Southwark Cyclists

community speedwatch
2021-07-27 18:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Salter Road, London, SE16 5PR, United Kingdom
Southwark cyclist Werner will be holding the speedgun on Salter Road SE1, trying to make the roads safer for all of us. With him will be PCSO Kevin Phillips to write down offenders’ car numbers and deal with drivers trying to argue back. This doesn’t happen often (unwise to argue with someone in police uniform) but it does happen. One guy wasted Kevin’s time refusing to believe that drivers kill more pedestrians than cyclists do. Takes all sorts.
Speedwatch is fun and you can do it too. To join in, mail Kevin Phillips at kevin.j.phillips@met.police.uk and he will sort you out a spot.

Butterfly Count Ride (Healthy Ride)
2021-07-24 10:00 - 12:30 | Peckham Square, SE15 5JR, 122 Peckham Hill Street, London, SE15 5JR, United Kingdom
NOTE. Must register on Eventbrite, https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/butterfly-ride-southwark-healthy-ride-tickets-163778619259. When you register on Eventbrite please give a phone number as it may be needed for Track and Trace. If you cannot make it, please cancel so that someone else can take the place. Even at the last minute it is worth cancelling.
Ride details. 10.00 am to 12.30 pm. Start/finish Peckham Square, next to Peckham Library and Peckham Pulse Leisure Centre. 9 mile loop through parks and open spaces where hopefully we will see some butterflies. Ride coincides with the Big Butterfly Count. We will not be counting, but will visit good places to count if you are inspired to return. Main sites to be visited: Peckham Rye Park (wildflower meadows), Ruskin Park (Nature Reserve), Myatts Fields (wild area), Burgess Park (wild flower bank). Easy ride with plenty of time allowed for hunting for butterflies. Fingers crossed this good weather continues. Route at http://goo.gl/v14knG . More information about the Big Butterfly Count at http://www.bigbutterflycount.org/. Report from July 22nd 2017 ride at http://healthyrider.weebly.com/healthy-ride-reports-june-july-2017.html.
We will keep everyone as safe as possible by observing all the Covid Regulations. Still important that we maintain routinely a 2m social distance, never less than 1m. Particularly important to maintain social distancing from other users on shared paths. Always give way to pedestrians and to other cyclists so all path users can maintain 1-2 m and feel safe. Just in case we need them, good idea to bring a face mask. Obviously please do not turn up to this event if you are displaying symptoms of Covid-19.

Community Speedwatch
2021-07-23 10:00 - 12:00 | Croxted Road, SE21 8AW, United Kingdom
A Southwark Cyclist will be holding the speedgun, under the protection of PCSO Kevin Phillips. Kevin does all the organisational stuff and keeps angry drivers away. The occasional one still gets through but Kevin (see pic) has the might of the law around him, so volunteers are very safe. The speedgun is easy to operate and the sessions last two hours. They are great fun. Dates and times can be arranged and re-arranged to fit your personal bug bears. To join in email Kevin.j.phillips@met.police.uk. He will be pleased to hear from you.

Community Speedwatch
2021-07-18 10:00 - 12:00 | Salter Road, London, SE16 5PR, United Kingdom
Southwark Cyclist Werner will be holding the speedgun on Salter Road. He likes to bag lots of speeders and usually does. At the moment he’s the CSW top scorer with five pages of wrong-doers car numbers and top speeds in the 40s.
You can join in. To book a session text PCSO Kevin Phillips on kevin.j.phillips@met.police.uk and he will sort you out with a time and place. It’s fun. The response from pedestrians is very warm and enthusiastic — criticism is usually limited to “you ought to go down there, the speeds are even worse”. Drivers are a bit more luke-warm but subdued. After all, one of you is a policeman in full uniform.

Dulwich to Wimbledon Park
2021-07-17 10:00 - 12:30 | Dulwich Clock Cafe, Dulwich Park SE21 7BQ, Dulwich Park Cafe, London, SE21 7EA, United Kingdom
NOTE. You must register on Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dulwich-to-wimbledon-park-southwark-healthy-ride-tickets-162346545889
Our parks and commons are at their best at the moment so come and enjoy a ride through 5 of them. 15 miles. 10am –12.30pm. Start/finish Dulwich Clock Café, Dulwich Park SE21 7BQ. Route: Dulwich Park via Brockwell Park, Clapham Common, Wandsworth Common to Wimbledon Park. Return same route. Mostly quiet streets, occasional busy junction, lots of easily cycled paths in the parks and on the commons. Coffee stop in Wimbledon Park. Jean leading. We did this ride in April, route at https://strava.app.link/G7flaOBkHfb. Ride report at https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/healthy-rides/healthy-ride-reports-2021/southwark-healthy-rides-april-24th-2021/ and photos at https://www.facebook.com/groups/553896211918871

