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
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/ |
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.
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.
Thursday 27 March 7pm: Campaign Group Meeting
There will be a meeting of the Campaign Group from 7-8pm this coming Thursday. (This is before the general group meeting). Anyone interested is welcome to attend. Topics under discussion will include:
- A1000 update and compilation of current issues
- Transport Strategy latest
- Health and Well Being Strategy Consultation
- East Finchley Festival
- Lodge Lane and Hutton Grove one-way proposals
Trinity Church Hall Centre, 15 Nether St, North Finchley N12 7NN
Sundays 18 & 25 May: Ciclovia/Freecycle Event – SAVE THE DATES
This year, to replace the central London Freecycle event, borough groups are being encouraged to organise local events. Barnet plans to link in with an event in Enfield.
Volunteers are needed to help participate and marshal the route in Enfield. The plan is for marshals to meet and do a recce of the route on Sunday 18th May at 2pm. So if you can help, please keep this date free and also the date of the event itself – 25 May. More details to follow.
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.
REMINDER: 5 April: LCC Community Skills Summit at Westminster University in Marylebone
Anyone interested in cycling, active travel and campaigning to improve their areas are invited by the LCC to join them for a day exploring how to make our area a safer place for anyone to cycle, walk and wheel so that it’s greener, cleaner and healthier.
Please register here: https://lcc.org.uk/news/lcc-community-skills-summit-2025/
SAVE THE DATE: East Finchley Festival 22 June
This ever popular Community Festival will be held in Cherry Tree Woods, East Finchley N2 on Sunday 22nd June 12pm-6pm.
Barnet Cycling Campaign will have a stall – and it will need volunteers! So, please put the date in your diary and be ready to step forward to help for an hour or two when the call comes.
Rides: Cyclone Cycling
We have been asked to draw attention to this cycling group. They travel out on the Metropolitan Line or the Thameslink Line so it would be of interest to our members on the western side of the borough.Â
NB THIS GROUP IS NOT PART OF THE LONDON CYCLING CAMPAIGN or BARNET CYCLISTS
Originating in Brent, the group now ranges across North West London – they organise London evening rides – the Chilterns, Watford and beyond. They do 35-45 mile circular daytime road rides at weekends, with an average speed of 14 mph (a good bit faster on the flat).Â
See attached flyer for more info. To find out more, do drop Matt a line at: CycloneCycling@outlook.comÂ
Barnet Cycling Campaign 