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Harwell Bicycle Users Group are a group of cyclists campaigning to make it easier to cycle to the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus and to improve facilities for cyclists and cycling on site. The campus is in the South Oxfordshire countryside close to the Berkshire downs and Ridgeway National Trail halfway between the towns of Didcot and Wantage on Sustrans Route 44.
Find out more about Harwell Bicycle Users Group. 
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Latest News
07/02/10 Vale of White Horse District Council Consultation
Please click on the link to download the HarBUG response to the Your Vale Your Future, Additional Consultation.
02/02/10 LTP3 Consultation 4
Please click on the link to download the latest consultation on LTP3.
08/01/10 HarBUG LTP3 Proposals
HarBUG has submitted it's proposals for cycling transport infrastructure in the Science Vale area to the county council as part of it's Local Transport Plan 3 (LTP3) consultation. The submission contains proposals for a Science Vale Cycle Network, as discussed in the SCOTS report , a Didcot Cycle Network and a Wantage / Grove Cycle Network.
Please click on the link to download the proposal document.
25/11/09 HarBUG AGM Minutes
Please click on the link to download the minutes from the HarBUG AGM held on the 10th september.
05/10/09 SCOTS Report Latest - HarBUG Response
Please click on the link to download the proposed HarBUG response to latest SCOTS report on cycle routes. The actual SCOTS report can be downloaded below
Please email any comments about our proposed response ASAP.
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24/09/09 SCOTS Cycle Routes
HarBUG has produced a route map of our proposed South Central Oxfordshire Cycle Network.
Please download the route maps, which will form part of the HarBUG response to SCOTS and our LTP3 submission. Comments are welcome.
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24/09/09 SCOTS Report Latest
Oxfordshire County Council have received a report from their consultants about proposed cycle routes as an update to the SCOTS report.
HarBUG has been asked for comments on the report by OCC. Please email any comments ASAP.
24/09/09 Didcot Great Western Park Planning Application
Planning permission has be applied for the Great Western Park housing development in Didcot. Since HarBUG has previously commented on the plans, South Oxfordshire District Council has invited HarBUG to review the planning documents and put forward any observations. It was not a formal consultation but they were interested in HarBUG's views.
The HarBUG response is available for download below:
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06/09/09 Wantage / Grove Cycle Map & Network
HarBUG have been surveying Wantage and Grove (along with other local groups) with a view to producing an cycle map of the towns with Oxfordshire County Council backing.
As part of this exercise we have been working on some proposals for a cycle network in Wantage and Grove.
Please click on the buttons below for the minutes of the latest meeting with Oxfordshire County Council and the first draft of our proposals for a Wantage / Grove cycle network.
20/02/08 Cycle Facilities Design Guide Published
The cycle facilities design guide has been published and sent to various companies and contacts around the campus along with a covering letter. The design guide was produced to try and ensure that high quality cycle facilities are included in any new buildings or refurbishments. The covering letter also encourages companies to set up cycle to work schemes to enable bikes to be purchased tax and VAT free.
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Cycle to Work / Bike to Work Days
The campus and nearby towns are expanding putting pressure on the roads, the amount of traffic is increasing along with traffic jams. According to the government our waistlines are increasing which is causing health problems for the nation. Stress in everyday life is increasing and to top it all the whole planet is heating up due to our reliance on fossil fuels. Cycling can help with all these problems in one go.
Save your health, save your sanity, save the planet and save a wedge of cash - start cycling to work and reap the benefits.
Harwell Bicycle Users Group organise 'Bike to Work' days to allow anybody who wants to try or start cycling to work the chance to cycle in, escorted with a group of cyclists. Everyone welcome at all fitness levels. Free breakfast for first time cyclists.
More details, and photos, on Bike to Work page.
