Dr Bike will be at the Barnet Cycling Campaign stand at the East Finchley Festival. It is on the 21st June from 12 noon to 6pm at Cherry Tree Wood, East Finchley, N2 9QH. Come and get your bike checked and find out more about cycling in the borough. There will also be some “cycle jumble” where you can take away free cycle components such as saddles, pumps etc.  For further information see: 

East Finchley <br/>Festival

Cherry Tree Woods, East Funchley. 12 noon – 6pm. We will have a stall at the Festival with Dr Bike and cycle jumble. We need volunteers to come along and help on the stall. If you can spare an hour or so please contact barnetlcc@gmail.com 

7pm: The Campaign Group will meet before the general meeting. Matters to be discussed include the outcome of the local elections. This meeting is open to anyone who wants to get more involved in cycle campaigning in Barnet.

8pm: Monthly meeting – AGM and Cycling Books

AGM Our round-up of the year. This is your chance to get involved. Volunteer – in particular, the group needs a Rides Co-ordinator to organise group rides. If you have any Motions for discussion to add to the agenda please email barnetlcc@gmail.com by 27 May.

Cycling Books After the break we will talk about our favourite cycling books. Bring along a cycling related book you can recommend to the group – and tell us what you like about it. Also, bring along any books you no longer need to give away to other members. 

Everyone is welcome – if you are not yet a member – do come along and try a meeting. 

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The pattern of meetings is usually the last Thursday of most months at 8pm. 

Future meeting dates: 25 June & 16 July.

If you have any suggestions for topics for these meetings please get in touch – have you been on any interesting tours/rides? We can provide a laptop/projector to show pictures/films. 

Meet: 8pm, Trinity Church Centre, Nether Street, North Finchley N12.

All welcome.

We’ve been contacted by “Walk the Walk” about encouraging cyclists to volunteer to help with marshalling on the “Moonwalk” on 16/17 May. The Moonwalk is an overnight marathon length walk through central London in aid of Cancer Charities (especially but not exclusively breast cancer charities). 

Cyclists are essential to the volunteering effort because they can easily reach parts of the route that support vehicles can’t and are able to respond quickly to hotspots on the route where additional help is needed, cyclists navigate the front walkers around the route, and others follow the end of the walk looking after the weary last walkers. Cyclists sign up for one, or two, shifts – from about 9pm (Saturday) to 7am Sunday and then from about 7am Sunday to 12 noon. 

They need about 60 or 70 cyclists. It is a quite brilliant and uplifting night out with a joyous atmosphere, and millions of pounds will be raised. You can also help by getting sponsored as a volunteer (but you do not have to – your time and enthusiasm is all that is needed). 

All the details about the Moonwalk and how to volunteer are on the WTW website https://walkthewalk.org/volunteer/

Cyclists do need to be over 18 – because you’ll be out in the wee small hours. 

Feel free to contact Richard below if you need more information specifically about the cycle marshal role.

Richard Perry <richardgeoffreyperry@gmail.com>