free sociable cycle rides, picnic and Ride London Freecycle

[Sally Eva]

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). 

Advanced notices

 

1. Ride London Freecycle will this year be on Sunday May 28th. There will be a led ride to the traffic free area from Peckham Rye Park at 10am, plus a return ride at 3pm.
2. There will be a Southwark Cyclists picnic after the rides on June 10th; venue Southwark Park. Friends and family welcome.

 

On 20^th we have 2 rides. One 2.5 hours, one 3.5 hours. Note that both rides will start early at 9.30 at the Southwark Needle, south end of London Bridge, SE1 2PF. Handy for London Bridge Station if you want to get to the start by train. 

Ride 1. London Bridge to Victoria Park. < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-bridge-to-victoria-park-cycle-ride-tickets-636809824327 >   

Victoria Park is the oldest public park in London (opened 1845) and bigger than any of our Southwark Parks. Has a lake with fountain, a pagoda and a bandstand where bands still play every Sunday. And it has some lovely wide paths, perfect for shared riding and walking.  We will set out at 9.30 across London Bridge and follow mostly quiet streets and paths to ‘Vicky’ Park. Then east to the nearby Olympic Park and probable coffee stop. Back by a different route, reaching London Bridge about 1pm. Ride Leader Amanda. 

Ride 2. Great Trees Ride < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/great-trees-cycle-ride-tickets-636814929597 > 

A ride to look at some trees. Boring. Maybe - but trees, we are realizing, are not just a taken-for-granted background. They matter. They soak up CO2 and are good for our health.  Inspiration comes from a talk in 2021 to Better Streets Southwark by Paul Wood about Tree Talk and his amazing Tree Map. Route is based on Paul’s Great Trees of London Map (£8 from book shops).  We did this ride first in 2021, see report.  Start is 9.30am from the Southwark Needle. Route an 11 mile circuit to 6 of the Great Trees. Route uses a mixture of paths and quiet streets, just short stretches of busy road. Runs through Camberwell, Peckham, New Cross and Deptford.  Should end back at London Bridge at around midday. Bruce leading.  Annotated route map at https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1WMWt1qLR_4_obNGcwNHD3Sghfv22eLEW&usp=sharing 

These rides are part of a regular programme of Saturday rides, more information at https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/healthy-rides/. 

 

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