Manchester Friends of the Earth | Archive of website content

POSTS ARCHIVE

Our website contains a variety of items dating back to 2001. You can use this archive to explore by year, campaign theme, specific campaign, and category. See also our new releases, our media appearances and our newsletters.

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TRANSPORT

Local Transport Plan – What Manchester Wants for Christmas

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news release

20th Dec 2010

Bike Friday pushes for green light on cycling! – delivers letter to GMITA leader

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news release

25th Nov 2010

Photo opportunity: Friday 26th Nov. 8.40am. Cycle campaigners hand in letter to Councillor Ian Macdonald (GMITA chair), Piccadilly Place, Manchester, M1 3BG

Bike Friday pushes for green light

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news release

23rd Nov 2010

Friday 26th November, sees the last Bike Friday ‘led’ cycle rides of 2010 and cyclists will be converging on the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) main offices to lobby for active travel (walking and cycling) policies to be given …

Greater Manchester Integrated Transport Authority – still heading in the wrong direction.

transport

news release

20th Nov 2010

Love Your Bike is disappointed by yesterday’s decision by the Greater Manchester Integrated Transport Authority (GMITA) Policy and Resources committee to continue the ban on cycle carriage on the Metrolink trams. [1] The campaign believes that the decision signals a …

Brighten up. Be Seen!

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news release

26th Oct 2010

With the clocks going back on Sunday 31st October and with evenings getting darker – all road users need to take extra care and look out for others.

On your bike for the ‘Carfree commutes’

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news release

17th Sep 2010

On Tuesday 21st September, as part of European Mobility Week (1) and to promote World Carfree Day, Love Your Bike volunteers will be encouraging people across Greater Manchester to leave their cars at home for the day and try cycling …

Love Your Bike – fall in love with Manchester’s traffic-free roads.

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news release

27th Jul 2010

The Love Your Bike campaign is encouraging people from across Greater Manchester to take advantage of the traffic-free roads during Skyride Manchester and give cycling a go on Sunday 1st August. [1]

Bike Friday – Cycle in Style.

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news release

21st Jun 2010

On Friday 25th June, as part of Bike Week 2010, Bike Friday are inviting people in Greater Manchester to join one of the Bike Friday cycle routes and ‘Cycle in Style’ to highlight how well style and function can be …

Love Your Bike calls on Greater Manchester councils to support Adult Cycle training projects.

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news release

20th Jun 2010

Love Your Bike welcomes the announcement by Manchester City Council as part of the Bike Week celebrations that it is launching an Adult Cycle Training project at the Bike to Work day on Tuesday 22nd June to help encourage more …

Take the Greater Manchester Cycle Commute Challenge and be in with a chance to win £100

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news release

14th Jun 2010

During Bike Week 2010 (19th – 27th June), Love Your Bike has teamed up with CycleGM to encourage people across Greater Manchester to take the GM Cycle Commute Challenge. Cycle to work at least once during Bike Week and people …

BikeTastic events for Bike Week 2010!

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news release

6th Jun 2010

During Bike Week 2010 (June 19th – 27th), Love Your Bike has teamed up with Manchester City Council and CycleGM to organise a range of BikeTastic events.

On your Bike for World Environment Day!

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news release

25th May 2010

On Friday 28th May, Bike Friday participants will be cycling into Manchester City Centre to help promote World Environment Day events in Greater Manchester. [1] Organised by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), World Environment Day takes place in countries …

Local election candidates vote for cycling!

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news release

4th May 2010

Love Your Bike and Greater Manchester Cycling Campaign (GMCC) have today released the results of a ‘cycling issues’ survey that was sent to local council candidates in every ward across Greater Manchester [1]. The survey asked candidates their views on …

Vote for cycling!

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news release

26th Apr 2010

Photo Opportunity: Friday 30th April, 8.30am at Exchange Square, Ballot Box and Vote for Cycling ballot papers. On Friday April 30th as part of the Bike Friday rides, the Love Your Bike and Greater Manchester Cycling Campaign (GMCC) are encouraging …

Love Your Bike campaigners say Love Your Boots!

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news release

22nd Apr 2010

The Love Your Bike campaign is encouraging local companies and people across Greater Manchester to take part in national Walk to Work Week (26th – 30th April). [1] This years’ theme is ‘Get fit without the hassle’ and the organisers …

Cyclists tell bus drivers – please keep your distance!

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news release

19th Apr 2010

The Love Your Bike campaign [1] is today releasing the results of a survey in which they asked Greater Manchester cyclists to rank the types of bus driver behaviour that makes them feel unsafe on the roads.

Go to work on a (chocolate) egg!

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news release

24th Mar 2010

Spring is here and along with the warmer weather, longer daylight and the Easter Holidays coming up – the Love Your Bike campaigners are encouraging people in Manchester to resurrect their bikes and join one of the Bike Friday cycle …

Cyclists Surveyed about Bus Behaviour

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news release

23rd Feb 2010

On Friday 26th February during its Bike Friday ride, the Love Your Bike campaign will be promoting a survey asking cyclists to recount their experiences of sharing road space with buses in Greater Manchester. [1]

Campaigners aim to iron the kinks out of bikes on trams policy !

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news release

12th Feb 2010

Photo Opportunity:Friday 12th Feb, 9.30am. Love Your Bike campaigners will betaking a range of folding items on a tram journey from St Peter’s Square to protest at ban on bicycles.

Love Valentine’s Day chocolate? Love Your Bike and burn off those calories!

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news release

10th Feb 2010

In the run up to Valentine’s Day on Sunday 14th February, Love Your Bike campaigners will be delivering scrumptious chocolates to council, health and business leaders in Greater Manchester to deliver the sweet message that cycling can help people get …

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