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Newsletter for Lewisham Cyclists www.lewishamcyclists.co.uk
Autumn 2014
Quietway 2: A link to Central London for Lewisham One of the first Quietways approved will be Q2 and it will link Greenwich, Lewisham and Southwark to Waterloo, across the north of those boroughs. These routes are meant to be the ones that will get less experienced cyclists to take to the road. Hopefully, even those who haven’t chosen cycling before will be tempted Trundley s Rd out on to these quiet roads where junctions have been made are that th junction: hopes is will be be m safer and easier to cross. The design and implementation is suitable for a Quietway. ade down to individual councils and Southwark will be well into the consultation process for their initial designs, by the time you read this. And, we are assured by Lewisham Council’s cycling programme manager, Nick Harvey, that Lewisham are Now the elections are over, the also well on the way to getting their designs up for public Space4Cycling campaign is entering a new view, too. phase. We have already been contacting all our newly elected councillors to remind The chosen route is already a useful link that many of us ride, those that signed up to the demands of the but, at the moment, there are a number of points that make it campaign in their ward that we want to unsuitable for inexperienced cyclists to use. Our old, but work with them to ensure they are definitely unloved friend, Trundleys Rd junction is probably implemented. Also, to ask those that didn’t the most difficult and we look forward to the building of a sign up, to meet with us and discuss what decent, safe the barriers to people cycling are in their Upcoming Rides and Events and p leasant area, why they couldn’t support our 17th September: Monthly Meeting, crossing here. demands for their ward, and find a way Catford Constitutional Club 6.30pm We’ll k eep y ou forward together. 20th September: Lewisham Cyclists stall informed. To do all this we need our members help. at Waterlink Way Festival: Dr Bike, If you would like to get involved in Bicycle Jumble Sale, Information, Advice, driving improvements in Rides cycling forward in your ward, 24th September Monthly Rides Planning meeting your local Meeting 6.30pm Dog and Bell Deptford councillors and discussing 28th September Over the Hills and these issues with them, Faraway Ride Meet 9.30am Le Delice café please contact us on the email Ladywell and ride to Coulsdon over above, phone our coordinator, Farthing Down into Surrey and Kent, back Jane Davis, on 07826559603 or over the North Downs to SE London come to one of our monthly (Full details of these, and more rides for meetings, held on the third Thursday Twitter early September, on our website: of every month at 6.30pm in the Catford @lewicyclists http://lewishamcyclists.co.uk/rides-‐and-‐ Constitutional Club on Catford Broadway. Email: events/calendar-‐of-‐events/ lewishamcyclists@ gmail.com
Space4Cycling
Our Summer of Cycling
Phew! It’s been a busy summer. From Space4Cycling campaigning events in Ladywell Fields, to city rides, park rides and jaunts that took us out of London, then miles into the Kentish countryside, on occasions as far as the sea and back, we have run a varied programme of activities this summer. Highlights for me were the East London Anarchist history ride, which was almost as entertaining and interesting to research as it was to lead and the ride to the Shipwright’s Arms, the long way round. It’s a ride that lets you experience the whole of Kent, from its steep, wooded ascents and wide, flat river flood plains through to its marshlands, mudflats and beaches. Not forgetting its old, atmospheric country pubs. All that in one ride. Just two rides out of many. And we won’t stop riding as autumn approaches, not even in the winter months. The only weather that stops us is ice. Just too unsafe. So keep checking our rides calendar on our website…there will be at least one ride a week, usually Lewisham Cyclists South East London Parks Ride: Wells Park more, including an occasional Tuesday Totter, our newest ride, a short ten miles or so after work on every other Tuesday evening, ending at a convenient pub for a social chat and drink. All year round.
Looking Forward We are hoping to expand the work we do in the community next year. Lewisham lacks a good drop-‐in bike maintenance workshop where people can bring their bikes, have access to a range of good tools to work on their bikes with help and advice from a mechanic and other Lewisham residents who know a bit about bikes. There are a Hoping to fund a proper maintenance workshop for next year! few in other areas of London and we are hoping to raise enough money over the next year to begin funding just such a facility in our borough. We will be running jumble sales, offering buddy rides to help people begin commuting to work and offering some cycle training from a qualified instructor, all for donations to our fund for this project. If you are interested, or maybe want to get involved, do get in touch.
