space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 30/09/2026There was a definite lack of bollards when we photographed the route - looks like just 1 at the south end. We can’t see any other solution but to add bollards if drivers are going to behave like this. Very pleased that you are ok. 030
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 27/09/2026We did about a decade ago (in fact this was before CYCLOPS). Unfortunately the Transport Dept didn’t listen. www.spaceforgosforth.com/better-futur... 001
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Looks like we have a new bike hire scheme in the Toon! 050
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 01/09/2026More on the Metro extension to Washington confirming that trains will run over the Victoria Viaduct! We’re not aware of any public events running in #Gosforth, but residents can submit feedback via the Nexus website. 000
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Why don’t they like stations on curves? This just seems like such a missed opportunity to give Penshaw folk a rail link to Sunderland & Washington / Gateshead / Newcastle & we have to say we love the idea of going to Penshaw Monument by Metro! 100
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 12/08/20266/ Finally, the Council comms team need to treat spurious objections to cycle lanes with the same robustness they used re Pride. This comment on the FB post with the video of the Civic is misogynistic (women do cycle & the main bar is lack of cycle routes); offensive & wrong (re the hills & rain). 120
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 17/07/2026The #Gosforth showing of the People’s Emergency Briefing at @gosforthcivictheatre.co.uk is now sold out! If you haven’t been able to attend our showing, then check out the other local ones (looks like there’s another planned for Gosforth). Or you could hold your own! 000
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Wow! Eventbrite is saying that there are only a few tickets left for the #Gosforth showing of the People’s National Emergency Briefing at @gosforthcivictheatre.co.uk! Link for the last ones is in our blog! (Free but you need to book)! www.spaceforgosforth.com/event/nation... 010
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Traffic jams in and around Gosforth too although nice to see lots of people walking home from the run. Definitely scope for better arrangements to get people in & out of the city for events. 030
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Mainly retweeting as we are very much looking forward to this new art trail in #Newcastle - previous art trails have been great fun to walk & cycle around our beautiful city! 030
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Newcastle upon Tyne: Safe Cycle Network OR More of this! 4354
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Especially as there’s a real need for everyone in Newcastle to understand the challenges that climate change will pose to our city eg these are pics from the Council’s Climate change forum re flooding risks as climate change means we might get more “toon monsoons” - this needs to be better known. 020
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 17/06/2026No #CommunityRailStation today? 100
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Pop-Up recycling centre coming to Gosforth today ♻️ 🗓️ Date: Tuesday 9 June 🕖 Time: 7:00am until 1:00pm 📍 Location: Church Road, Gosforth NE3 1AQ Don’t have access to a vehicle but want to recycle? This is the perfect opportunity to clear out your unwanted items responsibly for FREE. 010
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 10/05/20266. Why is Manors Railway Station important to Gosforth? It’s surprisingly easier to cycle to than Central Station - there’s almost a safe cycle route there! It also could offer drivers passing through Gosforth a quicker way to the city. Less congestion on our streets! So…just stop the trains! 102
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 10/05/20265. Access from the south is via the Argyle St bridge which shows how a politician can make progress. Cllr Ainsley changed this to a Safe Pedestrian And Cycling Environment with a few bollards & it’s now much easier to walk / cycle to the Sallyport Tower & Quayside. @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social 102
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 10/05/20264. Pedestrian access isn’t great either - Manors Metro station is next door but there’s no footpath between the 2. Walk across the Central Motorway & you have to suffer 90 degree corners & T Dan’s “iconic” bridges!! The entrance to the potentially useful “Get Carter” steps is well-hidden. 112
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 10/05/20263. The station itself lacks amenities since its buildings were destroyed. It does have cycle racks … but you have to boot your bike over the bridge to reach them. The bridge also means no disabled access to the middle platform. 102
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 10/05/20262. Sorting the services is straightforward - both the Northumberland Line & local services on the East Coast Mainline (to Morpeth & beyond) run through Manors but not all trains stop there. This one pictured didn’t stop! So … just stop the trains! 112
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 10/05/20261. A quick look at what ought to be a priority for Newcastle’s new transport lead: improving Manors’ Railway Station. Manors has 2 problems: 1. lack of services 2. it’s neglected and isolated 143
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 08/02/20263. If you want to write about feasibly expanding the Metro / funding trams - why don’t you write about the Nottingham workplace parking levy & how they used it to fund trams (see picture). If we really can’t have the Metro extended to the West End we would like these instead! 050
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 16/07/2025Really interesting thread. We also wish there was as much interest in this type of EV & how we can get it to happen in Newcastle. 020
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 10/07/2025Bradford is a really interesting city & it’s great to see its renaissance. There are clearly lessons for our Newcastle here on how we can do better. We are clearly being left behind by West Yorks as Leeds is also racing ahead - this is the Leeds equivalent of CollingwoodSt & GraingerSt. 030
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 08/07/2025Do you know much freight does actually cross the Pennines by rail? And where the facilities are for transferring freight between rail & road. This really needs to discussed more given the immense amount of freight just one locomotive can haul. 000
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 24/06/2025It’s good to see @chroniclelive.co.uk reporting this as the Climate Change Forum talk was v interesting. When we saw this map of the burns we realised just why the Exi Park subway floods. Politicians talk a lot for/against climate change stuff so people need to understand what is happening locally. 020
