Southwark Cyclists

Postponed to October. Peckham to Marathon Starts on Blackheath - Healthy Ride
2020-04-25 10:00 - 12:00 (Europe/London) | Peckham Square, SE15 5JR
Postponement of London Marathon to October means the postponement of this ride too.

Ride start/finish Peckham Square (Peckham Library, Peckham Pulse Leisure Centre, SE15 5JR) or meet us at St Mary’s Gate to Greenwich Park, at end of King William Walk, at around 10.35am.
Usual easy-paced ride on mostly quiet streets and paths. Simon will be leading a London Marathon-themed ride (the marathon is on Sunday 26th). Ride from Peckham to the starts on Blackheath. Take a look at the preparations and hear from Simon (veteran of many London marathons) about this famous event. No route finalised yet – please check back nearer date. Provisional route at https://drive.google.com/open?id=1hVGE0jdvsdAC_qfN_SpDWQqX5mZ2AM0B&usp=sharing

Dr Bike on Cycleway 1
2020-04-23 17:30 - 19:30 | Dunton Road/Lynton Road lights, Dunton Road, London, SE1 5TW, United Kingdom
Dr Bike on Quietway 1 at the junction of Lynton Road and Dunton Road and across the road from Cafe Crol (see pic) to be exact. The guys are kept in order by a professional mechanic who brings the tools and helps with the tricky stuff. They are pretty good independently though, indexing gears, tightening brakes, sorting out-of-shape wheels, and giving good advice.
Everything they do is free and open to everyone. You can mail us for more info (or to volunteer) at Southwark@lcc.org.uk, or tweet @southwarkcycle.

community speedwatch
2020-04-23 10:00 - 12:00 | Croxted Road, SE21 8AW, United Kingdom
Speedwatch volunteer and Southwark Cyclist Bob Eva will be holding the speedgun and PCSO Kevin Phillips will be writing down the numbers at or near the Croxted Road junction with the South Circular. They get a lot of appreciative comment from the public at this spot which is enjoyed by all except speeding drivers. You can join in. Email Kevin (see pic) at kevin.j.phillips@met.police.uk and he will explain all.

free bike maintenance with hands-on tuition cancelled
2020-04-21 18:30 - 20:30 | camberwell leisure centre, Artichoke Place, SE5 8TS
Our guys will be in the cheerful and friendly Camberwell Leisure Centre in wonderfully named Artichoke Place SE5 8TS. It’s a delightful building with cafe, good staff and, now, great bike fixing.
Free and everyone welcome. It’s not a course, it’s a drop-in. What gets taught depends on what problems you bring in. The guys that do it are well known greats from our summer-time Dr Bikes at Peckham Arch and on Quietway 1. They fix your bike and at the same time show you what to do and how you might do it yourself. The whole shebang is free, cheerful and open to anyone. No ID checks. You need to bring a bike to get full benefit but you are welcome to come without one and watch.
For more info about this and future events, email southwark@lcc.org.uk though that can be slow, keep an eye on @southwarkcycle or text 07842 640 207. We are a borough branch of the London Cycling Campaign https://lcc.org.uk and everything we do is free and open to all.

Cancelled. Healthy Ride +
2020-04-18 09:30 - 13:00
Cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic.
Usual 3.5 hour easy-paced ride. Philippa leading. No starting location or route yet – still planning. Please check back closer to date.

community speedwatch (cancelled)
2020-04-17 15:00 - 17:00 | Dulwich Wood Park, SE19 1XQ, United Kingdom
Southwark Cyclist Bob Eva will be representing the community in a mutual protection society with PCSO Kevin Phillips. The only people angry about CSW are motorists. The community representation (Bob) shows that people without cars care about speeding and Kevin in full police uniform answers the charge that “if speeding mattered the police would do something about it”. Well they are. You can join in and help them. Email Kevin (see pic) on kevin..phillips@met.police.uk. You will get a warm welcome. Today Kevin and Bob will be at or near the junction of Dulwich Wood Park and Kingswood Road. Wave as you go by.

BH Monopoly Board Ride (postponed)
2020-04-13 09:00 - 14:00
Still happening but certainly not on Easter Monday any more
When it happens this ride round London will visit every location on the Monopoly Board. Werner leading. Ride will start at a central location (probably Southwark Needle or South Bank, check back for this and other details). Route details nearer date. Will be about 25 miles, probably take 4-5 hours. Although brought to you by the Healthy Ride team, this is much longer than our usual rides, but pace will be as easy as ever. Likely to start early – provisionally 9am. Likely to need refreshment during ride, so there will be stops. If you think this crazy idea is attractive, then get it in to your diary.

