travelshare-essex.com

Car Clubs - Promoting Better Use of the Car - loan, don't own. 0113 234 9299 
www.carplus.org.uk info@carclubs.org.uk. Also see Guardian story.
 

Rail Travel in Essex

Colchester station is hard to get to unless you're an experienced road cyclist, but hundreds do it every day, some walking the last 100 yards or so. Cycle parking is good on the south side and due to be improved on the north side. One (our local railway company) has bike parking at more than 80% of its 167 stations. Across its network it offers almost 2000 cycle parking spaces. For details of carrying your bike on the train, see the link below. Unfortunately, not all UK rail companies are as good - if you are going farther afield, you will need to plan your journey!

General - www.onerailway.com
Bikes on One trains - click here
Cycling expert Dave Holladay can help if you have bike on trains or bike on buses problems
 

Local Government

Broadly speaking, Essex County Council looks after cycling and other transport matters, Colchester council looks after planning and green transport plans.

If you are writing to our councils on a cycling matter, please liaise with Colchester Cycling Campaign to ensure your efforts aren't being duplicated.

Essex County Council cycling officer: Rosemary Wilkins
Colchester Council Green Transport Plans: Emily Harrup
Colchester Council planning Planning Services

MPs and Euro MPs

If you are writing to your MP on a cycling matter, please liaise with Colchester Cycling Campaign to ensure your efforts aren't being duplicated.

Westminster: Bob Russell (Lib Dem) represents Colchester, Bernard Jenkin (Con) North Essex,Brooks Newmark (Con) Braintree, and Douglas Carswell (Con) Harwich. Write to Them

Brussels: Click here

Please tell CIE if any of these links are out of date.

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