A fortnight had passed since our last ride out of London. In between our lovely late summer trip to the Shipwright’s Arms on Faversham Creek, and this weekend, we had stayed in London for a short, easy ride, seeking out the blue plaque reminders of famous folk who had lived in lewisham in past times. Lewisham itself seems to have far fewer of these than neighbouring boroughs so we had… Read More »Ride to an Essex wilderness
For a few years now, I have been riding down to the Shipwrights Arms at Hollowshore on Faversham Creek, in late summer or early autumn. It was Barry Mason who first introduced me to this place, as it quietly sits in one of his favourite areas. In fact, until I met Barry and began riding behind him around those little corners of the South East that he knew so well,… Read More »Late Summer Ride to the Shipwright’s Arms
Lots of people ask us about the ride routes we use. We thought it might be a good idea to start keeping a page with links to some of them. So here’s some to start with. A disclaimer though…I plot these from memory using the ridewithgps online service. it’s free, but you do have to sign up for it and I do not take any responsibility for slight deviations and… Read More »Route Ideas
Sunday 6 September 2015: A ride report from Alex It has been a pleasure to ride with both Lewisham & Bromley Cyclists over the past 2 years and today felt like another step up – my first ride as a weekend ride leader. I’d helped out in the past for shorter pub rides, but not taken the lead on a weekend ride, until today. Overnight I feared that the recent… Read More »A Half-day in North Kent
Agenda for Lewisham Cyclists Monthly Meeting 6.30pm Wednesday 16th September Lewisham Civic Centre, Catford Road, SE6 4RU All are welcome at the Lewisham Cyclists (LC) monthly meeting held on the third Wednesday of each month. These meetings are fairly informal and it’s a good opportunity to hear about the current local campaigns and influence their direction. 1) Apologies and Welcome. 2) Minutes of last meeting and matters arising. 3) Current… Read More »Agenda for Lewisham Cyclists Monthly Meeting 6.30pm Wednesday 16th September
We were pleased and appreciative that TfL has taken on board, to some extent at least, our opinion that any improvements made to Molesworth St, should take into account how people cycling use it, that is, it is part of a wider system of journeys made in the area on a bike, and any adaptations to it should seek to improve the safety, ease and usefulness of those journeys. Including… Read More »Molesworth street Improvements to Cycleway: Response to TfL consultation
Agenda for Lewisham Cyclists Monthly Meeting 6.30pm Wednesday 19th August Lewisham Civic Centre, Catford Road, SE6 4RU All are welcome at the Lewisham Cyclists (LC) monthly meeting held on the third Wednesday of each month. These meetings are fairly informal and it’s a good opportunity to hear about the current local campaigns and influence their direction. 1) Apologies and Welcome. 2) Minutes of last meeting and matters arising. 3) Current… Read More »Agenda for Lewisham Cyclists Monthly Meeting 6.30pm Wednesday 19th August
Le Delice was empty at 8.30am and I began to wonder if anyone was going to join me at all, surprised that on such a lovely summer’s day no one fancied the idea of a ride to the seaside. Then Steve arrived, followed by Meaghan and then a flurry of bikes and riders appeared outside the cafe and in just five minutes there were 17 of us! … Read More »Lewisham Cyclists Seaside Ride to Eastbourne
19 of us gathered at Le Delice, some inside for breakfast, others outside in the sun. We rode off soon after 9am, following a mixture of cycle routes and parks across South London, aiming for Richmond Park. Moving a large group of riders of varying abilities through these streets was never going to be fast and it was nearly two hours before we were riding through a sunny Richmond Park.… Read More »Cookham Ride, Saturday, July 18th 2015
In March, we had to feedback to Transport for London on the progress of the Mend and Ride Project, for which they had awarded us a £5,000 grant. You can read the summary report here: Mend and Ride Project Report