Cancelled. Rotherhithe Healthy Ride
2020-04-11 10:00 - 12:00 | Canada Water, 21 Surrey Quays Road, London, Southwark, SE16 7AR, United Kingdom
Cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic.
Start/finish in Deal Porter Square opposite Canada Water Station. Easter Saturday – but just the usual easy-paced ride on, as far as possible, quiet streets and paths. Check back for more route information nearer the date.

Cancelled: Dr Bike under Peckham Arch
2020-04-09 17:30 - 19:30 | Peckham Arch, Peckham Square, by the Peckham Library and Peckham Pulse Leisure Centre, SE15 5JR
Our Dr Bikes are cancelled until further notice.
The guys are back, doing a basic overall bike check, then any “small” fixes like adjusting brakes and gears, checking chain wear, offering advice if you need to take it to the shop, the occasional hub bearing adjustment, quick wheel true or cable replacement, and whatever else can be done with hand tools. We have a professional mechanic that brings the tools and if there’s anything we’re not sure about, he can help.
We’ll be under Peckham Arch (see pic) from 5.30-7.30pm. Everything is free and everyone is welcome. We small parts (sometimes) but big ones (like wheels) you need to bring with you. Just roll up. For more info or to volunteer email southwark@lcc.org.uk or tweet @southwarkcycle. Or just come along and chat.

Online Monthly Meeting
2020-04-08 19:30 - 20:30 | 41 Grosvenor Park, 41 Grosvenor Park, London, SE5 0NH, United Kingdom
This month’s meeting will be held online. If you’d like to attend please contact us at southwark@lcc.org.uk. We will send you the invite prior to the meeting.

Join us for our April monthly meeting on Wednesday the 8th.
This month we will be discussing the next steps to our strategy, see below for more details.
Our meetings are formatted as follows. Feel free to come for the whole time, or only the part you’re interested in.

6:30pm to 6:20pm – All are welcome to our committee meeting where we discuss logistics and other admin topics.
7:30pm to 8:30pm – Our general meeting where we give a brief campaigns update and discuss the topic above.
8:30pm – We would normally head to the pub after the meeting, but as that’s not currently possible, we’ll be staying online for anyone that wants to chat and socialise.

Last Thursday, the UK government quietly published its ‘Decarbonising Transport’ policy paper calling for a shift away from cars to public transport and active travel. Former Commons Transport Chair Lilian Greenwood commented, “Right now all our energies are on tackling the coronavirus but when we come out the other side we have an equally serious emergency because emissions from transport have to be tackled if we are serious about turning around the future of the planet for coming generations.”
Join Southwark Cyclists’ General Meeting on Wednesday 8th April 7:30-8:30pm to brainstorm how we might decarbonise Southwark’s roads. We will build on our vision and strategic priorities to develop a roadmap for our 2025 goals.
Everyone is welcomed. If you are interested in taking part, please email us at Southwark@lcc.org.uk. We will send invitations with instructions on how to join the (now virtual) meeting ahead of time.
If you have any questions about our meetings, contact us at southwark@lcc.org.uk

Free bike maintenance with hands-on tuition (cancelled)
2020-04-07 18:30 - 20:30 | camberwell leisure centre, Artichoke Place, SE5 8TS
Run by Bruno (see pic) on behalf of Southwark Cyclists in Camberwell Leisure Centre which has south-east London’s most memorable address, Artichoke Place SE5 8TS. The leisure centre is friendly, cheerful, accessible and welcoming. Bruno and the boys are the same. Everyone is welcome and no one pays.
This is a drop-in not a course. You turn up with a problem and the guys fix it while showing you carefully what to do and helping you do it. What gets taught depends on what problems turn up.
Southwark Cyclists are the borough branch of the London Cycling Campaign who campaign for safer cycling throughout London. We campaign for safer cycling in Southwark. To join us or ask a question email southwark@lcc.org.uk or tweet @southwarkcycle. Everything we do is free and open to all.

