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January 2005
Saturday 29th
Burns Night
Our
ever-popular annual Burns Night fundraising supper and dance. Sold
out - sorry!
March 2005
Wednesday 2nd
AGM
plus seminar on the theme of 'Cycle-Friendly
Housing'
How
can residential planning and design
stimulate more cycling and walking, and less motor dependance, in
Hackney? Panel debate with expert speakers including Dr Robert Davis of
London Borough of Ealing,
chaired by Crispin Truman.
Buffet
from 7pm. Short AGM at 7.30pm, followed by panel
debate.
Venue:
Hothouse, 274 Richmond Road, near Mare Street and London Fields.
How
to
get there
More
details
 Sunday
20th
'Bikes
In The Park' - Springfield Park
Learn to cycle,
improve your
confidence,
fix up your bike. Free lessons for kids and adults. Bikes provided. Run
by STA Bikes, funded by Millfields Park User Group and Hackney
Council.
Numbers limited -
book in advance to
avoid missing out. Call Tim Evans on 020 8986 3456
or email stabikes@timevans.org.uk
Download
'Bikes in the Park' flyers in PDF format: A4
/ A5
 Pedal
Power session
- Victoria Park
Cycling club for
people with
learning
disabilities. (Info: Jo on 020 8809 7718). £2.50 fee + bike
hire £2.50 (bring your own bike if you can).
2pm-4pm.
Meet at Victoria Park Harriers clubhouse, corner of Cadogan
Terrace and Victoria Park Road E9. Streetmap
location
Monday 21st
'Bikes
In The Park' - Springfield Park
Details as Sunday
20th March. Call Tim Evans on
020 8986 3456
or email stabikes@timevans.org.uk
Thursday
24th
'Bikes
In The Park' - Hackney Downs
Details as Sunday
20th March. Call Tim
Evans on 020 8986 3456
or email stabikes@timevans.org.uk
Friday 25th
'Bikes
In The Park' - Millfields
Details as Sunday
20th March. Call Tim Evans on
020 8986 3456
or email stabikes@timevans.org.uk
April 2005
Saturday 9th
Pedal
Power
session
- Lea Valley Cycle Circuit
Cycling
club for people with learning disabilities. (Info: Jo on 020 8809
7718). £2.50 fee + bike hire £2.50 (bring your own
bike if you can). Meet at Lea
Valley Cycle Circuit.
2pm-4pm. Streetmap location
Thursday
14th
Self-help
maintenance workshop
See
our workshop
page for details.
Thursday
21st
London
Fields Cyclists' Breakfast
Hosted
by the transportation
department of Hackney Council. Fresh coffee and croissants for anyone
who passes by on a bike.
7am to 10am
Streetmap
location.
Sunday
24th
'Tree
Wheel'
Bicycle
tour of Hackney's remarkable
trees. Duration two to three hours, depending on who comes
along.
Meet 10.30am at the Whiston Road entrance to Haggerston Park.
Organised by Tree Musketeers. More info Russell
Miller:
tm@km551818.demon.co.uk
Sunday 24th
Pedal
Power
session
- Victoria Park
Cycling
club for people with learning disabilities. (Info: Jo on 020 8809
7718). £2.50 fee + bike hire £2.50 (bring your own
bike if you can).
2pm-4pm.
Meet at Victoria Park Harriers clubhouse, corner of Cadogan
Terrace and Victoria Park Road E9. Streetmap
location
Thursday 28th
Self-help
maintenance workshop
See
our workshop
page for details.
May 2005
Saturday 7th
Recumbent racing and
tryout at Eastway
Recumbents
are fun, fast and
very comfortable. They are also ideal for people who suffer from pain
in their hands, arms, neck or back or who can't get on with a
conventional bike saddle.
This is your opportunity to try out a range of different laid-back
machines on the wonderful Lea Valley Cycle Circuit (popularly known as
the Eastway), and watch them being raced by HPV (human-powered
vehicle) enthusiasts.
The racing starts from 12 noon, but there will time before and after
the races to use the circuit.
Venue: Lea
Valley Cycle Circuit, Quartermile
Lane, London E15. Tryouts courtesy of Bikefix.
Racing organised by the British
Human Power
Club.
Thursday
12th
Self-help
maintenance workshop
See
our workshop
page for details.
