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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 […]
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 […]
A collaborative effort between the community and the cops. The police need civilian protection so the drivers don't get too offensive. Bob Eva will be representing Southwark Cyclists and holding the gun at the junction of Long Lane and Staples Road. PCSO Kevin Phillips (see pic) will be writing the numbers down with added tellings-off for […]
At our not-so-new venue at 41 Grosvenor Park SE5 0NH (see picture below). It’s much more respectable than it looks. Coming from Burgess Park, cross Camberwell New Road and proceed in an westerly direction along Urlwin Street, under the railway bridges, left at the end and straight on into the cul-de-sac in front of you. Very […]
Dulwich Society meeting to discuss "Getting Around Dulwich: towards a healthier, safer and more active future". Air pollution and car ownership are high in Dulwich and many elderly people feel very dependent on their cars. A parent, Dr Henrietta Collier, from Bessemer Grange primary school will tell them about the success of their street closure […]
That's the best speedwatch result in a 20mph zone so far. But others come close. Volunteer to hold the speedgun and see if you can better it. The community (represented by in this case by Southwark Cyclist Bob Eva) and the police (PCSO Kevin Phillips) catch drivers speeding and do something about it. They will be […]
Jeremy Leach of Southwark Living Streets and a 20s Plenty campaigner will be holding the speedgun at the junction of Southwark Bridge Road and Sawyer Street. The signs on the road say 20. They are big enough. Somehow drivers find them hard to see. You can join in. To become a Community Speedwatch Volunteer mail […]