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[ Check out the central LCC listings for more rides and events, too. ] Hackney Cyclists diary 2011Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
January 2011
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Stoke Newington self-help maintenance workshop See workshop site for details. Tuesday 18th Wednesday 19th Saturday 22nd February 2011Tuesday 1st Wednesday 2nd Stoke Newington self-help maintenance workshop See workshop site for details. Tuesday 15th March 2011Tuesday 1st Wednesday 2nd Stoke Newington self-help maintenance workshop See workshop site for details.  Sunday 13th Meet at 10am London Fields, Lamb Lane entrance for a ride along the Greenway and through Beckton Park, with a café stop at the Barrier Park on the North side of the river. We will then cross on the Woolwich Free Ferry and ride to the Thames Barrier Visitor Centre and cafe near Charlton. After visiting the exhibition we will return by a similar route possibly finishing at the Inn on the Park (Victoria Park) if time allows. The price to go in to the exhibition is as follows: Adults £3.50 (£3 for disabled adults); Seniors (60 plus) £3.00 (£2 for disabled seniors) ; Students (16-18 and in full time education) £3.00 (£2 for disabled students); Children (under 16) £2 (£1.50 for disabled children); Under 5s free. Extra pick up point for Tower Hamlets: 10.20 at the Victoria Park cafe near Crown Gate West. Newham people in the know can meet us on the Greenway by the "Temple of Sewage" approx 10.40 if you prefer. Ride difficulty: Easy. Distance: 25 miles Contact: Siobhan 07775 753307 Photo by O.F.E, kindly made available for us to use under a Creative Commons non-commercial sharealike licence. Tuesday 15th 
Wednesday 30th April 2011Tuesday 5th Wednesday 6th Stoke Newington self-help maintenance workshop See workshop site for details. Tuesday 19th
Meet at 10am London Fields, Lamb Lane entrance, or alternatively, there will be a pick-up point on the Mile End Green Bridge at about 10.30am. Entrance to the Brunel Engine House Museum is £2 per adult, and to the Tower Bridge Experience is £8 per adult. Both of these are entirely optional. There will also be café stops along the way, and if time allows a pub stop when we return to Hackney. Contact: Siobhan 07775 753307 Photo by Failing Angel, kindly made available for us to use under a Creative Commons non-commercial sharealike licence. May 2011Tuesday 3rd Wednesday 4th Stoke Newington self-help maintenance workshop See workshop site for details. Tuesday 17th
Sunday 22nd June 2011Wednesday 1st Tuesday 7th Wednesday 8th 
Sunday 12thArcola Cycle Sunday A fun-packed afternoon of artist-led bicycle events, including a mass bingo bike ride, a graffiti tour of East London, a game of Capture the Flag, a bicycle treasure hunt, and the 'Tour de Dalston' ride from Toynbee Hall in Spitalfields to Dalston. There'll also be workshops on how to repair and customise your bike, and discussions about cycling in the borough (featuring Hackney LCC activists). The day will culminate in a Rollapaluza Party in the Dalston Eastern Curve Garden with food provided by the People's Kitchen. More info at Arcola Energy. >> Events run from 2pm to 10pm. See flyer for full details. Tuesday 14th Stoke Newington self-help maintenance workshop See workshop site for details. Wednesday 15th Tuesday 21st 
Saturday 18thRiding in Circles -- Beginners' Bike Polo (First day of Bike Week 2011 -- but then again, in Hackney every week is bike week) If you'd like to give the fun and accessible sport of cycle polo a try, this is your chance. Drop by Hackney Downs and join in the fun. Absolute beginners welcome. Bikes, mallets and balls will be available to borrow on the day. For more info see the Bike Week event page and the the LFGSS Forum thread. >> 11am to 6pm, Hackney Downs Map also Saturday 18th Goldsmiths Row Bike Day Running alongside Hackney City Farm and Haggerston Park, Goldsmiths Row is the newly car-free southern cycling gateway to the borough, leading up to the delights of Broadway Market and London Fields. On Saturday 18th, the City Farm is co-ordinating a bike day here, which will include free basic maintenance and advice courtesy of Bike Yard East; pedal-powered DJs courtesy of Magnificent Revolution; Bikeoke (you power the soundsystem and sing along to your favourite karaoke hits!); a bike heap challenge in which you are invited to build a bike trailer from bike scrap (bring your own if you have it) using no tools; Rollapalloza roller racing; slow bike races; stalls, info and more! >> 11am to 4pm, Goldsmiths Row E2 Map  Wednesday 22nd Thursday 23rd
Sunday 26th July 2011Tuesday 5th Wednesday 6th Stoke Newington self-help maintenance workshop See workshop site for details. Saturday 16th to Sunday 17th Tuesday 19th London Open bike polo tournament The biggest polo tournament in London this year, with more than 45 teams expected, and possibly more, will take place on Hackney Downs. More details as we have them.
