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NEWS AND RESOURCES

boudicca bikers ride

Sunday 29th March

The Audit teamed up with Boudicca Bikers for a ride down Marriott's Way, stopping off at The Red Lion in Drayton for a cuppa (and sweets, what with the lost hour for daylight saving...)

Find out about more Boudicca Bikers ride by following them on Instagram: @boudiccabikers

CATTON GROVE COMMUNITY CENTRE EASTER FAYRE

SATURDAY 28TH MARCH

We had a stall at the popular Easter Fayre held by Catton Grove Community Centre. It was great to see the wonderful services of Fettle being so well-received. As well as the 90s tunes from the bike boom box...

YAB MAP SESSION #2

WEDNESDAY 25TH MARCH

We held our second session with the Norwich YAB Young Commissioners. It was very insightful hearing about what puts them off cycling and what would make it more of an option — especially as most of them cycled as children but don't anymore. Some even shared their thoughts on a postcard.

Many thanks to all the young people who took part, and to MAP for organising this!

185 drayton road

SATURDAY 14TH MARCH

We held our fourth drop-in at 185 Drayton Road, and it was great to see people coming along to share their experiences of cycling in Norwich.

We got lots of signs painted and postcards written, with a mix of ages sharing what they love about cycling in the city and some of the barriers they face.

A big thank you to Fettle for supporting the session and offering free bike maintenance and practical advice (it was great to have the sun out!), and to The Common Lot for hosting us so wonderfully.

the feed community cafe and kitchen

friday 13th march

We held our third drop-in at the Feed Community Café & Kitchen, and it was great to see people coming along to share their experiences of cycling in Norwich.

Participants took part in a mapping activity, marking places where they feel safe — and where they don’t — when cycling around the city. Through postcards and sign painting, participants also shared what they love about cycling in Norwich, as well as some of the barriers they face.

A big thank you to Tuckswood Community Cycle Club, who braved the cold to offer free bike maintenance and practical advice!

yab MAP SESSION #1

WEDNESDAY 11TH MARCH

It was a privilege to hear from the Young Commissioners of Norwich (YAB). Together, they mapped out the parts of Norwich where they feel safe — and where they don’t — while moving around the city, highlighting the barriers that make getting around more difficult.

Hearing directly from young people gave us a clear understanding of the unique challenges they face and the opportunities to improve their city. Their ideas and experiences will help shape projects and initiatives to make Norwich safer and more accessible for everyone. Thank you to MAP for arranging this session for us. We’re really looking forward to meeting them again in a couple of weeks!

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY RIDE

sunday 8th march

For International Women’s Day, we went for a ride through Norwich, led by Leah. Riding together felt like a beautiful way to mark the day — taking up space on the streets, moving freely and connecting with others. Thank you to all those who made it a ride!

EATON PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE DROP-IN

saturday 7th march

We held our second drop-in at Eaton Park Community Centre, and it was great to see people coming along to share their experiences of cycling in Norwich

People got involved in a mapping activity, marking places where they feel safe — and where they don’t — when cycling around the city. Through postcards and sign painting, participants also shared what they love about cycling in Norwich, as well as some of the barriers they face.

We were also joined by the wonderful Norwich Bicycle Repair Cooperative, who kindly offered free bike tune-ups and practical advice throughout the session.

The conversations and activities gave us a much richer picture of what cycling in Norwich is really like for women and gender-diverse people, and these insights will feed into the Women’s Cycling Safety Audit as we work towards making the city’s streets safer and more welcoming for everyone.

Zine-making workshop

saturday 28th February

We had a brilliant time hosting our zine-making workshop at the the Millennium Library — an afternoon full of creativity, conversation and cut-and-paste magic.

From bold collages to thoughtful reflections and powerful cycling stories, everyone brought their own voice to the page. It was such a joy to see ideas come to life in true DIY style.

Huge thanks to everyone who joined us, shared their creativity and made the space feel so welcoming.

bread & roses drop-in

Wednesday 18th february

It was wonderful to see people coming along on such a bitter night for our first drop-in at Bread and Roses Community Cafe!

