Forthcoming Rides, Meetings and other Events Newsletter 119 Autumn 2014 Saturday 30 August 2014 Architecture Ride: London lidosr www.lambethcyclists.org.uk Wednesdays in September Dr Bike various locations: see over

Tuesday 16 September 2014 Cyclists Meeting 7:30pm

Saturday 27 September 2014 Architecture Ride: Almshouses Bringing Space for Cycling to the Country Show

Tuesday 21 October 2014 Lambeth Cyclists Meeting 7:30pm

Saturday 25 October 2014 Architecture Ride: Regeneration

Tuesday 18 November 2014 Lambeth Cyclists Meeting 7:30pm

Saturday 29 November 2014 Architecture Ride: East end cemeteries and plague pits . Lambeth Cyclists meetings

Lambeth Cyclists meetings take place on the third Tuesday of the month 7:30 – 9:00pm at the Community Centre,1 Studley Road, SW4 (behind ); secure bike parking is available in the forecourt of the building. At the meetings we consider the latest developments in cycling in the borough, look at and comment on plans and discuss problems. They are informal events – everyone is welcome! After the meeting we generally go to a nearby pub.

Lambeth Cyclists rides We run leisurely, easy going rides generally on the last Saturday of the month,

starting at 10:30 and lasting all day. These rides are run by volunteers and often final routes are not planned until shortly beforehand – information is available at our meetings, on the website and the email list.

In July we ran a very successful stall at the Lambeth Country Show where we were Lambeth Cyclists email group able to talk to lots of local people about our activities and the Space for Cycling Details of meetings, rides planned and other announcements are circulated on the campaign. We were able to hand out lots of maps and information on cycling in email group as well as discussion of matters of Lambeth cycling interest – sign up Lambeth. Thank you to everyone who volunteered at the show today by sending a blank email to

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Cycle maintenance classes to restart

We are pleased to announce that our popular cycle maintenance classes run will be Enter the Lambeth Summer happy cycling photo competition restarting this autumn. Can you capture the joys of cycling in Lambeth? The council are running a photo competition and are looking for images of happy people enjoying cycling and their A new set of classes will begin on Tuesday 9 September 2014 for five weeks and will local surroundings. They want a range of images to use in publicity materials and have take place at a new venue - Harbour Cycles on Coldharbour Lane. The sessions will worked with -based Cycle PS to offer prizes for the best photos which will take place 6:30-8:30pm and cover all aspects of maintaining bikes with an emphasis also be exhibited in the shop. The closing date for receipt of images is 15 Seotember on the practical checks and steps that can be taken to keep your bike on the road. 2014. More information at www.lambeth.gov.uk/parking-transport-and- The cost of the sessions is £75. Email us with your details if you are streets/cycling/summer-cycling-august-14-photography-competition interested in attending the classes - we expect to run further sets of classes so will keep your details on file if the current course is oversubscribed.

Brixton Cycles wins London Cycling award Published by Lambeth Cyclists August 2014 Congratulations to SW9-based cycle shop Cycles which won Best Small Bike Lambeth Cyclists is a borough group of the London Cycling Campaign, Retailer at the London Cycling Awards. Brixton Cycles is one of over 10 shops in 2 Newhams Row, Bermondsey Street, London SE1 3UZ www.lcc.org.uk Lambeth offering discounts to LCC members - see www.lcc.org.uk/pages/offers-and- Borough Coordinator Charlie Holland [email protected]/ 07795 462568 Newsletter Editor Luke Evans [email protected] discounts to find out more. www.lambethcyclists.org.uk Traffic free route from Oval to Westminster? Rides have outlined plans for a two-way segregated cycle lane Our rides continue to take place on the last Saturday of the month. In July we went running along Harleyford Road from Oval tube station to and over Vauxhall on a very interesting tour looking at the diverse architecture of Lambeth's libraries. Bridge. A TfL traffic engineer outlined the plans at our July meeting - they form part of Thanks to Allan Sutherland for leading this ride. cycle superhighway 5 running from Lewisham to Westminster. As we were going to press arrangements were being finalised for our August ride on The new 30 August looking at London's lidos. proposals will see the cycle route On Saturday 27 September 2014 we will continue the architecture rides with a look at replacing one London's Almshouses: distinctive buildings, such as these on Fentiman Road, SW8, lane of traffic. built by charities and parishes for the The lane will poor before the welfare state gave enable cyclists to government the role of housing travel straight people. from Vauxhall Southwards On Saturday 25 October our ride will along Harleyford look at regeneration and the role that Road rather than buildings have in making an area having to take more prosperous. the one-way road around And on Saturday 29 November we Kennington Lane will look at the macabre subject of and Durham East end cemeteries and plague pits - Street as at mass graves dug to take the excess present. of bodies resulting from the London plague epidemic of the 1660s.

At Vauxhall Bridge modifications will be made to create a new segregated route so All are welcome on these fascinating rides around often overlooked aspects of London that cyclists heading towards Westminster will continue on the 'wrong' side of the road - look out for details of the rides nearer the time on our website. over the bridge. The proposals will also see related measures such as banned turns being introduced for motor vehicles and improvements to enable pedestrians to better If you have ideas for rides we are always happy to hear from you and can help with access the tube and railway stations. It is expected that building work on the scheme route planning and incorporate them into our programme. If you are interested in will take place later this year and into 2015. suggesting rides or would like to be involved in the rides please contact Mark Knox [email protected]. The consultation on these proposals is open until 14 September 2014 - see https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/cycling/67a9e368 We generally welcome the proposals Other rides which will make this key route more cycle friendly. These proposals are separate to Lambeth’s cycle training provider Cycle Confident also runs free rides for Lambeth the wider Vauxhall area redevelopment. Our long term aim of removing the gyratory residents – see the Cycle Confident website www.cycleconfident.com/courses/led- system at Vauxhall to make the whole area cycle friendly remains. rides/

Tfl outline Oval junction proposals Dr Bike returns in September At our July meeting we also heard about TfL proposals for the junctions around the Lambeth Council are running their popular Dr Bike service every Wednesday in Oval triangle -A3: Road and , Brixton and Camberwell New September at various locations around the borough. The Dr Bike team can fix basic Roads. The proposals, which were developed in consultation with LCC's junction problems, adjust your bike and offer advice on further action if required. In most review group, will greatly improve the cases the Police also attend these sessions to advise on security and offer a security situation for cyclists heading North registration and marking service. towards Elephant and Castle and heading South towards Brixton and Dr Bike runs at the following locations Camberwell with new cyclist only 3 September Brixton: Windrush Square, phases, segregated cycle routes and outside the Ritzy, SW2 banned left turns for motor vehicles. 10 September Clapham Common Northside: TfL is expected to release its response opposite junction with Cedars Road, SW4 to the consultation shortly so that the 17 September Waterloo: outside James Clerk works can begin this winter. See Maxwell building opposite Imax, SE1 https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/betterj 24 September Oval Triangle: opposite Oval unctions/oval/consult_view for the tube station. SE11 proposals. All sessions run 5:30-7:30pm. .