London Open day two Second day of the cycle polo tournament. August 2011Tuesday 2nd Wednesday 3rd  Sunday 7th Continuing in this year's theme of relatively short inner-London rides to off-beat attractions, our August social ride will be to the Kirkaldy Testing Museum in Southwark. David Kirkaldy was a pioneer in materials testing, and is perhaps best known for his work on investigating the cause of the famous Tay Bridge disaster. His masterpiece was the Kirkaldy Testing Machine - a monster of a device that is 47 feet long and weighs 116 tons. This machine is kept in the museum in Southwark. This easy-paced ride can be made longer or shorter depending on the fitness levels of the participants. It will involve some road riding including Tower Bridge. The museum is run by volunteers and they ask for a donation of £3 per person. Meet at 10am London Fields, Lamb Lane entrance, or at 10.30am at the The Pavilion Café in Victoria Park Ride difficulty: Easy. Distance: approx 20 miles Contact: Siobhan 07775 753307 Photo by Ian Mansfield of IanVisits, kindly made available for us to use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic licence. Tuesday 9thStoke Newington self-help maintenance workshop See workshop site for details. Tuesday 16th Sunday 27th  also Saturday 27thSummer Cycle-in Cinema at Hackney City Farm Come on down to Hackney City Farm for a night of outdoor film and pedal power. Bring your bike, your friends, a blanket and an FM radio if you have one. Courtesy of cycle power generation experts Magnificent Revolution, the audience will be powering up '80s classic The Princess Bride, a swashbuckling tale of humour and chivalric romance. Specially designed bike generators will be set up and ready for anyone who would like to bring their bike and participate. With bike or without, everyone is encouraged to have a go. The soundtrack will be broadcast over a low-power FM transmitter, so please bring an FM radio to the screening. Many mobile phones have a built-in FM radio, and if you're stuck you can borrow a receiver from the organisers for a small deposit. The event is free, with a suggested donation of five pounds. Refreshments will be available, including alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, and locally sourced snacks. >> 8pm, Hackney City Farm, 1A Goldsmiths Row, London E2 8QA Map Event details September 2011
Tuesday 6th Wednesday 7th Stoke Newington self-help maintenance workshop See workshop site for details.  Sunday 18th Join us for an outing to Crossness Pumping Station, incorporating the Greenway and the Woolwich Ferry en route. The pumping station was built as part of Joseph Bazalgette's ambitious solution to the problem of sewage and disease in London. It is an impressive working museum, with restored, operational beam engines, and is a fine example of Victorian engineering. Meet at 10am London Fields, Lamb Lane entrance. Alternative meeting point on the Greenway next to the Temple of Sewage (Abbey Mills Pumping Station), near Stratford. If you wish to join the ride at this point, please try to be there by 10.45 as we will not be stopping there for long! Ride difficulty: Easy. Distance: approx 30 miles Contact: Siobhan 07775 753307 Photo by Steve Cadman, kindly made available for us to use under a Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 2.0 Generic licence. Tuesday 20th  Wednesday 22nd >> From 8am to 6:30pm, Ashwin Street, Dalston Map October 2011Tuesday 4th Wednesday 5th DIY bicycle generator workshop at Hackney City Farm Magnificent Revolution facilitates this workshop for those interested in learning the ins and outs of pedal power generators. Their workshops balance theory and hands-on experience. Participants can discover how to use their own bike as part of a small power station, capable of powering computers, stereos, TVs and other small household appliances. Cost: £45/ £35 concession. Full details and booking. >> 10am to 5pm, Hackney City Farm, 1A Goldsmiths Row, London E2 8QA Map
Background image by Bike Hugger, kindly made available for us to use and remix under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic licence. Tuesday 11thStoke Newington self-help maintenance workshop See workshop site for details. Tuesday 18th November 2011Tuesday 1st Wednesday 2nd Stoke Newington self-help maintenance workshop See workshop site for details.  Sunday 13th Join us for an outing to Lesnes Abbey in Abbey Wood. We will travel out via quiet roads and the Greenway, crossing on the Woolwich ferry, and riding along the Thames path on the south side. We will return using a similar route and finish at the King Edward 7th in Stratford. Lesnes Abbey has an interesting history. Its ruins are found in a rural-like setting next to ancient woodland. Meet 9.30am at London Fields, Lamb Lane entrance. A second meeting point will be on the Greenway next to the Temple of Sewage (Abbey Mills Pumping Station), near Canning Road. If you wish to join the ride at this point, please be there by 10.00am! Ride difficulty: Easy. Distance: approx 30 miles Contact: Siobhan 07775 753307 Photo by Alex Drainville, kindly made available for us to use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic licence.
The film will be preceded by a talk by Adam Thompson about the Vietnam war and the critical role of the bicycle in the victory of the Viet Minh both against the French at Dien Bien Phu and US forces via the Ho Chi Minh trail. >> 7.30pm, The Calthorpe Arms, 252 Grays Inn Road, London, WC1X 8JREntry to the film society is free, but you must be a member to attend. To renew your membership of the film society for 2011, or to join for the first time, please supply your name, address and occupation by email to hbfs2011@gmail.com Tuesday 15th December 2011Tuesday 6th Wednesday 7th Stoke Newington self-help maintenance workshop See workshop site for details. Tuesday 20th REGULAR EVENTSHackney LCC members' meetingAll members of the LCC are welcome to come to our Monthly Hackney LCC members' meeting on the first Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm. More details here. Hackney self-help cycle maintenance workshopSort your bike out! First and third Tuesdays of every month. Details. Stoke Newington self-help cycle maintenance workshopA new regular workshop, in collaboration with Transition Town Stoke Newington. Second Tuesday of every month. Details. Little Green RideThere is a strong Hackney element in the Little Green Ride, an easy paced ride of around 30 miles mostly on quiet Hertfordshire lanes with a stop at a country pub for lunch. Riders meet at Finsbury Park mainline station ticket hall at 9:45 on the third Sunday of every month. Contact Stephen Taylor on 07977 235735. Please see the LCC rides and events page to find out the new dates for this and other rides all across London. You might also like to subscribe to the 'lccrider' email list (an information-only list, not a discussion forum). You can then get information, post messages about your rides and put them into the automatic calendar reminder system. To subscribe send an email to lccrider-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Tower Hamlets Wheelers rides Our neighbouring LCC borough group, Tower Hamlets Wheelers, have a very active rides programme. Check out the Wheelers' rides diary. Diary archive: 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 |
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