Lithuanian Mayor Crushes Car Of Bike Lane Blocker - BikeRadar

Lithuanian Mayor Crushes Car Of Bike Lane Blocker - BikeRadar

it's been wet....

the last 2 days have seen some heavy showers but this looks serious!

BIKE WEEK

Sunday 19 June

Tyne Riverside Country Park Bike Ride starting at 11am from Information Centre. A challenging 7 mile ride on bridleways – not recommended for beginners or young children -under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.  Phone 0191 2640014 for bike hire. You must book in advance for this event – to book, or for further information, phone (0191) 264 8501.

Monday 20

Bike Rides for softies £3 charge. Bikes and helmets provided        

9.30-11am from Rodney Street, Byker

5-6.30pm in Exhibition Park

Call 07833573191 to book.

Tuesday 21

Launch of the Great North Cycleway with civic dignitaries from along the route – Darlington, Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland at 12 noon on the Ceremonial Way

Wednesday 22

Bike Fair on Granger Street at the monument from 8.30am to 5pm.  Free Bike Doctors, bikes for commuters, cyclists to cyclist advice, bike smoothies, get-in-the-cab view of cyclists from an HGV, bike holiday to be won. Call (0191) 277 8907 for more information.

City Chiefs Cycle Challenge starting at 6.30pm takes leading council officers and councillors on a cycle trip round the city centre led by the Newcastle Cycling Campaign.

Thursday 23

Bike Rides for softies £3 charge. Bikes and helmets provided

1-2.30pm from Lemington Community Centre

5-6.30pm from Skinnerburn Road, Quayside

Call 07833573191 to book.

Friday 24

The Leazes Criteriums starting at 6.15pm are cycle races around a set course in Leazes Park.  The event is part of Northern Rock Cyclone and allows people of all abilities to take part, either as a spectator or competitor.  Check the website for details of all events at www.northernrockcyclone.co.uk

+ Check out Active Newcastle on www.activenewcastle.com for cycling action +

Recyke y'Bike - raise some cash

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Everyclick.com has launched a new way to donate – it’s been christened “Give as you Live”. It means you can search the web, shop on line from your favourite retailers, trade on eBay and raise money for RECYKE Y'BIKE.

You get great search results from Yahoo!, content from leading shopping providers and access to all eBay auctions. Every search you make creates a donation for charity.

Our special address is http://www.everyclick.com/recykeybike, all searches, shopping and eBay activity made from here will raise money for us.

Make sure you sign up so you can track your giving – it updates every 3 minutes, you’ll be amazed how quickly it adds up!

Everyclick has already raised over £1,878,707.86 for a wide range of charities around the UK, and Everyclick was voted website of the Year 2008 and has been recognised as a top 100 media tech company 2009.

Discover the new way to give to RECYKE Y'BIKE. Give as you Live.

On Your Bike! - Northumbria University, Newcastle UK

On Your Bike! - Northumbria University, Newcastle UK

NEW - STARs forum - read it here - NEW

http://stars.freeforums.org/

C2C opportunities ***** CAN YOU HELP ?? *****

Dear Tyneside, Wearside & Teesside Volunteers,
Greetings from a sun-drenched Manchester! I trust you are all benefitting from the great spring weather just in time (we hope) for the Easter break.
This is an early call for your help from your Sustrans Team in the North East. We are planning a major clean up day on the iconic C2C route in the Stanley area.
We need your help with this. We both invite and request you and your friends and colleagues to join in on a taskday we are organising. It is an area without very many volunteers so we want to focus on getting a great job done, promoting Sustrans and the NCN to the wider public and possibly recruiting people form the local community to help us out and perhaps to become C2C Volunteers. So what's the plan?...
Event: Spring Cleaning the C2C.
Tasks: Painting, pruning, Litter picking, signing, milepost sprucing and stallholding
Where?: C2C track close to Shield Row, Annfield Plain, Stanley
  http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&ll=54.866507,-1.720423&spn=0.003433,0.006899&t=h&z=17&iwloc=0004a14b6ffe8b875183b&msid=218416446099173065426.0004a14b6e595008d0e88
When?: Saturday May 21st 2011
Timing?: Meet at site 09:30 for a brew and a 10:00 start.
Sustrans staff present?: Yes - a combination of some or all of Mike Dagley, Graham Johnson & Catherine Smith will be on hand to help set up the day, raise the stall and work alongside vols, supporters and local people to tidy up this important and historical part of the NCN.
Where is the equipment coming from?: Sustrans will provide tools, gloves, goggles, brushes etc and materials pus a stove, gazebo, table and display stuff, banners and flags.
Insurance?: All volunteers and others helping us on this task day will be covered by Sustrans Public Liability insurance
Expenses?: All Sustrans volunteers are offered basic/reasonable expenses should you be out of pocket due to travel on public transport etc.
Sustrans needs you to help with some or all the following;

