Lobbying Parliament

2015-12-03 14.56.48In December, a delegation from the Cycleway working group visited Parliament to inform the cycling minister, Robert Goodwill, and the Department of Transport, about the Cycleway project and the benefits that would accrue from building the route.

Pictured are Ian Dent, John Grimshaw, Pauline Latham, Derek Latham and Ian Scott.

Thanks are due to Pauline Latham for organising and hosting the meeting.

The minister and his colleagues seemed interested in the project – now to wait to see if the desired results (support and funding) materialise.

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