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NOTE. Please register on Eventbrite so we can limit numbers, links below. If you cannot make it, please cancel so that someone else can take the place (How to cancel). Over the May Day Bank Holiday we have 3 rides – two as usual on Saturday morning plus a special long ride on May 1st. Note the early 9am start on May 1st. April 29th, Ride 1, The Longest Street. < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-longest-street-cycle-ride-tickets-623780834267 > Believe it or not, Rotherhithe Street is claimed, at 1.5 miles, to be the longest street in London (e.g. see https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/rotherhithe-street). It is also quite an old street and passes several interesting places including Surrey Docks Farm, the Brunel Tunnel and the Mayflower Pub. Start time 10am, Simon S, leading. Start/finish Peckham Square (Peckham library, Peckham Pulse Leisure Centre, SE15 5RY). Duration 2.5 hours. Route to and from Rotherhithe will be quiet streets or paths. Outward route wandering through Camberwell and Walworth to Cycleway 4. Return via Southwark Park where there will be a coffee stop. April 29th, Ride 2, Peckham to Shooters Hill. < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/peckham-to-shooters-hill-cycle-ride-tickets-623754395187 > Aim is to get to Severndroog Castle on top of Shooters Hill. Start time 10am, Bruce leading. Start/finish Peckham Square (Peckham library, Peckham Pulse Leisure Centre, SE15 5RY). Duration 3.5 hours including refreshment break. Outward route uses bus lanes on busy A202 and A2 to Deptford Bridge. Then off road and quiet roads to Eltham Well Hall via Lewisham and Kidbrooke Village. Brief stop in Well Hall Pleasaunce to prepare for the summit ascent. Ride through the foothills to the southwest corner of Jack Wood, then the steep (but short) path up to Severndroog Castle. Plenty of time to just walk up - really steep section only 300m long. Fast return route using initially busy Shooters Hill Road, then the underpass at the Sun in the Sands roundabout and quiet streets to Greenwich Park. Whiz down the hill in the park and more quiet streets to Cycleway 10 at the Halfpenny Bridge. Cycleway 10 to Surrey Canal Rd, Bridgehouse Meadows and quiet streets back to Peckham Square. Bruce leading, route at https://bit.ly/2Fv5z5Z. Last rode this route August last year, report here. May 1st. Ride the Monopoly Board < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ride-the-monopoly-board-tickets-623791064867 > Following the great interest in his Easter Monday long ride (see report here) Werner has agreed to attempt a ride of the Monopoly Board. From Old Kent Road to Park Lane with everything in between (including going to Jail). This will be a 4 hour, 40km, ride and we will start at 9 am at the Southwark Needle on the south side of London Bridge. Route NOT in board order (Sorry – takes too long). Will cycle clockwise, doing south of the river location Old Kent Road first, then Blackfriars Bridge, Trafalgar Square, Park Lane, Marylebone Station and back via the Angel. Coffee break in Regents Park. These Saturday morning (plus BH rides) are organised by Southwark Cyclists https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/. We are the borough branch of the London Cycling Campaign. https://lcc.org.uk/. Like everything we do the rides are free and as sociable and friendly as we can make them. For more info contact https://groups.google.com/g/southwarkcyclists

NOTE. Please register on Eventbrite so we can limit numbers, link < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/marathon-starts-and-course-cycle-ride-tickets-618476157837 >. If you cannot make it, please cancel so that someone else can take the place (How to cancel). Just one ride, but in 2 versions each able to accommodate 15 riders. Marathon Starts and Course. 10am start Deal Porter Square, opposite Canada Water Station, London SE16 7AR. The plan is to ride to the marathon area on Blackheath and observe the impressive scale of the preparations for the 3 starts. Ride leader Simon K. is the veteran of many London marathons and will talk a bit about the event. Route outward will go via Greenwich Park, return route may loop inland. Total distance approximately 9 miles. Aim to be back at Canada Water for 12.30 (gives time for a coffee stop). For any riders looking for a slightly longer ride Bruce will lead a group that rides with Simon to the start area, then follow the marathon course to Woolwich and back to Rotherhithe. This is first 6 miles of the marathon and will take an hour to ride, so back at Canada Water around 1.30pm. Please indicate which version of the ride you want by choosing the appropriate “ticket” on Eventbrite. It is also OK to join the ride at Greenwich Park (Nevada St/King William Walk Gate) at 10.30. Please indicate on the Eventbrite registration form if doing this. Note, when registering, 2 choices - start location AND short/long ride. These rides are organised by Southwark Cyclists and are part of a regular programme of Saturday rides, more information at https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/healthy-rides/.

