Another Afterworker Posted on May 31, 2013 by Jane Four of us left the hustle of London Bridge on a dull, grey evening that threatened rain, but never carried out that threat. Pleasantly warm, too. Ideal evening for an extended commute. We hopped over Tower Bridge easily, down to St Katharine’s Dock where a fifth rider was waiting on the other side of the bridge. The bridge was up, to… Read More »Thursday 30th May 2013 Afterworker
Hello, everyone, Asking for your help again. I am including a link to a new document we have prepared to submit to the council and once again are asking for some of your valuable time to look over it and give us your feedback before we send it off. We want people to say what they think, as it’s in only in this way that we can claim to be… Read More »Trying to Talk to the Council 2013 attempt
Great ride last Sunday with a lovely bunch of people. If you were not out on your bike at some point over this past Bank Holiday weekend, you don’t know what you missed. Sun, views, bluebells, wind in your hair, wonderful descents. Oh, how I love my bicycle! Here’s a few of us with the view from Tilburstow Hill behind. Check out the Ride Reports page for more.
Thursday Afterworker 30th May 6.30pm till around 9pm Meetpoint: Southwark Needle, Southside London Bridge outside Evans This week will be a riverside jaunt along the northside of the the Thames from Tower Bridge through the Greenwich Foot tunnel (let’s hope the lifts are working) up through Greenwich Park, across Blackheath, a little explore of some of Lewisham’s better offroad cycling infrastructure connecting Deptford, New Cross and South Bermondsey. (I… Read More »Thursday 30th May Afterworker Ride
I had decided on a meet point in Ladywell Fields and then to lead folks to Crystal Palace to pick up a train to Coulsdon where we would begin this ride. It is possible to ride out from Lewisham, through Croydon, down the A23 to farthing Down, and make this ride a true out and back London to country lanes ride. However, the train journey is short and cheap (1.65… Read More »Over the Hills and Not So far Away (Sunday 26th May 2013)
I could not let this week go past without remembering Olatunji Johnson Adeyanju, known as TJ, a 17 year old just starting out on what had the potential to be, by all accounts, an adult life that would have made a difference in his community. As most of you know, he was knocked from his bike on on Deptford Church St, in March last year, by a driver who didn’t… Read More »A Sad Reminder
Well, only Natasha at the Needle. The massive drenching showers of earlier in the afternoon had completely disappeared and if you had planned to come, but changed your mind due to that earlier weather, you missed a treat. Over the bridge, through the mad mayhem that is rush hour Thames crossing traffic, for maybe a minute, down to the riverside and peace, calm, sun peeping through the clouds, for the next two hours or so. A real theme of this ride, Far from the Madding Crowd, you might say.
The ornamental canal was dotted with the nests of water birds. One fine swan stretched up to reveal one beautiful, huge, blue egg. We oohed and aaaahed at the coot chicks, bobbing up and down. Earlier, I had seen what looked to be a wagtail, but a yellow one, trying to drink. I have never seen a yellow one here before, anyone else? Or am I mistaken- definitely possible!
On through the two basins, Shadwell and Limehouse, to the Regent Canal. Natasha was a West Londoner, so was keen to know through just what parts of London we were weaving our way. The canal was quieter than at the weekend, and sometimes we were even able to ride alongside each other. At one point we passed a little fluffy pile of sleeping goslings, nestling together on the towpath, carefully guarded by both parents. I would have loved to photograph this, but the parents looked a bit large and fierce, so just squeeed! and rode by. We headed up the steep slope at the Islington tunnel, where the towpath and the strong horses had to stop and leave the bargees to power their craft through by leg and footpower alone and found our way through the useful and quiet network of cycle lanes here back to the canal further along. Soon we became aware that we were in the Kings Cross/St Pancras area because of the massive amount of building work alongside the canal. We headed up the steps leading to the new St Martins Fashion School.
Some of us rode out from London to join others who trained it out to Otford for our Cheese Run Ride to Winterdale Shaw Farm yesterday. A mix of sunshine and showers, beautiful bluebells, some hills, some great descents, and one wild, wonderful glide along the Knatts valley before heading back to Otford and thence to town. Thanks to Andrew for leading this one. Great route.
Well, I was expecting to be sitting on my own waiting for no one yesterday. I had received several messages throughout the day from folks saying the wind and possible rain was sending them straight home. The wind at London Bridge was pretty wild. My helmet was blown off my head as I unclipped it and retrieved by a kindly passer by. However, there are some hardy folks among us… Read More »Thursdays Afterworker
Well, I was expecting to be sitting on my own waiting for no one yesterday. I had received several messages throughout the day from folks saying the wind and possible rain was sending them straight home. The wind at London Bridge was pretty wild. My helmet was blown off my head as I unclipped it and retrieved by a kindly passer by. However, there are some hardy folks among us… Read More »Afterworker 9th May 2013