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REMINDER: 25 May London Cycling Festival event at Enfield

Some of us are going to the London Cycling Festival event at Enfield on Sunday 25th May. This is one of many events being run by LCC groups as there is no Freewheel or Ride London this year. For full details see  https://lcc.org.uk/events/enfield-london-cycling-festival/

There is a feeder ride from Palmers Green, which meets outside the Fox pub on Fox Lane at 8.30am. I realise that this is much earlier than the 10.00 or 10.30 start times we’re used to. 

If you want to ride there with others, we are meeting at 7.45am at the Tally Ho in North Finchley. It’s a four mile ride to Palmers Green, mainly but not entirely on main roads, but they should be quiet at that hour.  If it’s easier for you to ride directly to Palmers Green or Enfield, that’s fine.

If you are meeting up with us at the Tally Ho at 7.45, please let me know. My contact details are below.

If it is difficult for you to get to Enfield, there are also events nearby in Brent, Harrow and Camden. See  https://lcc.org.uk/london-cycling-festival-map/ for details. 

Charles Harvey

charlesfrazerharvey1951@gmail.com

020 8455 5174

07961 194 771

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22 June: East Finchley Festival-HELP NEEDED

There will be a Barnet Cycling Campaign stall at the East Finchley Festival this year. (Sunday 22 June, 12pm-6pm Cherry Tree Wood, N2 9QH). There will be a Dr Bike. Helpers are needed on the stall to hand out information and talk to visitors. Can you help for an hour or so?

Please contact Paul at booneysbikes@hotmail.com if you can help.



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Thursday 29 May: Monthly Meetings 

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: Monthly meeting for all!  FIRST AID FOR CYLISTS

After a catch up on local cycling news – and the all-important coffee break – Brian Atkinson will be taking us through the basics of first-aid for someone who has a fall or collision when cycling. Maybe someone is taken ill for other reasons – what are the signs and how best to help them? Come along and find out – one day you may really need to know what to do. 

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The pattern of meetings is the last Thursday of most months at 8pm. (Campaign Group meets at 7pm). 

Topics coming up:

26 June: Report on riding the new Marcher Castles Way

17 July: Are you sitting comfortably? How best to set up yourself and bike.

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 Cycling Festival event at Enfield

Some of us are going to the London Cycling Festival event at Enfield on Sunday 25th May. This is one of many events being run by LCC groups as there is no Freewheel or Ride London this year. For full details see  https://lcc.org.uk/events/enfield-london-cycling-festival/

There is a feeder ride from Palmers Green, which meets outside the Fox pub on Fox Lane at 8.30am. I realise that this is much earlier than the 10.00 or 10.30 start times we’re used to. 

If you want to ride there with others, we are meeting at 7.45am at the Tally Ho in North Finchley. It’s a four mile ride to Palmers Green, mainly but not entirely on main roads, but they should be quiet at that hour.  If it’s easier for you to ride directly to Palmers Green or Enfield, that’s fine.

If you are meeting up with us at the Tally Ho at 7.45, please let me know. My contact details are below.

If it is difficult for you to get to Enfield, there are also events nearby in Brent, Harrow and Camden. See  https://lcc.org.uk/london-cycling-festival-map/ for details. 

Charles Harvey

charlesfrazerharvey1951@gmail.com

020 8455 5174

07961 194 771

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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.