Barnet Cycling Campaign – building a better biking borough – part of London Cycling Campaign
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After business and the tea break, we will have a discussion about what is best to eat and drink to improve your cycling experience. To kick us off, our own Dr Helen Vecht will give us a bit of detail about what we should be aiming for. Come and along and share your thoughts. All welcome.
Meet: 8pm Carey Hall, Trinity Church Centre, Nether Street, North Finchley N12
FIND OUT –Thursday October 17th at 7pm
Martin School Hall, Plane Tree Walk, High Road, East Finchley, London N2 9JP
Breathing polluted air harms our health, even when we might not feel the effects day to day. Many Londoners -including in East Finchley-are living in areas that exceed the World Health Organisation guidelines. Half of this pollution is caused by road traffic but other factors such as dust from construction works have an impact. This meeting is an opportunity to get an overview of the problem and to assess what individuals, schools and other organisations and the wider community can do to improve the situation.
Speakers:
Leonie Cooper Greater London Assembly Member for the Labour and Cooperative Party (environment lead)
Pupil Representative from Martin School Eco Council on initiatives taken by one school communityÂ
Spokespersonfrom London Borough of Barnet Invited
For more details: brown.kate@btinternet.com
Organised by East Finchley Community Trust
Christopher Bonner is a student at Royal Holloway University of London and has requested of Barnet Cycling Campaign if they and others would be able to complete a survey on cycling experiences:
“I am recruiting participants for a nationwide study exploring experiences of cycling. In particular, the study aims to explore the types of beliefs that UK cyclists hold about other road-users whilst cycling. It involves completing a short questionnaire that will take about 10-12 minutes.
“The questionnaire can be accessed using this link:
https://rhulpsychology.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0eVzgyshJfjsXM9
As a way of saying ‘thank you’, participants have the option of being entered into a prize draw to win a £100 Amazon gift voucher.
Best wishes,
Christopher Bonner, Trainee Clinical Psychologist
Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham Hill, Egham, TW20 0EX
In this issue:
Flower Market Ride
WGC and beyond Ride
Cycling Survey
Notices
October Newsletter
After business and coffee, we would like to hear about your cycling adventures over the summer. And we need YOU to volunteer! We are looking for a few people to tell us about where they went cycling, what was it like, is it something they would recommend?  If you have photographs all the better and we can show these. They can be short chats – 5 or 10 mins would be great. We guarantee a friendly audience!
Please email Alison if you can help – alison.ewington@ntlworld.com If you have photos we can project it would be good to send them in advance.
Meet: 8pm Carey Hall, Trinity Church Centre, Nether Street, North Finchley N12
We have been tipped off that Aldi will be having a special sale of cycle clothing and accessories starting on Sunday 29th September. See the link at the bottom of this message. This is not an official endorsement, but the clothing on offer is very competitively priced. Be warned – the good stuff goes fast!
A chance to get into the quiet lanes of northern Herts. With Malcolm leading, the group will head to Vanstones Garden Centre for lunch. Then head north through St Paul’s Walden on to a track for a bit of ‘rough-stuff’. Tea at Emily’s Tea Shop in Whitwell then back to WGC.
Meet: 11am outside the station (Howardsgate Shopping Centre – by MacDonalds) in Welwyn Garden City. Be ready to leave at 11am – come early if you want a coffee.
Trains:                       New Southgate         10:22
Oakleigh Park           10:26
New Barnet               10:28
Arrive WGCÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 10:49
Ride leader: Malcolm Nightingale 07538 402147
 For all rides:
Please remember to bring a spare inner tubein case you have a puncture and some basic tools that fit your bike.
Any questions about rides please contact Alison Ewington alison.ewington@ntlworld.com
Lots happening in and around London on 21-22 September with Open House London 2019 on 21-22 September and Car Free Day on Sunday 22 September and you can visit them by bike.
With Open House London it is possible to visit hundreds of buildings of architectural interest and historical, cultural and general interest in central London and the Boroughs. With the Car Free Day on Sunday, 22 September road closures or bus-only zones will be enforced between 10.30am and 5pm with twenty kilometres of roads closed in central London and cycling and walking encouraged around Tower Bridge, London Bridge and the City of London.
You can learn more at:
https://openhouselondon.open-city.org.uk/
Buildings open include for example the Treasury Office, Foreign Office, Whitehall, various embassies, Saville Row, etc. Some building visits require email booking in advance (eg Wrotham Park, Barnet) and others are by ballot only with those ballots mostly closed now (eg No. 10 Downing St and new US Embassy).
But don’t be discouraged, hundreds of other buildings are still accessible and open in your area and in London and don’t forget the Car Free Day on Sunday 22 September and maybe use your bike to get to some of these famous buildings?
A reminder that the next indoor meeting will be on Thursday 26th September.
We would like to hear about your cycling adventures over the summer. And we need YOU to volunteer! We are looking for a few people to tell us about where they went cycling, what was it like, is it something they would recommend? Â If you have photographs all the better and we can show these. They can be short chats – 5 or 10 mins would be great. We guarantee a friendly audience!
Please email Alison if you can help – alison.ewington@ntlworld.com
Meet: 8pm Carey Hall, Trinity Church Centre, Nether Street, North Finchley N12
There is an open public meeting organised by St Albans Cycle Campaign to discuss how to develop a collaborative and feasible cycle network in St Albans & Harpenden. Entry is free to anyone interested in learning more about this, but please register in advance on Eventbrite (https://stacc-agm.eventbrite.co.uk).
The speaker will be Brian Deegan who is a leading street design engineer and an inspirational public speaker. He was co-author of the London Cycling Design Standards and is currently principal design engineer with Urban Movement, and cycling infrastructure lead for Greater Manchester Combined Authority. He has lived in Harpenden for 10 years, and knows the challenges and opportunities of creating a cycle network for the district and area.
Barnet Cycling Campaign 