Totally FREE! E' Dul Cycle Rides: Sundays 9-30am London Pks & Blue Plaques short rides: Dates TBC

[Proj London Health]

I have lined up two,

yes two....

great blue plaques for the morning and they are both South of the river so we will all be back nice and early!

Clues:

1. London HQ is in SE1, but you would think its by Lambeth Bridge. The Plaque is in neither of these specific locations but very close between both.

2. G'day mate, its been plain sailing for the past couple of hundred years.... well, other than over ruling!

Catch you in the morning.

McCabe

[Proj London Health]

What a super ride this Sunday and with some historical 'Blue Plaque' stops too which were:

1. Superintendent Eyre Massey Shaw - 1861 ~ 1891 (in charge), made change to the new Metropolitan Fire bridge: Soutwark Bridge Rd

2. Vice Admiral William Bligh - 1754 ~ 1817, Commander of Bounty which was famous for the mutiny

OK, rather than alternating the rides between a park, and then blue plaques, I will find two plaques for each of the rides. Ideally one plaque on route to the park, and the other on the way back.

Next ride is to Southwark Park.

McCabe

[Proj London Health]

Looks like a good day tomorrow for the ride!

* Meet for 9-25am for a 9-30am start, Goose Green - Texaco Garage!

* Head to Peckham Library partly via Bellenden Road, then pick up the Old Surrey canal at the library.

* Up to Abbey St, right to Jamaica Road and head to Rotherhithe & Southwark Park for a tea, coffee and cake - YUM!

***Blue Plaques***

* Peek Feans - the renowned biscuit maker who gave Bermondsey the name 'Biscuit Town'

* Isambard Brunel - designed the first Thames tunnel

* The 'Mayflower' - 1620, and....

* Not a lot of people know this.....the birth place of Sir Michael Caine!

McCabe.

[Proj London Health]

Opps!

That extra right hand turn this morning led to a complete circle - well it was an extra burn of calories :-) Other than that, it was good too track down the blue plaques and two extra ones too!

* 23rd June - Greenwich / Cutty Sark and three Blue Plaques

1. Barnes Wallis: Inventor of the Bouncing Bomb,

2. BENJAMIN WAUGH 1839-1908 Founder of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

3. JAMES WOLFE 1727-1759 Victor of Quebec

McCabe

[wrrlibya]

Hi McCabe

Thanks for another great bikeride. It really blew the hangover cobwebs away! Looking forward to the next one :)

Becky x

[damzel]

Annoyed to miss 2 in a row. Will definitely make the next one!

[charliebubs]

I'm definitely trying to come to the next one! Damn it! Must have less fun on Saturday nights :-)

[wrrlibya]

charliebubs Wrote:

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> I'm definitely trying to come to the next one!

> Damn it! Must have less fun on Saturday nights :-)

haha I'm not betting on it! :)

[Proj London Health]

Ah Ha!

Good news cyclists - the one plaque we couldn't find last Sunday was for the 'Mayflower'. Well, I was in that area today for another reason and had 5-mins to spare so had a look for it again and .....found it!

If you can recall, we came off the main road into cute little lanes - 200m in fornt was a pub called the Ship, then we headed 'right' to the Brunnel Museum. Well about 200m from the Ship pub there is a church on the LHS (St Mary the Virgin), and alas, on its wall is the blue plaque :-)

McCabe

[Proj London Health]

Hi to all,

Are you all up for a ride to the Cutty Sark for tea & cake?

Three Blue Plaques

1. Barnes Wallis: Inventor of the Bouncing Bomb,

2. BENJAMIN WAUGH 1839-1908 Founder of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

3. JAMES WOLFE 1727-1759 Victor of Quebec

McCabe

[Proj London Health]

Cycle Ride

As summer time is almost upon us, the next ride will be the last one until mid September when everyone is back and we are fully complimented.

So, lets do a right Royal Regents Park, do a circuit of London Zoo, and then the parks caf? as they do some great cake! I'm aiming to be on BBC Radio London this coming Saturday morning c.7am to talk about the ride but also the 'best bit of my week', which was going for cocktails at the Brunel museum roof garden where they grow herbs for their drinks.

Charlie, no excuses!

McCabe

[Proj London Health]

Hi to all,

This coming Sunday will the Regents Park ride.

And the blue Plaques will be:

* Sherlock Holmes / Colon Doyle @ 221b Baker Street

* Jimi Hendrix & Handle both on Brook St

McCabe

[Proj London Health]

Last promotion for this event for tomorrow morning, then we will resume in mid September.

McCabe

[charliebubs]

Becky & I WILL be there!!!!! x

[Proj London Health]

Wow, what a last ride it was for summer!!

I think we clocked up 20-miles on the sunniest and hottest day of the year - and boy I really felt it. It was great to track down the Blue Plaques but most of all, great to visit Regents Park too.

**So, what else did we find?**

Well, I never knew where Claridges or Sothebys were until we pasted them today - so that was another bonus. Also, it struck me that I should highlight some of the famous roads we ride along too.

Catch you all in Mid Sept when we resume the rides - I think a nice easy one to Green Park or St James Park.

McCabe

[charliebubs]

Today's ride was fab, but so hot!! Nice to see the sites of London from a bike :)

Not sure I'll be able to walk tomorrow though!!

[damzel]

I had a great ride - beautiful day for it too. Looking forward to starting again in September. Thanks again for showing me that lovely quiet journey to work - it's changed my life!

[CW1]

As September inches ever nearer, I wondered if a date for the next Sunday ride was fixed? I'm looking forward to coming along.

[charliebubs]

Ooooh yes - when will it be McCabe?

[Proj London Health]

Hi to all,

I may be taking a later holiday during term time now both of my daughters are out of school (just don't feel old enough). Can save ?1,000 - Yay!!!!

How does Sunday 15th Sept sound? Also, what about doing Saint James Park as a nice easy one?

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Best!

McCabe

[charliebubs]

Woohoo!

Sunday 15th sounds good, but I can't commit 100% as I only get back from holiday the evening before. I might have to see how I feel!!! :)

[wrrlibya]

I'd love to come but my front wheel was stolen :( and I haven't quite managed to get a new one yet. More bike rides will be the motivation I need to get it sorted though!! x

[Proj London Health]

Guys,

My heart goes out to the family and friends of the lady who lost her life on the junction of Gallery Road and the South Circular. Simply tragic.

McCabe.

[Proj London Health]

Guys,

There are high winds and heavy rain due for tomorrow - so on this basis I'm going to cancel the ride.

I'm doing this early so you can rearrange your day in advance.

On a training basis, I will be easy riding tomorrow as my running knees are coming to an end :-(. This will comprise of multiple 2-mile flat rides between the Crystal Palace parade and the Hornimans Museum. It's a 1-mile each way with just a tad of undulation. If.... you want a bit of a lung and leg challenge, we can include College Road (the Toll Gate road), I guess this is a 10% hill with perhaps 15% at the top? Decent at the parade and circle back at the Toll gate.

The above are relatively quite and wide roads - the older I get the more I like them :-)

High Viz and [flashing] lights both front and back to be seen by cars at a distance.

Meet at the top of college road at the Shell garage for 10am.

Best!

McCabe

[Proj London Health]

Hmmmmm,

Nice ride and coffee this morning.... there were blue skies, mild and no wind what-so-ever.

Not sure what happened with the weather forcus.

Let me reschedule for either next Sunday or the following. Let me know your thoughts if you can.

I did the 10am version in the event that it was pouring down with rain.

McCabe