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Butterfly Ride from Peckham Square A repeat of last year’s Big Butterfly Count Ride, which was "highly commended" at last year's LCC Awards. Anticlockwise loop through Peckham Rye Park, Ruskin Park, Elam Street Open Space, Myatts Field and Burgess Park. Given decent weather, usually find a range of butterflies including "cabbage" whites and quite a […]
Cycling makes you happy, keeps you fit, helps you live longer and costs nothing. Plus it’s fun. See here for health evidence: https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/cycling-to-work-associated-with-major-health-benefits-new-study/ Come with us and learn off-road and segregated routes to central London via Blackfriars. We bike-buddy riders to their final destination. Escorted all the way and totally free. The Bike Train starts […]
Get your bike checked over and security marked. All free. Mechanics will be tightening brakes, pumping up tyres and indexing your gears. Never make those strange noises again when you brake or change gear. Back in the day the police used to offer Bike Marking for free as part of their fight against crime. They […]
Come and meet our all-knowing, all-seeing mechanic who distributes wisdom and bike knowledge to those who have ears to hear. The accompanying elves are pretty wise too though a lot more modest. Get these tools to work on your bike in London’s most skilled hands. Dr Bike and his expert team will fine-tune your bike […]
Southwark Cyclists will be leading a feeder ride to the Prudential Ride London event. There will also be a led return. Ride will be fully marshalled and suitable for all cyclists of any age. Meeting place is at the Cafe on Strakers Rd, in the middle of Peckham Rye Park. The cafe is marked in […]
Meet the team. From the left, my husband Bob Eva, in the middle me, Sally, and on the right, the boss, Andy Cawdell, who keeps us all in order. This pic was taken in a peaceful moment half way through Burgess Park. Come with us and learn off-road and segregated routes to central London via […]
Easy-paced ride on mostly quiet roads and paths. Start/finish at Pavilion Cafe, Dulwich Park, SE21 7EA. Plan is to repeat the Parks Loop last done on 2nd August 2014 (see report). Loop includes Brockwell Park, Clapham Common, Wandsworth Common and Tooting Bec Common. Part of the Southwark Cyclists Healthy Rides series every Saturday morning. More […]
This delightful spot is our pick-up point by Denmark Hill Station. It's a good cafe too and I must confess to enjoying the car-free peacefulness of the seats, flowers and planters. The route goes down here round the corner and then straight until it joins Camberwell Grove. Down the hill, through the backstreets and into Burgess […]
Last year we took August off but this year we're so busy we are meeting as usual -- sorry guys, I tried but they are all too committed. No speaker (unless I've arranged one and forgotten) just heads down. The meeting is at our not-so-new venue at 41 Grosvenor Park SE5 0NH (see picture […]
Get this top class mechanic working on your bike. See the Arch in the background. Two mechanics -- one professional and one amateur -- will tighten your brakes, index your gears and adjust your bike to fit you. Their hangers-on will offer you literature about cycling in Southwark and TfL maps but sadly, no coffee. […]