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Introduction to ride marshal training and bike buses

May 18 @ 10:00 am

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This course is an introduction to the role of Ride Marshal with London Cycling Campaign, this session has a particular emphasis on bike buses.

Local LCC groups run a number of different types of led-rides such as:
– family rides/community rides aimed at new and returning cyclists, these are mostly in the local neighbourhood and link up green spaces, quiet ways and popular places and activate new cycling insfrastructure
– protest and campaigning rides aimed at drawing attention to a particular campaign or infrastructure need
– health and leisure rides mostly for social, leisure and site seeing, often for more confident cyclists and popular with regular attendees
– feeder rides which can be quite big and complex and travel in from the local borough to events in the centre of London such as the LCC Women’s Freedom Ride and FreeCycle.

This course is intended as an introduction for people who would like to get more involved with rides in their local group or with other groups around London. It is also a refresher course for people who are already helping on rides regularly. It is open to anyone who is considering volunteering as a Ride Marshal with LCC and is suitable for cyclists who are confident riding on the road. The role of ride marshal is sometimes called ride assisstant.

The course is spilt in to two parts. The first part is class room based and participants discuss and explore the different elements of being a ride marshal. We look at how the Ride Leader would prepare for a ride, how they plan the ride to keep it safe, what does a risk assessment look like, what to expect on the ride itself, and most importantly the key tasks the ride leader is going to ask the ride marshals to perform.

The second part is a practical session on the road where participants will have a go at the various marshal roles with the group on the road, as well as taking on the other roles of Backstop and ride leader.

You need:

  • Your own bike (in working order) and lock
  • Some snacks
  • To take all your belongings with you – once the classroom session is finished, the group will leave the classroom and won’t return
  • Weather appropriate clothes
  • To arrive on time

The venue allows us to take the bikes inside during the classroom element. The instructors will provide tabards for the practical session.

NB: Please arrive on time!

Event Details

Date:
May 18
Time:
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Event Category:
Website:
lcc.org.uk
Location:
Flora Gardens Primary School
Dalling Road
London, W6 0UD United Kingdom
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