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
Wednesday July 15th 6.30pm to 8pm https://meet.google.com/cbk-nsvc-uqn Join by phone +44 20 3956 6889 PIN: 269 933 064# For Google Meet: On your computer you will need to use a modern browser i.e. Chrome, Firefox, Safari or Edge (not Internet Explorer). For simplicity this is the recommended connection option. On your mobile device (iPad, iPhone or Android tablet or Android phone) you should install the ‘Google Hangouts Meet’ app and… Read More »Lewisham Cyclists July eMeeting connection details
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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
Wednesday June 17th 6.30pm to 8pm https://meet.google.com/mhk-mies-vnk Join by phone +44 20 3957 2141 PIN: 768 863 044# For Google Meet: On your computer you will need to use a modern browser i.e. Chrome, Firefox, Safari or Edge (not Internet Explorer). For simplicity this is the recommended connection option. On your mobile device (iPad, iPhone or Android tablet or Android phone) you should install the ‘Google Hangouts Meet’ app and… Read More »Lewisham Cyclists June eMeeting connection details
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