Don’t forget to keep checking on our rides calendar, even through the winter months. Year on year, Lewisham Cyclists keeps riding as many of those 52 weeks as we can. The only thing that stops is unsafe conditions, like ice, and that doesn’t happen too often in this corner of the country. You will generally find at least one ride every weekend on our calendar throughout the winter, and often… Read More »Winter Ride Season Beginning!
The London Cycling Campaign annual general meeting on Saturday 19 October 2013 passed a series of motions confirming a commitment to campaign for: protected space for cycling or motor traffic reduction when speeds of motor vehicles are over 20mph or volumes of motor traffic are above 2000 passenger car units per day a Space for Cycling policy platform at ward level during the 2014 local elections cycling facilities that… Read More »LCC AGM: members confirms commitment to Space4Cycling
This development has a long and troubled history. As far as cyclists are concerned, the massive roundabout which has dominated the area since it was installed in the early 1990’s, will not be missed. Only a few hardened risk takers will attempt a circuit by bike and it’s no more popular with motorists. For pedestrians, it turned a fairly human sized simple T junction, with pubs, cinemas and shops in… Read More »Lewisham Gateway:
Seven of us headed up out of Coulsdon on to the lovely Farthing Down. The weather looked good but we had all brought waterproofs, prepared for the forecast showers. At this point, it looked as though the forecast was wrong. Beautiful blue skies, bright sunshine giving us terrific views all round. On to Chaldon and then a fast descent down to Spring Bottom Lane, and then further south to cross… Read More »Over The Hills and Not So Far Away (Farthing Down into Surrey and Kent Ride)
Andrew Gilligan (the London Mayor’s Cycling Commissioner) attended Lewisham Cyclists’ Special Open Meeting held at Lewisham Town Hall in September. He gave a presentation on the Mayor’s cycling strategy and then answered questions on this and other relevant local cycling issues. A lively and informative discussion opened up on cycling in the borough and it was an entertaining and informative meeting. The ‘Mayor’s Vision for Cycling in London’ published in… Read More »Lewisham Cyclists’ Special Meeting with Andrew Gilligan at Catford Town Hall on September 18th, 2013.
Nine of us at Ladywell Fields cafe – only just opening as we leave, so no opportunity for a quick coffee. Beautiful sunny day and few cars as we cruised to Hayes via Bellingham and the lovely section of Greenway along the Ravensbourne River. Soon out into the country the main ‘traffic’ being returning early rising club cyclists. Steady climbing up to Downe and a well deserved stop for teas… Read More »Ladywell Downe and Fickleshole
Great to meet all of the lovely folk who joined our feeder ride to this event in Central London. I hope you enjoyed riding into the event with us as much as we enjoyed running the ride in. We must have been the only feeder ride with a marshal on a penny farthing! Thanks to Russ for bringing along his beautifully made ride and making it look so easy, no… Read More »London FreeCycle
Just to remind everyone, there is a led ride to the Saturday London FreeRide starting at Bell Green behind Sainsburys at the entrance to the Waterlink Way Riverside Path here http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=536910&y=172057&z=110&sv=536910,172057&st=4&ar=y&mapp=map.srf&searchp=ids.srf&dn=675&ax=536910&ay=172057&lm=0 Then through Lewisham, Cornmill Gardens here at about 10.15 http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=536421&Y=177213&A=Y&Z=106 Then through Fordham Park, deptford/New cross at about 10.30 am here http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=536409&Y=177233&A=Y&Z=110 All welcome. We will also run a return ride later that afternoon, along the Thames Path Back… Read More »Freeride London 3rd August
All are welcome at the Lewisham Cyclists monthly meeting held on the third Wednesday of each month in our favourite Lewisham pub. These meetings are fairly informal and it’s a good opportunity to hear about the current local campaigns and influence their direction. Please come along… Here’s the agenda for this month’s meeting: Lewisham Cyclists Meeting Wednesday 17th July 2013 at 6.30pm Dog and Bell Public House, 116 Prince St,… Read More »LC Monthly Meeting 6.30pm Wed 17th July, Dog and Bell, Deptford
http://www.prudentialridelondon.co.uk/Prudential_RideLondon___Events/Prudential_RideLondon___FreeCycle.htm MARSHALS NEEDED FOR PRUDENTIAL FREERIDE LONDON! I posted about this ride earlier. We need volunteers to help us get our feeder rides through London, on to the main route at Tower Bridge. If you are free on Saturday 3rd August, and are a confident London cyclist and would like to help get a bunch of diverse and friendly people up to central London on their bikes that day, then… Read More »London Freeride 3rd August 2013: Call for marshals