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On April 15th we have 2 rides. One 2½ - 3 hours, one 4 hours. Note that the longer ride (Cody Dock) starts early at 9.30. Ride 1. Murals and Graffiti. < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/graffiti-and-murals-in-south-london-southwark-healthy-ride-tickets-613468218957 > 10am start from Peckham Square (next to Peckham Library and Peckham Pulse Leisure Centre, SE15 5RY). Bruce leading and hoping to be back at Peckham Square between 12.30 and 1pm. Route heads west to the Leake Street (Banksy) Tunnel under Waterloo Station. This is Graffiti Central! If you have never seen it – well it is something else. Then a nice long ride east via the new mural at “The Blue”, Bermondsey and Folkstone Gardens, where we will have a brief coffee stop at the Honle (Festa) café. In Deptford will pass more graffiti followed by a couple of interesting murals. Our route will involve getting through the Saturday market on Douglas Way. We may have to walk some of this. Back to Peckham via the History mosaic on the Old Kent Rd. If time will detour up to Copeland Park. This is a new route – should be eye opening. More about the stops on this route on the attached information sheet. Route map at https://tinyurl.com/k8phpbwe Ride 2. Canada Water to Cody Dock. < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/canada-water-to-cody-dock-cycle-ride-tickets-613471107597 > 9.30 start (not usual 10am) from Canada Water (Deal Porter Square, opposite CW Station, SE16 7AR). Amanda leading a cross river circuit to Cody Dock. Cody Dock is run as a charitable Social Enterprise with the aim of regenerating the dock and surrounding waterways (see https://codydock.org.uk). What has been created is very unique. And it includes a Cafe where we will take a break. We are trying a new route this year using different river crossings. Outward will go to the Cable Car at the O2 via the Thames path, then Excel Centre and City Airport, Beckton Park, Greenway and Three Mills. Return will head for Canary Wharf and catch the short ferry to the Doubletree (Hilton) hotel, then across Russia Woodland to Canada Water. Riders will need to pay fares on both crossings. So bring Travel Card etc. Cable car full fare is £5, ferry is £5.20. Aim to be back by 1.30pm. These rides are organised by Southwark Cyclists and are part of a regular programme of Saturday rides, more information at https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/healthy-rides/. Southwark Cyclists are part of the London Cycling Campaign. This ride is organised by volunteers. If you have any feedback, good or bad, please get in touch with [email protected]. For details of LCC’s Safeguarding and other policies please see lcc.org.uk. Short Murals Ride Information.doc

Malumbo, I think the "don't drink and drive" rules were effective because they were so inflexible. I was a junior reporter (in a magistrates court) in about 1976 when this guy was in court, charged with being drunk in charge of a car. He had come out of the pub, opened the car door, and passed out in the front seat with his keys in his hand. He was a travelling salesman and his defence lawyer pleaded that he would lose his job if he was banned from driving. The magistrates actually apologised to him but said that they had no choice but to ban him for a year. Self-evidently they would have let him carry on driving if they had been able to. But they weren't. It's this absence of wriggle-room to which I attribute the law-change's rapid success -- supported by peer pressure I agree -- plus police enforcement. All those Christmas campaigns

Over the Easter weekend we are planning 3 rides. Our usual 2 rides on Easter Saturday plus an extra ride on Easter Monday. Come and join us on both days if you can! Ride 1. Art Nouveau Buildings. < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/art-nouveau-buildings-cycle-ride-tickets-603165944577 > Saturday April 8th. 9.30 start (not usual 10am). Hunting for Art Nouveau style decorated buildings in London! This ride takes us from London Bridge (Southwark Needle, S side of bridge, near LB Station) through some posh streets of Kensington and back into the City. It’ll be a fairly slow ride, lots of twists and turns, but flat and with a coffee stop at the Park Sports Cafe in Hyde Park, in total ca 23km. Due to the expected stops it might take ca 4 hours. It is based on a ride from the LCC magazine, details available at https://lcc.org.uk/advice/art-nouveau/. Eva leading. Please note the earlier start of 9.30 am. Ride 2. Dulwich to Vauxhall. < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dulwich-to-vauxhall-southwark-healthy-ride-tickets-603190247267 > Saturday April 8th. A flat route from Dulwich – yes indeed! Starting from Dulwich Clock Café in Dulwich Park at 10am, quiet streets to Brockwell Park, exit on to Brixton Water Lane, then take Effra Road to Brixton Central. Road takes its name from the River Effra whose valley we will follow. R. Effra not visible as it was buried in a sewer by Bazalgette in the mid-1860s. Long run down Brixton Rd to the Oval, bit boring but gets you there. On to CS5 at the Oval and follow this short segregated path to Vauxhall Bridge. You used to be able to see the exit of the Effra into the Thames just upstream, but the Tideway Tunnel people have built lots of stuff concealing this. Apparently it is not where the Effra mostly entered the Thames anyway - find out more here (http://vauxhallhistory.org/river-effra-jon-newman/). Short stop on Vauxhall Bridge then start the return past the new American embassy with its moat and defensive rampart. Take a look at the Sky Pool. Then past Nine Elms station, followed by back streets across Stockwell and on to Herne Hill. Finally Burbage Rd, past the Velodrome (maybe pop in if we have time) to Dulwich Village and the Park. Overall a mixture of quiet and busy streets, some cycle lane. Care needed at Brixton central, but we have done this ride several times without problems (report from Oct 2021). Simon S. leading. Route at http://tinyurl.com/y7ul6r9r , Ride 3. BBC Centenary 60K. < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bbc-centenary-60k-cycle-ride-tickets-603174881307 > Monday April 10th. 10 am start at Southwark Needle (S side of London Bridge, near LB Station). 6-7 hr ride with Werner leading. Stops for coffee and lunch. Bring water or sports drinks and snacks. We expect to do the lunch stop at Ealing where you can buy food. But feel free to bring a packed lunch. Route will include Ealing Studios, BBC Park Western, White City, Riverside Studios Hammersmith, Langham Place, Aldwych and Maida Vale (but not in that order!). Will use some of the quite extensive new cycle track on C9 in Hammersmith (map here, consultation on improvements ends April 3rd). This is a considerably longer ride than usual. Average speeds will be at our usual modest pace. But you will need to be able to maintain this for 5-6 hours with only one longish break. Your bike also needs to be ready for the challenge so check it over, sort out any niggles and bring a spare inner tube. These rides are organised by Southwark Cyclists and are part of a regular programme of Saturday rides, more information at https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/healthy-rides/. Southwark Cyclists are part of the London Cycling Campaign. This ride is organised by volunteers. If you have any feedback, good or bad, please get in touch with [email protected]. For details of LCC’s Safeguarding and other policies please see lcc.org.uk. Link to all SC events: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/southwar ... 9281383873.

