Nether Edge Tour de Trees Part 2

Sunday 14 Feb 10:30am – find out about the threatened trees in Nether Edge

If you live in Nether Edge you will probably know that many of our beautiful mature trees are threatened with felling under the City Council’s ‘Streets Ahead’ scheme to renew the highways. 72 healthy mature trees have been condemned, most because of superficial damage to footways which could be dealt with by more imaginative approaches. A lot of local people are angry about this and there is a big campaign to protect our trees.

If you would like to find out more why not join the Bikebus ride on Sunday 14 February 2016. It will take around 2 hours and of course there will be a cafe stop at each end.

Starting 10:30 am at Cafe #9 in Nether Edge Village (On Nether Edge Rd). The route is planned to avoid traffic, and the hills are neither long or steep.

NB This is a ride for people who are confident in riding and controlling their bike on public roads. You will responsible for your own safety. It is not suitable for children under secondary school age. Children of secondary school age must be used to riding on the road and be under the supervision of an adult. More information about children on Bikebus rides here. Please read it if you are thinking of bringing a child along

If you are hoping to come please contact the bus driver so we know who to expect. Please be in good time, we will not keep people hanging around at the start waiting for latecomers.

Here’s the route
The two routes take in most of the trees in Nether Edge recently condemned by Sheffield City Council, we’ll be riiding Part 2 – the Blue Route on the map:

Bikebus is back – Helping to save our Trees

New Years Day Tree Ride – find out about the threatened trees in Nether Edge

If you live in Nether Edge you will probably know that many of our beautiful mature trees are threatened with felling under the City Council’s ‘Streets Ahead’ scheme to renew the highways. 72 healthy mature trees have been condemned, most because of superficial damage to footways which could be dealt with by more imaginative approaches. A lot of local people are angry about this and there is a big campaign to protect our trees.

If you would like to find out more why not join the Bikebus ride on New Years Day 2016. It will take around 2 hours and of course there will be a cafe break half way. If you need to break off half way you will still be able to get a good understanding of the problem.

Starting 10:30 am at the junction of Barkers Rd and Ladysmith Avenue (just up the hill from Nether Edge traffic lights. The route is planned to avoid traffic, and although there are hills the steep ones are quite short so you can walk up.

NB This is a ride for people who are confident in riding and controlling their bike on public roads. You will responsible for your own safety. It is not suitable for children under secondary school age. Children of secondary school age must be used to riding on the road and be under the supervision of an adult. More information about children on Bikebus rides here. Please read it if you are thinking of bringing a child along

If you are hoping to come please contact the bus driver so we know who to expect. Please be in good time, we will not keep people hanging around at the start waiting for latecomers.

Here’s the route
It takes in most of the trees in Nether Edge recently condemned by Sheffield City Council:

All Change at Bikebus

It’s time for the Bikebus to have a rethink so I’m changing from a scheduled service to an “on demand” one.

The bus has been running for quite a while now, I’ve really enjoyed it and a good number of people have taken part, but it hasn’t reached the kind of ‘critical mass’ needed to keep it interesting and justify a regular weekly ride. It might do that if I were more assiduous in promoting our rides but at the moment I’m putting most of my creative energy into my musical adventures.

But it would be very sad to walk away and I’m proud of the way the Bikebus routes introduce people to new cycling opportunities so I’m changing the focus.

From now on, anybody can contact me via our magic message box, and I’ll be very pleased to set up a bikebus ride for them. And of course if we are doing that I’ll post the details here so anybody else who is interested can come along. So if you or a friend would like the opportunity to learn safe cycling routes around the city, or would like help to work out a safe easy route for their particular journey to work, the shops, their friend’s house or whatever, just let me know via the magic message box (not the comment box below, that’s public) and we can agree a day and time.

And of course it’s all free, I’m doing it for my own pleasure and to help the growth of healthy enjoyable travel in our city.

Southwest Sheffield this week

Sorry about the late notice but we’ll be operating as usual this Saturday, 10am Nether Edge crossroads. Rain is forecast but if it’s looking a bit too wet for fun we’ll do a short ride to the cafe stop at Cafe des Amis. If it’s teeming down we’ll go to Cafe #9 as it’s only 50m.

If you are coming please let the driver know on the magic message box

This week we’ll be up West

Put on your glad rags for a trip round the smarter quarters of Sheffield

Up to University of Sheffield, across to Devonshire Green, then down to Ecclesall Rd and Sharrow Vale. Finishing off with the Bikebus easy-ish back street climb up to Psalter Lane and back along Cherry Tree Rd.

Cafe Stop at Sebastian’s cake place in Sharrow Vale. Hope we’ll see you there?

Start 10am Nether Edge Crossroads and please let the Driver know by the magic message box if you are coming

No Bikebus this weekend after all

The Bikebus ride planned to join the Ride for Eric tomorrow won’t happen due to personal circumstances. Very sorry about that, of course you can join the Ride for Eric at 11am at Abbeydale Sports club but if you have not registered at the Ride for Eric Site get there good and early for the registration process.

Normal service next week

Bikebus Special on Sunday 21 September

We’ll be riding from Nether Edge to Abbeydale Sports Club to join the Ride For Eric

Eric Codling

Last November Eric Codling was riding his bicycle on Whirlowdale Rd at breakfast time on a Sunday when he was killed by a reckless driver travelling at 70mph on a quiet suburban road. The driver is now in prison but Eric’s family is still grieving for their husband and father.

The Ride for Eric has been organised by his family and friends, together with CycleSheffield and other organisations, so we can all remember Eric, raise some money for Cavendish Cancer Care (which Eric supported), and make a call for safe space for cycling in Sheffield and beyond.

There are three rides that you can sign up for including the 6 km family ride at 11am. To encourage people to take part the Bikebus will run a special service from Nether Edge, leaving at 10am. Most of our route out to Abbeydale Sports Club will use safe roads and paths, there is a section along the main road but we’ll be in a group to ensure we are visible and everybody feels safe.

The family ride will be a mass ride, with marshals provided by Cycle Sheffield to ensure safety and deal with any traffic issues. It will pass the site of Eric’s death, where a “ghost bike” memorial will be in place. Although there is a serious message in all this we aim for it to be a fund ride for cyclists of all abilities and all ages.

If you are coming, please sign up for the ride at the Ride For Eric website. It costs £10, most of which will go to Cavendish Cancer Care (some costs for running the event but several organisations have donated money or practical help to reduce the cost). You will be asked to register with British Cycling to make your payment.

As usual we will leave at 10am from Nether Edge Crossroads. Please let the bus driver know if you are coming with our magic contact form