Greenwich to Lesnes Abbey - Healthy Ride
2021-07-17 09:30 - 13:00 | Cutty Sark Gardens, Next to the Cutty Sark, near the foot tunnel, London, Southwark, SE10 9HT, United Kingdom
NOTE. You must register on Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/greenwich-to-lesnes-abbey-southwark-healthy-ride-tickets-162351145647
Note the slightly earlier 9.30 start. 20 mile route largely follows the river, keeping to the south side. Outward takes the Thames path round the Greenwich peninsula and continuing to Woolwich and Thamesmead. Heads inland on mostly paths to Lesnes Abbey and a well-deserved coffee break. On the return use the 3 mile linear, elevated, Ridgeway path to Woolwich, then Thames path again until the Ecology Park at N Greenwich. Cut across the peninsula to save your legs and finish along a short stretch of Thames path to Cutty Sark. High proportion of this route is on off-road paths. Done this route at least twice in recent years. Route map below
Reports of previous rides: http://healthyrider.weebly.com/healthy-ride-reports-august_sept-2017.html and https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/38-riders-a-healthy-ride-record/. Our most popular ride ever was the 2019 ride with 38 riders! Loads to see, including riding past the O2, Thames Barrier and the steel men (“Assembly” by Peter Burke) at Woolwich Arsenal. Amanda leading.

Community Speedwatch
2021-07-16 11:30 - 13:30 | lordship lane junction with court lane, Court Lane, London, SE21 7EF, United Kingdom

Canada Water, Greenwich, Tower Bridge Loop
2021-07-10 10:00 - 12:30 | Canada Water, 21 Surrey Quays Road, London, Southwark, SE16 7AR, United Kingdom
NOTE – you must register on Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/canada-water-greenwich-tower-bridge-loop-southwark-healthy-ride-tickets-162216972331
Easy 12 mile loop using DLR to cross river at Greenwich (mask + travel pass or equivalent needed) and returning over Tower Bridge. No hills, mostly off road or quiet streets. Tower Bridge can be busy, but strict 20 mph and no awkward side turnings, so not as bad as people think. Route will be mostly Thames path to Greenwich station (main station, not DLR or Cutty Sark), train to Mudchute, through Canary Wharf, more Thames path to Shadwell Basin, then canals route to Tower Bridge. From Tower Bridge back on Thames path (Cycleway 14) to Canada Water. It will be possible to join this ride at Greenwich Station. Be at the man station entrance by the Novotel on Greenwich High Road sharp at 10.30. Simon leading.
When you register on Eventbrite please give a phone number as it may be needed for Track and Trace. Also please indicate whether joining at Greenwich. If you cannot make it, please cancel so that someone else can take the place. Even at the last minute it is worth cancelling.
We will keep everyone as safe as possible by observing all the Covid Regulations. The current Covid guidance allows groups of 15 to ride together. Still important that we maintain routinely a 2m social distance, never less than 1m. Particularly important to maintain social distancing from other users on shared paths. Always give way to pedestrians and to other cyclists so all path users can maintain 1-2 m and feel safe. Just in case we need them, good idea to bring a face mask. Obviously please do not turn up to this event if you are displaying symptoms of Covid-19.

Elephants in London - Healthy Ride from Canada Water
2021-07-10 10:00 - 12:30 | Canada Water, 21 Surrey Quays Road, London, Southwark, SE16 7AR, United Kingdom
NOTE – you must register on Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/westward-loop-from-canada-water-to-central-london-southwark-healthy-ride-tickets-162217331405
Yes – we are doing an ELEPHANT ride. Start/finish at Deal Porter Square, opposite Canada Water Station, SE16 7AR. Flat ride into central London led by Philippa. Will be visiting Spitalfields, St James Park, Green Park, and Berkeley Square. Most of route on this Strava track, but add a short hop along Cycleway 4 each way. More info on the elephants here.
When you register on Eventbrite please give a phone number as it may be needed for Track and Trace. If you cannot make it, please cancel so that someone else can take the place. Even at the last minute it is worth cancelling.
We will keep everyone as safe as possible by observing all the Covid Regulations. The current Covid guidance allows groups of 15 to ride together. Still important that we maintain routinely a 2m social distance, never less than 1m. Particularly important to maintain social distancing from other users on shared paths. Always give way to pedestrians and to other cyclists so all path users can maintain 1-2 m and feel safe. Just in case we need them, good idea to bring a face mask. Obviously please do not turn up to this event if you are displaying symptoms of Covid-19.