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NOTE. You must register on Eventbrite so we can limit numbers, links below. Advance notice. Keep Easter Monday Free if you fancy a long ride. Werner is planning a 60km, 6 hour ride to celebrate the BBC’s Centenary. Ealing Studios, White City, Riverside Studios Hammersmith, Langham Place, Aldwych, Maida Vale and more. London Bridge start. More info and registration to come soon. For Saturday April 1st we will have 2 rides, one 2 hours and one 3 hours, both starting from Peckham at 10am, details below. Ride 1. Peckham to South Bank < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/peckham-to-south-bank-southwark-healthy-ride-tickets-599022190497 > 10am start for 2 hour ride. Start/finish in Peckham Square, next to Peckham Library and Peckham Pulse Leisure Centre, SE15 5RY. Outward and return routes slightly different so riders can experience several of the TfL Cycleway routes including a wide range of infrastructure – the good, the bad and the ugly! Out down Canal Path to join CW10 (was Q1) at Oxley Close, then follow CW10 to Blackfriars Rd where we join CW6 to Upper Ground which we use to access the South Bank. Return via Westminster Bridge Rd, Webber St (part of CW10 ), CW6 south towards Elephant, then the SW bypass route eventually joining CW17 (was Q7) at Brandon St. Continue to Burgess Park then back along the Canal Path to Peckham Square. Easy, flat ride using lots of cycle lane. Route at http://shorturl.at/eiF38 Ride 2. A Celebration of Elm Trees < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-celebration-of-elm-trees-southwark-healthy-ride-tickets-599064045687 > 10.00am start at Peckham Library. Back for 1.00pm. Simon S leading. We'll go to the famous Lewisham Dutch Elm in Ladywell Fields, and stop for coffee and views in Brockwell Park on the way back. The aim is to visit as many elm trees as possible in a short ride. The elms should be in fruit, and very visible. Plus a couple of "Elm" roads. As a bonus, we may see flowering cherries in the Herne Hill area. 14 miles, mostly on quiet roads and cycleways. A few ups and downs but nothing tough. Map at These rides are organised by Southwark Cyclists and are part of a regular programme of Saturday rides, more information at https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/healthy-rides/. Southwark Cyclists are part of the London Cycling Campaign. This ride is organised by volunteers. If you have any feedback, good or bad, please get in touch with [email protected]. For details of LCC’s Safeguarding and other policies please see lcc.org.uk. Link to all SC events: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/southwark-cyclists-29281383873. --

