Campaigns
Get involved with a Cycle Ipswich campaign! Our campaigns are designed to have a direct impact on the cycling experience in Ipswich, or surrounding areas.
Contact a campaign sponsor to see how you can help. The sponsor is is responsible for regularly updating the group on progress.
Got a campaign issue but unsure of where to start?
- Tell the group about your idea – to get feedback and see if it fits with our ideals
- Get two members to advocate your campaign via the group discussion board
- Organise yourselves and take action!
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Hi, I’d really like to get support for a campaign to make Chantry Park a cycle route – I have a 1hr20 bike ride from a village on the outskirts of Ipswich & having this as a cut through seems only sensible. I noticed however with shock that the signs say no cycling, I don’t know if this just means the grass, as I can’t see why cyclists can’t, for instance go through the peacemile route [which has no blind corners, a large enough track for cyclists and pedestrians and of which the majority of the route is driveable by cars and I should imagine is classed as a road]. However, this route would need improvement, I don’t own a mountain bike [nor do I wish to as I have shoulder injury that makes it a necessity to have a sit up and beg bike which wouldn't be able to handle the very bad potholes on the road and the terrible rocks [I can't call it gravel] that they’ve used on the peacemile]. I think that it would make much more sense for the council [who runs the park] to create a tarmarc’d route all the way through, or atleast to cover the worst areas] just as they have done on the alternative straight route which runs parallel to the house itself and has a gated entrance. I can send more info and maps which highlight the route I mention. I know that funds are tight for councils at the moment, but I’m hoping with a group such as yourselves, we could help to convince them that cycling really is the way forward for the health of the local population & the environment [and people's pockets with the rise in fuel costs], if Ipswich could become a truly bike friendly town it could bring a lot of publicity, tourists and well being – think Copenhagen…
I have a few other bugbears along my route too which I’d like to mention & which would improve the route no end.
Let me know your thoughts,
Sarah