Leicester Cycling Campaign Group is a pressure group formed in 2012 to improve conditions for people who cycle in and around Leicester. With over 300 members, we represent a strong and independent voice for cyclists in the city and beyond. Our aim is to ‘make cycling normal’ by advocating for improvements to Leicester’s cycling infrastructure. We hope this will encourage more people to cycle for work and pleasure, leading to fewer cars on the city’s roads, less congestion and a safer environment for all.
EVENTS
Our next OPEN MEETING will be on Tuesday 12 August at 7pm online. All welcome to discuss what we’re working on and to discuss future action plans. Please message us on Facebook or Bluesky (see Contacts page) or email info@lccg.org.uk for joining details.
INFRASTRUCTURE RIDE with The Ranty Highwayman – Saturday 12 July
We had a great time with Mark Philpotts (aka The Ranty Highwayman) on our tour of Leicester’s cycling infrastructure on what turned out to be a very hot day. Mark was the guest speaker at our AGM (see below) and, after many years as a highways engineer, has a great eye for the good, the not-so-good and the pretty terrible of cycling provision. We will write up our thoughts and share them here and on social media.
LCCG ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2025
We held our first AGM since 2019 on 17 April, as an online meeting. Our guest speaker – The Ranty Highwayman, aka Highways Engineer Mark Philpotts – shared photos and stories of his latest visit to the Netherlands, including lots of lovely (and some not-so-lovely) cycling infrastructure to whet our appetite as to what might be possible here in Leicester and the country as a whole. A recording of Mark’s talk can be viewed on Youtube.
Mark’s talk was followed by a successful AGM in which we welcomed two new members to the Committee and agreed the appointment of long-time committee member, Neil Bastock, as our new Treasurer. Draft minutes of the AGM are available here and the Committee’s annual report to members can be read here.
INFORMATION FOR CYCLISTS IN LEICESTER
The City and County Councils’ Choose How You Move website has useful information for new and not-so-new cyclists, including suggestions for ‘brilliant bike routes’ that have been checked out by British Cycling ride leaders. Also, check out the websites for national organisations like Cycling UK and British Cycling.
The Town Hall Bike Park is becoming part of the Active Leicester network and it will be necessary to have a key card or fob to access it: the same one used for Active Leicester leisure centres and the St Margaret’s coach station cycle hub. Find out more at www.leicester.gov.uk/cycleleicester Cycle Hub access costs £10 a year.
JOIN US
If you’d like to get involved or for more information, see our Get Involved and Membership pages. Membership is free.
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