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Nominations are now open for the 2026 Walk Ride GM Awards - and this year anyone can nominate. Deadline 16 October, so get busy!

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Active Travel Awards 2026 - Nominations open! - Walk Ride GM

Active travel award nominations for 2026 are now open!

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Walk Ride Stockport @walkridestocky.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Stockport's quiet lanes would be greatly improved by restricting motor traffic this way.

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Dom Cycling @domcycling.com · 27/09/2026

Been a while since I’ve been along the Mersey river path to Stockport, so I was glad to see a few of the A frame barriers have been replaced with something much more accessible.

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Buzz @thebuzzzz.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Coming soon... 🐝

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Stockport TPT Vols @tpt-stockport.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

forms.cloud.microsoft/e/GCjTA2LyxE Annual TPT Visitor Survey is now live - please do fill it in and help us to improve the TPT. @walkridestocky.bsky.social @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social @stockportcouncil.bsky.social

Photo shows pictures of users on the TPT - cyclists, equestrians, walkers, runners and a tramper

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Walk Ride GM @walkridegm.org.uk · 17/07/2026

Not one transport question at last week's GM Mayor's hustings. Nothing on the Bee Network, clean air, walking or cycling - despite transport being one of the biggest parts of the job. This is your chance to change that 🧵

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Low Traffic Future @lowtrafficfuture.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

There were NO transport question at last week's Greater Manchester Mayor's Hustings. So we're running a digital one: film a video question (Portrait mode, name + area, keep it specific), WhatsApp it +447808 365542, and we'll put the best to every candidate. www.walkridegm.org.uk/transport-fo...

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Transport for a Healthy Economy — Video Submission Terms & Privacy Notice - Walk Ride GM

Who we are. This campaign is coordinated by Walk Ride Greater Manchester (“we”, “us”), working with Clean Cities, Mums for Lungs, Low Traffic Future, The Ramblers and Manchester Friends of the Earth. ...

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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Marple is steadily improving for pedestrians. Here's a brand-new Zebra crossing on Hollins Lane, just north of the Asda.

A Zebra crossing, from the north looking south. The Belisha beacons are built into streetlights.

The same crossing from the south, looking north.

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Katy @theblueulysses.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Not one, not two, but three filtered lanes in Romiley, Stockport.

A former lane blocked by 4 bollards where there is now a two-way cycle lane

A narrow lane under a canal bridge blocked by bollards and turned into cycle and walking only route

Filtered lane under a canal bridge from the other direction

A narrow lane fringed by stone walls with a no motor vehicles except for access sign and a pedestrian and bike painted on the tarmac

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Walk Ride GM @walkridegm.org.uk · 30/06/2026

Andy Burnham is about to become PM. What does that mean for active travel? New from Moving Up North: the inside account of how Burnham really operates. Ten years of hustings, hot seats, wins and climbdowns, from people who were in the room. A window into how he'll govern next.

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Walk Ride Stockport @walkridestocky.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Stockport Council is holding a community event on 4 July, 11am-3pm. If you want to explore your area on foot or by bike, and get your bike fixed up for free, come along! Visit this link for more info: www.stockport.gov.uk/events/romiley-park-community-event

Romiley Community Event
Saturday 4th July
11-3pm

Join our local community groups for activities and fun for all!

What's on offer?
2 led bike rides (booking require - see link below)
Dr Bike service - free basic repairs
Greater Manchester Police - Security bike marking
Face Painting
NAture Treasure Walk (booking required)
Interactive invertebrate Display
Your chance to add to Dave Draws Romiley Doodle Map
Active Travel advice, information and Freebies
Family fun... and more...

All Activities FREE of charge

To find out more about what is happening please visit the below lnk:

https://www.stockport.gov.uk/events/romiley-park-community-event

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Walk Ride GM @walkridegm.org.uk · 24/06/2026

We're seeking new members for our lively & friendly steering group - ideally a few specific skillsets: - Accountancy / Finances - Fundraising - Charity / Third Sector Governance If this might be you - or someone you know - please complete the expression of interest form forms.gle/NTDZoK7aCQLX...

Street scene with a group of 20 or so people standing with bicycles near to a wooden planter that includes a sign saying 'road open to' followed by pictures of children playing, scooting, a wheelchair user, and a bicycle. Red brick walls and green trees line the sides of the street.

Overlaid text boxes state: Join the Walk Ride GM Steering Group to help make change. Do you have skills in: Accountancy/Finances, Fundraising, or Charity/Third Sector Governance? To get involved, send us your expression of interest via the link in the text by 19 July

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Walk Ride GM @walkridegm.org.uk · 17/06/2026

It's been a joy to work with Tameside Council to document this brilliant school street scheme in Mossley. The important messages for these projects are always the ones shared by the children we speak to. Great to see the cross-party political support for these schemes, too!