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 04/06/2025This is excellent news but we also need more frequent rail services to Newcastle from south of the Tyne & the reopening of lost stations. The Gateshead flyover situation really shows why this is important - it would have been easier to deal with if Gateshead still had its access to the railway. 000
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 27/04/202510) Finally when reviewing the current plans, it should be remembered that Newcastle Council have a target of 50% of local journeys being walked/cycled by 2030. To do this they need safe streets for walking & a dense network of cycle routes engineered to LTN1/20 standards. 020
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 27/04/2025Our suggestions: c)The Council to take a wider view on destinations. At present they only consider Gosforth Shopping Centre on their mapping. There are many more destinations (see pic) d)ChristonRd cycle lane to be extended to ArchRuncie1stSchool & RydalRd - with filter to BeaumontTer to go south 100
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 16/04/20252) It’s also really striking that @luketryl.bsky.social complains about the absence of voices in this tweet-but is doing the same thing in this poll. Did he ask those who can’t afford a car if they can afford this? Or just rich, privileged drivers who are predjuced against a safer form of polluting. 180
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 30/03/2025Fantastic to see so many people enjoying yesterday’s parade. The rubbish left behind less so. Thanks to all the Council staff & contractors working hard to clear up the Town Moor & Exhibition Park. www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e... 000
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 03/03/2025The debate around 20mph needs to focus on the probability of being killed/injured at different speeds. We 1st blogged about this 10 years ago- since then the central part of of GosforthHighSt is now 20mph, but this could be extended to cover routes to school. www.spaceforgosforth.com/20-mph-the-r... 100
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Newcastle’s Public Health Director’s report focuses on children. The foreword tells of her Newcastle childhood: the references to playing out& travelling independently are striking- but (unless you live in a cul-de-sac (AKA a LTN)) that’s a lot harder to do today new.newcastle.gov.uk/sites/defaul... 010
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 07/02/2025There are terraces like that in/around Gosforth- they’re lovely. As are all the LTNs/cul-de-sacs. Some streets border on parks/greens. But if you don’t live on a street like that, the a child’s ability to play/walk to school etc is restricted by cars. www.spaceforgosforth.com/backstreet-t... 030
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 01/02/2025We can dream -electric power & metal wheels would be very helpful re Newcastle’s air pollution problem & it’s a shame that trams were got rid of. As for Calvert Branding - we have it & it’s much loved so why wouldn’t you want to use it? It fits really well with the Mayor’s focus on women’s safety. 060
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 25/01/2025One of our members had to switch due to the Tyne Bridge works - they found that the alternative cycle route over the Tyne meant that the commute was like “being on holiday”. 041
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 12/01/2025This is why we are so worried about the Council’s ability to meet its own transport targets - 2030 is only 5 years away yet we keep seeing projects changed / cancelled. Bolt on kerbs are a good thing - but there has to be a quicker way to get them installed on existing routes. 110
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 07/01/2025According to the Chief Medical Officer’s Report 2024, 37% of households in Newcastle have no access to a car. www.gov.uk/government/n... 042
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 05/01/2025Our final holiday walk is a #Gosforth one: Castle Farm Bridge to Freeman Road. Between 2 main roads lies woodland and the Ouseburn and it’s cliffs. 040
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 01/01/2025For New Year’s day, our #Newcastle holiday walk pics are the back door to the best viewpoint in the city: a short wooded path from Grandstand Rd to the top of Cow Hill. 020
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 29/12/20241/ #Gosforth holiday walk today: from the medieval Salters Bridge via the “bridleway” through woods & farmland to Melton Park & and its ruined chapel. This makes a lovely outing from home - but it’s also a practical route as it links several housing estates & schools. 130
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 28/12/2024Today’s holiday walk in #Newcastle is over the Town Moor from #Gosforth to #Kenton. The moor feels endless here - but walking this way feels faster than through the streets. 130
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 27/12/2024Today’s holiday walking route is in Jesmond: the path through the allotments that links Highbury & the Little Moor. 010
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 26/12/2024For Boxing Day, our walk is over the Town Moor from the edge of Gosforth to the best view point in the city. Cow Hill is a great place to realise how driving skews your perceptions as you can see many local landmarks (just not always where you expect them to be). 010
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 24/12/2024We won’t be posting tomorrow so wishing all of our friends & followers a Merry Christmas. 030
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 24/12/2024Our Christmas Eve city walk picture is the path from St Mary’s Chapel to Osborne Road in Jesmond. In between our city’s streets lies this wooded walk past St Mary’s Well. 040
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 23/12/2024For our second day of Christmas walk pics in #Newcastle, here is Duke’s Moor at #Gosforth’s southern border. Sheltered by garden gates to the north & avenues of trees to the south and east, the latest addition to Duke’s Moor is a plantation of saplings. 020
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 22/12/2024Over Christmas we hope to share some pics of those special routes in our city where an everyday walk is touched by enchantment. To start, here is the path leading from the Jesmond Dene Banqueting House to the ruins of St Mary’s chapel. 060
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 21/12/2024Gosforth news: Graham Park Rd is temporarily an LTN as no entry from Gosforth High St due to gas works. 010
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 14/12/2024We’ve just read that comment and we’re very saddened by it. Many people do their Christmas shop without a car - this might be personal preference as walking/cycling/Metro etc are nice ways to shop. But 37% of households in Newcastle have no choice. Councillors should know these stats. 283
space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 12/12/20247/ Nice to see that the Youth Council gets a mention - and that ends the Newcastle case study. 100