NOTE 1. Please register on Eventbrite so we can limit numbers, links below. If you cannot make it, please cancel so that someone else can take the place (How to cancel). Note 2. Reminder that Ride Reports are posted for most rides at https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/healthy-rides/healthy-ride-reports-2023/. Photos and usually a route map. For Saturday Mar 25th we will have 2 rides, one all day and one 3.5 hours, details below. No short ride this week. Ride 1. Twelve London Cats < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/twelve-london-cats-cycle-ride-tickets-588559817257 > Start 10am, London Bridge (Southwark Needle). Jane leading this 13 mile ride. This is a fun ride in which we will see at least 12 London Cats portrayed in stone, wood, bronze and gold, so it's hypoallergenic - though we may spot Hodge the resident mouser at Southwark Cathedral. Starting in SE1 and The City, on to Bloomsbury, up to Mornington Crescent & back via Covent Garden and Strand, ending at The Little Cat Cafe in Myatts Fields. Some short stretches on busy roads but mostly on quieter cycle routes. It will be stop/start with pauses (pawses?) for information en route and a coffee stop probably at Russell Square. Note that we are not finishing at the start location, so make sure you have looked at your route home from Myatts Fields. Jane will be happy to suggest routes if needed. Route map at https://gb.mapometer.com/cycling/route_5292470.html Ride 2. Annual Southwark Cyclists Boat Race Ride < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/annual-southwark-cyclists-boat-race-ride-tickets-588572214337 > Start 10am from Waterloo Station (Victory Arch). Jamie leading and aiming to be back at Waterloo at 4pm. The boat race is of course on Sunday. The aim here is to ride the course and observe some of the preparations on the day before. This is a relaxed and social event that involves some enjoyable cycling in stages for about 25 miles in all. 80% of our route is on quieter roads and some unsurfaced river paths. This circular route is predominantly flat. Route outward Westminster Bridge, Millbank, Chelsea Bridge, Battersea Park, Putney Embankment, Mortlake, Barnes Bridge before crossing the river by the finish post at Chiswick Bridge. Return route starts on north bank to Fulham Palace, then Battersea Bridge and the Power Station and on to Waterloo Station. Lunch will be around 12.30 at The Ship Inn at Chiswick Bridge overlooking the finish. Riders are also welcome to bring their own picnic lunch/snack should they so wish. Full ride information is on Eventbrite. To ensure you have a fun and safe day make sure you carefully read Jamie’s ride information. Report on last year’s ride at https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/healthy-rides/healthy-ride-reports-2022/ride-reports-2-april-2022/ Always give way to pedestrians and to other cyclists so all path users feel safe. Do not turn up to these events if you are displaying symptoms of Covid-19 or are currently testing positive. Note that all planned rides are subject to change last minute due to strikes, illness, extreme weather etc. Whenever possible we will keep start time and place as advertised. We will always try to contact registered riders by e-mail. Link to all SC events: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/southwark-cyclists-29281383873 These rides are part of the Healthy Riders group, organised by Bruce Lynn on behalf of Southwark Cyclists https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/. Like everything else we do, our activities are all free. We co-operate with other London Cycling Campaign groups like Greenwich Cyclists. The LCC details are here: https://lcc.org.uk/..

NOTE. Please register on Eventbrite so we can limit numbers, links below. If you cannot make it, please cancel so that someone else can take the place (How to cancel). For Saturday Mar 18th we will have 2 rides, one 2 hours and one 3 hours, details below. Note 9.30 start for Ride 1 to Kings Cross. Ride 1. Peckham to Kings Cross < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/peckham-to-kings-cross-cycle-ride-tickets-583949969077 > 9.30am start from Peckham Square (next to Peckham Library and Peckham Pulse Leisure Centre, SE15 5RY). 3 hour ride. Everyone loves the new developments at Kings Cross. Ride will stop in Granary Square with time for a coffee break (in market, under cover) and a bit of a look round. Outward route down Canal Path to Cycleway 10 (Q1). Ride this to Blackfriars Rd, then switch to Cycleway 6. This goes over Blackfriars Bridge and up Farringdon Rd before branching off through quiet back streets and over safe crossings to Kings Cross. Return leg will take a more easterly route: The Angel, City Rd (passing the Eagle pub of “Pop goes the Weasel” fame), then Bunhill Cemetery, Guildhall, Southwark Bridge and local routes back to Peckham. Flat route with lots to see, come and join us. Amanda leading. Ride report from May 2022. Ride 2. Charles Dickens in Southwark < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/charles-dickens-in-southwark-cycle-ride-tickets-583960249827 > Start 10am, Peckham Square (next to Peckham Library and Peckham Pulse Leisure Centre, SE15 5RY). 2 hour ride.. Gentle ride passing (and sometimes stopping) at locations associated with Charles Dickens. Dickens was imprisoned in Southwark at the Marshalsea and located his novel Little Dorrit there. He also referenced many Southwark locations in his books. In addition to Dickens, Southwark has many more literary associations and the ride will note Shakespeare and others along the way. 10 miles, route map at Bruce leading. This ride is based on Charlie Holland’s route published at https://www.cycleconfident.com/media/public/downloads/Southwark_Shakespeare_and_Dickens_Cycle_Route.pdf where there is a lot of interesting information. 10 miles, Bruce leading. These rides are part of the Healthy Riders group, organised by Bruce Lynn on behalf of Southwark Cyclists https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/. Like everything else we do, our activities are all free. We co-operate with other London Cycling Campaign groups like Greenwich Cyclists. The LCC details are here: https://lcc.org.uk/.