Saturday 14th
Pedal
Power
session
- Lea Valley Cycle Circuit
Cycling
club for people with learning disabilities. (Info: Jo on 020 8809
7718). £2.50 fee + bike hire £2.50 (bring your own
bike if you can). Meet at Lea
Valley Cycle Circuit.
2pm-4pm. Streetmap location
Thursday 26th
Self-help
maintenance workshop
See
our workshop
page for details.
Sunday 29th
Pedal
Power
session
- Victoria Park
Cycling
club for people with learning disabilities. (Info: Jo on 020 8809
7718). £2.50 fee + bike hire £2.50 (bring your own
bike if you can).
2pm-4pm.
Meet at Victoria Park Harriers clubhouse, corner of Cadogan
Terrace and Victoria Park Road E9. Streetmap location
June 2005
Thursday 9th
Self-help
maintenance workshop
See
our workshop
page for details.
Bike
Week 2005 events in Hackney
Saturday
11th
Bike the Bounds
Our
annual circumnavigation
of the borders of
this diverse borough. It's an absorbing
journey of surprising contrasts, totalling about 20 miles.
Meet
at 1pm in front of Hackney Town Hall, Mare Street, moving off in a
counter-clockwise direction.
Streetmap location
Start-of-Bike
Week party
To
celebrate the arrival
of summer and
Bike Week, there's a party at the Springfield Rowing Club boat house on
the
River Lee, Clapton E5. Features musical performances from some local
cycling celebs (sez 'ere):
Andy and Jane Stables (from CTUK)
and family, Marcus Ahmad (also CTUK), Stuart Dennison (Bikefix),
Cambridge based
duo Redhouse, Judith StephN and Dave Bali.
7.30pm onwards. Suggested donation £3
Streetmap
location
Thursday
16th
London Fields cyclists' breakfast
 If your morning
route takes you anywhere near London
Fields, join us for fresh coffee and croissants, and while you're
eating them, let Dr Bike give a quick diagnosis of your bike's state of
health. Southern end of London Fields, near the top of Broadway Market.
Supported by London
Borough of Hackney Streetscene.
7am - 10am. Streetmap location
Pitstop!
Like Doctor Bike,
but after a couple of espressos. Pull in for a few minutes while
professional mechanics pump your tyres, lube your chain and diagnose
mechanical problems, and in the
meanwhile pick up some bargain accessories and giveaways. At Hackney's
first cycle pitstop last September, 66 back lights, 65 front lights, 28
cans of lube and 38 ping bells were sold, while dozens of reflectors,
40 metres of reflective tape, 130 muesli bars and 17kg of bananas were
given out for free.
4pm - 7.30pm in London Fields (same location as breakfast above).
A London
Borough of Hackney Streetscene
production.
Saturday 18th
Historic buildings of Hackney
tour
There is no better
way to discover the rich and diverse heritage of Hackney than by bike
in the erudite company of other
Hackney wheelers. The tour will finish with a free al fresco
buffet in one of the
borough's many beautiful open spaces.
So come and enjoy!
Meet
at 1pm in front of Hackney Town Hall, Mare Street, London E8.
Streetmap location
Thursday 23rd
Self-help
maintenance workshop
See
our workshop
page for details.
July 2005
Sunday 3rd
Dr
Bike and stall at Laburnum
Street Party
Laburnum Street (map)
stretches between Kingsland Rd and Queensbridge Rd, just north of
Whiston Road. This is the second year that they've run a street
festival. Draws include a big stage in the street with Kiss FM,
R&B
singers, DJs, MC's, Turkish drumming, oldtime music hall, Elvis
singalike, and Chinese traditional dancing.
We will be one of 50 stalls on the street, and we'll have two 'Doctor
Bike' mechanics diagnosing and fixing problems with people's bikes
between 2pm and 4pm.
The event runs from noon to 6 pm.
Come and say hello!
Thursday
14th
Self-help
maintenance workshop
See
our workshop
page for details.
Wednesday
20th
Free
security marking session
Get your bike
marked and registered on bikeregister.com for free courtesy of Hackney
Council. 4-7pm in Hackney
Town Hall Square, Mare Street, London E8
Saturday
23rd to Sunday
24th
Dunwich
Dynamo
A free
turn-up-and-go overnight
on-road bicycle ride to the beach. Now in its 13th year! Meet at 8pm
for a 9pm start, at the Pub on the Park, Martello Street, London
Fields, Hackney, London E8. For more information, please see the Dunwich
Dynamo 2005 FAQ.
