Lewisham Cyclists

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

‘Barry’ shouts Cheryl in an affectionate but exasperated tone. We were in the middle of the Essex countryside on a long pootle and Cheryl is remonstrating with him to slow down. She is faithfully backmarking the ride. Barry could never be put down. That’s what was so good and so frustrating about him. He was uncompromising and unstinting in his campaign efforts. I have never seen anyone who will work… Read More »RIP Barry Mason

http://lcc.org.uk/articles/show-your-support-for-the-london-assemblys-motion-to-retain-20mph-on-blackfriars With last weeks uplifting mass of cyclists on Blackfriars Bridge, there is a crucial vote on 8th June, with Assembly members voting to put pressure on the mayor to keep the 20mph speed limit on this bridge. With the introduction of a 30mph speed limit I think it will present a dangerous predicament for cyclists so I urge everyone to sign the motion on the LCC website.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/bike-blog/2011/apr/15/lazy-languid-long-distance-bike-blog I am a big fan of this!

Of course cycling is for everyone, but as this article shows we all need some guidance from time to time, and CTUK are on hand for this: http://www.fiftymagazine.com/article/cycle-yourself-fit

http://thebikeshow.net/mayor-of-londons-cycling-qa-february-2011/ Quite a bit of locally-focussed news, as well as overall London policies which includes Cycle Super Highway and TfL funding programmes. It’s worth a read!

Dear All Just a reminder that Lewisham Cyclists AGM is happening next Wednesday at Lewisham Town Hall, (Room 3), Catford from 6.30 p.m. We will adjourn to the pub afterwards, probably The Jolly Farmers http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/24/2487/Jolly_Farmers_ex_jordan_/Lewisham . Last year they had a Quiz on and lots of free food, which was very welcome! Hope to see you there!

Was pulling into Thurston Road in Lewisham and spotted a cyclist lying down on the pavement with another cyclist to hand. Turns out he had been hit by a silver Merc so I asked him if he had the registration details to which he started reciting it out loud. I got out pen and paper, took down the details as well as letting him know about ‘Roadsafe’. The other cyclist… Read More »Cyclist down – Thurston Road

Cycling seems to have been on the TV a lot this week. The main topic of conversation amongst the various forums (Cycle Chat, yacf etc) and blogs has been about this BBC article http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=af4n6wZCgs0 (thanks to Bike Radar for the heads up). Various pieces of replay from cyclists webcams were shown throughout the day on the News, some of which would have shocked many, but not I suspect commuter cyclists.… Read More »Web Cams

Please join us for our monthly get-together, with added extra yule-tide goodness, at the Dog & Bell in Deptford. The monthly meeting is generally the chance to talk about Lewisham-based projects, planning proposals and how this affects us, cycling facilities within the borough and group rides and events. Looking forward to seeing you there! Katie Collis