Healthy Ride Report – 24th Jan 2015

Beautiful sunny morning saw 15 riders gathered in Peckham Square. First stop was Telegraph Hill where the views were really clear after the overnight rain. Then north-west to Brookmill Park … Read More

Deptford Creek Bridge Opens

The new swing bridge on Deptford Creek opened on Monday Jan 19th 2015.  This takes the Thames path and National Cycle route 4 across between the Deptford side of the … Read More

Healthy Ride Report – Jan 17th 2015 – Crystal Palace to Canada Water

This was a + ride, so 9.30 start. 5 riders at Canada Water on a chilly morning. Boarded the 9.42 Overground train and were joined by one more rider at … Read More

Healthy Ride Report, 10 Jan 2015

14 riders at Canada Water on a cold, grey morning with a pretty iffy forecast. All well prepared for some rain, which in the end was never serious. Plan was … Read More

Safe Cycle Route and Junction Design

Open session of Southwark Cyclists to start the next regular Wednesday meeting.  Starts 6.30pm at Better Bankside on Wednesday January 14th 2015.

Rik Andrew, Co-Chair of the LCC Infrastructure Review … Read More

Healthy Ride Report, 27 Dec 2014

Report from Werner who led the ride. Rain overnight and enough wind to bring down one small tree/bush in Russia Dock Woodland between yesterday’s route check and today’s ride. Dry … Read More

Healthy Ride + Ride Report, 20 Dec 2014

9 riders plus Bruce leading gathered for 9.30 at Canada Water on another sunny December morning. Boarded Overground to Haggerston where another rider joined us. Then along the Regents Canal … Read More

Healthy Ride Report, 13th Dec 2014

12 riders at Canada Water on a beautiful, sunny morning.  David started us at 10.05 and we headed down to the river and along to Deptford Creek.  The new bridge … Read More

Crystal Palace Parade – a personal view

Southwark Council is holding a consultation regarding proposals to significantly improve the Crystal Palace Parade / Westwood Hill / Sydenham Hill and Fountain Drive road junctions.

Note this post is … Read More

Brunel Bridge

The autumn infrastructure plan announced today (Dec 4th, 2014) is pretty depressing reading (https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/381884/2902895_NationalInfrastructurePlan2014_acc.pdf).  15 billion for roads, 114 million for the 8 “cycling cities”.  So cycling just 0.76% of … Read More