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NOTE CHANGE OF START/FINISH LOCATION. Meet 9.30 at Southwark Needle, on south east corner of London Bridge, top of Duke St Hill, adjacent to London Bridge station. Ride into Central London, look at some of the Christmas lights. Plan is to get to extend the westward reach of rides to Notting Hill. Also will take […]
Southwark Cyclist volunteer Bob Eva will be on Grange Road near the junction with Dunton Road with his trusty speed gun and his trusty personal protector Kevin Phillips representing the Met. Anyone can join in. If the idea of pointing a speedgun at motorists attracts you, then mail PCSO Phillips on kevin.j.phillips@met.police.uk. He will be […]
Southwark Cyclists and Lettsom Tenants & Residents Association (henceforth TRA) are holding free bike maintenance sessions with tuition and hands on assistance. You can bring your bike in for a free check-up; come and learn the basics of bike maintenance, or just drop in for a chat about anything bike-related. The whole operation is free […]
Penultimate community roadwatch of the year. Last chance to join in before they pack up for Christmas. Today our intrepid Southwark Cyclist volunteer (well wrapped up) will be holding his gun with Met supporter Kevin Phillips writing down the car numbers. He writes down a lot. If you feel you would like to join in […]
Usual easy-paced ride on mostly quiet streets and paths. Ride to the upmarket cycling clothes plus Cafe outfit in Spitalsfield Market (so a refreshment stop on this ride). Amanda leading. We rode this last year on 23 Dec. Likely to be similar route this year, outward via Burgess Park, Quietway 1 and Southwark Bridge, then […]
I know we are all thinking so hard about Christmas Day that it's difficult to think about the world afterwards. However for all those who think that it might be nice to get out of the living room and into the fresh air (and especially nice to take the kids away from their electronics) here […]
This +Plus ride will explore the City and Hackney en route to St Pancras and home again. Like all the +Plus rides it starts earlier at 9.30am and finishes at 1pm -- offering the opportunity to explore new bits of London before lunch. The ride starts outside Canada Water library where there are seats overlooking […]
College ward Southwark councillor will be behind the speedgun near the junction of Dulwich Wood Park and Kingswood Road. The Speedwatchers had good hauls here pre-Christmas -- let's see if the thrill of speeding downhill continues to appeal in the dreary days of January. To join in mail kevin.j.phillips@met.pnn.police.uk (pictured above). Community volunteers get a […]
Dulwich Park Cafe start/finish. Easy-paced ride on mostly quiet streets and paths.Explore the Dulwich area. Lots of points of interest - a working toll booth, one of UK's oldest football clubs, even a castle! Previously ridden in Feb 2018, see report here: http://healthyrider.weebly.com/healthy-ride-reports-jan-march-2018.html. Everyone welcome, whatever kind of bike or level of experience. Part of […]
This activity is called Community Speedwatch in the rest of the country but Boris Johnson felt Community Roadwatch was less offensive to the motoring lobby. However we will call it by its proper name which is a good description of what it does -- point a speed camera at drivers going too fast and then […]