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We have just 1 ride for Mar 11th, starting from Canada Water. There will be lots of places on this ride. Nevertheless please register on Eventbrite so we can limit numbers, link: < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/canada-water-to-north-greenwicho2-loop-tickets-573233776657 > If you cannot make it, please cancel so that someone else can take the place. Even at the last minute it is worth cancelling (How to cancel ) Ride Info. Canada Water to North Greenwich Loop Start/finish at Canada Water, 10am meet up, finish 12.30 to 1pm. Can also join ride at Cutty Sark, next to Foot Tunnel; be there by 10.20. Bruce Leading. We are going to ride the route from 11 Feb in reverse. Outward leg will use the new segregated lanes along the A200/A206. So not very scenic, but a good route to learn. Return will use the Thames path, so lots of see round the N Greenwich peninsula to the O2 and through Greenwich and Deptford. Coffee stop probably at the O2 on return leg. This ride is nearly all off road or on segregated lanes. Also no hills. Makes it a good ride even for relatively inexperienced cyclists. Route map at These rides are part of the Healthy Riders group, organised by Bruce Lynn on behalf of Southwark Cyclists https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/. Like everything else we do, our activities are all free. We co-operate with other London Cycling Campaign groups like Greenwich Cyclists. The LCC details are here: https://lcc.org.uk/.

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For Saturday Mar 4th we will have 2 rides, one 2.5 hours and one 3.5 hours, details below. Ride 1. Greenwich to Beckenham Place Park < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/greenwich-to-beckenham-place-park-southwark-healthy-ride-tickets-563660743457 > Start 10am, Cutty Sark Gardens, next to the Foot Tunnel entrance. This route will take us from Cutty Sark Gardens to the Waterlink Way (mostly off-road) and on to Beckenham Place Park. On the return via SE London suburbia we will stop at the Excalibur Estate and look at what remains of this post WW2 prefab estate. SE London is hilly and we will have a few climbs on the way back to Greenwich. If it is not too busy, we might sneak in a coffee stop in Beckenham Place Park. The ride is ca 23km, ca 2.5 hours. Eva leading. This is the planned route https://www.komoot.com/tour/1036710423?share_token=ajtzrH1jbqX9cYhuTdKlE1Fh3GRjhzzuJVRxtykA84McpmWny5&ref=wtd Ride 2. Dulwich to the Wandle < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dulwich-to-the-wandle-southwark-healthy-ride-tickets-563658797637 > Start 10am, Dulwich Clock Café, Dulwich Park. Aim is to have an easy-paced ride to Morden Hall, then ride south on the Wandle Trail to Earlsfield, then back to Dulwich. The 3 mile stretch of the off-road Wandle Trail is in places just like being in the country. Outward leg will traverse Brockwell Park and then use roads, some busy (although much has cycle lanes) to Morden Hall. From Earlsfield the return route crosses Wandsworth Common and Clapham Common, then Brockwell Park again and back to Dulwich. 19 miles, estimated duration 3.5 hours, coffee break somewhere. Jean leading. These rides are part of the Healthy Riders group, organised by Bruce Lynn on behalf of Southwark Cyclists https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/. Like everything else we do, our activities are all free. We co-operate with other London Cycling Campaign groups like Greenwich Cyclists. The LCC details are here: https://lcc.org.uk/.

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NOTE 1. Please register on Eventbrite so we can limit numbers, links below. If you cannot make it, please cancel so that someone else can take the place (How to cancel). Note 2. Ride reports, usually with photos and a route map, are posted on the Southwark Cyclists web site (https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/healthy-rides/). Useful if you want to ride a route for yourself. Ride 1. Burgess Park to Clapham Common < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/burgess-park-to-clapham-common-circular-cycle-ride-tickets-555556262737 > Jane leading a route we last did in May 2016 (link to report). To Clapham Common via quiet streets in Camberwell & Stockwell, crossing some busy junctions with brief sections on main roads. Short stop (photos?) at the Bandstand. On the return journey we will pause to see the concrete reliefs created by Hungarian artist Laszlo Peri on the post war housing estates around Fentiman Road. All part of a campaign to promote public art during post-war redevelopment of the area. The reliefs of “Mother and Children Playing” and “Boys Playing Football” have Grade II listing by Historic England. We will press on to Waterloo Station to see his sculpture of The Sunbathers now restored and on display overlooking the main concourse. This was produced for the Festival of Britain site in 1951. It was subsequently”lost” until being rediscovered in 2016 chucked away in the back garden of the Clarendon Hotel on Blackheath. There was quite a bit of media coverage at the time of the rediscovery. From Waterloo the ride continues via cycle routes around Elephant & Castle and Walworth Road back to Burgess Park. To fit everything in, no coffee stop en route, but we can have a coffee at the end of the ride. 11 miles. Route map at https://gb.mapometer.com/cycling/route_5431778.html Ride 2. London Bridge-Hyde Park Loop < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-bridge-to-hyde-park-circular-cycle-ride-tickets-555527175737 > There has been a decade or more of work to develop safe, segregated cycle routes in London. What kind of possibilities has it opened up? I set out to look at Central London where most of the new cycleways are. Have stitched together a circular route that gets you around in reasonable comfort and certainly passes some interesting locations. Start 10am at London Bridge. Cross and drop down to Cycleway 3, a well-designed, segregated route. Follow this along the embankment, through Parliament Squ, past Buck house and across Hyde Park. If time a diversion into Kensington Gdns and past the Albert Memorial. Continue over the Serpentine to Lancaster Gate. Abandon C3 here and stay in Hyde Park heading east for the return leg. Exit Hyde Park just before Marble Arch via the cycle crossing to Stanhope Pl, then back streets (LCN5) to Crawford St where the route becomes Cycleway 27. C27 is a bit of a let-down; no segregation, no protection at junctions. However it is a (nearly) straight route. At Gower St we leave C27 and use the segregated lanes on Torrington Place eastwards, these not having a cycleway designation (LCN6). Keeping going east we join a second stretch of well designed route, Cycleway 6 and turn south to and over Blackfriars Bridge. Last segment is on C14 most of the way to London Bridge. At an easy pace we can ride this loop in 3 hours including a coffee break. Bruce Leading, 12-13 miles. Route at Always give way to pedestrians and to other cyclists so all path users feel safe. Do not turn up to these events if you are displaying symptoms of Covid-19 or are currently testing positive. Note that all planned rides are subject to change last minute due to strikes, illness, extreme weather etc. Whenever possible we will keep start time and place as advertised. We will always try to contact registered riders by e-mail. These rides are part of the Healthy Riders group, organised by Bruce Lynn on behalf of Southwark Cyclists https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/. Like everything else we do, our activities are all free. We co-operate with other London Cycling Campaign groups like Greenwich Cyclists. The LCC details are here: https://lcc.org.uk/. --