• Put the date in your diary and plan to join us out on site for a time
• Tell you friends, family, colleagues, bank managers, postmen, everyone(!) to come and join in too.
• Help us prepare a Risk Assessment or do a Site Safety talk
• Put together a stall and help man it during the day. A chance to speak to path users and to tell the Sustrans story. We need 2 or 3 to help do this
• Help fire up a stove, watch a kettle to make drinks and snacks for the volunteers
• Take photographs
• Write a short artivcle about the day for local papers/Sustrans magazine

We will be there but it woul dbe more fun to have you with us!
On behalf of myself, Graham & Catherine
Best Wishes & Happy Easter hols -
Mike
Mike Dagley
Volunteer Coordinator
Northwest, Northeast & West Midlands of England
Sustrans
10 Bradley Street
Manchester M1 1EH
0161 923 6053
0787 645 3773

STARs Network Ride April 29 2011

It's BIG - it's beautiful - it's bonkers.....it's the STARs Network ride

Join Sustrans Tyne area rangers on a cycle ride around the local network - NCN 1, 10, 14 and 72 in the Tyneside area.


62 miles circular route - starting and ending on the Northumberland coast at Blyth.


This can be used as you wish - a sponsored ride (raise money for Sustrans) - a challenge ride - a fitness target - a sightseeing tour - a leisure/social ride - a race against the clock....you name it you cycle it.

Date: Friday 29 April 2011 (Royal wedding day)
Start: leaves at 10.00am
Start/finish: Blyth South beach car park
Route:
Blyth to Tynemouth NCN 1
Tynemouth to Ponteland NCN10
Ponteland to Wylam
Wylam to Scotswood NCN72
Scotswood to Winlaton NCN14
Winlaton to Baltic NCN 14
Baltic to Jarrow NCN14
Jarrow to Tynemouth NCN72
Tynemouth to Blyth NCN 1

No entry fee - though if you want to make a donation to Sustrans please do - just turn up and pedal
ride at your own pace and at your own risk - to keep cost/hassle down there will be no back up vehicles/no additional signs/no refreshments provided (times are hard) - map will be provided with recommended pit stops/cafes etc - think wacky races without the competition...
any questions do get in touch
phil.goldblatt@gmail.com
see you there

Reivers ranger group welcomes new coordinator

April 10 2011 saw the handing over of coordination of the Reivers ranger group to Ken Davison - veteran of North East cycling and passionate advocate for cycling for all abilities.  Picture above shows Phil Goldblatt (outgoing coordinator) left in picture - Ken (centre) and Mark Bingham (Reivers ranger) - photo taken by Nigel Glasper (Reivers ranger).  Phil will continue as Reivers ranger and help Ken in his early days as coordinator to find his feet - please direct all Reivers enquiries to Ken at degournay@yahoo.co.uk

Safest bicycle helmet has built-in wig

Safest bicycle helmet has built-in wig

NCN14 Claypath Lane Clean Up

Dear ranger.
Excellent progress was made on the Clean Up of NCN 14 at Claypath Lane last Sunday - with a substantial amount of overgrown bushes and litter removed -  however lots more work is required to complete this project.

I am planning another clean up day for either Sat 26th or Sunday 27th March

It would be appreciated if you can confirm your availability or not and also your preferred date if available..

RSVP

John, Ken Phil, Bob, Stuart,
please forward to your groups.

