And the 2025 LCC Awards winners are...

Every year, the London Cycling Campaign Awards recognise the valuable contributions from brilliant people in London making cycling safe and fun for everyone.

They work tirelessly; shepherding children to school on Bike Buses, meeting with council decision makers, sharing their skills and taking action when London’s streets fail us.

Katy Rodda, former LCC staffer, graced us with her energetic presence and hosted the evening, with LCC CEO, Tom Fyans, jumping in to present the awards for people outside of the London Cycling Campaign network.

The judging process gets harder every year and we’d like to say a big well done to all the nominees! Here are the winners in 2025:

Hands of Friendship Award

For someone who has reached beyond their LCC group to collaborate with other organisations or community groups in their borough.

Highly Commended

Veronica Chamberlain, Harrow Cyclists

For reaching out and working in partnership with so many people, cycle clubs and NHS partnerships in Harrow

Winner

Kerena Fussell, Newham Cyclists

For extending the hand of friendship across Newham, including organising rides, training new volunteers and working in partnership with Newham Cycle Sisters, Forest Gate heritage, Safer Streets Woodgrange and JoyRiders.

Winning Hearts & Minds Award

For someone who has created or sustained political will in the council by appealing to the leader or transport lead’s head and heart.

Highly Commended

Neil Robertson, Greenwich Cyclists

For successfully engaging with council leadership and working proactively with officers

Michael Poteliakhoff, Haringey Cycling Campaign

For regularly meeting with councillors and officers on site visits and ensuring no consultation passes him by!

Bernie Burrows, City of London Cycling Campaign

For building good rapport with councillors and officers and despite being a one-man operation, leading a flyering drive to rally support for the Bunhill, Barbican & Golden Lane Healthy Neighbourhood Plan.

Winner

Mark Smithies, Westminster Cycling Campaign

For building a great relationship with the council and generating strong support for new schemes in Westminster in the face of fierce opposition. Mark is not afraid to be a critical friend and with a professional background in health, he wins over hearts by championing the health benefits of cycling and boldly challenges the dominance of motor vehicles in a borough with low levels of car ownership.

Above the Noise Award

For someone who has used imaginative ways of communicating a campaign or boosting community support for cycling e.g. through social media, newsletters, film, website or more!

Highly Commended

Nick Tarry, HF Cycling

For resurrecting HF Cycling’s monthly newsletters and taking the initiative to include member profiles in them, thereby shining a light on the group’s volunteers.

Winner

Haringey Cycling Campaign

For doing a fantastic job with their online presence, whether that be their monthly newsletters, their super slick website or their social media. They made a brilliant film about their Secret Safari ride, striking a delicate balance between sharing the joy of cycling while also doing the important work of calling for improvements so that more people feel safe to cycle in Haringey.

Green Shoots Award

For someone who has restarted, grown or dramatically improved their local group.

Winner

Gönül Ekmekçi Tekin, LCC Women’s Network

For being instrumental in growing the membership of the LCC Women’s Network, regularly reaching out to people and growing the Women’s Network’s thriving WhatsApp community.

Joyful Cycling Award

For someone who has introduced a lot of new people to cycling in their area through community programmes such as Cycle Buddies, Dr Bikes, Bike Buses, group rides and other community programmes.

Highly Commended

Peri Abaraonye, HF Cycling

For motivating more people and families in Hammersmith and Fulham to get active through cycling.

Jane Davis, Lewisham Cyclists

For being an ambassador for everything joyous that Lewisham Cyclists have managed to achieve in getting more people to ride in South East London.

Alex Atherton, Enfield Cycling Campaign

For attracting a large a number of attendees to Enfield’s London Cycling Festival event.

Haydn Powell, Redbridge Cycling Campaign

For pulling a huge crowd at Redbridge’s London Cycling Festival event and regularly organising accessible rides for Redbridge residents.

Joint Winners

Bruce Lynn, Southwark Cyclists

For organising 99 rides in 2025, usually two per week, which instil people in Southwark with a greater sense of cycling confidence. Not only do these rides show participants safe and quiet routes but riders also pedal away with interesting facts! Bruce also encourages people to become ride leaders, back markers and marshals.

Roger Mace & Suzanne Seyghal Buckingham, Kingston Cycling Campaign

For creating a diverse rides programme that gives people of all abilities and schedules the opportunity to attend a Kingston ride. Their family friendly rides have been a big hit in the borough!

Inclusive Cycling Award

For someone who has delivered a campaign to tackle barriers to cycling for under-represented group.

Winner

Kate Bartlett, LCC Women’s Network

For being the main volunteer behind the LCC Women’s Network’s reports: What Stops Women Cycling in London? and Women’s Freedom to Ride After Dark. Kate’s work has given LCC effective tools to lobby local councils and TfL and has given so much of her time, all while completing her PhD!

Excellent Events Award

For someone who has influenced political will through events such as a protest ride, rides that celebrate the completion of a new cycleway and other rides with a campaigning element.

Highly Commended

LCC Women’s Network

For their After Dark Ride ride and report launch which received a huge amount of coverage and whose impact is still being felt today.

Winner

Haringey Cycling Campaign

For their Secret Safari ride which was not only a joyful family-friendly cycle tour of Haringey’s animal murals but they also got councillor Mike Hakata out on the ride, showing him the families who are cycling in Haringey and the ones who would do it more if they felt safe enough to do so.

