ealing cycling news
EALI N G CYCLI N G N EWS T h e LCC n e ws l e t te r fo r Ac to n , E a l i n g , G re e n fo rd , H a n we l l , N o rt h o l t, Pe ri va l e a n d S o u t h a l l S u m m er 2 0 1 7
SU M M ER SCH EDU LE OF EVEN TS B I KE WE E K Saturday 1 0 J une
Wednesday 1 4 J une
Saturday 1 7 J une
Sunday 1 8 J une
We s t E a l i n g Fa rm e rs ' M a rke t
From 9am - 1pm join us at West Ealing Farmers’ Market, Leeland Road. Get your bike checked at our stall. S u n s e t Ri d e
Our annual Richmond Park ride to relish the summer sunset from the hill in front of the Roebuck pub, and catch up with our fellow West London cycling groups. Meet at Ealing Town Hall at 6.45pm for a 7pm departure; return to Ealing by 11pm. Don't forget locks & lights!
© 201 6 Paul James Saturday 29 J uly
Come by Elthorne Park from 12-6pm and have your bike checked at our stall.
Sunday 30 J uly
Fa t h e r' s D a y Fa m i l y Ri d e
A gentle ride for families with accompanied children on their own bike, on child seats or in trailers, and suitable for adult beginners. We will have a short ride at a very gentle pace to a local park for a picnic. Meet at Ealing Town Hall at 9.45am for a 10am departure. Sunday
25 J une
Saturday 1 J uly
P i t s h a n g e r Pa rt y i n t h e Pa rk
We will be operating a stall at Pitshanger park from 1pm to 5pm. S o u t h a l l Co m m u n i t y S p o rt s D a y
Come by and get your bike checked at our stall. Sunday
Sunday 2 J uly
We will lead a ride into the Prudential Ride London Freecycle where central London streets will be closed to motor vehicles. Meet at Ealing Town Hall at 8.45am for a 9am departure.
H a n we l l Ca rn i va l
6 August Sunday
Ri d eLo n d o n Fre e c yc l e Fe e d e r Ri d e
Le i s u re l y Ri d e : B e d fo n t La ke s
A quiet route through Twickenham, Hounslow & Feltham to Bedfont Lakes Country Park, a peaceful nature reserve and ideal place for a picnic. Please bring your own food and drinks as there are no cafe facilities. Meet at Ealing Town Hall at 9.45am for a 10am departure; back in Ealing by 4pm
3 September
G e a rs Wi t h o u t Te a rs
Take our short course (about 4 hours including time for refreshment) on how to make good use of your gears. Each bike and rider is different, so you need to know how to get the best out of your bike and your capabilities. Meet at Ealing Town Hall at 9.45am for a 10am start. Make sure that the gears on your bike work (can shift to any combination) before coming. Fa m i l y Ri d e
A gentle ride for families with accompanied children on their own bike, on child seats or in trailers, and suitable for adult beginners. We will have a short ride at a very gentle pace to a local park or beauty spot for a picnic. Meet at Ealing Town Hall at 9.45am for a 10am departure. Le i s u re l y Ri d e : B re n t fo rd Fe s t i va l
A short local ride around the quiet roads, paths, canals and parks of the area, finishing at the Brentford Festival in time for lunch. Come see us alongside Hounslow Cycling Campaign at our shared stall, and get your bike checked. Meet at Ealing Town Hall at 9.45am for a 10am departure.
P l e a s e c h e c k o u r we b s i te u n d e r Ri d e s & E ve n t s fo r fu rt h e r d e ta i l s , o r e m a i l ri d e s @ e a l i n g c yc l i n g . o rg . u k
B FATE
OF
B O T H B I KE H U B , 9 -
4 2 B ROAD WAY U N CE RTAI N
A
t the time of going to press, a decision on the Haven Green inquiry, which would decide the fate of the Bike Hub, is still awaited. On 9th May another inquiry was due to start, into the 9-42 Broadway proposal to redevelop the whole block between Morrisons and the traffic lights by Metrobank. The scheme included replacing the Carphone Warehouse building on the corner with a new one set back further to the west. This would allow a northbound contraflow cycle lane to be built leading up to Haven Green, a proposal long supported by ECC. Four days before the inquiry would have started, the site was bought by British Land who also own Ealing Broadway Centre. The inquiry has been cancelled and British Land will consider options for the site. ECC hope that our views will be taken firmly on board alongside those of the several groups who opposed the previous scheme.