Cancelled. Dulwich Healthy Ride
2020-04-04 10:00 - 12:00 | Dulwich Clock Cafe, Dulwich Park SE21 7BQ, Dulwich Park Cafe, London, SE21 7EA, United Kingdom
Cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic.
Start/finish in Dulwich Park. Usual easy-paced ride on, as far as possible, quiet streets and paths. Check back for more route information nearer the date.

community speedwatch (cancelled)
2020-04-03 15:00 - 17:00 | Half Moon Lane, London, SE24 9JU
Popular enthusiasm for Community Speedwatch is inspiring the Met to join in. Parts of the red routes are now 20 mph and anyone caught over 20mph can receive a fine. The Met have been out in full force and handed over 100 speeding tickets around the New Kent Road fly over and other locations in the borough, where speeds reached more than 40 mph. PCSO Kevin Phillips is keen to get his willing volunteers involved. Today they will be on or near the junction of Half Moon Lane and Village Way. Wave hello or stop and chat encouragingly. To join in mail Kevin at kevin.j.phillips@met.police.uk

Community Speed Watch (cancelled)
2020-03-26 11:00 - 13:00 | Half Moon Lane, London, SE24 9JU
Southwark Cyclist volunteer Bob Eva and PCSO Kevin Phillips will be at the junction of Village Way and Half Moon Lane, trusty speedgun at the ready. This is a good spot for catching speeders, I’m told. The community volunteer wields the gun and Kevin writes down the numbers and makes of the speeders. Then he sends the info plus names and addresses to TfL which sends out rude letters. It’s fun and you can join in. Email Kevin at kevin.j.phillips@met.police.uk and he will sign you up to a date and location of your choice. He’s very affable but his disapproval of bad driving is strong.

Bring 'n Fix It in Walworth (cancelled)
2020-03-25 12:00 - 14:30 | Walworth Living Room, Surrey Square, London, County (optional), SE17 2JU, United Kingdom
Just what it says really. We have a great mechanic at this Bring ‘n Fix it session at the Walworth Living Room (see pic). Bring a bike (any condition) and they will help you get it into better shape. There are guys fixing lots of other things too so you can bring those along as well. Despite the attractive-looking playground in the pic, this session is highly likely to be indoors.

Southwark Climate Emergency conference (postponed)
2020-03-21 09:30 - 14:30 | William Booth Memorial College, Champion Park, SE5 8BQ
Due to fears over Coronavirus this conference has been postponed. No new date set.
Southwark Council is holding a conference ‘Tackling the Climate Emergency’ today. This presents a real opportunity for residents, community and environmental groups and stakeholders to get involved and contribute their feedback to the Council’s climate strategy while it is still at the draft stage.
We will be there. The conference will be at the William Booth Memorial College in Champion Park SE5 8BQ from 9.30-2.30 (includes lunch). The college is directly opposite Denmark Hill station and it’s not as grim as the picture makes it appear. This is hoped to be the first in a series of annual conferences to consider how to make the council be more environmentally friendly and the residents (us) as green as we would like to be.

Cancelled: Canada Water to the Royal Docks - Healthy Ride +
2020-03-21 09:30 - 13:00 | Canada Water, 21 Surrey Quays Road, London, Southwark, SE16 7AR, United Kingdom
This event has been cancelled.
Jamie will be at the pick up points as planned for anyone who still wants to do this. But keep your “social distance” and observe all hygiene advice.
Usual easy-paced ride on, as far as possible, quiet streets and paths. Planning to repeat the Canada Water to Royal Docks tour led by Jamie. Probable route at http://tiny.cc/6fabdz Points of interest include the O2, Thames Barrier, City Airport and Trinity Buoy Wharf. Coffee stop at Crystal Cafe, Royal Victoria Dock (by the Emirates Airline).

Cancelled: Free bike maintenance with hands-on tuition
2020-03-17 18:30 - 20:30 | camberwell leisure centre, Artichoke Place, SE5 8TS
This event has been cancelled.
This is a drop-in not a course so what gets taught is pretty random. You bring the problems and the guys teach you how to fix them. This is the place to bring the bike covered in spiders which you found in your Mam’s shed. They also do less long term stuff like “How do I pump up these tyres?” (a question which puzzled me for a long time) and “Why does my chain keep coming off?” (it’s stretched and you need a new one and possibly a new set of cogs and sprockets)
It all takes place in the warm inside Camberwell Leisure Centre in Artichoke Place SE5 8TS. The leisure centre is very friendly with nice staff and a cafe. Bliss.
The sessions are run by Bruno on behalf of Southwark Cyclists. We are the borough branch of the London Cycling Campaign which campaigns for safer cycling in London. We campaign for safer cycling in Southwark. If you want to join in you can mail us at southwark@lcc.org.uk or tweet @southwarkcycle. Everything we do is free and as welcoming as we can make it.

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Community Speed Watch
2020-03-17 10:00 - 12:00 | Croxted Road, SE21 8AW, United Kingdom
The team will be at the junction of Croxted Road and the South Circular, speedgun at the ready. The evidence of speeding that they provide has persuaded the Met to set its own speed traps. Volunteers can suggest dates, times and locations to PCSO Kevin Phillips who will check their suitability (no speed humps, no speed cameras). To join in email Kevin at kevin.j.phillips@met.police.uk. He will be very pleased to hear from you. He’s very nice.

