Lewisham Cyclists is launching a Cycle Buddies scheme. This will pair new bike riders with more experienced cyclists, to help build their confidence. We’ve been running an informal scheme for a while – now we’re expanding it and making it easier to request a buddy. Many people have started cycling in recent months, to avoid using public transport or getting stuck in traffic. Lewisham Cyclists wants to support anyone who… Read More »Lewisham Cycle Buddies
Local cyclist, environmentalist and Labour member Matthew Snowling, (those are the words he uses to he describe himself, by the way) recently wrote a piece for One Lewisham, attacking the LTN’s. I read it. I’m so fed up of unsubstantiated, poorly evidenced attacks on any attempts to reduce car use and finally decided I just couldn’t ignore this one. Especially as it’s from a cyclist and someone who claims to… Read More »Answering “The Horrified Cyclist”
Sadly, yet another person has been seriously injured on the stretch of the South Circular Rd that runs through Catford Town Centre. Its only a few months since Lewisham Cyclists rode in remembrance of Lukasz Binkowski, killed last year on the Catford Bridge section and now another rider has suffered what the police have described as life threatening injuries in a collision with a lorry again, just yards away on… Read More »Catford and the South Circular
Lewisham Cyclists’ Iliana Koutsou recentely met with CAL for a discussion on the very topical issue of Modal Filters and Low Traffic Neighbourhoods. Here’s their resultant post on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=141934144219209&id=109671470778810&scmts=scwspsdd&extid=l8m0YgjyazdGkFxE Here are the original Q&As we prepared in advance: https://lewishamcyclists.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Lewisham-Cyclists-COVID-CAL-interview.pdf
Len really enjoys his time with Wheels for Wellbeing. He attended the extremely popular weekly open session that ran regularly at the Ladywell Centre before Covid and can’t wait for it to start running again. Len says, “I began cycling as a small child aged about 5. I had polio and was very ill. Spent time in an iron lung. Cycling was the perfect exercise to strengthen my weakened legs. Why… Read More »Lewisham Cyclists Cyclist of the Week 6th July 2020
How long have you been cycling? Off and on for the last ten years – mostly off. I had a city bike in Hoboken, NJ to get to and from the underground but sadly it was destroyed in Hurricane Sandy. Years later I am now cycling for the first time in the UK and London – I just bought my current bike a short while ago. I am guessing it is about 10-12 years… Read More »Cyclist of the Week June 26th 2020
So many people cycling in Lewisham. The more of you we meet, the more it’s apparent just how versatile a way to get around a cycle can be. We are going to feature a ”Cyclist of the Week” to illustrate what a diverse cycling borough we live in! Week 1: Rosemin I grew up in Uganda, about 11 cousins would share a bike with as many of us getting on… Read More »Cyclist of the Week
Hello everyone. We have all been really excited to see so many more folk start cycling out there. And the membership of this group has expanded very quickly, reflecting this. We thought a Q&A session online might be a way we can reach out to our new members, given our usual ways to do this (our rides and bike maintenance sessions) are on hold. So, we have set up a… Read More »New Members Q&A Wednesday 24th June 7pm to 8pm
At the beginning of June we received a very positive response to our letter to the Lewisham Mayor regarding the construction of a permanent bi-directional cycle lane on Deptford Church Street (part of the proposed Lewisham Spine via the A21) after the completion of the Thames Tideway works in 2021. This proposal was strongly supported by a number of other local Community Groups. The recent response from the Lewisham Mayor… Read More »Deptford Church St protected cycle lane – construction post 2021
As the lockdown begins to ease, already we can what the effects of Covid-19 on London’s transport system going forward might mean. Drastically reduced capacity on public transport, which even those of us who have to work, are asked not to use. And, TfL and our local authorities know that they must act now to ensure that the city’s streets are as safe as possible for as many people as… Read More »Lewisham Council’s Covid Response