Peter Mynors
EALI N G CYCLI N G CAM PAI GN
All are welcome to our meetings at 7:30pm on the first Wednesday of every month. The next dates are: 5th J u l y and 2nd Au g u st. Our regular venue, Café Grove, serves food and drink: 65 The Grove, W5 5LL
@EalingCyclists [email protected] www.ealingcycling.org.uk Registered Charity #1115789
B RE E Z E : WO M E N ' S CYCLI N G
reeze is a programme run by British Cycling to encourage women's cycling in the UK. Led by women for women, Breeze relies on a group of volunteer ride leaders, known as Breeze Champions, to support other women on guided bike rides across the UK. Breeze recognises that some women face obstacles in gaining the confidence and skills to enjoy cycling, and might feel more comfortable in a women-only group. I have recently trained as a Breeze
I N TH E
UK
Champion with a group of other women in Ealing and neighbouring Boroughs, and we are now in the process of setting up an Ealing-based West London Breeze group. We will be offering rides on weekdays as well as weekends, shorter rides for women new to cycling and longer, more adventurous rides for those who want to go a bit further. We hope to get started by late June or early July, to enjoy a summer of cycling and getting to know women cyclists in the area.
For more details, see our web page: h t t p s : // l e t s ri d e . co . u k/g ro u p s /we s t - l o n d o n - b re e z e
where you can sign up so that you get notifications of rides, or contact me on . Hope to see you soon!
[email protected]
Helen Hayes
T
YO U CAN CYCLE T O AM S T E RDAM
he second annual David Eales Memorial Amsterdam Ride is looking for riders, and you're invited! In 2016, six of us rode to Amsterdam to raise money for the London Cycling Campaign and SJS Awareness, in memory of David Eales. We were unlikely “tourers”, with our heavy commuter bikes that had rarely done more than a Sunday Leisurely Ride. But we succeeded, and we're ready to show you how we did it. Cycling in Belgium and the Netherlands is far less stressful than it can be in the UK, with everything from surfacing and safety through to signposting sorted out to a high level of quality and attention to detail. The terrain is flat, and people cycling through are seen as welcome guests rather than an obstacle to motoring. You'll spend two days in Belgium and two in the Netherlands, riding along canals, past farms, and through cities. With everything you need in
your panniers, you'll get to experience the low countries in a way no train or car journey could provide. If this sounds like your idea of a pleasant adventure, ask about the ride at one of ECC's event stalls. We have a limited run of printed ride manuals, and you can download the PDF version from our Web site: h t t p : //z o rk. n e t/a m s te rd a m
You can follow us on Twitter at @eales_ride, and subscribe to our email mailing lists from the Web site. The ride schedule for this year is as follows: S E P TE M B E R 2 0 1 7 1 2-1 3
O p ti o n a l U K S eg m en t
14
D u n ke rq u e - B ru g g e
15
B r u g g e - A n t we r p
16
An t we rp - Ro t te rd a m
17
Ro t te rd a m - Am s te rd a m
Nick Moffitt
SU M M ER SCH EDU LE OF EVEN TS B I KE WE E K Saturday 1 0 J une
Wednesday 1 4 J une
Saturday 1 7 J une
Sunday 1 8 J une
We s t E a l i n g Fa rm e rs ' M a rke t
From 9am - 1pm join us at West Ealing Farmers’ Market, Leeland Road. Get your bike checked at our stall. S u n s e t Ri d e
Our annual Richmond Park ride to relish the summer sunset from the hill in front of the Roebuck pub, and catch up with our fellow West London cycling groups. Meet at Ealing Town Hall at 6.45pm for a 7pm departure; return to Ealing by 11pm. Don't forget locks & lights!
© 201 6 Paul James Saturday 29 J uly
Come by Elthorne Park from 12-6pm and have your bike checked at our stall.
Sunday 30 J uly
Fa t h e r' s D a y Fa m i l y Ri d e
A gentle ride for families with accompanied children on their own bike, on child seats or in trailers, and suitable for adult beginners. We will have a short ride at a very gentle pace to a local park for a picnic. Meet at Ealing Town Hall at 9.45am for a 10am departure. Sunday
25 J une
Saturday 1 J uly
P i t s h a n g e r Pa rt y i n t h e Pa rk
We will be operating a stall at Pitshanger park from 1pm to 5pm. S o u t h a l l Co m m u n i t y S p o rt s D a y
Come by and get your bike checked at our stall. Sunday
Sunday 2 J uly
We will lead a ride into the Prudential Ride London Freecycle where central London streets will be closed to motor vehicles. Meet at Ealing Town Hall at 8.45am for a 9am departure.