Community Speedwatch
2021-07-09 11:30 - 13:30 | Dog Kennel Hill, Quorn Road, SE22 8EF

Peckham to Lewisham and the Quaggy River - Healthy Ride
2021-07-03 10:00 - 12:00 | Peckham Square, SE15 5JR, 122 Peckham Hill Street, London, SE15 5JR, United Kingdom
NOTE You must register on Eventbrite for Healthy Rides at present due to Covid regulations. Link for this ride is: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/peckham-to-the-quaggy-river-southwark-healthy-ride-tickets-161270379045
Easy-paced 2 hour ride, this one mostly quiet roads with a few path sections through parks. Some gentle hills, nothing extreme. Start/finish Peckham Square (next to Peckham Library and Peckham Pulse Leisure Centre, SE15 5RY).
The Quaggy meets the Ravensbourne close to Lewisham station where much new development is taking place. The opportunity has been taken to open up this built-in water feature as “Confluence Park”. The ride will follow the Quaggy, mostly hidden behind buildings in a sad concrete culvert. At Manor Park the river emerges, but is still hidden away to start with, although at the south end of the park you can get close on natural banks. Then to Manor House Gardens where the Quaggy is kept in a channel, behind railings. In contrast to the Ravensbourne in Brookmill Park looks like a real river. Lots of information about the Quaggy on the web site of QWAG (Quaggy Waterways Action Group, https://qwag.org.uk/river-quaggy/) whose “goal is to demonstrate that rivers can be major assets to an urban environment – bringing natural beauty, educational facilities and wildlife into urban lives.”
Route is at https://goo.gl/svHy65. Outward leg will use the northern, less hilly route via Bridgehouse Meadows and Fordham Park to Brookmill Park. Return leg goes past the Lewisham Leisure Centre, Brockley Station and Nunhead. Leader Bruce. 16.5km, just over 10 miles. Last did this ride 22nd Feb 2020, see report https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/healthy-rides/healthy-ride-reports-2020/peckham-to-lewisham-and-the-quaggy-river/

Bloomsbury Loop from Burgess Park - Healthy Ride
2021-06-26 10:00 - 12:30 | Burgess Park Cafe, Chumleigh Gardens, London, SE5 0RJ, United Kingdom
NOTE. You must register on Eventbrite, details below. Please give a phone number when registering as it may be needed for Track and Trace. If you cannot make it, please cancel so that someone else can take the place. Even at the last minute it is worth cancelling.
Bloomsbury Loop from Burgess Park < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bloomsbury-loop-from-burgess-park-southwark-healthy-ride-tickets-160445146753 >
10am – 12.30pm. Start/finish Park Life Café, Burgess Park, off Albany St, SE5 0RJ. Route: Out over Blackfriars Bridge, back via Westminster Bridge. Ride through Bloomsbury, Marylebone and Hyde Park on a flat 13 mile route. Some sections on bigger roads but lots of quiet streets, cycle lanes and paths. Notable sites: Lincolns Inn, P.O.Tower, Wellington Arch (Hyde Park Corner), Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, Lambeth Walk (anyone know the song…). 13 miles, pretty much flat. Jane Leading. Route at https://gb.mapometer.com/cycling/route_5267671.html

Community Speedwatch
2021-06-25 11:30 - 13:30 | Dog Kennel Hill, Quorn Road, SE22 8EF
Want to hold a speedgun and see just how fast drivers are going? You need Speedwatch, TfL-funded, police-led, volunteer-peopled campaign against speeding. The statistics gathered by CSW have encouraged the police to take speeding more seriously and run speed-traps of their own. Volunteers are always welcome. To join in, email organiser PCSO Kevin Phillips (see pic) at kevin.j.phillips@met.police.uk.. He’s an affable guy and very opposed to speeding. He’ll be pleased to hear from you.