Campaigner of the Year Award

For someone who has done an outstanding job campaigning this past year.

Highly Commended

Kate Bartlett, LCC Women’s Network

For surveying the whole of TfL’s cycle network and delivering exceptional reports for the LCC Women’s Network.

Garmon ap Garth, Hackney Cycling Campaign

For displaying tireless leadership during some of the toughest campaigning the group has ever faced and tackling every challenge head-on with determination, diligence and good humour.

Winners

Jonathan Rothwell & Karen Flanagan, Newham Cyclists

For persistently carrying on in the face of setbacks around Thames Water’s closure of the Greenway (without providing a safe diversion), even creating a ‘Flushed Away’ campaign. Under their leadership, Newham Cyclists are also running rides, organising protests and vigils, and making inroads with councillors ahead of the local elections.

Active & Inclusive Travel Award

For ambitious councils who have delivered bold cycling schemes in the last 12 months.

Highly Commended

Newham Council

For being on its way to becoming one of London’s best boroughs for cycling which is testament to the indefatigable work of council officers, and political will from councillors and cabinet members, past and present—all of whom have dreamed big and been bold. They were also awarded ‘most improved borough’ by the Healthy Streets Scorecard in 2025.

Westminster City Council

For introducing the first protected cycleways on Westminster’s own roads, calmy pointing to the evidence for safe and sustainable journeys, even when faced with fierce opposition from a minority of local residents.

Winner

Camden Council

For surging ahead with a plethora of new, high quality cycling infrastructure in the borough, including pedestrianising the high street, 5km of upgraded and new protected cycle routes and safety upgrades at key junctions.

Take Notice Award

For someone outside of the LCC network who has stood out from the crowd with their communications around an active travel project or campaign.

Highly Commended

Mark Philpotts, The Ranty Highwayman

For sharing his civil and highway engineer experience through his blog and social media, helping people better understand streetspace and urban planning.

Jessica Smith, Safer Streets Woodgrange

For organising and making a film of a family ride at the site of a proposed LTN where Jessica’s son was knocked off his balance bike by a hit-and-run driver. The film attracted much attention and LTN negotiations with the council restarted and are ongoing.

Winner

Jon Stone, London cycle routes

For creating YouTube videos showing how to get from A to B across the whole of London. It’s a great resource, especially for people new to cycling and those who want to explore quieter, low-traffic streets.

Community Spirit Award

For someone outside of the LCC network who has empowered new audiences to cycle through a community programme.

Highly Commended

Broad Bikez

For creating a welcoming queer, female led space where LGBTQIA+ people can learn about cycle maintenance and repairs.

Ride For Freedom

For empowering survivors of modern slavery to regain confidence, independence and wellbeing through cycling.

Queers On Wheels

For creating a friendly, inclusive cycling community for LGBTQ+ and FLINTA+ Londoners, offering year-round rides and events for all abilities and riding preferences.

Özge Aksakal, Londra Bisiklet Kulübü

For enabling many women in London’s Turkish and Kurdish community to take up cycling.

Nurull Islam, Mile End Community Project

For empowering people from BAME backgrounds in Tower hamlets to cycle confidently and safely.

Annahita Benbow, Northwest Pedal Express

For not only helping to start up a Bike Bus in Brent (on a hilly route with multiple junctions!) but also playing a huge part in expanding the Bike Bus network.

Charlotte Claydon, Bike Bus Camden

For starting up Camden’s Bike Bus and inspiring Anna to get the Brent one going too!

Winner

Kevin Lynch, Harrow Cycle Hub

For leading rides twice a week in Harrow and beyond, and volunteering at Wheels for All – a twice weekly session for people with disabilities. Kevin’s understated manner disguises a relentless commitment to making cycling easier and more enjoyable for everyone and he is also dedicated to the ever important task of finding a coffee stop with good cake.

Council Influencer Award

For someone outside the LCC network who has put cycling on the political agenda by winning over decision makers.

Highly Commended

Oliver Lord, Clean Cities Campaign

For bringing attention to important issues with creative campaigning, including coining the term ‘carspreading’ in reference to cars and SUVs getting larger and larger, and more dangerous.

Alice Roberts, Healthy Streets Scorecard

For ensuring the Healthy Streets Scorecard is updated every year and working hard to meet with councillors and officers, getting them to up their ambitions.

Winner

Action Vision Zero

For campaigning tirelessly to reduce road danger in London and hold Transport for London, the Metropolitan Police and London boroughs to account.

Active Travel Hero Award

For someone outside of the LCC network who has done the most alongside us for active travel in the past year.

Highly Commended

Ben Foley, Wheels for Wellbeing

For making public spaces and active travel networks safe and accessible for all through his role as Campaigns and Policy Lead for Wheels for Wellbeing. Through Ben’s work, more and more Disabled people are able to take up cycling.

Adeola Eribake, Women of Colour Cycling Collective

For organising rides and trips to cycling events around the UK, and being a great role model, encourager and enabler for all women to take up and enjoy cycling – especially women of colour.

Winner

Mariam Draaijer, JoyRiders

For being an unstoppable force for women’s cycling! When she’s not chairing a webinar or leading a ride, Mariam can be found planning another ride or giving evidence to Parliament on how to break down barriers to women’s cycling. She brings a calm, positive attitude and reassuring presence to everything she does and is always generous with her time and knowledge.