Lewisham Cyclists

Dear All Please note that our next monthly meeting has been deferred to Wednesday 23rd November. This is in light of the fact that LCC’s AGM is on Wednesday 16th November and we would like to attend this. Please find here details of the LCC’s AGM: http://lcc.org.uk/events/annual-general-meeting-2011

My name is Georgie and I am the Sustrans Bike It Officer for the borough of Greenwich (http://www.sustrans.org.uk/index.php?id=268) I work with 12 schools across the borough to try and create a cycling culture within the schools. This means running various events, from ‘get off stabiliser sessions’ to ‘Dr Bike’ days to parent cycle rides. I have recently been focusing on Dr Bike days, to liberate bikes from sheds. The number… Read More »Can anyone help out Sustrans?

http://cyclelondoncity.blogspot.com/2011/10/12-november-tour-of-transport-for.html Saturday 12th November at 10.30a.m. Meeting point: Stairs at the front of St. Mark’s Church, The Oval, Kennington, SE11 4PW I am working that week-end – but I recommend that people attend this!

Just heard from Twitterland from Greenwich Council: Greenwich Council now anticipates both Foot Tunnels will fully reopen in the New Year – Gwich currently open 6am-9pm weekdays When precisely in the New Year, Greenwich Council? We met at Cutty Sark Gardens 2 weeks ago for a ride and that whole area looks like the pits. There has also been no confirmation about when the lifts will re-open, personally I cannot… Read More »Greenwich Foot Tunnel – an update

I have been hearing from fellow cyclists over the past few years how awful some Addison Lee Drivers there, am pretty certain some of their actions have been recorded and stuck up on youtube. Anyway a few weeks ago I had cause to make a complaint to them: Dear Addison Lee, I was cycling to B*******  Library where I work and as I was turning right to get onto Little Boltons (SW5)… Read More »Addison Lee – a new hope?

TfL and BoJo have made the idiotic decision to go ahead with their ‘improvements’ to Blackfriars, despite the overwhelming opposition to this. http://cyclelondoncity.blogspot.com/2011/07/bulldozers-move-in-on-saturday-this.html We cannot let this go unchallenged. We have to fight to stop these dangerous and ill-designed plans from happening. At least 3 protest rides have been planned. Friday 29th July: Southside of Blackfriars Bridge 6p.m. LCC Slow ride, followed by Critical Mass Ride at 7p.m. which will… Read More »Rallying Time – Blackfriars Bridge

Well it’s over.  The London Cycling Challenge, that is. And I have just presented our own school prizes to those children on our team who cycled the most miles. Including a child in the reception class who cycled over 50 miles in those four weeks.  Not bad for a four year old! It also looks like we have won our school category as well.  My only regret as I presented… Read More »Why so few girls on the team?

Barry Mason’s family wish it to be known that his funeral is set to take place on Wednesday 6 July from 2.30pm at Honor Oak Crematorium, Brenchley Gardens, London, SE23 3RD No flowers please – any donations you wish to make will be split between Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory Trust and Fair Isle Bird Observatory Trust, both of which were close to Barry’s heart (if not geographically close to each… Read More »Barry Mason's funeral

I’m a primary school teacher, for those of you who didn’t already know. The school in which I teach is situated in what could be considered one of the most cycle unfriendly parts of the planet.  Some enterprising 60’s town planner managed to squeeze a tower block estate cheek to concrete cheek with the A2 Old Kent Rd. Thus was born the Tustin Estate https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tustin-Estate/214033508616258?sk=info with Pilgrims Way Primary School right… Read More »London Cycle Challenge

Forgive the slightly whimsical heading but I’m trying to cheer myself up. Us Lewisham Cyclists have been asking TfL quite a few questions lately and the answers we’ve been getting have been a wee bit depressing. One answer keeps on cropping up again and again. In answer to a query about why all the pedestrian crossings on the Old and New Kent Rd seem to have greatly increased their waiting… Read More »A tale of TfL, traffic flow, an elephant and a ruined castle