Community Speedwatch
2021-06-20 11:30 - 13:30 | Salter Road, London, SE16 5PR, United Kingdom
Southwark Cyclists volunteer, Werner, will be holding the speedgun on Salter Road. The speed limit is 20 but speeds over 40 are frequently clocked up. With him will be PCSO Kevin Phillips writing down the numbers and speeds. Kevin passes the culprits on to TfL who send them rude letters, pointing out that if they continue in their errant ways they will be added to a police database of naughty drivers and attract the attention of traffic police. To join in email kevin.j.phillips@met.police.uk. He will be delighted to hear from you.

London Bridge to Regents Park Healthy Ride
2021-06-19 10:00 - 13:00 | Southwark Needle, London Bridge Walk, London, United Kingdom
London Bridge to Regents Park < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-bridge-to-regents-park-healthy-cycle-ride-tickets-159004708363>
A great route to Regents Park that includes a visit to Granary Square at the centre of the amazing new developments at Kings Cross. 13 miles. 10am – 1pm. Start/finish Southwark Needle, south end of London Bridge, SE1 2PF. Handy for London Bridge Station if you want to get to the start by train. Or meet at Canada Water (Deal Porter Squ, SE16 7AR) at 9.30. Please indicate if you are meeting at Canada Water on the registration form. Route: London Bridge to Blackfriars, Blackfriars to Granary Square, Kings Cross via Cycleway 6, Granary Square to Regents Park via LCN 6 (quiet back streets via UCL), Circle around Regents Park and coffee stop at Regent’s Bar & Kitchen. Return via West End and Cycleway 3 to London Bridge. Lots of segregated lane and paths in the Park, but also some busy streets on the return leg. Bill Leading.
NOTE: You must register on Eventbrite, link above. Please give a phone number when registering as it may be needed for Track and Trace. If you cannot make it, please cancel so that someone else can take the place. Even at the last minute it is worth cancelling.

Great Trees Healthy Ride
2021-06-19 10:00 - 12:00 | Southwark Needle, London Bridge Walk, London, United Kingdom
A ride to look at some trees. Boring. Maybe – but trees, we are realizing, are not just a taken-for-granted background. They matter. They soak up CO2 and are good for our health. Inspiration comes from a Zoom talk in March to Better Streets Southwark by Paul Wood about Tree Talk and his amazing Tree Map. Route is inspired by Paul’s Great Trees of London Map (£8 from book shops). Start is 10am from the Southwark Needle, south end of London Bridge, SE1 2PF. Handy for London Bridge Station if you want to get to the start by train. Then an 11 mile circuit to 6 of the Great Trees. Will go to Burgess Park, Lucas Gardens Camberwell, New Cross Gate, Sayes Court Park Deptford, Southwark Park and finish with the Tree of Heaven near Tooley St. Should end back at London Bridge at around 12 noon. Bruce leading. Annotated route map at https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1WMWt1qLR_4_obNGcwNHD3Sghfv22eLEW&usp=sharing
NOTE. You must register on Eventbrite, https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/great-trees-cycle-ride-southwark-healthy-ride-tickets-159289305601. Please give a phone number when registering as it may be needed for Track and Trace. If you cannot make it, please cancel so that someone else can take the place. Even at the last minute it is worth cancelling.

Community Speedwatch
2021-06-18 11:30 - 13:30 | Dog Kennel Hill, Quorn Road, SE22 8EF
CSW is a co-operative venture, funded by TfL and led by the police, to remind drivers that speed limits apply to them too. Cyclists have good reason to care about speeding on the road and so, step forward, Southwark Cyclists volunteers. We will be holding the speed gun on Dog Kennel Hill in East Dulwich under the protection of PCSO Kevin Phillips. It’s Kevin who fields the (generally contrite) van drivers who worry that a fine is coming their way. A depressingly large proportion start by asking what the speed limit is (it’s always 20). To join in or get more info email kevin.j.phillips@met.police.uk. He will be pleased to hear from you.

Community Speedwatch
2021-06-12 11:30 - 13:30 | sydenham Hill, crescent wood road, London, SE26 6ND, United Kingdom
Road peace campaigner Amy will be holding the speedgun and doing her bit to discourage dangerous driving. CSW is a TfL-funded, police-led, collaboration between the police and the community. The volunteer holds the speedgun and shouts out the numbers and organiser PCSO Kevin Phillips takes down the details and arranges the rude letters that go out to drivers from TfL. Repeat offenders find themselves on the police bad-drivers database receiving unwanted extra attention from the Met. To join in email Kevin.j.phillips@met.police.uk. He will be delighted to hear from and keen to fit you in. Enjoy.

