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Featured local business - Clubtek

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I was already a regular visitor to Clubtek’s DJ shop when it was in Penge, but now they're even handier in Stanstead Road, just a few doors down from Shannon’s Garden Centre - another old favourite. It’s by no means just for DJs and bands...

Wanted: Bike

Aug

2013

Brockley Bikes write:We are offering a reward of between £50—£100 (depending on condition) for the safe return of one of our courtesy bikes. It was lost in the early hours of Saturday 27th of July in the area of Camberwell Church Street and Peckham Road. We have had a couple of search parties out, but ...

Plural Rides – local group cycles this summer

May

2013

Lewisham Council says:The Sky Ride Local this Sunday, 2 June (from 2pm-5pm), and get on your bike. Leaving from outside Matalan in Lewisham, the ride, classed as a ‘steady level’ will take you to Surrey Quays using a mix of quiet back roads and where possible, off-road cycling.There will be a different ride every two ...

Hoop dreams for Brockley bikes

May

2013

Coming soon to Lewisham's streetsCyclehoop is a design firm that specialises in creating cycling infrastructure for cities and they are looking for locations in Brockley to install secure bike parking for people who can't squeeze a bike down their hallway. They explain:Lewisham is the latest London Borough to adopt the bike locker scheme; a service ...

Do the Brockley Squeeze

May

2013

The Guardian is collecting examples of lamentable London cycle provision. Today's entry is called the Brockley Squeeze and stars a pathetic scrap of cycle lane on Mantle Road:Less than zero useNever mind the building works creating a bottle-neck, these sorts of lanes are worse than useless. No cyclist would bother with it and no pedestrian ...

Bike loan scheme to boost Lewisham cycling

Apr

2013

Lewisham has launched a cycle loan scheme to make it easier for locals to take up cycling. They say: Anyone who lives, works or studies in Lewisham can borrow a bike for one month for £10 and use it for any/all your journeys. You are also given a helmet, high-viz vest and lock and at ...

Comment: What Will Boris’ Cycling Vision Mean for Lewisham?

Apr

2013

What impact will Boris Johnson's cycling vision have on Lewisham? The post Comment: What Will Boris’ Cycling Vision Mean for Lewisham? appeared first on alternativeSE4 - a blog for Brockley, Ladywell, Crofton Park and Telegraph Hill. [...]

New London Cycling Vision Unveiled

Mar

2013

The Mayor of London announced his new Vision for Cycling in London today. His office says:The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, will create a “Crossrail for the bike” as part of his plans for a nearly £1 billion investment in London cycling. The route will run for more than 15 miles, very substantially segregated, from the ...

George Lacy Hillier: Amateur Cycling Champion at ALL(!) distances, 1881.

Jul

2011

As the Tour De France begins, the FOBLC remembers George Lacy Hillier who was the cycling superstar of his time. He was born in Sydenham in 6/6/1856. The attached a picture of him, was taken about 1878, when he lived in Chichester and raced for the Chichester and District Bicycle Club. Among various honours, he ...