🎉 Exciting news! Registration for #BigWalkAndWheel 2026 is NOW OPEN! Be part of the UK’s largest inter-school active travel challenge and inspire pupils to make a difference! Because changing how we travel changes everything. In partnership with #schwalbeuk. Sign up now: buff.ly/JWiEYjx

I've read'How the railways can fix the future' from the list-so what a great reading list I've got for 2026 @cbtransportgroup.bsky.social @wrirosscities.bsky.social @tfgmbeenetwork.bsky.social @cyclinguk.bsky.social @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social @filmendefietser.bsky.social @walkridegm.org.uk

Very interesting road safety initiatives with positive outcomes from TfL. Oher cities will take note @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @annehidalgo.bsky.social @uni-wuppertal.bsky.social @london.gov.uk @pautattam.bsky.social Is this your experience of walking/cycling? share.google/wB4Pe0NeqzOd...

Chinley footfall is now just short of pre-pandemic level and has shown the greatest % increase of any station between M'chester/Sheffield over 2023/24 @railfuture.bsky.social @highpeakgreens.bsky.social @paultattam.bsky.social @communityrail.bsky.social chinleybuxworthtg.co.uk/blogs/chinle...

The East Midlands mayor has launched an important consultation on transport matters entitled "The Mayor's Big Transport Conversation" You can have your say by accessing it here... chinleybuxworthtg.co.uk/blogs/the-ea... @whaleychronicle.bsky.social @paultattam.bsky.social @peaksandpuddles.com

New data shows that since @mayoroflondon.bsky.social launched the Direct Vision Standard lorry safety scheme in London we've seen: 📉a 50% fall in people killed & seriously injured by HGVs ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️six fewer fatalities every year tfl-newsroom.prgloo.com/news/pedestr...

Great to see the construction underway for this new scheme in Farringdon: ☔️rain gardens & SuDS 🌳🌹🌻trees & planting 🚲new cycle lane ⚡️EV charging 🪑new seating 👏 @islington-council.bsky.social @rowchampion.bsky.social

Trump wrongly indicted me. I’ll rightly impeach him. Impeachment isn’t just an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent — but is it working?

Case study spotlight 💡 From our 2024-25 Impact Report 📙 Robin Hood Line CRP supported 12 students at risk of dropping out of education to learn fabrication & welding skills - their fantastic sculpture now sits proudly at Creswell Station 🦣 communityrail.org.uk/wp-content/u...

For any fans of platform notices who, like me, happen to be learning Japanese, this one's not too difficult to work out! @unseenjapan.com @japanrailpass.bsky.social @japanrail.bsky.social @learnjapanbyself.bsky.social @learnjapanese.bsky.social @cbtransportgroup.bsky.social @railfuture.bsky.social

Oye! Oye! Graves Youth Theatre perform "I am George Stephenson" on 22/11/25 at 2pm at Hathersage Memorial Hall & 28/11 at 2:30pm at Edale Village Hall @paultattam.bsky.social @communityrail.bsky.social @railnatter.uk @railfuture.bsky.social @whaleychronicle.bsky.social @edalemrt.bsky.social

Women deserve the freedom to move - yet many still feel unsafe cycling No one should have to choose between a busy road or a dark path. When cycling’s safer for women, it’s safer for everyone 🚲 👉 Donate or join: cyclinguk.org/my-ride-our-right 'My ride. Our right' – supported by Cycle SOS

Drumroll please! 🥁 We are now Walk Wheel Cycle Trust 🚶‍♀️ 👩‍🦽 🚴‍♀️ For our health our wellbeing and our world 🌍 #HealthWellbeingWorld #ActiveTravel #SustainableTransport #Walking #Wheeling #Cycling #NationalCycleNetwork #FreshAir #Nature #Community #ConnectingCommunities

The government is consulting on plans to reform the Planning Act 2008, to remove the requirement to consult local people on Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects, such as National Highways' road schemes. transportactionnetwork.org.uk/take-action/

The deadline of 16 October is approaching 📢 The Transport Select Committee is seeking evidence for its inquiry into joined-up journeys, looking at how Government can mould transport networks around the everyday journeys that people need and want to make ⬇️

The UK Walking Summit comes to Liverpool on 25 March 2026! The changes we make to our streets today will be with us for decades. Our tenth Summit will focus on how we plan today for streets fit for the future 👣 Secure your early bird tickets now 👉 http://bit.ly/48MCLU5

Following BBC article (below) on BTP's policy on bike theft from stations, we've posted info & links on our website @paultattam.bsky.social @transportaction.bsky.social @sustrans.bsky.social @walkridegm.org.uk @cyclinguk.bsky.social @railway200.bsky.social chinleybuxworthtg.co.uk/blogs/are-bi...