Community Speedwatch
2021-06-11 11:30 - 13:30 | Dulwich Wood Park, SE19 1XQ, United Kingdom
A Southwark Cyclist (me) will be holding the speed gun in Kingswood Road and shouting out the numbers. Anything 25 and over gets the driver a rude letter from TfL and the prospect of a demand for money if they carry on. Writing down the numbers and doing all the admin will be PCSO Kevin Phillips (pictured). To join in or ask a question email kevin.j.phillips@met.police.uk. Highly recommended.

Canada Water to Battersea Park - Healthy Ride
2021-06-05 10:00 - 13:30 | Canada Water, 21 Surrey Quays Road, London, Southwark, SE16 7AR, United Kingdom
NOTE You must register on Eventbrite, https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/canada-water-to-battersea-southwark-healthy-ride-tickets-157376811279. Please give a phone number when registering as it may be needed for Track and Trace. If you cannot make it, please cancel so that someone else can take the place. Even at the last minute it is worth cancelling. We use Eventbrite because these rides are listed in several places and having just one registration point allows us to limit the numbers.
Flat 15 mile ride. 10 – 1.30. Start/finish Deal Porter Squ, opposite Canada Water station, SE16 7AR. Outward Thames path, Westminster Bridge, Pimlico, Chelsea Bridge, Battersea Park. Back southside, Waterloo/Southbank and whatever Q1 is called now (Cycleway 10). Take a look at new developments around Battersea Power station. Coffee stop either in Battersea Park or by the Power Station. Philippa leading. Route from 2017 – but note there are a few changes this year that are not shown: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=12NWN9EgQmiulaUGB5CgXLoIIGAE&usp=sharing
We will keep everyone as safe as possible by observing all the Covid Regulations. Most importantly we will be maintaining routinely a 2m social distance, never less than 1m. Particularly important to maintain social distancing from other users on shared paths. Always give way to pedestrians and to other cyclists so all path users can maintain 1-2 m and feel safe. Just in case we need them, good idea to bring a face mask – needed for the cafe. Obviously please do not turn up to this event if you are displaying symptoms of Covid-19.

Dulwich to Brunel Tunnel Open Weekend - Healthy Ride
2021-06-05 10:00 - 12:30 | Dulwich Clock Cafe, Dulwich Park SE21 7BQ, Dulwich Park Cafe, London, SE21 7EA, United Kingdom
You must register on Eventbrite, https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dulwich-to-brunel-tunnel-open-weekend-southwark-healthy-ride-tickets-157377258617. Please give a phone number when registering as it may be needed for Track and Trace. We post rides in several places and use Eventbrite for registration so that we can control the numbers. If you cannot make it, please cancel so that someone else can take the place. Even at the last minute it is worth cancelling.
The Brunel Tunnel Museum are having a Community Open Weekend (https://www.thebrunelmuseum.com/events/community-open-weekend/) with free entry on the 5th and 6th. Ride will start from Dulwich Park (Dulwich Clock Café in middle of park) at 10am. Ride will call at Peckham Square (by Peckham Library and Peckham Pulse Leisure centre) at 10.25. You can start from Peckham, but please indicate on the registration form that you are going to do this. Route will use mostly quiet streets and paths with some shortish busy stretches. Should arrive at the Tunnel about 11am. There will be a led ride back to Peckham and Dulwich at approx. 11.40, hopefully getting back to Dulwich about 12.30. People are welcome to stay longer at the tunnel, but will need to get themselves home.
We will keep everyone as safe as possible by observing all the Covid Regulations. Most importantly we will be maintaining routinely a 2m social distance, never less than 1m. Particularly important to maintain social distancing from other users on shared paths. Always give way to pedestrians and to other cyclists so all path users can maintain 1-2 m and feel safe. Just in case we need them, good idea to bring a face mask – needed for the cafe. Obviously please do not turn up to this event if you are displaying symptoms of Covid-19.