Thanks

Doug
Sustrans Ranger Group Coordinator & Signing Champion
Hadrian's Cycleway - NCN 72
South Shields to Millennium Bridge.
Keelmans Way - NCN 14
So. Shields to Millennium Bridge
dougonthetyne@googlemail.com
http://www.cycle-routes.org/hadrianscycleway/

Oppose legislation to make cycle helmets compulsory

http://wrongheaded.org.uk/you-can-help-today/

oppose online here

Recyke y'Bike Spring Bike 'n' Bits Sale

Spring Bike 'n' Bits sale!

10-2PM SATURDAY 26^TH MARCH

· HAVE A SPRING CLEAN

· BRING YOUR OWN BIKE BITS AND STUFF

· SELL THEM OR SWAP THEM

· £3 a stand! Free entry

Public's views sought on tunnel signs

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Clark, Anne <anne.clark@newcastle.gov.uk>
Date: 1 March 2011 16:07
Subject: FW: Public's views sought on tunnel signs
To: "Clark, Anne" <anne.clark@newcastle.gov.uk>

Anne Clark

Cycling Officer

Strategic Housing, Planning & Transportation

0191 277 8907 / x28907

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From: Felicity Amer [mailto:FelicityAmer@bradleyomahoney.co.uk]
Sent: 01 March 2011 15:58
To: Felicity Amer
Subject: Public's views sought on tunnel signs
Importance: High

1 March 2011

Public's views sought on tunnel signs

Members of the public in North Tyneside and South Tyneside are being asked for their views on new wayfinding signs directing cyclists and pedestrians through the Tyne Pedestrian and Cyclist Tunnels.

People can go online at www.tynepedestrianandcyclisttunnels.co.uk to see the proposed signage and register their views within the 'We Would Like Your Views' section.

Tyne and Wear Integrated Transport Authority (TWITA) officials will also be present at the Area Forums for Wallsend (2 March) and North Shields (30 March) and at the Jarrow Community Area Forum (10 March) to discuss the new signage.

Cliff Jessett, Project Manager for TWITA, said: "There are plans for a major revision of signage around the public transport system, including the Metro.

"The Transport Authority is planning a £6 million refurbishment of the Tyne Pedestrian and Cyclist Tunnels and would like to see usage increase from the current 20,000 journeys per month.

"We have therefore been thinking about how best to advertise the tunnels through a new suite of wayfinding signs – the tunnel's 'Sunday best' name is too long for 'finger' signs and suggested alternatives have proved unsatisfactory.

"Before we commit to the new signs we want the public to let us know what they think."

Ends

For further information contact Richard Simpson, Bradley O'Mahoney Public Relations 07821 537106 or Felicity Amer on 0191 265 8803

Note to editors: Images attached show the proposed signage design and wayfinding strategy.

Felicity Amer ACIPR

Account Director

Bradley O'Mahoney Public Relations Limited

Studio 6

The Kiln

Hoults Yard

Walker Road

Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 1AB

Tel: 0191 265 8803

Fax: 0191 265 4329

www.bradleyomahoney.co.uk

Ken's spring clean up on Reiver's NCN10

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: kenneth davison <degournay@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: 24 February 2011 11:19
Subject: clean up
To: PHIL GOLDBLATT <phil.goldblatt@gmail.com>

Hi Phil,            had a good hour down under the bridges area on route 10 the last time I did a clean up there, it took a good two hours, see before and after photos, two bags one of litter one of wine and plastic cider bottles one of the locals walking his dog says the kids used the area as a drinking den,

Newcastle Cycling Spokes

A radial cycling system for Newcastle - part of GeoVation idea www.geovation.org.uk/challenge/topic.php?id=787

Provisional routes, much more is needed to verify them... hence application to GeoVation!

# Radial corridor - (S) Gateshead www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Radial-corridor-Gateshead

# Radial corridor - (N) Gosforth www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Radial-corridor-Gosforth

# Radial corridor - (N) Longbenton www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Radial-corridor-Longbenton

# Radial corridor - (N) Kingston Park www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Radial-corridor-Kingston-Park

# Radial corridor - (E) Eastend www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Radial-corridor-Eastend

# Radial corridor - (E) Walker www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Radial-corridor-Walker

# Radial corridor - (W) Westerhope www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Radial-corridor-Westerhope

# Radial corridor - (W) Lemington www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Radial-corridor-Lemington

- - -

Outer ring www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Ring-road-3-mile

Offical Opening of the BMX Track

Hello Rangers!

