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On yer bike: modern day suffragettes campaign for safer cycling
As the celebrations got under way for this week’s International Women’s Day, I led 20 women in tweeds, sizeable Edwardian hats and scarves on a Suffragette bike tour of Manchester, organised by transport charity Sustrans and Manchester Bike Tours.
Read the full story..Photo gallery: Great Manchester Cycle
Ahead of this month’s Great Manchester Cycle, Northern Soul‘s Head Photographer Chris Payne shares some of his shots of last year’s event.
Read the full story..New Infrastructure Act: a fantastic opportunity for cycling
Rosslyn Colderley is the North West Regional Director for Sustrans, a charity which helps more people to walk, cycle or use public transport for short journeys. Here she writes for Northern Soul.
Read the full story..Small Talk: BikeRight!
Do you remember cycling round a playground, following the lines of a tennis court/netball court/football pitch after school and learning cycling proficiency?
Read the full story..What is wrong with Manchester’s cycle routes?
I’ve lived in Manchester for nearly three years, cycling to work nearly every day. Although very little will stop me from riding my various bikes, it’s a perpetually frustrating experience. Broadly speaking, the cycle routes inside the M60 are rubbish. Complete rubbish.
Read the full story..Space4cycling: a National Campaign for Safer Cycling
Northern Soul recently published its charter for safer cycling in the North of England called Cycle for Change. Gary Dawes from space4cycling writes about a national initiative aiming to “create the conditions where anyone can cycle anywhere”.
Read the full story..The Tour De France in Yorkshire: Northern Soul was there
Now I understand. I really understand.
I’ve been there. Ridden the course. Sampled the atmosphere. Then I saw the Tour De France.
Read the full story..Riding the North with an aspiring Paralympian
Some champions are born, some are made and some have far more circuitous routes.
Read the full story..Welcome to the Jumble Drome
I was simply following Garry’s advice. I showed up, queued up, paid up and wandered in.
Read the full story..The Audaxity Of It
It never ceases to amaze me just how many sub-cultures there are in cycling.
Read the full story..Editor's Picks
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- “Our first night is bound to be emotional.” Anthony Prophet, co-owner of The Bowdon Rooms in Altrincham
- Book Review: This Is How We Come Back Stronger – Feminist Writers on Turning Crisis into Change
- Image Gallery: Jade Magenta Williams, A Smart Price way of life, PAPER, Manchester
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