Surveys

Cyclist in a high-visibility jacket riding past red buses

Friday 30 October is the deadline for responses to the consultation on the Ilford Opportunity Area Planning Framework.

The Framework will inform policy on housing, public spaces, roads and cycling in Ilford and the surrounding area for many years to come. Here is the official website, on which you can read the consultation documents and submit your views through a planning portal.

Redbridge Cycling Campaign submitted a response, reflecting the views of members expressed at the RCC meeting help on 17 November. The draft meeting minutes are on the meetings page.

You can read our consultation response here. London Cycling Campaign have submitted a separate response covering London-wide aspects.

There is another survey we would like your help with. Our highly successful ride season has finished and the rides co-ordinator, who works assiduously all year to organise and lead the rides, would really appreciate your feedback. The rides survey is here. Reports and photos of all the year’s rides are on the rides page.

RCC Fix-Your-Bike

We fixed eight bikes at our Fix-Your-Bike session outside Ilford Library on Saturday, 17 October – some of them needing quite demanding repairs.

We are hoping to run our first Fix-Your-Bike in South Woodford on Sunday 15 November. Details will be posted here soon. As always, we will be able to check bikes for roadworthiness and carry out minor repairs.

For anyone who would like to make a donation towards the cost of spare parts and equipment, our PayPal account is here.

Ilford Opportunity Area Planning Framework

Redbridge Council, along with the Mayor of London and Transport for London, are consulting on a new long-term strategy for Ilford – the Ilford Opportunity Area Planning Framework. The Framework sets out proposals for the future of housing, roads, public spaces and transport in Ilford town centre and the surrounding area, including provision for cycling.

The next Redbridge Cycling Campaign meeting will be held by Zoom at 19:30 on Tuesday, 20 October 2026. The meeting will focus on our response to the consultation.

Our draft response, which highlights points for discussion, is available on our meetings page, where you can find further details. You are welcome to attend using the joining link. Please read the draft response and come ready to raise any comments. We aim to finalise a response for submission to the Council by the consultation deadline of 30 October.

If you can’t make the meeting but would like to tell us your views, please email coordinator@redbridgecycling.org. If you decide to submit your own response to the Council, we would be interested to hear what you said.

Fix Your Bike – 17 October 2026

Redbridge Cycling Campaign’s October Fix-Your-Bike session will take place on Saturday, 17 October 2026 at Redbridge Central Library, Clements Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 1EA between 14:00 and 16:00 as part of the Repair Café.

Come along with your bike. We can check it for roadworthiness and carry out minor repairs and adjustments. We have a supply of commonly needed spare parts, such as inner tubes and brake blocks. Fix-Your-Bike is run by volunteers free of charge, but we appreciate donations to cover the cost of parts. We can take payments by cash and card or via this link.

Ride Redbridge 2026

Ride Redbridge 2026 was a brilliant success, with rides from all round the Borough meeting in Valentine’s Park at lunch time on Sunday, 20 September.

London Cycling Campaign‘s borough groups across London ran events for the London Cycling Festival. Here in Redbridge, more than 70 cyclists joined the rides. A report of the rides, our past rides, and information about forthcoming rides, which you are welcome to join, are on our rides page.

The Fix-Your-Bike in Valentine’s repaired nine bikes and carried out safety checks on others. Thank you to everyone who donated to Fix-Your-Bike by cash or card. We are run entirely by volunteers and your donations help with the cost of spare parts and equipment. For anyone who would still like to make a donation, here is the PayPal link.

The next Fix-Your-Bike will be run in conjunction with Repair Café at Ilford Library on Saturday, 17 October, 2026. The next ride is to Regent’s Park on Sunday, 4 October – details on the rides page – and, of course, we will be back at the London Cycling Festival next year.