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Chris Boardman CBE @chrisboardman.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

I don't post much on here but today, I thought some dots needed joining. So, have a read of this, about the most powerful health, cost of living, growth and health intervention you've never heard of www.linkedin.com/pulse/most-p...

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Stockport TPT Vols @tpt-stockport.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Baroness Hayman (Defra) opening the Mersey Valley Way in Stockport www.merseyriverstrust.org/projects/pro... New Bee Hotels, Bat Boxes, Bird Boxes, Benches, Info boards and posts, and an amazing Swift Tower @walkridestocky.bsky.social @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social @stockportcouncil.bsky.social

Baroness Hayman (DEFRA) giving a speech at the opening of the Mersey Valley Way. There is a poster of the the history of the River Mersey behind her

New Bee Hotels on the Mersey Valley Way - Trans Pennine Trail. They are tall pale concrete posts with lost of holes in them for solitary bees.

Bat box high up on a tree on the Mersey Valley Way - Trans Pennine Trail. The box is made of wood and has slots underneath for bats to roost.

New Swift Tower and interpretation board on the Mersey Valley Way - Trans Pennine Trail. The Swift Tower is around 5m tall and has a roosting and nesting box at the top. An audio box plays high pitched swift calls at certain times of day to attract the swifts to the tower.

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Iain Roberts @slowbikeiain.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

I was really pleased on cycling a route I've not taken in a couple of years to see that Stockport and Manchester Councils have removed all the restrictive gates and A-frames. Well done! Mersey Valley entrances today & 2025/2020

A nice open gap in the fence to walk or cycle through

The same location with a restritive A-frame and other barriers

Entrance to path with a single bollard in the centre

The same entrance in 2020 with a bulky, restrictive frame making it harder for bikes to get through

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Ben Horrigan @ben.s91.media · 27/04/2026

POV: Your heart is in the Netherlands but your address is in Stockport @walkridestocky.bsky.social

View from the saddle of my cargo bike, with a large wooden box at the front with child benches and other bits and bobs. I'm riding across a grassy field that doesn't have a path to my street, even though it does have a path from a cycleway to the other street that backs onto the field. It's a long story.

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Ben Horrigan @ben.s91.media · 26/04/2026

We love a milkshake machine/miniature railway combo. Norbury Cow Shed/Brookside Garden Centre. Both well served by decent bike routes if you're around Cheadle/Bramhall/Hazel Grove/Poynton. @walkridestocky.bsky.social

My boys having cake and milkshake at a picnic bench in front of a shed with vending machines in it. Babs the cargo bike is parked at one side.

Selfie of me and the boys on a miniature railway

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Ben Horrigan @ben.s91.media · 23/04/2026

Such a joy to see inaccessible barriers being removed from walking/wheeling/cycling routes in Stockport. This cut-through is a key part of our commute/school run. Thanks @stockportcouncil.bsky.social and the brilliant campaigners of @walkridestocky.bsky.social 🎉

Before: Screenshot from Google Street View showing a set of three guardrails forming a tight chicane across a path between two houses. Our cargo trike would just about fit, but only with a dismount and lots of manoeuvring. I.e. not remotely accessible, and a pinch point during the school run as young people tend to congregate waiting for their friends.

Now: photo of the same cut-through with the chicane removed and just one railing panel remaining at the edge of the road.

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Walk Ride GM @walkridegm.org.uk · 13/04/2026

Local elections are three weeks away! Now is a great time to open up a conversation on active travel with your future councillors – here's @slowbikeiain.bsky.social's top tips. ⚡️ Tip 1: When communicating with candidates, keep it quick.

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Stockport TPT Vols @tpt-stockport.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Green Pastures: 3rd and 4th access points on the TPT made "compliant" by removing A-frames & horse step-through boxes. Funded by Defra - Mersey Valley Way www.merseyriverstrust.org/projects/pro... @walkridestocky.bsky.social @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social @stockportcouncil.bsky.social

Photo shows a wooden gate on the TPT at Green Pastures - the A-frame and horse step-through box have been removed making it fully accessible.

Photo shows a wooden gate on the TPT at Green Pastures - the horse step-through box has been removed making it fully accessible.

Photo shows an access point on the TPT at Green Pastures - the A-frame and horse step-through box have been removed making it fully accessible.

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James Stafford @jamesdestafford.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Barrier free now all the way from Didsbury Village Metrolink to Stockport along the Trans Pennine Trail.

