You are invited to join our ‘Small Ride’ on Saturday 3 May. Starting at 11am from the High Street in Sutton (by Trinity Square and Waterstones) we will be pedalling to Cheam Park and back, a round-trip of about three…
Over to you
Today was a long day spent raising awareness of #space4cycling and #ridesutton by giving out leaflets, stickers and flags on Sutton High Street. We gave out hundreds of flyers and spoke to dozens of shoppers about cycling and what it’s…
Remove through motor traffic #Space4Cycling
“Get out of my way” #Space4Cycling This is Rochester Road, Carshalton, London Borough of Sutton – part of a regular cycle route for me and many others. It is a typical suburban road which ought to be 100% OK for…
Good advice. Nice design (?). Doesn’t work.
Lock the frame and both wheels to the stand. That is what the sticker says. It is good advice. No doubt about that. You don’t want to come back and find that you are missing a wheel or two. On…
Posted in Advocacy
Cycling to School In London Borough of Sutton
Monday Mar 31 – The weather is improving, and it’s great to be outdoors away from the congested roads and cycling by the River Wandle. The back streets we use seem unusually quiet today, it’s the last week of term…
Tagged with: community, London Cycling Campaign
Posted in 20mph, Advocacy, Protected Space for Cycling, Road Safety, Safe Routes to Schools
Posted in 20mph, Advocacy, Protected Space for Cycling, Road Safety, Safe Routes to Schools
Cycling to school in London Borough of Sutton
My daughter is in Year 1 and goes to school about 1.5 miles from our home. A journey that’s almost always going to be easier, quicker and cheaper by bike than any other means. When she started at school, aged…
Tagged with: community, London Cycling Campaign
Posted in Advocacy, Liveable Town Centres, Protected Space for Cycling, Safe Routes to Schools
Posted in Advocacy, Liveable Town Centres, Protected Space for Cycling, Safe Routes to Schools
Sorry, am I in the way?
The problem with many cycle lanes like this in Sutton South is that pedestrians forget about them. It’s not their fault, this is bad design. Why would you take a great deal of notice of a white line on a…
Tagged with: cyclelanes, design, sutton-south, ventnor
Posted in Areas without through motor traffic, Protected Space for Cycling
Posted in Areas without through motor traffic, Protected Space for Cycling
Work under way in Carshalton
Friday March 21st and, as these pictures show, work is well under way to improve cycling possibilities in the Grove (Park) in Carshalton. At the side of the sports centre, running from the bridge down to paper Mill Close is…
Posted in Greenways
The Little Things
We all know it’s the little things that demonstrate how much we care. Your partner comes home stressed and because you care, you spend a little time with them, make them a cup of tea, sympathise, and do the right…
Posted in Greenways
A great speech from Chris Boardman to the London Councillors
Chris Boardman made a powerful speech on the 9th of March at City Hall trying to inspire the local councillors to prioritise cycling to benefit everyone. Sutton Councillors, please pay attention. Here are some extracts from Chris’ message to councillors…
Posted in Advocacy
Get Sutton Cycling 