Riding the wonderful Burgemeester Waaijerbrug walking and cycling bridge in Zoetermeer from this week’s #Netherlands24 post. See wp.me/p6f6qW-8lD for more videos and photos #Bikesky

Do you skip stretching once the kettle’s on? ☕ Just 10 minutes can make a real difference – faster recovery, fewer injuries & fresher legs for your next ride. Our beginner’s guide has a simple routine you can do while the kettle boils. 👉 cyclinguk.org/stretching

"Green Wave" technologies for cyclists - here's a feature about Copenhagen that caught our eye chinleybuxworthtg.co.uk/blogs/green-... @paultattam.bsky.social @filmendefietser.bsky.social @walkridegm.org.uk @sustrans.bsky.social @wrirosscities.bsky.social @natsustain.nature.com @iisd.org

Stockport station disruption on the weekend of the 4th/5th October 2025 - read our blog @communityrail.bsky.social @railfuture.bsky.social @stockporttrains.bsky.social @transportaction.bsky.social @paultattam.bsky.social #stockportstation chinleybuxworthtg.co.uk/blogs/stockp...

Not a single river in England is in good overall health. National Highways, a government-owned company, needs to prioritise its funding to clean up the toxic brew polluting our rivers! Take action today by writing to your MP: actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...

So many features around at the moment celebrating 200 years of the railways-you won't go far wrong if you have a look at Mr Portillo's programme on iPlayer... @transportaction.bsky.social @railfuture.bsky.social @paultattam.bsky.social @peaksandpuddles.com chinleybuxworthtg.co.uk/blogs/two-hu...

Service backafter website problems Look at Hope Valley Climate group's Switzerland in PeakDistrict project-read our post for info/extra research chinleybuxworthtg.co.uk/blogs/switze... @paultattam.bsky.social @transportaction.bsky.social @wrirosscities.bsky.social #climate @sustrans.bsky.social

Between 1/2 Aug an IT glitch interfered with proper functioning of our website+mail system. An error message stated that it had been deactivated ! Our web host at High Peak Website Design was quickly on the case- apologies for any inconvenience ! @communityrail.bsky.social @railfuture.bsky.social

The A21 Pembury to Tonbridge dualling scheme caused the destruction of nine hectares of ancient woodland, of which just over three hectares were designated as a local wildlife site. 3 guesses how the proposed mitigation has gone... transportactionnetwork.org.uk/national-hig...

Derbyshire residents! Comment on proposals being made by High Peak Borough Council + Derbyshire CC re local government reorganisation. Read our post on how to make comments (HPBC by 10/8/25 & DCC by 19/8/25) @peaksandpuddles.com @paultattam.bsky.social chinleybuxworthtg.co.uk/blogs/have-y...

Disruption at Stockport from 2nd to 23rd August 2025! @railfuture.bsky.social @paultattam.bsky.social @transportaction.bsky.social @railnatter.uk @callingallstations.bsky.social @peaksanddalesline.co.uk @memrap.bsky.social @whaleychronicle.bsky.social chinleybuxworthtg.co.uk/blogs/stockp...

Stopping #HS2 at Birmingham? When £££ have been spent, why not make the best of a botched project? Doesn't the North count? @tracybrabinmayorwy.bsky.social @mayorofgm.bsky.social @railfuture.bsky.social @phillipinman.bsky.social @cbtransportgroup.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/business/202...

There is now a huge variety of documented walks from Chinley station. The Steel Cotton Rail Trail takes you from Chinley>New Mills, our own Cracken Edge walk makes for an energetic hill walk from/to Chinley @peaksandpuddles.com @walkridegm.org.uk chinleybuxworthtg.co.uk/blogs/the-st...

TANK vs TESLA "We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again" - ⁠WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank

£7.2m would have paid for step-free access at Chinley x2. Instead of creating sustainable access for cyclists/pedestrians, to Halifax, £££m more are to be squandered by Nat Highways @sustrans.bsky.social @tracybrabinmayorwy.bsky.social @paultattam.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Chinley has a very active team of Community Speedwatch volunteers ! @paultattam.bsky.social @roadsafetyngos.bsky.social @whaleychronicle.bsky.social @transportaction.bsky.social @walkridegm.org.uk @20splenty.bsky.social @sustrans.bsky.social chinleybuxworthtg.co.uk/blogs/commun...