H a n we l l Ca rn i va l
6 August Sunday
Ri d eLo n d o n Fre e c yc l e Fe e d e r Ri d e
Le i s u re l y Ri d e : B e d fo n t La ke s
A quiet route through Twickenham, Hounslow & Feltham to Bedfont Lakes Country Park, a peaceful nature reserve and ideal place for a picnic. Please bring your own food and drinks as there are no cafe facilities. Meet at Ealing Town Hall at 9.45am for a 10am departure; back in Ealing by 4pm
3 September
G e a rs Wi t h o u t Te a rs
Take our short course (about 4 hours including time for refreshment) on how to make good use of your gears. Each bike and rider is different, so you need to know how to get the best out of your bike and your capabilities. Meet at Ealing Town Hall at 9.45am for a 10am start. Make sure that the gears on your bike work (can shift to any combination) before coming. Fa m i l y Ri d e
A gentle ride for families with accompanied children on their own bike, on child seats or in trailers, and suitable for adult beginners. We will have a short ride at a very gentle pace to a local park or beauty spot for a picnic. Meet at Ealing Town Hall at 9.45am for a 10am departure. Le i s u re l y Ri d e : B re n t fo rd Fe s t i va l
A short local ride around the quiet roads, paths, canals and parks of the area, finishing at the Brentford Festival in time for lunch. Come see us alongside Hounslow Cycling Campaign at our shared stall, and get your bike checked. Meet at Ealing Town Hall at 9.45am for a 10am departure.
P l e a s e c h e c k o u r we b s i te u n d e r Ri d e s & E ve n t s fo r fu rt h e r d e ta i l s , o r e m a i l ri d e s @ e a l i n g c yc l i n g . o rg . u k
B FATE
OF
B O T H B I KE H U B , 9 -
4 2 B ROAD WAY U N CE RTAI N
A
t the time of going to press, a decision on the Haven Green inquiry, which would decide the fate of the Bike Hub, is still awaited. On 9th May another inquiry was due to start, into the 9-42 Broadway proposal to redevelop the whole block between Morrisons and the traffic lights by Metrobank. The scheme included replacing the Carphone Warehouse building on the corner with a new one set back further to the west. This would allow a northbound contraflow cycle lane to be built leading up to Haven Green, a proposal long supported by ECC. Four days before the inquiry would have started, the site was bought by British Land who also own Ealing Broadway Centre. The inquiry has been cancelled and British Land will consider options for the site. ECC hope that our views will be taken firmly on board alongside those of the several groups who opposed the previous scheme.
Peter Mynors
EALI N G CYCLI N G CAM PAI GN
All are welcome to our meetings at 7:30pm on the first Wednesday of every month. The next dates are: 5th J u l y and 2nd Au g u st. Our regular venue, Café Grove, serves food and drink: 65 The Grove, W5 5LL
@EalingCyclists [email protected] www.ealingcycling.org.uk Registered Charity #1115789
B RE E Z E : WO M E N ' S CYCLI N G
reeze is a programme run by British Cycling to encourage women's cycling in the UK. Led by women for women, Breeze relies on a group of volunteer ride leaders, known as Breeze Champions, to support other women on guided bike rides across the UK. Breeze recognises that some women face obstacles in gaining the confidence and skills to enjoy cycling, and might feel more comfortable in a women-only group. I have recently trained as a Breeze
I N TH E
UK
Champion with a group of other women in Ealing and neighbouring Boroughs, and we are now in the process of setting up an Ealing-based West London Breeze group. We will be offering rides on weekdays as well as weekends, shorter rides for women new to cycling and longer, more adventurous rides for those who want to go a bit further. We hope to get started by late June or early July, to enjoy a summer of cycling and getting to know women cyclists in the area.
For more details, see our web page: h t t p s : // l e t s ri d e . co . u k/g ro u p s /we s t - l o n d o n - b re e z e
where you can sign up so that you get notifications of rides, or contact me on . Hope to see you soon!
[email protected]
Helen Hayes
T
YO U CAN CYCLE T O AM S T E RDAM
he second annual David Eales Memorial Amsterdam Ride is looking for riders, and you're invited! In 2016, six of us rode to Amsterdam to raise money for the London Cycling Campaign and SJS Awareness, in memory of David Eales. We were unlikely “tourers”, with our heavy commuter bikes that had rarely done more than a Sunday Leisurely Ride. But we succeeded, and we're ready to show you how we did it. Cycling in Belgium and the Netherlands is far less stressful than it can be in the UK, with everything from surfacing and safety through to signposting sorted out to a high level of quality and attention to detail. The terrain is flat, and people cycling through are seen as welcome guests rather than an obstacle to motoring. You'll spend two days in Belgium and two in the Netherlands, riding along canals, past farms, and through cities. With everything you need in
your panniers, you'll get to experience the low countries in a way no train or car journey could provide. If this sounds like your idea of a pleasant adventure, ask about the ride at one of ECC's event stalls. We have a limited run of printed ride manuals, and you can download the PDF version from our Web site: h t t p : //z o rk. n e t/a m s te rd a m
You can follow us on Twitter at @eales_ride, and subscribe to our email mailing lists from the Web site. The ride schedule for this year is as follows: S E P TE M B E R 2 0 1 7 1 2-1 3
O p ti o n a l U K S eg m en t
14
D u n ke rq u e - B ru g g e
15
B r u g g e - A n t we r p
16
An t we rp - Ro t te rd a m
17
Ro t te rd a m - Am s te rd a m
Nick Moffitt
