Barnet Cycling Campaign – building a better biking borough – part of London Cycling Campaign
Items related to obtaining better cycling provision
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/
Barnet Council are consulting on a couple of road safety schemes. See the links below to go to the Engage Barnet website to take part. Some thoughts on possible responses from the Campaign Group are shown below the links.
Note that the consultations close on Thursday 16 January.
Brunswick Park Road and Church Hill Road, road safety consultation | Engage Barnet
Friern Barnet Lane road safety consultation | Engage Barnet
The Group has been contacted about early proposals to build 300 homes around High Barnet station. See attached flyer – Online webinar on Thursday 28 November 18.30-19.30 and Public Exhibition Sunday 1st December 10am – 2pm at Queen Elizabeth’s Girl School, Meadway.
Barnet Council has recently launched a consultation on parking charges, which aims to encourage modal shift from private cars to public transport, cycling and walking. Key points are:
The consultation can be accessed here
Parking Charges Policy Consultation | Engage Barnet
and includes a survey which we encourage people to complete. In the “other” boxes you could also take the opportunity to raise the issue of the need for more cycle lanes and some of the following points:
Enfield Cycling Campaign and Better Streets for Enfield are hosting an online meeting from 8.00pm to 9.00pm on 19 November to discuss why and how Enfield could have more 20mph roads. Our guest speaker is Jeremy Leach from 20’s Plenty.
To learn more about the event and book a (free) ticket, please click this link.
The event has been covered in local press and community websites and is sure to be engaging and informative. We hope you can join us.
Barnet Council are developing a new Transport Strategy to provide residents and visitors who travel, within and through the borough, with safe, sustainable and convenient travel options.
Public consultation is now underway – have your say by completing the survey on the Engage Barnet website. The consultation runs until 6 December with feedback due in January, See this link: https://www.engage.barnet.gov.uk/transport-strategy-engagement-2024-phase-2
Don’t forget it’s world car free day this Saturday, 21st September. We will have a stall at an event to mark the occasion that Barnet Council is organising in Barnfield Road, Burnt Oak. It starts at noon and Dr Bike will also be there, so please come along and say hello! The event is also close to the first completed section of the Barnet cycle loop, which runs between Colindale and Burnt Oak across Montrose Park. There will also be other community stalls as part of the event, more details are on the council’s web site here:
Burnt Oak Car Free Day | Engage Barnet
If you would like to help on the Barnet Cycling Campaign Stall, please contact Paul Shipway,booneysbikes@hotmail.com
**Correction** The Car Free day event is on Saturday 21st September, not 22nd September as previously advised. The event is being organised by Barnet Council, and will include a range of community events, including rides along the recently completed section of the Barnet Loop between Burnt Oak and Colindale. Barnet Cycling campaign will have a stall at the event, so please come along and say hello. If you would like to help on the day, please contact Paul Shipway, booneysbikes@hotmail.com.
Two events to get involved with in September:
Sunday 22 Sep – Car Free Day
This is an event being run by Barnet Council in the Burnt Oak / Colindale area. There will be a ride along the completed section of the Barnet Loop between Burnt Oak and Colindale, which is about a mile long, so about 2 miles there and back. There will also be an information stall.
Tuesday 24 Sep – LCC Mass Flyering Day
The plan is to pick locations in Barnet to hand out flyers to passing cyclists with a view to boosting membership and participation in our local group during the morning and evening rush hours.
More volunteers are needed – if you can help for an hour or two please contact Paul Shipway at booneysbikes@hotmail.com
The LCC is holding a mass ‘flyring day’ to give out leaflets. Details below – if you can help please contact: jessica.pike@lcc.org.uk (not by replying to this email)
Here’s a summary of what’s happening:
· When? Morning and evening of 24 September
· Where? Up to 3 locations in your borough
· Who? Teams of two people per flyering location
· Important dates and deadlines:
o By 9 August – email jessica.pike@lcc.org.uk to confirm your participation
o 15 August – optional online help session about Civi and e-newsletters
o By 30 August – email jessica.pike@lcc.org.uk to confirm:
§ flyering locations
§ number of t-shirts and sail flags needed
§ whether you’ll be doing bike shop outreach and who will be leading on this
o By 6 September – email jessica.pike@lcc.org.uk to confirm whether you will be collecting flyers etc from the office or need them posted
o 21 September – ensure your welcome emails are updated and commit to sending out future newsletters
o 24 September – flyering day! Take photos and vids of your flyering to post on social media or send to Melanie
o 25 September – feedback to LCC
o End of September – LCC sends out detailed data on newsletter sign-ups and recruitment per borough
Helpful resources:
Barnet Cycling Campaign 