2012

  • To hold a community electric bike event during National Bike Week.

  • To achieve two way traffic for cyclists along Belle Parade and Church Street by 2012

  • To ensure that Jockey Hill cycle path becomes solely a cycle path.

  • To achieve a safe Crediton - Exeter cycle path by 2014 at the latest.

  • To continue to encourage schools to run Bikeability training.

  • To increase awareness and use of the town bus service.

  • To encourage and report on the reliability and punctuality of service buses.

  • To work with local groups for a train service from Crediton to Okehampton and to lobby against any closures to local stations on the Tarka Line. Also to lobby for more trains at peak commuter times and for more bike space.

  • To encourage the development of village car sharing schemes.

  • To form a Car Club in Crediton by 2014.


10th November 2012

Cycle Route Public Meeting 1 Nov - Report

Cyclists of all levels of experience, from daily commuters to Exeter to near beginners, heard Cllr Nick Way and Sustrans Area Manager Peter Grainger report progress on a cycle route to Exeter, and made their views known. While the journey will be a long one, it ought to start within the next s ...


1st November 2012

Public Meeting on Cycling

Cyclists of all levels of experience, from daily commuters to Exeter to near beginners, heard Cllr Nick Way and Sustrans Area Manager Peter Grainger report progress on a cycle route to Exeter, and made their views known. While the journey will be a long one, it ought to start within the next s ...


23rd October 2012

Report on Cycle Path at DCC Committee 22 October

Thank You! Campaigners turned out in unprecedented numbers to show their support for cycle paths from Tiverton and Crediton to Exeter at the meeting of the County Highways and Traffic Orders Committee meeting held in Tiverton on 22 October. Cycle paths had been put on the Committee's ...


22nd October 2012

Cycle Paths Meeting 22 Oct - Report

Thank You! Campaigners turned out in unprecedented numbers to show their support for cycle paths from Tiverton and Crediton to Exeter at the meeting of the County Highways and Traffic Orders Committee meeting held in Tiverton on 22 October. Cycle paths had been put on the Committee's agenda by ...


28th September 2012

Gear up for Council meeting on Cycle Path 22 October

A cycle path from Crediton to Exeter may feel like a long way off, but things are happening, and if all cyclists of goodwill put their feet to the pedals, we might still get there. The next happening is a meeting of Devon County Council's Mid Devon HATOC Committee in Tiverton. Not usually of ...


12th September 2012

Fancy a free one to one adult cycle confidence session?

FREE cycle confidence sessions are available if you work, study or live in the Exeter, Exmouth, Newton Abbot, Kingsteignton or Totnes areas. The sessions, through Cycle Devon, are for everyone who may need a little cycling help. Just the thing if you want to: Learn to ride a bike from ...


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16th August 2012

Join the fight for fair rail fares at the Campaign for Better Transport

We already have some of the most expensive train fares in the world, and every January we are faced with astronomical fare hikes. It's outrageous - and a growing number of us are refusing to put up with it.

Sign up here  to join the thousands of people calling for Fair Fares


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15th August 2012

Travel Devon Roadshow at Community Market on 8th September

Save money and be healthier by finding out more about all forms of sustainable travel. Professional travel advisors will be offering FREE support and advice in Crediton Town Square from 10am to 1pm, including: Practical help and advice on walking, cycling, bus and rail travel, car sharing ...


30th April 2012

Leaf Electric Car at Community Market Crediton

Transport Group are delighted that Councillor Kay Bickley from Okehampton will be bringing her Leaf Electric car to the Community Market on May 12th. Do come, admire and ask about Crediton's plans for the recharging of electric vehicles.  

Kay is heading up one of eleven UK 'Team Green Britain' projects. Check out the project and please vote for it on Team Green Britain day as her project could win £10,000 to put EV infrastructure into Devon which would make a good contribution towards EV infrastructure in Crediton.


17th March 2012

The Green Vehicle Show

Paula and Charles Mossman attended the Green Vehicle Show in Sidmouth on the 17th March organised by Sid Valley Energy Action Group. The purpose of the show was to demonstrate that the way we drive, and what we choose to drive, affects our driving costs… and, of course, our carbon emission ...



17th January 2012

A timetable in your wallet / purse

Turner's Bus Timetables were offered to customers at January's Farmers' Market. Turner's fares are reasonable and their drivers helpful. 


10th January 2012

Cycling on Pavements

Photos speak volumes 14 councillors and officers attending Mid Devon Community Safety Partnership with Creedy Local Action Group at Crediton Council Chambers were shown a sequence of photographs taken by Alison Shakspeare during Crediton Legs It. The photos illustrate the potential hazards ...