Published by Tim Thorne - 23 Sep 2026
CYCLEWight is an advocacy group that seeks better cycle provision on the Island. We will cooperate with any organisation or individual that wishes to work towards that goal. The group participates in ways to encourage more people of all ages to learn of the joys and benefits of cycling.
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Last week the Department of Transport announced ‘Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy 3’ which sets out plans for the next five years. This is a very ambitious document which links to other news items elsewhere in the newsletter. This is backed up by a document by Active Travel England called “Worth Every Step’ which sets out some examples which are already in place in various areas of England. Some of these objectives include; 60% of children aged 5 to 16 will usually walk or cycle to school by 2035, 600 million more short cycling stages in towns and cities and a decreased percentage of people citing personal safety concerns when walking, wheeling and cycling. We will be asking the Council how they are going to respond to this additional funding and ask to be involved
LCWIPS
A Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) is a long-term (10 year minimum) strategic plan that sets out local priorities for improvements to walking and cycling infrastructure. In consultation with local residents and stakeholders, it identifies key routes and zones within a town or group of settlements where new infrastructure and the implementation of more walking and cycling-friendly policies will provide high quality, safer environments for people to get around on foot, wheelchair, mobility scooter and bike.
Cycle Path Maintenance
We have been campaigning on achieving improvements on the quality of the paths, in particular NCN 23 between Newport and Sandown. Between Merstone and Horringford the path is particularly poor. Do you have a picture of this section sometime before 2019? If so please contact us HERE
Island Roads clarification over road closures and diversions
"The majority of road closures are ones which are only affecting motor vehicles, and as such, pedestrians and cyclists should always be able to get around or past the works which the road closure is needed for to keep the network, road users and operatives all safe. There may be instances where cyclists would need to dismount and walk their bicycle past the works, but would still be able to get past and not have to follow the diversion route. If a road is closed to all traffic, including cycles, pedestrians must still be able to pass the works. Cyclists would then have to dismount and walk the bike through the closure. Where a road is closed to all road users, then this should clearly be informed alongside the road closure sign, so all users, including pedestrians, know they are not able to pass by the closure area, for whatever reason the network is closed – works or other highway safety related matters. Both Redhill Lane and Firestone Copse Road are physically closed to motor vehicles by barriers, but pedestrians and cycles should be able to pass these physical barriers
Isle of Wight Biosphere 2026
Our Biosphere ride at the beginning of the month was great fun. We cycled from Merstone Station down to Yaverland then onto Shanklin where some (most) of us enjoyed a drink and ice cream, It certainly was better weather than our last time in the area, which was a Kidical Mass ride, where we were accompanied by strong winds and rain. Two of the riders were part of Sight4Wight who let us use one of their electric tandems on the Biosphere ride! George Wilks goes on to say, "My visually impaired friend Kim and I followed Matt Whittaker's brilliant Keert powered sound system all the way to Yaverland, then along the revetment to Shanklin. We experienced a very enthusiastic reception along the seafront. Apart from a few wobbles - we are still trying to perfect our start - and me taking a wrong turn, we had a great ride."George is one of a small band of pilots who take Sight4Wight's three electric tandems out with sight impaired Stoker's on alternate Tuesdays. They would be happy to welcome more pilots. If you would like to know more, please contact, George on 07779936183
All the LCWIPs we’ve commissioned have been adopted by the IWC. We had hoped that the planning team would have completed a consultation process to progress them to SPD’s (supplementary planning documents) however there was a delay due to the Island planning strategy needing to conclude its process. The current plan is for the LCWIP’s to go through a 6 week public consultation starting mid-late October and for that to be presented to cabinet members at the following council meeting. We can’t see any reason for them not to be adopted, so with any luck by the end of the year there will be a selection of cycle infrastructure improvements available to developers for their consideration.
This link below shows the "Live" works on Island Roads network
which includes some paths
https://one.network/uk/isleofwight
Rights of Way issues. The easiest way is to email rightsofway@iow.gov.uk. Be specific in your location and tell us in as much detail as you can of where and what the problem is so we can easily find when we inspect. You can email a photo (but make sure the image size is not large), photos should show the problem in relation to the surroundings (avoid close shots that do not help us identify the area)