Pedals – Meeting 21st July 2025 – AGENDA
7:00 PM – The Vat & Fiddle, Queensferry Road
NOTE: EARLIER START TIME!
Welcome, and apologies for absence
Minutes of the 16 June 2025 meeting and review of matters arising including campaign
updates:-
Update on arrangements for Pedals stall / display at the Nottingham Green Festival on Sunday
14 September including transport of Pedals stuff, cycle parking, preparation of new display
material for the new folding boards to be used on a table at the Pedals stall, and a (draft) rota of
volunteers for our stall (Samuel Shoesmith, David Lally and David N-C).
Erewash Canal towpath: audit of barriers for the CRT (Peter Briggs, David Nicholson-Cole and
David Lally): update on any response from Dick Vincent, CRT National Towpaths Advisor
Cycle parking at Morrisons and other local Supermarkets (Mark Beaven)
Promoting cycling to schools, including bike buses, and generally among young people,
including David Nicholson-Cole’s proposed survey (Samuel Shoesmith, Brendan McCabe and
David NC)
Report on NSAT (North-South Active Travelway campaign): Samuel Shoesmith and Mark
Beaven
Update on the A52 Active Travel Partnership objection to the National Highways Proposals for
the A60/A52 Nottingham Knight and A606/A52 Lings Bar / Wheatcroft Roundabouts and the
Public Inquiry on 8 July (Hugh McClintock)
Update on Pedals proposals for the “RoSChet” foot-cycle bridge proposal including response
from Mayor Claire Ward to the question submitted to the EMCCA Transport and Digital
Connectivity Committee meeting in July. (Hugh McClintock)
Update on proposed meeting with Alan Simpson, James Naish MP, Cllr. Penny Gowland (Notts
CC and Rushcliffe BC), Adrian Hill (ATE Regional Manager) and Hugh McClintock to discuss
flexibility in the application of ATE’s Infrastructure Guidance, with reference to the proposed
upgrading of the junction of Rutland Road, Radcliffe Road and Mabel Grove in the Lady Bay
area. (Hugh McClintock)
Report on Pedals, Women in Tandem, and Notts CTC “My Right, Our Ride” event linked to
CUKs campaign to get more women cycling; plan for a ride in October to coincide with CUK’s
Light up the Night on 22 October; feedback on 14 July online event on organising mass rides
(Susan Young)
Report on the first Low Traffic Futures (Roger Geffen and Ed Lamb) “How can we support you?”
online session for campaigners on 10 July (Hugh McClintock)
People Powered Streets – A New National Campaign Hub: message of 22 June from Harry Gray
of Walk Ride Greater Manchester: proposed national expansion of co-production advocacy hub
on Discord: https://discord.com/invite/ayXhswNetb (circulated via the Pedals Discussion Group)
New cycle-hostile barriers installed at Rushcliffe Country Park access points (David N-C)
Continuing problems for cyclists (and children and dogs) from spraying of tacks on the riverside
path between Beeston Lock and Attenborough (David N-C)
Request from Steve Parkhouse of The Ramblers for Pedals endorsement for his Sherwood Trail
proposals, circulated on 4 July via the Pedals Discussion Group
Request for comments on Draft updated Pedals list of outstanding infrastructure issues for 8
September 2025 CAWAG Infrastructure subgroup meeting for comments please and then
submitting on 31 July to the City and County Councils and National Highways (Hugh
McClintock)
Minute taker for 18 August meeting
Any other business including items which any newcomers might wish to raise.