Exploring Dulwich - Healthy Ride
2021-05-29 10:00 - 12:00 | Dulwich Clock Cafe, Dulwich Park SE21 7BQ, Dulwich Park Cafe, London, SE21 7EA, United Kingdom
NOTE: You must register on Eventbrite so numbers can be limited and Track and Trace contact info collected. Link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-dulwich-southwark-healthy-ride-tickets-156251866539
Did you know Dulwich has a castle, and football and cycling stadiums, even a Toll Booth!? Come on this easy 9 mile, 2 hour ride and be amazed. Start Dulwich Park Cafe, then up to Dawsons Heights for the view. Next across to Dulwich Hamlet football stadium and down Greendale to Dulwich Village. Continuing south past Dulwich Picture Gallery and Dulwich College to the only Toll Gate in London. Then loop up to Kingswood House, aka Bovril Castle, back through Bel Air Park, on to Herne Hill Velodrome, and back to Dulwich Park. Bruce leading. Google map: https://goo.gl/CJRHNu

Cutty Sark to Cody Dock via Woolwich - Healthy Ride +
2021-05-29 09:30 - 13:00 | Cutty Sark Gardens, Next to the Cutty Sark, near the foot tunnel, London, Southwark, SE10 9HT, United Kingdom
PLEASE NOTE: You must register on Eventbrite, https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cutty-sark-to-cody-dock-via-woolwich-southwark-healthy-ride-tickets-156248089241. Please give a phone number when registering as it may be needed for Track and Trace. If you cannot make it, please cancel so that someone else can take the place. Even at the last minute it is worth cancelling.
Cody Dock is one of those places that is guaranteed to renew your faith in the human race! Come and find out why. Amanda leading. Here are her notes on the ride. “Cody Dock is open and looking forward to our visit. The dock is in a bit of a state though as a new cafe is being built where that old ship was and there is a lack of seating (temporary cafe is now situated at the main entrance. There is a porta-loo. Route: Thames Path – O2 – Thames Barrier – Woolwich Ferry – City Airport – Beckton Park – Greenway – River Lee Path – Three Mills – Cody Dock – Canning Town/Bow Creek – Dollar Bay – Mudchute – Island Gardens.
“The cross river tunnels: At Woolwich one of each of the lifts (North or South are out of action to discourage users) so I suggest we wait for the free Woolwich Ferry on the outward leg. On the return Northside- Island Gardens, some could take the DLR to Greenwich if the lifts are out.
Route: 17.5 miles 3.5 hour ride with ½hour stop at CD (I rode the route in just under two hours). Fairly flat ride, with a few bridges to up and over.”

Community Speedwatch
2021-05-28 11:30 - 13:30 | salter road/lagado mews, London, SE16 5PD, United Kingdom
A Southwark Cyclist volunteer will be pointing a speed gun at hurriedly braking drivers on Salter Road. With her will be PCSO Kevin Phillips writing down number plates, make and colour of those who didn’t stamp on the brakes hard enough. Getting noted down for the first time gets you a letter from TfL pointing out the error of your ways. Three strikes gets you onto the police national database of badly behaved drivers and extra attention on the road. This can be an enjoyable and even exciting way of passing time. To join in email Kevin on Kevin.j.Phillips@met.police.uk and he will be delighted to add you to his workforce.

Better Streets Talk with Mums for Lungs
2021-05-26 20:00 - 21:00 | Southwark
This meeting is held on Zoom. For more information and to join, register here.
Join the next Better Streets Talk on Wednesday 26 May at 6:30pm. Better Streets for Southwark hosts these meetings with speakers, workshops and gives updates about the latest healthy streets developments in Southwark. This month, come hear from Mums for Lungs about School Streets.

Community Speedwatch
2021-05-23 11:30 - 13:30 | Salter Road, London, SE16 5PR, United Kingdom
Southwark Cyclists volunteer Werner will be wielding the speedgun and shouting out the (outrageous) speeds on Salter Road. PCSO Kevin Phillips will be taking their numbers, makes and colours and organising the reproving letters coming their way. First two strikes are letters with growing levels of threat. Third puts the numbers on the police national computer for special attention.
The end of lockdown seems to have driven drivers nuts. Lunatics passing within centimeters of my handlebars and shouting insults from their car windows are continuous in my vicinity. Too much Spice and not enough alcohol. T
You can calm them down a bit by volunteering for Speedwatch which is enjoyable revenge (personal testimonial). If you feel the call but the schedule is inconvenient, then Kevin will cheerfully adapt it to your availability and your chosen spot.
Speedwatch is a good deed in a slightly brightening world. It’s run by the Met at the behest of TfL. Kevin is a jovial soul. More info on the virtues of Speedwatch here: https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/66-in-a-20mph-zone/. To join in, email Kevin at Kevin.j.Phillips@met.police.uk. He’s very welcoming.