Lewisham
Rider
Newsletter for Lewisham Cyclists www.lewishamcyclists.co.uk
Autumn 2014
Quietway 2: A link to Central London for Lewisham One of the first Quietways approved will be Q2 and it will link Greenwich, Lewisham and Southwark to Waterloo, across the north of those boroughs. These routes are meant to be the ones that will get less experienced cyclists to take to the road. Hopefully, even those who haven’t chosen cycling before will be tempted Trundley s Rd out on to these quiet roads where junctions have been made are that th junction: hopes is will be be m safer and easier to cross. The design and implementation is suitable for a Quietway. ade down to individual councils and Southwark will be well into the consultation process for their initial designs, by the time you read this. And, we are assured by Lewisham Council’s cycling programme manager, Nick Harvey, that Lewisham are Now the elections are over, the also well on the way to getting their designs up for public Space4Cycling campaign is entering a new view, too. phase. We have already been contacting all our newly elected councillors to remind The chosen route is already a useful link that many of us ride, those that signed up to the demands of the but, at the moment, there are a number of points that make it campaign in their ward that we want to unsuitable for inexperienced cyclists to use. Our old, but work with them to ensure they are definitely unloved friend, Trundleys Rd junction is probably implemented. Also, to ask those that didn’t the most difficult and we look forward to the building of a sign up, to meet with us and discuss what decent, safe the barriers to people cycling are in their Upcoming Rides and Events and p leasant area, why they couldn’t support our 17th September: Monthly Meeting, crossing here. demands for their ward, and find a way Catford Constitutional Club 6.30pm We’ll k eep y ou forward together. 20th September: Lewisham Cyclists stall informed. To do all this we need our members help. at Waterlink Way Festival: Dr Bike, If you would like to get involved in Bicycle Jumble Sale, Information, Advice, driving improvements in Rides cycling forward in your ward, 24th September Monthly Rides Planning meeting your local Meeting 6.30pm Dog and Bell Deptford councillors and discussing 28th September Over the Hills and these issues with them, Faraway Ride Meet 9.30am Le Delice café please contact us on the email Ladywell and ride to Coulsdon over above, phone our coordinator, Farthing Down into Surrey and Kent, back Jane Davis, on 07826559603 or over the North Downs to SE London come to one of our monthly (Full details of these, and more rides for meetings, held on the third Thursday Twitter early September, on our website: of every month at 6.30pm in the Catford @lewicyclists http://lewishamcyclists.co.uk/rides-‐and-‐ Constitutional Club on Catford Broadway. Email: events/calendar-‐of-‐events/ lewishamcyclists@ gmail.com
Space4Cycling
Our Summer of Cycling
Phew! It’s been a busy summer. From Space4Cycling campaigning events in Ladywell Fields, to city rides, park rides and jaunts that took us out of London, then miles into the Kentish countryside, on occasions as far as the sea and back, we have run a varied programme of activities this summer. Highlights for me were the East London Anarchist history ride, which was almost as entertaining and interesting to research as it was to lead and the ride to the Shipwright’s Arms, the long way round. It’s a ride that lets you experience the whole of Kent, from its steep, wooded ascents and wide, flat river flood plains through to its marshlands, mudflats and beaches. Not forgetting its old, atmospheric country pubs. All that in one ride. Just two rides out of many. And we won’t stop riding as autumn approaches, not even in the winter months. The only weather that stops us is ice. Just too unsafe. So keep checking our rides calendar on our website…there will be at least one ride a week, usually Lewisham Cyclists South East London Parks Ride: Wells Park more, including an occasional Tuesday Totter, our newest ride, a short ten miles or so after work on every other Tuesday evening, ending at a convenient pub for a social chat and drink. All year round.
Looking Forward We are hoping to expand the work we do in the community next year. Lewisham lacks a good drop-‐in bike maintenance workshop where people can bring their bikes, have access to a range of good tools to work on their bikes with help and advice from a mechanic and other Lewisham residents who know a bit about bikes. There are a Hoping to fund a proper maintenance workshop for next year! few in other areas of London and we are hoping to raise enough money over the next year to begin funding just such a facility in our borough. We will be running jumble sales, offering buddy rides to help people begin commuting to work and offering some cycle training from a qualified instructor, all for donations to our fund for this project. If you are interested, or maybe want to get involved, do get in touch.
