Dates for a fun cycling summer

  • Sunday 9 October  late morning, exact time tbc.  Start and finish at Freightliners’ Farm and go to Finsbury Park, Parkland walk, Tufnell Park, Camley Street, Coal Drops Yard market. Details available soon !

We are planning another family ride round our safe and green low traffic neighbourhoods later in the autumn.  All dates tbc

Previous events

  • April 21 at 1930:  our Climate Safe Streets champ Divya and Will from the CPRE, one of the Healthy Streets Scorecard coalition are holding a webinar on how to score your street for its health;  if it’s a healthy street, it’s a climate safe street https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/311680192847
  • April 24 at 1400:  Our Beat the Streets family ride which will follow a route round our LTNs while beating as many beatboxes as we can plus fitting in a coffee/cake stop !  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/318880870267
  • April 25 at 1800: Digital Active Travel Hustings with our partners, Islington Living Streets; come and hear what the aspiring local politicians have to say about their plans.  All four main parties have been invited. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/291790913477
  • May 11 at 1900:   Cycle Islington AGM, election of committee members, treasurer’s report and update on last year  plus fab speaker, Carla Francome, held in a pub, the first real social gathering for two  years !  Limited spaces so sign up now. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/321416133307
  • Sunday 26 June at 1400;  Tom Bogdanowicz is leading a ride through Markets and Squares in North and East London.  For those aged 10 and over. Sign up on EventBrite.
  • Sunday 3 July 1400 – 1600;  a social event for the Highbury Quadrant estate where Jonathan, one of our Dr Bikes, will be ready to give bikes a once-over.  This is the same day where Adrian, another of our Dr Bikes, holds his usual monthly session at Sunnyside Community gardens from 1300 – 1500.  Many thanks to them both.
  • Friday 15 July at 1830:  John Hartley will be organising a twilight ride up the Lea Valley;  over 18s only as this will involve at least one pub visit. This ride was trialled last year – twice ! –  and was, unsurprisingly, very popular ! Sign up on EventBrite.
  • Sunday 24 July:  We led a feeder ride to Kidical Mass, which will start from the London Eye and go to Regents Park.  All ages most welcome !
  • 7 August at 1430:  a bike ride of about 25 kms from Victoria Park to Lee Valley Velodrome, returning to Victoria Park for a picnic – register here
  • 28 August at 1500:  Family ride through quiet streets to pick some blackberries, have a coffee and chat in Walthamstow Village and back via Lea Bridge Road.  Sign up here !