A new badly needed local bus service to link the centre with retail outliers, plus resume serving people on the west side of town. Thanks @cheshire-east.bsky.social for funding this. If enough people use it to make it commercially successful, it could run and run. www.dgbus.co.uk/service-upda...

Now there’s a thought…

Good to have evidence, even if from abroad. @kaywesley.bsky.social pass it on to your cllr colleagues please, since it seems you’re the only one on here. Also @sarahrussellmp.bsky.social pass it on to your MP colleagues.

We do have one like this in Congleton town centre. Marvellous. Others only change once there’s a gap in the traffic. 🙄 Or that’s what it feels like in the pouring rain.

Let’s hope the devolved Cheshire & Warrington authority will implement 20mph in Cheshire East. 🤞

Yes please in Cheshire. @cheshire-east.bsky.social

N.B. These are protected cycleway lanes, not white paint cycleway lanes. @cheshire-east.bsky.social

These would be good for Congleton but need a rota of volunteer parents to run them. Get in touch if you like the idea.

The link is here wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/wheels-for-w... An enlightening read @cheshire-east.bsky.social so please pass on to the planning dept and the highways dept. Tx.

Please sign this UK-wide petition. c.org/KQjcjLZX6p No alt txt facility so here's the description: A group of people plus two dogs standing in front of a Congleton sign on a platform. Two placards held up stating: 'No excuses Sunday trains now!' and 'No more excuses Sunday trains now!'

Interesting. Let’s have more traffic-free streets in our town centres. @cheshire-east.bsky.social

Exactly. Pavements are for people. For problems, phone 101 or go to www.cheshire.police.uk/police-force... but for yellow lines, phone Cheshire East parking enforcement on 0300 123 5020 or email [email protected]

@cheshire-east.bsky.social Let's go!

If it isn't in the plan then it won't happen. So make sure to state concerns and compliments. Significant plans to give children a brighter future or same old pollution and hazards? Swerving funds from eye-wateringly expensive road schemes to buses + people using feet/wheelchairs/cycles?

In Congleton we have bike repair as part of the Congleton Repair Cafe.

A productive afternoon for removal of obstructions. Thank you Simon.

Language matters! Skip to p15 onwards for a quick read. conservationoptimism.org/portfolio-it...

If you live locally or use Congleton station then please do sign this petition. www.change.org/p/bring-back...

Exactly - we need to make sustainable travel more accessible and our group is working on this for Congleton.

Our neighbours have 20mph - when can we have this in Cheshire East? @cheshire-east.bsky.social

Perhaps Congleton town council can apply - we could help suggest some schemes 🤔

An interesting read that highlights Congleton’s current situation with house building.

We really do need simpler fare pricing. But first we need trains - we have had no Sunday trains in Congleton for 12 months.

This is the question that we need to ask Cheshire East councillors.

We so need to have people-friendly pavements here in Congleton. It has been done in London so when here? @cheshire-east.bsky.social

According to the City of Paris, in the last 10 years 150K trees have been planted & 45ha of parks created in the already hot city, all intended to not only improve quality-of-life today, but also help the city adapt to & manage summer heatwaves of 50℃ (122F) by 2050. Just the start. Common sense.

It would be great if we could take a whole country and change the default speed limit to 20mph and then compare it to one left at 30mph. What if it reduced casualties by 25% and with lower risk reduced insurance premiums by £45 a year? Well it did! bit.ly/4gIBPlJ

Not nearly enough is made of the incredibly impressive feat Indian Railways has made to electrify almost 100% of its 135,000km of track, while also growing renewable sourcing. Huge: timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/ind...

pp13 onwards if you want the quick read and to adapt to whatever you're working towards. conservationoptimism.org/portfolio-it...

That's about 30mph down to 19mph.

Protected cycle lanes increase the value of your home (if nearby). Protected cycle lanes improve traffic flow for drivers. Protected cycle lanes boost high street spending. Protected cycle lanes save the NHS a fortune. Why would you oppose any of that?

Congleton Sustainable Travel is part of Friends of the Earth.

Pleased to state that altho' OpParkSafe by Cheshire Police is under review, it isn't under threat. Management will move to local teams; the report form might be changed to make photo submission easier; feedback to people making reports is now under consideration after we requested this. 1/2

As the seasons turn and the weather gets wetter and windier, what's it like waiting for a bus at your local stop? 🌧️🍂 We're campaigning for #BetterBusStops: more shelters, seating, timetables, and real-time information: https://ow.ly/iezk50X6fJz

"There is only one organisation that has always centred justice – environmental justice and climate justice – that’s Friends of the Earth." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/03/asad-rehman-journey-from-antiracism-campaigner-in-burnley-to-head-of-friends-of-the-earth

The same in #Edinburgh. It invested in its public realm to increase walking and cycling and Mastercard reported a 20% increase in local spend. Many other benefits were also evidenced in the multi year study - despite predictions of disaster, the scheme was anything but.

Cycling trips surge by 43% as Glasgow's active travel network grows glasgow.gov.uk/article/13887

Annoyed, irritated, inconvenienced by the year-long (and counting) bustitution for Northern Rail’s Sunday train service for Congleton? Show your displeasure at a photoshoot Sun 5 Oct 10.30am at the station. Organised by town cllrs and Richard Eadie who is campaigning for an improvement.

#Airpollution increases the likelihood of becoming frail in middle & old age, according to an international review People living longer is something to celebrate but reducing #airpollution will be important for life-quality and health cost. Piece by me. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Congleton’s getting a new bus service connecting the centre, West Heath and, for the first time, shops in Barn Rd/Viking Way. congleton.nub.news/news/local-n...

You’ve heard about dropped kerbs and might know about entry kerbs. Here’s another kerb. @cheshire-east.bsky.social

Here’s a simple idea near Marazion to stop parked vehicles overhanging the shared use path. Well done Cornwall.

“The best type of e-bike for replacing car trips is the cargo bike. Cargo bikes are rewiring cities to adapt their infrastructure for more human-centric transportation. And they’re also really fun to ride. Plus: bike bus!” Via @theverge.com

Wonder if this being done in Congleton too?

Cheshire East had 82 Councillors. Only 11 commented on the draft Local Transport Plan.

Good to see that some authorities value the lives and health of their residents.