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NOTE 1. Please register on Eventbrite so we can limit numbers, links below. If you cannot make it, please cancel so that someone else can take the place (How to cancel). For Saturday Feb 18th we will have 2 rides. Intriguingly (and unintentionally) both rides will use the Thames path between Wapping and St Katherines mid morning, but going in opposite directions. Please take care while passing each other! Ride 1. Peckham to Yurt Café, Limehouse < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/peckham-to-the-yurt-cafe-limehouse-cycle-ride-tickets-540938400317 > The yurts are such a surprise, tucked away near the Limehouse Link. They house a Social Enterprise Community Cafe operated by The Royal Foundation of St Katharine. If you have never been there, try to join this ride. If you have been there before, then you will probably want to return! Start 10am Peckham Square, next to Peckham library and Peckham Pulse Leisure Centre, SE15 5RY. Outward route going over Tower Bridge, through St Katherines Dock to Wapping, then turning onto CS3 for a tiny bit to get to the Yurt Cafe. Coffee break there then return through Limehouse Basin, Ropemakers Field, on to the Thames Path and cut across to Mudchute DLR (bring Travel Pass or equivalent). Alight Greenwich station and go along Greenwich High Rd the short distance to Cycle way 10, then follow this several miles to Abercorn Way, then left to Glengall Road and the Canal path to Peckham Square. Plan to be back by 1pm. Amanda leading. Ride 2. Canada Water, Greenwich, London Bridge Loop. < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/copy-of-canada-water-greenwich-london-bridge-thameside-loop-cycle-ride-tickets-540926554887 > This anti-clockwise loop follows the Thames on both banks. Lots of history and some fine views. 10am to 12.30pm. Start/finish Deal Porter Square, opposite Canada Water Station, SE16 7AR. Easy 11 mile ride using DLR to cross river at Greenwich (travel pass or equivalent needed) and returning over London Bridge. Route includes Russia Woodland, Greenland Dock, Deptford Historic waterfront, Narrow St (Wapping), Shadwell Basin, Canal-side paths to St Katherines, the Monument. Coffee stop on return leg (probably Bartons, Dockhead). No hills, mostly off road, cycle lanes or quiet streets. Simon K. leading. It will be possible to join the ride at Greenwich Station. Meet 10.25am outside the front of the station on Greenwich High Rd, near the Novotel (not by the DLR entrance). Map of probable route here: These rides are part of the Healthy Riders group, organised by Bruce Lynn on behalf of Southwark Cyclists https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/. Like everything else we do, our activities are all free. We co-operate with other London Cycling Campaign groups like Greenwich Cyclists. The LCC details are here: https://lcc.org.uk/. --

We have just 1 ride for Feb 11th, starting from Canada Water. There will be lots of places on this ride. Nevertheless please register on Eventbrite so we can limit numbers, link: < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/canada-water-to-north-greenwich-loop-tickets-534863620487 >. If you cannot make it, please cancel so that someone else can take the place. Even at the last minute it is worth cancelling (How to cancel ) Ride Info. Canada Water to North Greenwich Loop Start/finish at Canada Water, 10am meet up, finish 12.30 to 1pm. Can also join ride at Cutty Sark, next to Foot Tunnel; be there by 10.20. Bruce Leading. Outward leg using the Thames path, so lots of see through Deptford, Greenwich and round to the O2. Return will use the new segregated lanes along the A206/A200. So not so scenic, but a good route to try. Coffee stop probably at Charlton shops on return leg. This ride is nearly all off road or on segregated lanes. Also no hills. Makes it a good ride even for relatively inexperienced cyclists. Route map at . GPX file attached. This ride is part of a regular programme of Saturday rides, more information at https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/healthy-rides/. These rides are part of the Healthy Riders group, organised by Bruce Lynn on behalf of Southwark Cyclists https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/. Like everything else we do, our activities are all free. We co-operate with other London Cycling Campaign groups like Greenwich Cyclists. The LCC details are here: https://lcc.org.uk/. --