On the 12th March the Friends of Gallagher Park in Bedlington are holding an official launch day for their new BMX track. They have been a brilliant community group to work with and we have based our Connect2 route in Bedlington around this traffic-free East-West link. Does anyone fancy helping me on a stall?

the details are below and it should be a great day. i would like to have a stall from 11am to 4pm so even if you could spare an hour that would be great!

with any luck our Connect2 route will be completed by then at this point too. the national BMX champion is coming up too!

you can see how great the project is in Bedlington!

as usual we can pay reasonable expenses and would provide some food on the day (there are local sandwich shops if the burger van turns out to be a washout!).

if you can help or want more information please can you respond to catherine.smith@sustrans.org.uk

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From: Friends of Gallagher Park [mailto:mail@friendsofgallagherpark.ning.com]
Sent: 11 February 2011 18:43
To: James Adamson
Subject: Offical Opening of the BMX Track

Friends of Gallagher Park Working to improve the Community of Bedlington A message to all members of Friends of Gallagher Park We are looking for a great turn out to the opening of our BMX Track the date 12th March from 11-30 omwards the first events will start then but the official opening by the British BMX champion KEVIN BATEY will be at 1-15 approx we also have the 3SIXTY STUNT TEAM giving demos and coaching as will KEVIN BATEY there will also be a comdat laser game cleaner than paintball and after the race and prize giving will be a FIREWORK FINALE so we are asking everyone to lend their support and bring along your friends there is no charge to this event the only charge will be for those taking part in the races HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE George Webster Visit Friends of Gallagher Park at: http://friendsofgallagherpark.ning.com

Reivers/Newcastle college clean up photos

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: kenneth davison <degournay@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: 13 February 2011 10:24
Subject: photos
To: PHIL GOLDBLATT <phil.goldblatt@gmail.com>

Hi Phil, I was out on my way to ponteland this morning [sunday] dropped down to access route and found one of the rubbish bags [from thursdays clean up] split open and contents all a round, managed to get up to backworth before, turning back due to light drizzle, I cycled down to the percy main area and the three lots of cut backs are still lying there. The photos atttached are 3 taken on saturday after my 2 hour stint and 1 of the Iron man area, note the rubbish has been set fire too, and on a safety matter the electic cover, on the lamp post has been removed. ken

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On the Keelman's Way behind the MetroCentre

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Bob Sorley <robert.sorley@btinternet.com>
Date: 18 February 2011 15:50
Subject: On the Keelman's Way behind the MetroCentre
To: Roy Deane <RoyDeane@gateshead.gov.uk>



Hi Roy,
 We litter picked, cut back hedges, removed overhanging tree branches and
removed large amounts of leaf mulch. The photos were taken with a mobile
telephone.

   Regards,

   Bob

Three days of works for Tyne Pedestrian Tunnel

From: Felicity Amer [mailto:FelicityAmer@bradleyomahoney.co.uk] 

Sent: 07 February 2011 16:41
To: Felicity Amer
Subject: Three days of works for Tyne Pedestrian Tunnel
Importance: High

07 February 2011

Three days of works for Tyne Pedestrian Tunnel

The pedestrian tunnel under the River Tyne is to close for three days from Wednesday 9^th to Friday 11^th February inclusive for investigation works prior to a proposed £6 million refurbishment. 

All tunnel users will use the adjacent cyclist tunnel during the closure.  Cyclists will be expected to dismount whilst in the tunnel.

The Tyne & Wear Integrated Transport Authority, which owns the Grade II-listed tunnels between Howdon and Jarrow, will use the closure to undertake investigation works under the floor of the pedestrian tunnel.

The Authority's project director Paul Fenwick, said: "We hope to keep inconvenience to a minimum by ensuring users can access the newly-refurbished lifts and the escalators at all times.

"We are well on the way to submitting an application for Listed Building Consent to the two local planning authorities of North Tyneside and South Tyneside to enable the major refurbishment works to go ahead.

"The closure of the pedestrian tunnel will give us the opportunity to look closely at the structure and inform our plans for the refurbishment."

 The pedestrian tunnel will close from around 9am on Wednesday and is expected to reopen on Friday afternoon.