We appreciate the reinstatement of the Yellow line at Chinley -it's taken a while to get this problem sorted, but ... Btw person removed (rather badly!) from pic 2 (repaired shelter door 🙂 ) for privacy reasons @railfuture.bsky.social @communityrail.bsky.social @paultattam.bsky.social

About time there was a safe walking and cycling route to Chinley Primary School ! @whaleychronicle.bsky.social @peterwalker99.bsky.social @peaksandpuddles.com @transportaction.bsky.social @peakdistrict.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Our post In Memoriam Carol Evans, CBTG Chair 2015>2023 has now been updated to include the obituary for Carol that appeared in the Guardian's Other Lives section on 25th June 2025 Here is our post... @paultattam.bsky.social @whaleychronicle.bsky.social chinleybuxworthtg.co.uk/blogs/in-mem...

Do sign up to our newsletter - it contains the best of our posts! @paultattam.bsky.social @whaleychronicle.bsky.social chinleybuxworthtg.co.uk/news/

🚲 Want to cycle with your kids but not sure where to start? Seats, trailers, cargo bikes… what works for babies, toddlers or school runs? 👉 Our guide breaks it down – simple, practical, and budget-friendly: cyclinguk.org/transport-children-by-bike

Chapel Milton viaduct is being strengthened by Network Rail - Public Meeting on 18/6/25 (4-7pm) at Chinley Independent Chapel. @paultattam.bsky.social @railfuture.bsky.social @transportaction.bsky.social @peaksandpuddles.com See our post! chinleybuxworthtg.co.uk/blogs/chapel...

"100-strong “transition team”spent £135m on railway’s restructuring before being disbanded in March" £3.5m will make Chinley accessible! We'll see what this means for passengers! @transportaction.bsky.social @jon4highpeak.bsky.social @railfuture.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/business/202...

📅 English devolution, local growth and the spending review Ahead of the Spending Review we will be joined by Clive Betts MP to progress on English devolution and why devolution matters for local economic growth. Book your place 👇 buff.ly/eJq1cGZ

At Chinley Buxworth Brownside meeting we'll be reporting NO PROGRESS to access at Chinley station 1 year after it appeared on DfT's Access for All list @paultattam.bsky.social @a11yawareness.bsky.social @communityrail.bsky.social @railfuture.bsky.social chinleybuxworthtg.co.uk/blogs/were-s...

The details of how much training recruits have to go through is...reassuring! So why does society at large not respect train drivers enough? We need more NOW! @railnatter.bsky.social @railfuture.bsky.social @transportaction.bsky.social @sustrans.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Some excellent grilling of politicians from all parties by the Hull audience and by @drjogrady.bsky.social @teamlabouruk.bsky.social @conservatives.bsky.social @libdems4er.bsky.social #reformuk 1/2 Meanwhile in Nottinghamshire..... www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

I haven't got the economics of this yet. Northern want to increase revenue so they've introduced car parking charges at Chinley station and employed RingGo to organise this. The max daily charge is £2 and there are 30 places in the car park when full 1/2 chinleybuxworthtg.co.uk/blogs/how-to... BUT !

Excellent, Derbyshire Police enforce the law & protect citizens from harm on public roads/cycle tracks @sustrans.bsky.social @cbtransportgroup.bsky.social @peakdistrict.bsky.social @vicderbyshire.bsky.social @channel4news.bsky.social @bbcnwt.bsky.social chinleybuxworthtg.co.uk/blogs/derbys...

It's 16 years since our group formally raised the urgent need to improve access to the railway at Chinley (see 2009 document accessedvia News post) How long before things change? @transportaction.bsky.social @wrirosscities.bsky.social @paultattam.bsky.social chinleybuxworthtg.co.uk/blogs/access...

Major disruption at Stockport station for three periods during 2025 - read our info post here ! @stockportcouncil.bsky.social @tfgmbeenetwork.bsky.social @paultattam.bsky.social @walkridegm.org.uk @railnatter.bsky.social @railfuture.bsky.social chinleybuxworthtg.co.uk/blogs/stockp...

An interesting event in early June 2025 .... @livingstreets.bsky.social @peaksandpuddles.com @walkridegm.org.uk @sustrans.bsky.social @paultattam.bsky.social @wrirosscities.bsky.social chinleybuxworthtg.co.uk/blogs/living...