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Funds Appeal

LCC Barnet Cycling Campaign & Barnet Cyclists

Funds Appeal

Once a year we ask you to make a small donation to keep us solvent.

It enables us to have friendly monthly meetings, campaign for better cycling provision in Barnet and organise rides. Not bad for just £10, the amount we’d like you to contribute.

(Or more is even better!)

Please donate by direct bank transfer. Our account name is: 

London Cycling Campaign Barnet Branch (not just “Barnet Cyclists” )

sort code 60-83-01   account 20225687 with your name as reference

How about doing it now, or putting a note in your diary, otherwise, like me, you may well forget.

Thanks for supporting us:       peter R – treasurer

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Barnet – Rights of Way

Mark Sumner, the Rights of Way officer for Barnet Council, came to the April meeting. He is in the process of collating Rights of Way to be added to the Definitive Map. It is intended to publish a map on the council website in 3-4 months. 

Mark would welcome input from the group to identify any paths/bridleways/tracks that we feel should be included that would be useful for cyclists in the borough. It might be that we are not sure of the legal status of some paths that we use and it would be useful to clarify their status. We said we would collate suggestions from the group and forward them to Mark.

Please send any suggestions to alison.ewington@ntlworld.com . Give enough detail so any path/bridleway/track can be identified easily on a map. It would be useful to have any info on why it would be useful to be included ie avoiding a difficult junction, provides a good route to shops/schools. All need to be within Barnet – but they could be links to routes in Herts or other boroughs.

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Stolen bike

Charles Harvey has had his bike stolen and is looking for a replacement. He’s been in touch with Broadway Bikes but was wondering if any Barnet Cycling Campaign members have a bike they wanted to sell. The basic requirements are below:

Frame size: Medium to Large: Charles’ height is 5ft 10in (178cm) and his inside leg measurement is 31in (79 cm). 

Suitable for:

Local travel, shopping, touring, day rides, moderate off road riding, e.g. canal towpaths, gravel paths, farm roads. 

Will not be used for:

Commuting, cycle sport, serious off road riding.

Desirable: Mud guards, strong rear pannier rack, low gears.  

Not essential: Index gearing. Saddle – I already have a spare saddle so that is not important.

Contact: charlesfrazerharvey1951@gmail.com

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REMINDER: Thursday 24 April: Group Meetings (with speaker) & AGM 

7pm: Campaign Group meeting to discuss local campaigning issues, including improvements to the A1000, the council’s Transport Strategy, and how to make Barnet a better place for cyclists. All are welcome to attend, so if you want to find out more, please come along!

8pm: Mark Sumner from Barnet Council will come to talk to the group about paths and Rights of Way in Barnet. This is your chance to ask questions and help shape the way paths are managed in Barnet.

AGM: following the discussion we will have the Annual General Meeting of the Barnet Borough Group of the London Cycling Campaign. The Treasurer will present the accounts. Committee officers will be elected: we have nominations for the posts of LCC Co-ordinator, Treasurer and Campaigns Group Co-ordinator. Volunteers are needed for LCC Rides Co-ordinator. Any nominations for committee posts and motions to be debated at the AGM must be sent by 23 April at the latest to alison.ewington@ntlworld.com

We will conclude with a quick round up of anything else happening in the group – and at some point we will fit in a cup of coffee!

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The pattern of meetings is the last Thursday of most months at 8pm. (Campaign Group meets at 7pm). The next meeting dates are 29 May, 26 June and 17 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 projector to show pictures. 

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

All welcome.

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Thursday 24 April: Group Meetings (with speaker) & AGM 

7pm: Campaign Group meeting to discuss local campaigning issues, including improvements to the A1000, the council’s Transport Strategy, and how to make Barnet a better place for cyclists. All are welcome to attend, so if you want to find out more, please come along!

8pm: Mark Sumner from Barnet Council will come to talk to the group about paths and Rights of Way in Barnet. This is your chance to ask questions and help shape the way paths are managed in Barnet.

AGM: following the discussion we will have the Annual General Meeting of the Barnet Borough Group of the London Cycling Campaign. The Treasurer will present the accounts. Committee officers will be elected: we have nominations for the posts of LCC Co-ordinator, Treasurer and Campaigns Group Co-ordinator. Volunteers are needed for LCC Rides Co-ordinator. Any nominations for committee posts and motions to be debated at the AGM must be sent by 23 April at the latest to alison.ewington@ntlworld.com

We will conclude with a quick round up of anything else happening in the group – and at some point we will fit in a cup of coffee!

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The pattern of meetings is the last Thursday of most months at 8pm. (Campaign Group meets at 7pm). The next meeting dates are 29 May, 26 June and 17 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 projector to show pictures. 

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

All welcome.

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London Phoenix Easter Classic

The London Phoenix cycling club, who are based in Barnet and affiliated to the London Cycling Campaign, are running their annual event on Easter Monday 21 April 2025. There are options for 113 km and 54 km road rides, as well as a 70k gravel ride. The start and finish of the event is at Fairlop Waters in East London, and the rides head out into the beautiful Essex countryside. More information can be found here: Easter Classic 2025 — London Phoenix Cycling Club

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Ride marshal and leader training

The LCC have started booking and running ride marshal sessions in preparation for London Cycling Festival (formerly called Ciclovia). They want to put on as many as possible in as many different boroughs leading up to the Festival so if your group hasn’t organised one, please get in touch with a date and, if possible, a venue, and Mike McSherry will set you up.

Coming up they have Wandsworth on 10 May, Enfield on 18 May and Women of Colour (date TBC) in Farringdon. 

The session on 18 May in Enfield would be of most interest to members in Barnet who are able to help with the Enfield event on 25 May.

Email mike.mcsherry@lcc.org.uk to organise.

All sessions will appear on this URL as soon as they are confirmed: https://lcc.org.uk/organizer/lcc-training/

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ENGAGE BARNET SURVEY: Health and Wellbeing Strategy consultation

Barnet Council are consulting on their Draft Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy – on the Engage Barnet website – link below. You can download the draft document from the website – but despite the aims of health and wellbeing there does not seem to be any mention of ‘active travel’ – walking and cycling. This seems like a missed opportunity.

Please have complete the survey and where relevant say how valuable encouraging cycling would be. 

The consultation closes on 8 April.

https://www.engage.barnet.gov.uk/draft-barnet-joint-health-and-wellbeing-strategy-consultation
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REMINDER Thursday 27 March – Meeting: Quiz Night!

After the usual catch-up on local cycling news and a chance to have a chat over a cup of coffee, we will have a fun quiz. Some questions will be about cycling and transport – and some won’t. Stupendous prizes!

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The pattern of meetings is the last Thursday of most months at 8pm. The next meeting dates are 24 April (with an AGM), 29 May, 26 June and 17 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 projector to show pictures. 

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

All welcome.