Thursday 31 October – Meeting: Baby, It’s Cold Outside….!

…But that doesn’t stop a Barnet Cyclist from cycling in the winter. How do you keep dry and warm in the colder months? What do you wear – what can you recommend – or avoid? Sometimes the simple cheap tricks are the best. Do you change anything on the bike? Bring along any bits of kit to show and tell. Beforehand, we will have the usual round up of news and a chat over coffee. 

Sunday 8 December – Christmas Lunch – at Alexander’s in Russell Lane N20. Bookings now open – see the attached form. Paper copies will be available at the October meeting. Final date for booking is the meeting on 28 November. 

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The pattern of meetings is the last Thursday of most months at 8pm. The next meeting dates are 28 November, then 30 January.. 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: Thursday 26 September – Meeting: Barnet goes to Belgium!

After a catch up with local cycling business, and a cup of coffee, we will hear about a recent cycling trip to northern Belgium. A number of cyclists from Barnet, who are also members of a local Forty Plus cycle group, had a week’s cycle tour in Belgium. Come and hear – and see – all about it. 

Christmas Lunch – the annual Barnet Christmas Lunch will be on Sunday 8 December. Put the date in your diaries – booking details will be circulated in October. 

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The pattern of meetings is the last Thursday of most months at 8pm. The next meeting dates are 31 October and 28 November. 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 26 September – Meeting: Barnet goes to Belgium!

After a catch up with local cycling business, and a cup of coffee, we will hear about a recent cycling trip to northern Belgium. A number of cyclists from Barnet, who are also members of a local Forty Plus cycle group, had a week’s cycle tour in Belgium. Come and hear – and see – all about it.

Christmas Lunch – the annual Barnet Christmas Lunch will be on Sunday 8 December. Put the date in your diaries – booking details will be circulated in October.

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The pattern of meetings is the last Thursday of most months at 8pm. The next meeting dates are 31 October and 28 November. 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.

BARNET LOOP, BUS LANES and SCHOOL STREETS

At our July meeting we had a presentation from two representatives from Barnet Council.

A copy of their Powerpoint presentation is attached.

BARNET LOOP This will be 17 mile long environment to be used for cycling, running and walking with key links to green spaces and town centres. 1st stage is public engagement from 18 July to 30 August. GET INVOLVED AND COMMENT ON THE PROPOSED ROUTE. There will be drop in events, Stakeholder route ride/walk –

all information is on the Barnet Loop hub on ‘Engage Barnet’ webpage:

https://www.engage.barnet.gov.uk/hub-page/barnet-loop-engagement-hub

BUS LANES Five stretches of bus lane are planned to be introduced by early 2025. Cyclists will be able to use them.

SCHOOL STREETS  A Number of areas have been identified with different dates for submitting comments. See here for details: https://www.engage.barnet.gov.uk/school-street-engagement

REMINDER: Thursday 18 July – Meeting: Barnet Council- plans for cycle routes

NB – EARLIER IN THE MONTH THAN USUAL

We have special guests from Barnet Council this month: Nathan Smith and Alex Sexton. They will tell – and show – us about the council’s plans to develop a cycling route around the borough, the first part of which has already been implemented. They will also update us on progress with new bus lanes and the roll out of school streets.  Meeting starts at 8pm.

Please do come along if you can to this important meeting. There will also be a chance to catch up with other local news and have a cup of coffee with other cyclists.

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The pattern of meetings is the last Thursday of most months at 8pm. We now have a summer break and resume meetings on 26 September. 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 18 July – Meeting: Barnet Council- plans for cycle routes

NB – EARLIER IN THE MONTH THAN USUAL

We have special guests from Barnet Council this month: Nathan Smith and Alex Sexton. They will tell us about the council’s plans to develop a cycling route around the borough, the first part of which has already been implemented. They will also update us on progress with new bus lanes and the roll out of school streets. 

Please do come along if you can to this important meeting. There will also be a chance to catch up with other local news and have a cup of coffee with other cyclists.

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The pattern of meetings is the last Thursday of most months at 8pm. We now have a summer break and resume meetings on 26 September. 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.

BARNET  FUNDS

Back in May we sent out an appeal for contributions to help keep the Barnet group going.

The response has helped but some, with very busy lives or other pressures weren’t able to respond then. We hope everyone can contribute around £10, as now, requesting different amounts depending on type of membership is no longer an option for us.

So please donate by direct bank transfer to London Cycling Campaign Barnet Branch (not just Barnet Cyclists) sort code: 60 83 01 account 20225687 with your name as reference.

Thank you for your support,   Peter R. treasurer.

REMINDER: Thursday 27 June – Meeting: Adrian Bird of Broadway Bikes

We will start with a round-up of local news. After the coffee break Adrian Bird, proprietor of Broadway Bikes, will be talking about his bike shop, recent developments in cycling technology and the state of the cycle trade. If you have any particular topics you want him to cover, please contact Charles Harvey on charles.harvey@hotmail.co.uk  and he’ll pass them on to Adrian. So far tubeless tyres and the state of the cycle trade are topics he’s been asked to include in his talk.

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The pattern of meetings is the last Thursday of most months at 8pm. Upcoming meeting dates are 18 July then we have a summer break and resume meetings on 26 September. 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 June – Meeting: Adrian Bird of Broadway Bikes

We will start with a round-up of local news. After the coffee break Adrian Bird, proprietor of Broadway Bikes, will be talking about his bike shop, recent developments in cycling technology and the state of the cycle trade. If you have any particular topics you want him to cover, please contact Charles Harvey on charles.harvey@hotmail.co.uk  and he’ll pass them on to Adrian. So far tubeless tyres and the state of the cycle trade are topics he’s been asked to include in his talk.

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The pattern of meetings is the last Thursday of most months at 8pm. Upcoming meeting dates are 18 July then we have a summer break and resume meetings on 26 September. 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.