Thursday 28th
Self-help
maintenance workshop
See
our workshop
page for details.
August 2005
Thursday 11th
Self-help
maintenance workshop
See
our workshop
page for details.
Saturday 13th
Pedal
Power
session
- Lea Valley Cycle Circuit
Cycling
club for people with learning disabilities. (Info: Jo on 020 8809
7718). £2.50 fee + bike hire £2.50 (bring your own
bike if you can). Meet at Lea
Valley Cycle Circuit.
2pm-4pm. Streetmap location
Tuesday 16th
'Bikes
In The Park' - Springfield Park (Spring Hill sports ground)
Learn to cycle,
improve your
confidence,
get help to fix up your bike. Free lessons for kids and adults. Bikes
provided. Numbers
limited - book
in advance to
avoid missing out. Call Tim Evans on 020 8986 3456
or email stabikes@timevans.org.uk
Run
by STA Bikes, funded by TfL Community Cycling
Fund, supported by park user groups.
Friday 19th
'Bikes
In The Park' - Millfields South (Basketball courts)
Learn to cycle,
improve your
confidence, get help to fix up your bike.
Free lessons for kids and
adults. Bikes provided. Numbers
limited - book
in advance to
avoid missing out. Call Tim Evans on 020 8986 3456
or email stabikes@timevans.org.uk
Run
by STA Bikes, funded by TfL Community Cycling
Fund, supported by park user groups.
Thursday 25th
Self-help
maintenance workshop
See
our workshop
page for details.
Saturday 27th
Pedal
Power
session
- Lea Valley Cycle Circuit
Cycling
club for people with learning disabilities. (Info: Jo on 020 8809
7718). £2.50 fee + bike hire £2.50 (bring your own
bike if you can). Meet at Lea
Valley Cycle Circuit.
2pm-4pm. Streetmap location
September 2005
Thursday 8th
Cycle
security marking
Get your
bike marked and registered for free courtesy of the council.
4-7pm, Hoxton Square, N1. Streetmap location
Self-help
maintenance workshop
Evening
session. See
our workshop
page for details.
Saturday 10th
Sustrans
celebratory London to Cambridge ride
passes through Hackney
To
mark the first 10,000 miles of the National Cycle Network (NCN), Sustrans
is organising a
leisurely two-day ride from London to Cambridge, starting from Tower
Bridge at 9.30am, and passing through Hackney on NCN Route 1. This ride
is one of five converging on Cambridge on Sunday 11th for a knees-up on
Jesus Green. Info on how to take part in this
and the other
Sustrans celebration rides
Thursday 15th
Cycle
security marking
Get your
bike marked and registered for free courtesy of the council.
4-7pm, Stoke Newington Church Street, N16 (long street - sorry no more
precise location).
Saturday 17th
Pedal
Power
session
- Lea Valley Cycle Circuit
Cycling
club for people with learning disabilities. (Info: Jo on 020 8809
7718). £2.50 fee + bike hire £2.50 (bring your own
bike if you can). Meet at Lea
Valley Cycle Circuit.
2pm-4pm. Streetmap location
Thursday
22nd - European
Car Free Day
London Fields cyclists'
breakfast
If your morning
route takes you anywhere near London
Fields, join us for fresh coffee and croissants, and while you're
eating them, let Dr Bike give a quick diagnosis of your bike's state of
health. Middle of London Fields, on the LCN+ route 9. Promoted by London
Borough of Hackney Streetscene with assistance
from London Cycling
Campaign in Hackney.
7am - 10am. Streetmap location
Hackney
Community College
cyclists' breakfast
Hackney's biggest educational institution gets its first cyclists
breakfast, a chance to support those who already cycle to the college
and to promote cycling to those who don't ... yet. Promoted by London
Borough of Hackney Streetscene with assistance
from London Cycling
Campaign in Hackney.
9am - 11am. Streetmap
location
Sir
Thomas Abney School bikers' breakfast and walk/bike2school
challenge
Hackney's leading cycle-friendly school is running an inter-class
competition for the most pupils, teachers and parents who either walk
or cycle in to school. Follows a hotly fought Bike 2 School Challenge
this summer, when there were an average of 70 bikes crammed around the
racks every day. Featuring Dr Bike, fun obstacle course, free delicious
breakfast, cycling poetry and pictures, free maps and literature and
much more.