Everyone got involved in a mapping exercise to show where they feel safe — or unsafe — while cycling in Norwich. People also shared their thoughts through postcards and sign painting, marking both what they love about cycling in the city and the barriers they face.

These activities gave us important insights into the real experiences of women and gender-diverse cyclists, which will help shape the Women’s Cycling Safety Audit and guide improvements to make streets safer and more inclusive.

edp article

wednesday 18th february

The EDP recently covered the Women’s Cycling Safety Audit, framing it as “male drivers vs female cyclists.” This framing is reductive: it’s binary and doesn’t reflect the complexity of the issues the audit is uncovering. Presenting the audit in this way oversimplifies real safety concerns and the experiences of people cycling in Norwich.

This kind of reporting fuels hostility. Online, sexist and aggressive comments have already appeared in response to the coverage, demonstrating that tensions and prejudices are very real in local cycling culture. Both the framing and the backlash show why the audit is so important: it provides a clear, evidence-based picture of harassment, intimidation and barriers faced by women and gender-diverse people.

We don’t yet have comprehensive local data on these experiences. The Women’s Cycling Safety Audit is designed to fill that gap — by listening to real experiences, documenting safety concerns, and highlighting barriers, it gives local authorities and communities the tools to make streets safer and more inclusive.

Read the blog: Conflict, clicks and cyclists

Read the EDP article: Norwich women cyclists face harassment and intimidation | Eastern Daily Press

westminster hall debate

Tuesday 27th January

In a Westminster Hall debate entitled “Women’s Safety While Walking, Wheeling, Cycling and Running”, Alice Macdonald MP highlighted our Women’s Cycling Safety Audit as a vital model for gathering data on women’s lived experience of cycling.

We appreciate Alice Macdonald MP for raising the issue of women’s cycling safety and recognising the importance of lived experience in shaping policy.

The everyday barriers women face when cycling aren’t minor issues — they’re shaping national conversations about safety.

But we need more local voices.

If you’ve ever felt held back from cycling because of safety concerns — whether it’s infrastructure, traffic or how safe you feel — please share your experience in our survey.

Your lived experience is evidence — and it helps push for change.

Resources and further reading

Women’s Freedom After Dark Report (2025)

London Cycling Campaign’s Women’s Network. Available at: After Dark Report - LCC

Progress in cycling over seven years leads to fewer barriers for men, but leaves women behind (2025)

Cycling UK. Available at: Leaving Women Behind - C-UK

What Stops Women Cycling in London? (2024)

London Cycling Campaign’s Women’s Network. Available at: What Stops Women Cycling in London - LCC

Walking, Wheeling and Cycling Strategy 2023–2036 (2023)

Norfolk County Council. Available at: Walking & Wheeling Strategy - NCC

Towards an intersectional perspective in cycling (2022)

Tiffany Lam. Active Travel Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal 2(1). Available at: https://doi.org/10.16997/ats.1264

Safe cities and safe public spaces for women and girls global initiative: Global results report 2017–2020 (2021)

UN Women. Available at: https://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2021/07/safe-cities-and-safe-public-spaces-global-results-report-2017-2020

Invisible women: Exposing data bias in a world designed for men (2019)

Caroline Criado Perez. Chatto & Windus.

Integrating gender into transport planning: From one to many tracks (2019)

Christina Lindkvist Scholten and Tanja Joelsson (Eds.). Springer Nature.

Women: Reducing the Gender Gap (2018)

Walk Wheel Cycle Trust (formerly Sustrans). Available at: Reducing the Gender Gap - WWCT

Cycling near misses: Findings from the first year of the Near Miss Project (2015)

Rachel Aldred, James Woodcock and Anna Goodman. Westminster University. Available at: https://nacto.org/wp-content/uploads/Nearmissreport-final-web-2.pdf

Gendered mobilities (2008)

Tanu Priya Uteng and Tim Cresswell (Eds.). Routledge.

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