Barrier free top of Didsbury to TPT path

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Ben Horrigan @ben.s91.media · 09/04/2026

"This isn't Amsterdam, you know – we have twice as much snow!" is my new favourite excuse @stockportcouncil.bsky.social what can we do about this? (No, not the snow, the lack of safe and accessible cycling infrastructure)

Screenshot from "What's your city's excuse" website comparing various physical and environmental metrics in Stockport and Amsterdam. Basically both places have great conditions for cycling, but Stockport has a cycling mode share of 1% compared with 27% in Amsterdam.

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Stockport TPT Vols @tpt-stockport.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Second access point to the Trans Pennine Trail off Vale Road - now "compliant" - A-frame & horse step through box removed. Funded by Defra - Mersey Valley Way www.merseyriverstrust.org/projects/pro... @walkridestocky.bsky.social @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social @stockportcouncil.bsky.social

Surfaced shared used cycle path with green gate in middle and accessible gaps either side on NCN62

Surfaced shared used cycle path with "compliant" 1.5m gap on NCN62

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Stockport TPT Vols @tpt-stockport.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Access to the Trans Pennine Trail at Vale Road - now "compliant" - 1.5m gaps replace the A-frame & horse step through box. Funded by Defra - Mersey Valley Way www.merseyriverstrust.org/projects/pro... Fab work by @stockportcouncil.bsky.social @walkridestocky.bsky.social @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social

Metal gate and bollards on shared use cycle path at the bottom of Vale Road. The A-frame and horse access have been replaced with 1.5m level gaps to allow all users access.

Bollard on shared use cycle path at the bottom of Vale Road. The A-frame has been replaced with a 1.5m level gap to allow all users access.

Bollard on shared use cycle path at the bottom of Vale Road. The horse access has been replaced with a 1.5m level gap to allow all users access.

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Walk Ride GM @walkridegm.org.uk · 28/03/2026

Choose Choice. Don't wake up in 6 months to learn that the proposal to give people genuine transport choice along this North Manchester corridor has cancelled in favour of car-choked roads and unreliable bus times. Have your say by 29 March and Choose Choice: www.walkridegm.org.uk/2026/03/24/s...

CGI showing the proposed street layout for Oldham Road looking south towards the Northern Quarter. There are bus lanes and cycle lanes added alongside high quality footways

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Iain Roberts @slowbikeiain.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Thank you to @walkridegm.org.uk for inviting me to talk about how best for campaigners to approach local election candidates during the campaign. youtu.be/UXPWizfzN2w?...

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How to engage with election candidates on active travel issues | Skill Share webinar

YouTube video by Walk Ride GM

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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Dammit, I missed the seventh birthday of my old gang at Walk Ride Heatons. We did some very good stuff!

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Walk Ride GM @walkridegm.org.uk · 23/03/2026

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James Stafford @jamesdestafford.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Stockport TPT improvements, Benches going in along TPT next to the Mersey. A Staircase path connecting to the mersey path is no longer stairs.

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Walk Ride Stockport @walkridestocky.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Construction of the long-awaited Ladybrook Valley walking and cycling route is finally about to begin! More information here: www.stockport.gov.uk/roadworks-cl...

A temporary road sign with the following text:

WORK STARTS HERE
23/03/2026
FOR 18 WEEKS
FOR INFORMATION VISIT
www.stockport.gov.uk/roadworks

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Walk Ride GM @walkridegm.org.uk · 18/03/2026

We're recruiting a Walking and Cycling Bus Coordinator and Administrator 📯📯📯 Join our team! Apply now lnkd.in/ekhTE7br

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Walk Ride Stockport @walkridestocky.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

There's a new walking and cycling crossing along the A34 corridor scheme. You can now safely travel from Eden Park to Parrs Wood via a series of quietways and greenways. @stockportcouncil.bsky.social

An aerial shot of a new crossing on Etchells Road in Cheadle Hulme. The Sparrow crossing provides separate walking and cycling crossings, linking quiet roads and greenways.

Another aerial photo of the crossing from a different angle.

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Walk Ride Stockport @walkridestocky.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

One of our members offers a personal take on the GM Transport Strategy consultation, which closes today.

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Walk Ride Salford @walkridesalford.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Today is the final day to have your say on the draft Greater Manchester transport strategy and delivery plan. This will shape transport across Salford for the next 25 years, so be sure to have your say and support schemes which improve walking, wheeling and cycling 👇

Draft delivery plan map for Salford, showing a range of streets for all schemes, new tram lines and conversion of existing rail lines to tram-train, as well as new/upgraded stations and interchanges

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Walk Ride Stockport @walkridestocky.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

This cycle lane has only just been completed. Imagine the outrage if a councillor was supporting the unauthorised closure of a road (especially a new one) despite resident complaints. @stockportcouncil.bsky.social @lisasmartmp.bsky.social

A Facebook post.