Self-help
maintenance workshop
Evening
session. See
our workshop
page for details.
October 2005
Saturday 1st
Pedal
Power
session
- Lea Valley Cycle Circuit
Cycling
club for people with learning disabilities. (Info: Jo on 020 8809
7718). £2.50 fee + bike hire £2.50 (bring your own
bike if you can). Meet at Lea
Valley Cycle Circuit.
2pm-4pm. Streetmap location
Thursday 13th
Self-help
maintenance workshop
See
our workshop
page for details.
Saturday 15th
Pedal
Power
session
- Lea Valley Cycle Circuit
Cycling
club for people with learning disabilities. (Info: Jo on 020 8809
7718). £2.50 fee + bike hire £2.50 (bring your own
bike if you can). Meet at Lea
Valley Cycle Circuit.
2pm-4pm. Streetmap location
Sunday 23rd
Pedal Power sponsored ride originally
planned for today has been moved to Sunday 13th
November.
Thursday
27th
Self-help
maintenance workshop
Evening
session. See
our workshop
page for details.
Saturday 29th
Pedal
Power
session
- Lea Valley Cycle Circuit
Cycling
club for people with learning disabilities. (Info: Jo on 020 8809
7718). £2.50 fee + bike hire £2.50 (bring your own
bike if you can). Meet at Lea
Valley Cycle Circuit.
2pm-4pm. Streetmap location
November 2005
Sunday
6th
Tree Musketeers Tree Wheel
Hackney's
arboreal advocates the Tree Musketeers invite you to their autumn 'tree
wheel', a cycle tour of the borough's remarkable trees. Starts at
10:30am from Stoke Newington Common (Brooke Rd/Rectory Rd) and circles
bits of Hackney, ending up at Springfield Park for lunch at about
1.30pm. Contact: TM@km551818.demon.co.uk
Thursday 10th
Self-help
maintenance workshop
Evening
session. See
our workshop
page for details.
 Sunday
13th
Sponsored
cycle for Pedal
Power
Support disability cycling and test your endurance! Pedal Power is
hosting a sponsored cycle ride at Lea
Valley Cycle Circuit
(AKA Eastway). Meet Pedal Power's
riders, enjoy home made café food, make new friends and
raise
some money to help the club buy new bikes. If you would like to
participate, please request a sponsorship form from Ray
Vallins on
020 7502 0301 or Caroline Argent at London Sports Forum for
Disabled People on 020 7354 8666 / email
caroline@londonsportsforum.org.uk
Ride lasts from 10:30am until 2:30pm.
> Download
flyer (PDF 77KB)
Thursday 24th
Self-help
maintenance workshop
Evening
session. See
our workshop
page for details.
December 2005
Thursday 8th
Self-help
maintenance workshop
Evening
session. See
our workshop
page for details.
Thursday 22nd
Self-help
maintenance workshop
Evening
session. See
our workshop
page for details.
One-off
events
|
Regular events
Hackney LCC members' meeting
All members
of the LCC are welcome to
come
to our monthly meeting on the first Wednesday of each month at
8pm. More details here.
Hackney self-help cycle
maintenance
workshop
Sort your bike out!
Second and fourth
Thursday of every month. Details.
Little Green Ride
There is a strong Hackney
element in the
Little Green Ride which runs every fortnight (since 1991) from Finsbury
Park Station.
An easy paced, on-road ride
c.30 miles
in
Hertfordshire countryside with pub lunch. Meet at 09.49 Finsbury Park
railway station (by mainline - WAGN - ticket office) for 10.11 train to
Knebworth/Stevenage.
Contact Sue, (sue DOT dorey AT virgin.net) or phone 020 7729 5409 (not
before 11am on Saturday).
This ride runs every other Sunday, for ever.
For more information on LCC
rides, see
the
'lccrider' email list. It is an information only list, not a discussion
list. To subscribe send an email to lccrider-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
You can then get information, post messages about your rides and put
them into the automatic calender reminder system.
Tower
Hamlets Wheelers rides
Our neighbouring LCC
borough group,
Tower
Hamlets Wheelers, have a very active rides programme. Check out the
Wheelers'
rides diary.
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