Combining bikes, art and computer drawing. Sarah Hammond tells us the story behind ArtSpokes and how it all started with working with the London Cycling Campaign following a Community Cycling Fund for London grant to get more chi...
During the Olympics and Paralympics the bicycle will remain the best and most reliable and fun way to get around London, to visit the games and especially to get to Olympic cycling events.• Getting around London (and new cyc...
The Cycle Task Force set up ‘Exchanging Places’ events to raise awareness of cycle safety. These events allow people to sit in the driver's seat of a HGV or bus to get a better understanding of what the driver can and can’t see, ...
This year, London Cycling Campaign is again administering grants of up to £5000 on behalf of Transport for London's Community Cycling Fund for London (CCFL), with up to 30 projects expected to benefit. Community groups and grass roots org...
Come down to Danson Park between 11.00 and 15.00 to try the pedal-powered smoothie maker and sound-system. Also come along for:- FREE Dr Bike health checks on your bikes FREE route planning FREE cycle advice FREE cycle training (limited numb...
SPORTICULTURE DAY 1pm-5pm Location: Broadwater Farm Community Centre, 1 Adams Road, N17 6HEIncluding sports participation programme, and the Tottenham annual horticulture (flower and produce) showWhy not join in the FREE cycling activities...Hari...
If you haven’t cycled much before, find yourself a traffic-free environment to start off in such as your local park. You might want to take a more experienced friend with you for help and advice, which where getting in touch with a local ...
An LCC investigation has established which borough councils are spending the most on cycle training in 2010-11. Money for cycle training is no longer ring-fenced for the purpose by Transport for London, but all London councils have chosen to supp...
photo LCC interviews the Mayor on the expansion of the Cycle Hire Scheme to East and outer London LCC's campaign's manager Tom Bogdanowicz spoke to Mayor Boris Johnson recently about the Cycle Hire Scheme. TB When will the Cycle Hire Schem...
photo Lionel Shapiro Children in Bexley can enjoy the council's summer programme of cycling lessons Bexley Council has been praised for running free cycling courses for local children over the Summer. The courses aim to give cyc...
Photo Bikeworks' All Ability cycling club. Credit: Dave Miller East London social enterprise Bikeworks is now offering a 20% discount to LCC members on its City & Guilds bike maintenance courses. Earlier this year, the o...
Secretary of State for Transport Theresa Villiers has benefited from Bikeability cycle training, at the same time that rumours are circulating that Cycling England might lose funding in the next round of government cuts. Cycling England, lau...
A new funding arrangement for local government in Greater London - Local Implementation Plans (LIPs) - will determine how councils spend your money in the coming five years. LCC has put together a 'Rough Guide to LIPs' (download it on the right) ...
The Community Cycling Fund for London (CCFL) is accepting grant applications from grassroots cycling projects from 20 May until 3 June 2011. Grants of up to £5000 are available for community groups to start new initiatives to get ...
photo Bikeability training for 300,000 children per year was a key Cycling England success story There has been widespread disappointment at the decision to axe Cycling England, the body largely responsible for boosting cycle use in the UK. ...