For more information visit http://tynepedestrianandcyclisttunnels.co.uk/ 

Ends

For further information contact Richard Simpson, Bradley O'Mahoney Public Relations 07821 537106 or Felicity Amer on 0191 265 8803.

Felicity Amer ACIPR

Account Director

Bradley O'Mahoney Public Relations Limited

Studio 6

The Kiln

Hoults Yard

Walker Road

Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 1AB

Tel: 0191 265 8803

Fax: 0191 265 4329

www.bradleyomahoney.co.uk

See Me Save Me...

From: kate cairns [mailto:kate.cairns@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 12:26 AM
To: kate cairns
Subject: See Me Save Me...(d, e)

Two years ago on Thursday 5th February 2009 my sister Eilidh, was run down by a tipper lorry in Notting Hill Gate whilst cycling to work. She died 2 hours later. She was 30. She was a strong experienced cyclist, commuting a 20mile round trip daily.

The coroner concluded that it was more likely than not Eilidh was ahead of the lorry, that she was available to be seen by the driver, and that the front offside bumper of the lorry made contact with the rear wheel of the cycle, causing it to fall and Eilidh to be caught up in the wheels.

Last year the driver pleaded guilty to driving with uncorrected defective vision and was given 3 points and a £200 fine. He said he did not see her. He is still driving his truck.

Heavy Goods Vehicles count for 45% of all London cyclist deaths but make up only 5% of road traffic. Across Europe 4000 people, mostly unprotected road users such as cyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians are killed each because of HGV blind spots.

Our local Member of European Parliament is proposing a change to EU legislation to have HGVs fitted with sensors and cameras to remove their blind spots with Written Declaration 81.

We have a ready-made letter, which is translated, along with the actual WD, into all 23 languages across the EU. (Contact me if you cant find the link to your language)

1.     PLEASE email the letter to ALL of your MEPs ASAP. It will take less than 2 minutes. We have a link to the letter, and to your MEPs.

In order to be effective this declaration needs to be signed by half of the 736 MEPs. There are only 72 MEPs in the UK.

2.     PLEASE forward this email to as many contacts as possible far and wide across Europe. Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain,  France, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Finland, Sweden

The WD lapses in less than 2 weeks on Wed 16th Feb.  Please act swiftly.

If you want to do more:

3.     PLEASE come to Strasbourg for 15^th and/or 16^th Feb to lobby MEPs as they go into the session.

We are taking Eurostar on Monday 14^th Feb, returning Wednesday 16th Feb.

4.     PLEASE come to Hyde Park Corner 11.30-12.30 on Monday 14^th Feb, for a media event, before we leave for Strasbourg

All the links are here www.eilidhcairns.com/campaign

We really appreciate 3 minutes of your time to do 1 and 2. It can help save lives. Lives that are cherished and sorely lost.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

--
Kate Cairns
Independent Sustainability Advisor
t:   01665 576099
m: 07961 336115

Helmet cameras capture bad driving

phil saw this story on the BBC News website and thought you
should see it.



** Helmet cameras capture bad driving **
The number of cyclists wearing cameras on their helmets to capture bad driving is increasing, the BBC has found.
< http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/news/uk-12334486 >

Nan - can you knit me one....

STARS website - use it or we might lose it....

http://www.cycle-routes.org/hadrianscycleway/newstars2010/home.html

don't forget to access the STARS website

ALERT Tyne Pedestrian and Cyclist Tunnels

Anne Clark

Cycling Officer

Strategic Housing, Planning & Transportation

0191 277 8907 / x28907

This is to let you know that the lift at the Howdon end of the Tyne Pedestrian and Cyclist Tunnels will be closed for maintenance and repair from 10am to 1pm on Friday, 28th January. The only alternative entrance and exit at Howdon during this short period will be via the escalators which can only be used as stairs.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

Richard Simpson
For the Tyne & Wear Integrated Transport Authority

www.tynepedestrianandcyclisttunnels.co.uk

pageviews

According to blogger stats this blog gets around 100 views a month...thanks for viewing but of course I would urge you to:

• tell your fellow ranger colleagues to keep an eye on the blog
• add new posts
• share information etc to keep this going.