Canada Water to St Pauls and Tate Modern - Healthy Ride
2020-03-14 10:00 - 12:00 | Canada Water, 21 Surrey Quays Road, London, Southwark, SE16 7AR, United Kingdom
Usual easy-paced ride on mostly quiet steets or paths. 2 hour, about 10 miile, ride from our regular 2nd Saturday start/finish location next to Canada Water Library and opposite the station. Convenient if you want to come on the Overground as CW Station is step free. Route will cross 4 bridges. Go along the riverside route, north over Tower Bridge and along Cycleway C3 to Southwark Bridge. Then south over the bridge and turn left onto Sumner St to the Tate. Cross Milennium 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 1). Everyone welcome.
Route at http://bit.ly/39F1pET

Monthly Meeting
2020-03-11 19:30 - 20:30 | 41 Grosvenor Park, 41 Grosvenor Park, London, SE5 0NH, United Kingdom
Join us for our March monthly meeting at 41 Grosvenor Park, SE5 0NH on Wednesday the 11th.
The topic of the evening will be about school streets. We’ll look to identify potential locations, group them by difficulty, and identify members and allies that can push for each.
Our meetings are formatted as follows. Feel free to come for the whole time, or only the part you’re interested in.

6:30pm to 6:20pm – All are welcome to our committee meeting where we discuss logistics and other admin topics.
7:30pm to 8:30pm – Our general meeting where we give a brief campaigns update and discuss the topic above.
8:30pm – We head to the pub for all that want to join.

Lock your bike up to the railing or bring your folding bike inside. If you have any questions about our meetings, contact us at southwark@lcc.org.uk

community speedwatch (2)
2020-03-11 14:00 - 16:00 | salter road/lagado mews, London, SE16 5PD, United Kingdom
Don’t think we’re picking on Salter Road or anything. It’s just that our cycling volunteers specially object to speeding around here. The man with the gun for this second outing of the day on Salter Road will be Werner who runs some of our Saturday rides about Victorian engineers.
This is always a popular spot with the guys — lots of law-breaking, as anyone who cycles through here can testify. It’s a mutual protection society. Kevin protects Werner from irate drivers and Werner protects Kevin from irate members of the public (who want him to do more). To join in, mail Kevin at Kevin.j.Phillips@met.police.uk and/or read https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/66-in-a-20mph-zone/ for further useful information.

Community Speed Watch (1)
2020-03-11 10:00 - 12:00 | salter road/lagado mews, London, SE16 5PD, United Kingdom
Southwark Cyclist Bob Eva will be wielding the speedgun at the junction of Salter Road and Lagado Mews. With him will be PCSO Kevin Phillips. Bob shouts out the speeds, Kevin writes down the numbers and makes. You will not be surprised to know that in a two hour session they fill four pages of Kevin’s notebook. Volunteers can suggest dates, times and locations for the sessions. To join in email Kevin at kevin.j.phillips@met.police.uk

Community Speed Watch
2020-03-09 14:00 - 16:00 | Half Moon Lane, London, SE24 9JU
Fed up with speeding? You can do something about it. Volunteer for Community Speedwatch. You can suggest times, dates and locations. The community volunteer holds the speedgun and a PCSO writes down the numbers and makes of offending vehicles. Then he sends the details to TfL who sends owners cross letters.
If you think that that doesn’t sound tough enough then the Met agrees. Since seeing proof of speeding provided by the Community Speedwatch teams, the Met has gone into the same line of business with a team of traffic policement equipped with legal-evidence level speedguns. Real tickets have been issued.
To join in email PCSO Kevin Phillips at kevin.j.phillips@met.police.uk

Dulwich to Tower Bridge - Healthy Ride
2020-03-07 10:00 - 12:00 | Dulwich Clock Cafe, Dulwich Park SE21 7BQ, Dulwich Park Cafe, London, SE21 7EA, United Kingdom
Start/finish at Dulwich Clock Cafe in Dulwich Park. First section goes via quiet streets to our Peckham start point in Peckham Square. Next Canal Path and Glengall Rd through to Quietway 1 at Oxley Close. Short stretch of Q1, then to Butlers Wharf and Potters Field Park next to Tower Bridge via Bermondsey Spa Gardens and Shad Thames. Brief stop for photos then back via Bermondsey St (Fashion and Textile Museum; lots of restaurants) and through to Q1 briefly joining the outward route. Turn off Q1 at Dunton Rd and on to Burgess Park where we will ride across the park and join the Q7 route. This runs most of the way back via Camberwell Grove, then lovely downhill of Green Way (off road path) and through Dulwich Village to the park. Flat 11 mile ride, lots to see, everyone welcome.

