Manchester Friends of the Earth | Archive of website content

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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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EU plan to clean up air pollution

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news release

18th Dec 2013

Responding to a new policy package to clean up Europe’s air, launched by the European Commission today (Wednesday 18 December 2013), Friends of the Earth campaigner Jenny Bates said: “Europe is right to get tough on air pollution – it’s …

South east doesn’t need more runways

transport

news release

17th Dec 2013

Reacting to the Airports Commission Interim Report published today (Tuesday 17 December 2013), Friends of the Earth Senior Campaigner Jane Thomas said: “Building new airports and runways will have a huge impact on local communities and their environment, and pump …

(MFoE) Objection to the A6-Manchester Airport Relief Road planning application

transport

5th Dec 2013

Manchester Friends of the Earth has submitted an objection to the proposed A6-Manchester Airport Relief Road. download pdf https://www.manchesterfoe.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Manchester-Friends-of-the-Earth-A6-MARR-planning-application-response-4th-December-2013.pdf

Movember Bike Friday

transport

3rd Dec 2013

Last week a group of moustachioed cyclists met up and cycled from different parts of Greater Manchester into the City Centre as part of Bike Friday’s monthly ride. November’s Bike Friday theme was tied in with the Movember Campaign, where …

November is now… Movember. Join the Movember m‘stache rides!

transport

news release

26th Nov 2013

On Friday 29th November, Love Your Bike and Greater Manchester Cycling Campaign (GMCC) are inviting people to join one of the Bike Friday m’stache cycle rides and help support Movember – the men’s health promotion campaign. [1]

M60 expansion plans too damaging to public health (Campaign for Better Transport)

transport

news release

14th Nov 2013

Campaigners have welcomed the shelving of plans for more lanes on a section of the M60 in Greater Manchester. Launching a consultation on plans for the M60, the Highways Agency has ruled out hard shoulder running between junctions 8 and …

Make a bright start to your day!

transport

news release

24th Oct 2013

On Friday 25th October, Love Your Bike are inviting people commuting to work or education to join one of the Bike Friday cycle routes and ‘make a bright start to your day’. [1] With the clocks going back on Sunday …

Register with Brompton Dock for just £1 and get three days of free cycle hire

transport

14th Oct 2013

Love your Bike supporters are invited to take a spin (or three!) around Manchester on a Brompton fold-up bike for only £1.

Transport for Greater Manchester Cycle Hire Study report now available…

transport

3rd Oct 2013

In September 2012, JMP and Transport Initiatives, (JMP/TI) consultants were contracted by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) to undertake a study into the feasibility of introducing a public bicycle sharing (PBS) scheme into the Greater Manchester (GM) area. The final …

International Park(ing) Day – Greening Manchester’s Northern Quarter

transport

22nd Sep 2013

On Friday 20th September, Manchester FoE took part in International Park(ing) day. With our wild flower turf, deck chairs, outdoor draughts set, and free tea and coffee and cakes for all, we were showing how much more fun and sociable …

PARK(ing) Day: Plant an Idea – Imagine if we had more green space in our City.

transport

news release

19th Sep 2013

On Friday 20th September, in Manchester City Centre, Manchester Friends of the Earth is inviting people to join with citizens in cities around the world who will be transforming metered parking spaces into public parks and other social spaces, as …

‘Get Britain Cycling’ debate – Email your MP

transport

21st Aug 2013

Earlier this year, the All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group (APPCG) took evidence from a range of cycling advocacy orgnisations, academics, transport planners and government departments to answer the question, “how can we get Britain cycling?”. Take the email action!

Love Your Bike campaign welcomes Government cycle funding announcement

transport

12th Aug 2013

Love Your Bike welcomes the Government’s announcement today that Manchester will be one of eight English cities sharing £77 million investment to increase cycling levels by improving cycling infrastructure. Greater Manchester will receive £20 million and the Combined Authority will …

Dutch-style cycle lanes on Oxford Road – providing the route to a Cycling City

transport

news release

25th Jun 2013

Love Your Bike and Greater Manchester Cycling Campaign (GMCC) are inviting people to join a Bike Friday cycle ride on Friday 28th June and show their support for the ‘Dutch-style’ cycle routes on Oxford Road. [1]

Once-in-a-Generation Opportunity – Dutch Style Cycle Lanes for Greater Manchester

transport

22nd Jun 2013

[This email action was archived when the consultation ended] The Opportunity Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and Manchester City Council (MCC) are consulting on significant changes to several key roads in Manchester. The proposals include removing private cars off most …

Bike Friday May 2013 Goes Dutch

transport

5th Jun 2013

Our May Bike Friday was a special Go Dutch Event to raise awareness about the consultation to improve Oxford Road for cycling by introducing ‘Dutch style’ cycle lanes. We met at Whitworth Park where Coffee Cranks provided tasty mobile coffee …

Time to ‘Go Dutch’ on Oxford Road as Bike Friday kicks of Bike Month MCR

transport

news release

29th May 2013

Love Your Bike are inviting people to join a special ‘Time to Go Dutch’ Bike Friday cycle ride from Whitworth Park on Friday 31st May. [1] Many of the Bike Friday routes will meet at Whitworth Park and then cycle …

Twitter action: Help encourage Manchester businesses to ‘Take the 30 Day pledge’

transport

27th May 2013

Love Your Bike has created this simple Twitter action. All you have to do is click on the “Tweet to” links below and a Tweet message to that organisation’s Twitter name will pop up ready to send. Please help us …

Bike Month Manchester! Take the 30 Day Pledge

transport

25th May 2013

Manchester celebrates all things cycling with a month of bike activities across the city. Kicking off with a special Go Dutch cycle ride from Whitworth Park, bike polo, bike maintenance, great bike rides and a giant bike in the Manchester …

Fed up with trucks that are too big for our streets? Well they could be about to get bigger!

transport

16th May 2013

A small and unnoticed change in European rules could let massive new mega-trucks – which are up to 25 metres, or 80 feet, long – into the UK. The European Commission, which is pushing for this change, itself admits they …

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