CTC Cambridge

09/06/2026

Sixteen riders met at Northstowe Tap & Social for the monthly get together. John S led a ride from Brookside with eight riders, while others made their own way.

07/06/2026

The CTC Cambridge AGM took place today, 7th June 2026, at Little Chesterford Village Hall. It was preceded by a splendid barbeque prepared by Sarah and Andy. Two rides were arranged to get there - Peter W led one that left Brookside at 9.30 and had an intermediate stop at The Mixing Shed near Wendens Ambo, while Niall led the second, a direct ride that left Cambridge at 11.00. Minutes of the AGM will appear on the CTC Cambridge website.

06/06/2026

May rides. CTC Cambridge organised 23 rides in May. Five were Saturday social rides of about 25 miles (40km) and there was a 25 mile Tuesday social ride to The Hub at Melbourn. The longest ride was 72 miles (115km) to High Easter, and there were six rides of between 60 and 70 miles (96km to 112km). There were two partly off-road rides - to Ashdon windmill, and to Ely via Aldreth Causeway (see photo). Between 3 and 14 riders took part in each ride, and in total 185 riders covered 7,942 rider-miles (12,707 rider kms).

02/06/2026

Camcycle have produced a consultation guide to East West Rail, available here:

Consultations Front page articles (current)  May 29, 2026 Consultation guide: East West Rail Name of consultation: East West Rail Consultation 2026 (shortlink: tinyurl.com/EastWestRail2026) From: the East West Railway Company (EWR Co) Time to complete: Anything from 5 minutes upwards, depending on...

02/06/2026

A new cafe has appeared in Barton ( Conkers ) https://www.facebook.com/BartonVillage/posts/pfbid0mJrETuMLrogf8SHfnNmCdXERwMy92jmcF1kV4fwQEVpREUU2TsqnbEswuNSWnNrkl Thanks to Clive for notifying us of this.

31/05/2026

Thursday’s City ride led by Julian was to Baythorne Hall, via the Temeraire in Saffron Walden. We expected heat and a stiff breeze, and we got heat, a very stiff breeze and road closures.

How many road closures? Six, possibly more – we stopped counting at six. All but one could be walked around, but Coploe Hill was fully closed for re-surfacing, necessitating a flat, but unpleasant detour along the London Road to Saffron Walden. Still, if Coploe Hill gets a new smooth surface, from top to bottom, we won’t have suffered for nothing.

How windy was it? Windy enough to blow the rocket garnish right off my avocado muffin even in the sheltered garden of the Temeraire!

The day’s route (https://ctccambridge.org.uk/routes/493) was extremely pleasant with some very nice. quiet lanes between Saffron Walden and Baythorne, and on the return leg too. It’s always a good sign when there is some grass in the middle of the road.

At Baythorne you can choose between Tarka’s Café or The Pantry. The latter offers huge sausage rolls and scotch eggs.

How hot was it on the day? Not enough to melt tarmac, but hot enough that we needed an unscheduled stop for ice-cream in Balsham on the way back. Despite the miles and heat, our surviving riders managed to look surprisingly cool and collected for the obligatory press shot.
Overall, for the small, select group of riders that came, it was a grand day-out.

27/05/2026

The current consultation on proposals for East West Rail (the planned Cambridge to Oxford rail link) ends at midnight on Tuesday 9th June. This is an opportunity not to be missed for making your views known. Here are some useful links.

The consultation itself can be found here:
https://eastwestrail.co.uk/consultation/consultation2026

The East West Rail page is here:
https://www.facebook.com/eastwestrailofficial

The documentation is quite extensive, but the Cambridgeshire Sustainable Travel Alliance (of which CTC Cambridge is an ‘ally’) has provided some pointers to the most significant aspects in a press release published as a letter in the Cambridge Independent on 29th April 2026:
https://cambstravelalliance.org/letter-new-railway-will-increase-opportunities-and-unclog-cambridges-streets/

CSTA has also produced a short guide to responding to the consultation:
https://cambstravelalliance.org/consultation-guide-east-west-rail-2026/

Share your views before the consultation closes on Tuesday 9 June in East West Rail’s online feedback form East West Rail will re-establish a mainline railway between Cambridge and Oxford, via Bedford and Milton Keynes. The project is being constructed in phases, with work to build the necessary i...

23/05/2026

Todays easygoing one-stop ride led by Ian was to the Flourish farm cafe at Hildersham. The route took in a section of the Roman Road (photo) and the weather was sunny and warm.

22/05/2026

There were three rides, yesterday, Thursday. The village group led by Andy rode to Wimbish for coffee and to High Easter for lunch, a round trip of 72 miles (115km). The city group led by Phil, rode to Ashwell for coffee (photo) and Buntingford for lunch (55 miles, 88km). Yasmin led a third ride that included a good deal of off-road riding to the historic Aldreth Causeway (photo), Haddenham and on to Ely for lunch (51 miles, 82km).