Cllr Rachel Bresnahan

We had a few complaints this morning about the cycle lane being blocked, but what better reason than Greater Manchester Blood Bikes!

[The rest of the post is an advert for the charity.]

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Stockport TPT Vols @tpt-stockport.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

There will be a another temporary closure/signed diversion in place on 12th/13th Feb on the TPT in Stockport between the M60 and the green footbridge for surface repairs where it is subsiding towards the river. @stockportcouncil.bsky.social @walkridestocky.bsky.social @walkridegm.org.uk

Map of TPT between the Pyramid and the M60 to the west of Stockport Town Centre. Red line is section that will be closed. Green line is the diversion route.

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Walk Ride Stockport @walkridestocky.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

New consultation! Mersey Square in Stockport town centre is up for a revamp. New cycling facilities and improved public realm. Deadline 25 February. consultation.stockport.gov.uk/highways-and...

An illustration of the Mersey Square proposals, which include a new play area in the area nearest the river.

A view of the proposals looking west, which shows the cycleway snaking through new greenery.

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Walk Ride GM @walkridegm.org.uk · 04/02/2026

NEW FOR 2026... We're going to start running online Skill Share events on a range of different topics, starting with a general intro to Walk Ride GM (and active travel campaigning) featuring our very own @harryhamishgray.bsky.social. 🎟️ Register here: www.tickettailor.com/events/walkr...

Walk Ride GM Skill Share. Intro to Walk Ride GM, 8pm, Tue 24th Feb, online.

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Stockport TPT Vols @tpt-stockport.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

There will be a temporary closure/signed diversion in place tomorrow on the TPT in Stockport between the M60 bridge and the green footbridge to allow a large unsafe tree to be felled - likely to be closed for 2 or 3 days. @stockportcouncil.bsky.social @walkridestocky.bsky.social @walkridegm.org.uk

Map of TPT in Stockport showing diversion route in blue, whilst the section in black is closed in order to fell a large unsafe tree.

Photo of large mossy tree trunk with River Mersey in background. The tree trunk has a large split in it and is unsafe.

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Stockport Council @stockportcouncil.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

A huge congratulations to the Year 6 pupils at St Thomas CE Primary School in Heaton Moor who have achieved Level 3 Bikeability – an incredible milestone that not many pupils reach before heading to secondary school! 👏 Volunteers have also been keeping the School Street running - well done all!

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Walk Ride Stockport @walkridestocky.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Deadline for all three consultations is tonight! We recommend 'strongly agree' to all questions.

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Walk Ride Stockport @walkridestocky.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Here's Stockport using the same tool. connectivity-tool-lite.dft.gov.uk/app

A map showing current transport connectivity in Stockport according to the DfT's Connectivity Tool. Stockport town centre and the adjacent areas are dark red, showing high connectivity.

The key for the connectivity map, ranging from black (least connected) to white (most connective), with an inverse ROYGBIV colour chart linking the two.

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Walk Ride GM @walkridegm.org.uk · 07/12/2025

The 2025 Walk Ride GM Awards celebrated council, local volunteer and community efforts to progress active travel across Greater Manchester.

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Walk Ride GM @walkridegm.org.uk · 07/12/2025

We've signed a letter to the Government calling for clear targets in the upcoming Cycling & Walking Investment Strategy 3 with 50+ other groups across the country

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Walk Ride Stockport @walkridestocky.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Congratulations to our tireless campaigner Kathy England, who has much-deserved recognition in this year's 100 Women in Cycling. Well done, Kathy!

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100 Women in Cycling 2025 | Kathy England

Bikeability instructor, cycle coach, local campaigner and more

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Walk Ride Stockport @walkridestocky.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Three more consultations! First: in Davenport, the cut-through between Frewland Avenue and Beechfield Road is proposed to be lit and widened. Deadline 14 December. consultation.stockport.gov.uk/highways-and...

A CAD diagram showing the planned widening and lighting of a footpath between two roads. The route would be made shared use.

A Google Streetview image of the path as it is currently. There is good through-visibility and the route is wide, making it suitable as a route.

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Walk Ride Stockport @walkridestocky.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Details of the next Stockport Walking and Cycling Forum have been confirmed. It will take place on Wednesday 10 December, from 6pm to 7.30pm at Stopford House. You can also take part online. Send us a message if you want to take part, or contact the council directly.

AGENDA
Chair introduction
Minutes of Previous Meetings
Summary of Workshop Session
E-Scooters Trial Proposal
Transport Strategy Local Transport Plan Notice
TfGM Local Transport Plan Notice
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