NOTE. You must register on Eventbrite so we can limit numbers, links below. We have 2 rides for Feb 4th, both starting in Peckham Square. One is a reverse direction of the 35 parks ride, a bit shortened. The other is a short, easy ride to Blackheath and Greenwich Park. Remember to register on Eventbrite and if you cannot make it, please cancel so that someone else can take the place. Even at the last minute it is worth cancelling (How to cancel ) Ride 1. Parks and Ride (reverse) < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/33-parks-and-ride-reverse-southwark-healthy-ride-tickets-526052887347 > A bonanza exploration of 33 green spaces - six iconic parks (Burgess, Kennington, Clapham Common, Brockwell, Dulwich and Peckham Rye) and lots of hidden away green spaces. All within a loop of a 3km radius. Visiting Camberwell Submarine, Van Gogh, Brixton Windmill (plus two others), Royal Surrey Zoological Gardens (now defunct), and a near-miss prison visit as a bonus! Coffee stop in Dulwich Park (toilets). Easy riding on quiet roads and cycle routes, and through some parks. This is an approximate reverse of Simon's ride on 21st Jan, but it feels like a totally different ride. Simon S leading. About 14 miles, some gentle slopes, 3 hours. Start Peckham Library at 10.00am - back by 1.00pm. Ride 2. Peckham to Blackheath Loop. < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/peckham-to-blackheath-loop-southwark-healthy-ride-tickets-526056698747 > 10am start in Peckham Square (next to Peckham Library and Peckham Pulse Leisure Centre) for a 2 hour ride led by Bruce. Ride we have not done for a while. Good route for less confident cyclists – lots of off road path and most of the rest quiet streets. Outward route up to Telegraph Hill then down to Brookmill Park and a not too steep route up to Blackheath and Greenwich Park. At Lewisham will make a small diversion to see how the new landscaping at the Ravensbourne/Quaggy confluence is coming along. Short stop at the entrance to Greenwich Park where there are loos. Return down through the park and along Cycleway10, then Bridgehouse Meadows and Meeting House Lane back to Peckham Square. 10.5 miles. Plenty of time for walking the short steep bits. Route at https://goo.gl/itW2R4 These rides are part of the Healthy Riders group, organised by Bruce Lynn on behalf of Southwark Cyclists https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/. Like everything else we do, our activities are all free. We co-operate with other London Cycling Campaign groups like Greenwich Cyclists. The LCC details are here: https://lcc.org.uk/.

NOTE. You must register on Eventbrite so we can limit numbers, links below We have 2 rides for Jan 28th. One is a repeat of our much-loved Royal Docks loop. The other is a new short ride to Regents Park. Remember to register on Eventbrite and if you cannot make it, please cancel so that someone else can take the place. Even at the last minute it is worth cancelling (How to cancel ) Ride 1. Royal Docks Loop from Greenwich. < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/greenwich-to-royal-docks-loop-tickets-522072211037 > Jamie leading. About 13 miles. Start 10am at Cutty Sark next to the Foot Tunnel. Finish around 1pm (allowing time for a coffee break). Start through Foot Tunnel then east side of Isle of Dogs to Blackwall, East India Dock Basin, Lee flyover cycle path, Royal Victoria Dock, Excel Centre, Royal Albert Dock, London City Airport. Start return over Sir Steve Redgrave Bridge, then across Woolwich Ferry (or if just miss one via Foot Tunnel). Back along Thames Path (NCN 4) past Flood Barrier and O2. Map at We last did this ride on May 28th last year. It was somewhat eventful. The ride report is worth a read! (https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/healthy-rides/healthy-ride-reports-2022/ride-report-28th-may-2022/. Ride 2. London Bridge to Regents Park < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-bridge-to-regents-park-cycle-ride-tickets-522073986347 > Bruce leading. Start 10am, Southwark Needle, south side of London Bridge. 2 hours. Finish back at London Bridge ca 12 noon. About 15km (10 miles), pretty much flat. Route using mostly segregated lanes or quiet streets with just a few short stetches of busy road. Out across the City, Cycleway 6, Tavistock Place (LCN 6), Top end of Tottenham Court Road, into Park at Chester Gate. Round the Inner Circle then exit York Gate and return on route touching the outward one at Gower St (UCL), then past British museum, Covent Garden, on to Cycleway 3, Monument and back to London Bridge. Lots to see. No coffee break as just a short ride. Maybe time for a coffee at the end. These rides are part of the Healthy Riders group, organised by Bruce Lynn on behalf of Southwark Cyclists https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/. Like everything else we do, our activities are all free. We co-operate with other London Cycling Campaign groups like Greenwich Cyclists. The LCC details are here: https://lcc.org.uk/.