thanks for your help
Phil

pot hole fixing in North Tyneside

Anyone who would like to report a pot-hole can contact the council either:
- Completing the on-line form on the council's website atwww.northtyneside.gov.uk - using the 'Report it' tap on the main home page.
- E-mail us on highways.environment@northtyneside.gov.uk
- Telephone 643 6130

- A pot-hole is characterised as being a defect in the road that measures 300mm or more in any direction and 40mm or more in depth
- The borough's busier roads and shopping centres are inspected monthly or three-monthly. The Highways Maintenance Team will normally inspect pot-holes within one day of them being reported. Our aim is to carry out repairs within 24 hours if they are considered an immediate danger to the public - and within ten days otherwise.
- There are different ways to fix a pot-hole. In many cases it is a simple localised repair where the loose material is removed and hot bituminous material is placed into the hole and then compacted. Where there is a cluster of holes together, we often dig out an area by machine to form larger squares, which are then filled with new road resurfacing material. In the severest cases we are either partially or fully resurfacing roads.

Eleanor Lane update

Update on Eleanor Lane proposal:
This was on the agenda for the last Cycling Forum but wasn't covered.  The proposal is for the construction of a new carriageway and footway between St Lawrence Road and Walker Road, including retaining wall structures and associated landscaping with alterations to Hadrian's Cycleway/Land Adjacent To Formers Shepherds Scrap Yard, Between Walker Road And St Lawrence Road, Byker
The latest news is that it has not yet gone to Planning Committee. If it is given approval the design will be the one on the planning portal website which has been available for comment for several months. The reference is 2010/1210/01/GRA if you want to look at it or comment at the Planning Portal.
I've checked and it is unlikely to be included in this month's planning meeting on 21st January so there is still time for comments to be made before the application goes to committee.
I will bring some copies of the plan to the Cycling Forum on Thursday 6 January (6pm, Bewick Dobson room, Civic Centre) but if you want to comment you need to do it through the planning portal in the Planning and Buildings section of the Newcastle City Council website - www.newcastle.gov.uk
I will also bring copies of a plan for signalising the junction of Walker Road and Ford Street with a toucan to improve cycle access. This is an initial plan and details have still to be finalised.
Anne Clark

Anne Clark
Cycling Officer 

Bikes to Africa fundraising event Thurs 13th Jan 7.30pm at Cumberland Arms - pub quiz, disco and raffle draw

Recyke Y'Bike regularly sends bicycles to projects in  African countries via Re~cycle in Colchester.  So we can send more we are running a pub quiz and disco at the wonderful Cumberland Arms on Thursday 13th Jan from 7.30pm to 11.  All proceeds of tickets and raffle will be reserved for covering the increasing transport costs that hiring a lorry involves.
To buy tickets, a very reasonable £2.50 each, call in to Recyke Y'Bike in Byker ( http://www.recyke-y-bike.org )
or call 0191 265 4197 to reserve your entrance tickets.  You can also buy raffle tickets for bike related prizes including generous vouchers (to £200 value)  for our refurbished bicycles and other items on sale.

A recent article in the magazine Ride http://www.theridejournal.com/what_is_the_ride.html
 by  a pastor in South Africa who runs the Bokamoso Bicycle Project pointed up the many benefits that your old bikes bring to communities without proper roads and non-existant public transport and also the inspiration that the work of Recyke Y'Bike and Re~Cycle brings to the people there.

So please help us do more and have a good time on Thursday 13th.

All the best

Dorothy Craw

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Guided Cycle Ride 22 Jan 2011

From Bob Sorley

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Contact Bob direct.

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Guided cycle ride around Newcastle upon Tyne

On Saturday the 22^nd of January

10:30 Meet next to the ticket office in Newcastle’s Central station at 10:30

10:45 Start tour of Newcastle

We will visit.

St Nicholas Cathedral

The Castle Keep

The High Level Bridge

The Sage

The Baltic

The Millennium Bridge

The Ouseburn

The historic quayside

Lunch at The Cluny in the historic Ouseburn

After lunch we cycle up Grey Street. It was voted the best street in Britain by Radio 4 listeners

We will visit the public weigh house in Granger Street market.

St James Park

Newcastle’s China town

Blackfriars It’s a restored 13th-century friary

The city walls

The Discovery Museum (Time permitting)

16:30 Newcastle’s Central station

For further details contact robert.sorley@btinternet.com

Many thanks,