The 7 Finest Views of SE London - Healthy Ride
2021-05-22 10:00 - 13:00 | Peckham Square, SE15 5JR, 122 Peckham Hill Street, London, SE15 5JR, United Kingdom
NOTE – you must register on Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-seven-finest-views-of-se-london-southwark-healthy-ride-tickets-155571848587. Necessary to limit numbers in line with Covid regulations and to collect Track and Trace data.
10am start at Peckham Square, next to Peckham Library and Peckham Pulse Leisure Centre. Approx. 3 hours. Jamie leading a repeat of his ride from 2 weeks ago, but with better weather. He has asked me not to mention hills as they put people off (they didn’t). He assures me maximum one hill (where you are allowed to walk the short steep bit), rest done by contouring. Route: Brockley / Hilly Fields / Brookmill Park / Blackheath / Greenwich Park Observatory / National Maritime museum and back to Peckham Square. Mostly using quiet back routes and paths. The idea will be to spend a few minutes at each viewpoint and also take in a brief social coffee stop midway time permitting.

The 4 Bridges Healthy Ride - Canada Water to Tate Modern and St Pauls
2021-05-22 10:00 - 12:00 | Canada Water, 21 Surrey Quays Road, London, Southwark, SE16 7AR, United Kingdom
NOTE – you must register on Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/four-bridges-ride-st-pauls-and-tate-modern-southwark-healthy-ride-tickets-155571026127. Necessary to limit numbers in line with Covid regulations and to collect Track and Trace data.
Start/finish Deal Porter Square next to Canada Water Library and opposite Canada Water Station. Leader Philippa. Easy-paced 2 hour ride over a nearly flat route. Start along the Thames Path, then north over Tower Bridge and along Cycleway C3 to Southwark Bridge. South over the bridge and turn right onto Sumner St to the Tate. Cross Millennium Bridge on foot – required – to St Pauls. Then backstreet route to Blackfriars bridge crossing south onto C6 and back to Canada Water via Q1 (now Cycleway 10). Route at http://bit.ly/39F1pET. Note repeat of rides on July 4th and Sept 19th. Great photos from Sept 19th on Healthy Riders Facebook Group (see Philippa’s post on Sept 20th)

Community Speedwatch
2021-05-21 11:30 - 13:30 | Long Lane SE1, Long Lane, London, SE1 4BL
A Southwark Cyclist volunteer will be helping the police with their enquiries in Long Lane. Specifically their enquiries into who’s driving too fast and not spotting the guys in yellow fluorescent holding a speed gun. Answer: a surprisingly large number. The volunteer holds the gun, clocks the speeds and shouts them out. PCSO Kevin Phillips knows the car makes and takes their number plates. Success. It’s remarkable fun. To join in, email Kevin at Kevin.j.Phillips@met.police.uk and he will add you to his little list. You can suggest likely spots and Kevin will check them out. The suggested schedule includes weekends. It’s fun.

Healthy Ride - Rotherhithe to Peckham Routes
2021-05-15 10:00 - 12:00 | Canada Water, 21 Surrey Quays Road, London, Southwark, SE16 7AR, United Kingdom
NOTE you must register on Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rotherhithe-to-peckham-routes-southwark-healthy-ride-tickets-154263892455
Flat 2 hour, 9 mile ride so pretty easy-paced. Some cycle lane or path, also some busier stretches. A few years back funding for a new cycle route from Rotherhithe to Peckham was announced. This has not happened. But worth looking at existing routes and at places where new developments offer opportunities to improve routes or provide additional quality cycle path. Plan is to go from Canada Water to Peckham, then back all way to Thames by a different route, then return to Canada Water. So a good ride for learning routes. Probable route on Google Maps at https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1vqbZT9Ch__vRxIJ6Z6QXaQVQzQB_JMqk&usp=sharing . This also indicates some of the places where developments have occurred or are planned.
We will keep everyone as safe as possible by observing all the Covid Regulations. Most importantly we will be maintaining routinely a 2m social distance, never less than 1m. Particularly important to maintain social distancing from other users on shared paths. Always give way to pedestrians and to other cyclists so all path users can maintain 1-2 m and feel safe. Just in case we need them, good idea to bring a face mask. Obviously please do not turn up to this event if you are displaying symptoms of Covid-19.