NOTE. You must register on Eventbrite so we can limit numbers, links below. We have 2 rides for Jan 21st. One is a repeat of our regular “winter warmer” involving climbing up through Crystal Palace Park. The other is a new route that will attempt to break the record for most parks visited. Remember to register on Eventbrite and If you cannot make it, please cancel so that someone else can take the place. Even at the last minute it is worth cancelling (How to cancel ) Ride 1. Dulwich to Crystal Palace. < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/winter-warmer-dulwich-to-crystal-palace-loop-healthy-ride-tickets-516211972907 > Amanda leading. About 10 miles. Start 10am, finish around 12.30 (allowing time for a coffee break). This is a route we have done several times, most memorably in February 2019 with snow on the ground in Crystal Palace Park (see photo with ride report at http://healthyrider.weebly.com/healthy-ride-reports-jan-march2019.html). Should be no risk of snow this week! Start across to Peckham Rye Park then over the hill at Nunhead and down to the Waterlink Way at Ladywell Fields. Follow the off-road Waterlink Way (Nat Route 21) for nearly 2 miles to Lower Sydenham. These rides are part of the Healthy Riders group, organised by Bruce Lynn on behalf of Southwark Cyclists https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/. Like everything else we do, our activities are all free. We co-operate with other London Cycling Campaign groups like Greenwich Cyclists. The LCC details are here: https://lcc.org.uk/. Continue on quiet streets to Cator Park followed by a loop through Penge to Crystal Palace Park. Check out the dinosaurs, then up the hill to Crystal Palace Parade. Steep in places, but plenty of time to walk stretches if necessary (you will not be the only one doing this!). Finish with a delightful run downhill back to Dulwich park. Route map https://goo.gl/rfUzwn Ride 2. Parks and ride < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/parks-and-ride-cycle-ride-from-burgess-park-tickets-516220618767 > A bonanza exploration of 35+ parks and green spaces - some famous, some hidden away. All within a 3km radius. With two windmills, Van Gogh, a submarine, a zoo (now defunct), and a near-miss prison visit as a bonus! Coffee stop at the Pear Tree Cafe on Clapham Common (toilets). Easy riding on quiet roads and cycle routes, and through some parks. Start 10am Burgess Park Cafe. 3 hours. Finish back at Burgess Park ca 1pm. About 25km, 100m elevation. Simon S. leading. More details of route (including GPX file) and places to be visited at https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/healthy-rides/simons-parks-and-ride-ride/ These rides are part of the Healthy Riders group, organised by Bruce Lynn on behalf of Southwark Cyclists https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/. Like everything else we do, our activities are all free. We co-operate with other London Cycling Campaign groups like Greenwich Cyclists. The LCC details are here: https://lcc.org.uk/.

NOTE. You must register on Eventbrite so we can limit numbers. Note 2. Ride reports, often with photos and route maps, are posted to the Southwark Cyclists web site, 2023 index at https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/healthy-rides/healthy-ride-reports-2023/. Report for last Monday’s ride to Hackney Marshes is already up. We have 2 rides for Jan 14th. One is a repeat of the popular New Year’s Eve ride to view Henry Moore statues. The other is a short, really easy, ride round the Central London bridges. Remember to register on Eventbrite and if you cannot make it, please cancel so that someone else can take the place. Even at the last minute it is worth cancelling (How to cancel ) Ride 1. Henry Moore Sculptures Ride https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/henry-moore-sculptures-ride-tickets-506559963487?aff=erelexpmlt Please note different start & end points. Timing: Start 10h00, finish 13h30 Start: Archbishop's Park, Royal Street/Lambeth Palace Road junction (opposite St Thomas's Hospital Emergency Dept.) End: Kennington Park Cafe Distance: 13.78 miles / 22.18 km Ride info from Jane who will be leading. Your chance to begin 2023 with some improving culture! This ride follows a route across Vauxhall Bridge and mostly through central London to look at 8 works created by the sculptor Henry Moore. We will return via South Kensington and Chelsea, visiting "Three Standing Figures" in Battersea Park and ending with a surprise (for some) on the Brandon Estate near Kennington Park. Be prepared for a bit of stop/start riding as we'll be hearing brief facts about each sculpture and there will be a coffee stop at some point. We should finish by 13h30 and I can direct people back to Southwark destinations from Kennington Park if required. https://gb.mapometer.com/cycling/route_5148989.html Ride 2. Six Central London Bridges. Bruce leading. Start/finish Canada Water (Deal Porter Square, next to CW Library and opposite CW Station). Meet 10am for 2 hour ride (no coffee break as short ride). Will alternate bridges starting with Tower Bridge, then Southwark and Waterloo. Back over Westminster, Blackfriars and London Bridge. Mostly segregated cycle lanes plus sections of quiet road and short stretches of busier road. Route at Link to register to ride: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/six-central-london-bridges-cycle-ride-tickets-507634256727 These rides are part of the Healthy Riders group, organised by Bruce Lynn on behalf of Southwark Cyclists https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/. Like everything else we do, our activities are all free. We co-operate with other London Cycling Campaign groups like Greenwich Cyclists. The LCC details are here: https://lcc.org.uk/. --