Route at https://goo.gl/Kz7wjr. or .GPX file below
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Community Speed Watch
2020-03-06 14:00 - 16:00 | Croxted Road, SE21 8AW, United Kingdom
Southwark Cyclist Bob Eva will be wielding the speed gun at the junction of Croxted Road and the South Circular. He will be protected by PCSO Kevin Phillips who writes down the numbers and makes of offending vehicles and arranges for TfL to send them rude letters. Those caught twice get more harsh treatment. They get lots of public support. To join in email kevin.j.phillips@met.police.uk

Free bike maintenance with hands-on tuition
2020-03-03 18:30 - 20:30 | camberwell leisure centre, Artichoke Place, SE5 8TS
Run by Bruno on behalf of Southwark Cyclists in Camberwell Leisure Centre which has south-east London’s most memorable address, Artichoke Place SE5 8TS (see pic). The leisure centre is friendly, cheerful, accessible and welcoming. Bruno and the boys are the same. Everyone is welcome and no one pays.
This is a drop-in not a course. You turn up with a problem and the guys fix it while showing you carefully what to do and helping you do it. What gets taught depends on what problems turn up.
Southwark Cyclists are the borough branch of the London Cycling Campaign who campaign for safer cycling throughout London. We campaign for safer cycling in Southwark. To join us or ask a question email southwark@lcc.org.uk or tweet @southwarkcycle. Everything we do is free and open to all.

Healthy Ride+ from Burgess Park to Wandsworth Park
2020-02-29 09:30 - 13:00 | Burgess Park Cafe, Chumleigh Gardens, London, SE5 0RJ, United Kingdom
Idea is to explore a bit further west on the south side of the river. Burgess Park is on the west edge of Southwark, so the obvious place to start. Last did this ride on August 31st 2019, see report at http://healthyrider.weebly.com/healthy-ride-reports-august-sept-2019.html.
Outward route will go via Vauxhall and Battersea Power Station to Battersea Park. Then round the park and on to the nice paths along the Battersea and Wandsworth riverside, eventually reaching Wandsworth Park. If time, could go a further ½ km and have a look at the rowers on the Putney Embankment. Coffee break in Wandsworth Park, but sadly no time for a round on the well-maintained Crazy Golf Course. Return route has great contrasts. Back along the river to the bridge over Bell Lane Creek, the mouth of the River Wandle. Then head south into Wandsworth town centre along shared use pavement and across cycle crossings to avoid the traffic on the 1-way system. Next King George’s Park with a nice path by the Wandle. At the south end of the park, turn left and start heading home via Wandsworth and Clapham Commons. Fairly flat route, 28km, a lot of park and riverside traffic free. Route at https://goo.gl/94U3Ve

community speedwatch
2020-02-26 10:00 - 12:00 | lordship lane junction with court lane, Court Lane, London, SE21 7EF, United Kingdom
Southwark Cyclists’ volunteer Bob Eva, the speedgun and his personal protection, PCSO Kevin Phillips will be at the junction of Lordship Lane and Court Lane. This is always a popular spot with the guys — lots of law-breaking, as anyone who cycles through here can testify. It’s a mutual protection society. Kevin protects Bob from irate drivers and Bob protects Kevin from irate members of the public (who want him to do more). To join in, mail Kevin at Kevin.j.Phillips@met.police.uk and read https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/66-in-a-20mph-zone/ for further useful information.

Peckham Healthy Ride to the Quaggy River, Lewisham
2020-02-22 10:00 - 12:00 | Peckham Square, SE15 5JR, 122 Peckham Hill Street, London, SE15 5JR, United Kingdom
Easy-paced 2 hour ride, this one mostly quiet roads with a few path sections through parks. Some gentle hills, nothing extreme.
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. What a contrast to the Ravensbourne in Brookmill Park which we will have seen earlier in the ride. 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, using the Quaggy, that rivers can be major assets to an urban environment – bringing natural beauty, educational facilities and wildlife value into urban landscapes and urban lives.”
Route is at https://goo.gl/svHy65. Outward leg goes via Brookmill Park, return leg goes past the Lewisham Leisure Centre, Brockley Station and Nunhead. 16.5km, just over 10 miles.
This ride is part of the regular Saturday morning Healthy Rides organised by Southwark Cyclists, the local branch of the London Cycling Campaign. More info at https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/healthy-rides/
