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MCC News, Issue 37, Oct/Nov 2005
New state-of-the-art cycle parking at
Wimbledon Station
Neil Guthrie writes:
Wimbledon Station has recently seen the upgrading of its weather-protected
cycle parking area. Bikes can now be parked in a state-of-the-art ‘double
decker’ cycle parking rack. Paid for by TfL, it's completely free to use by
cyclists who are making an onward journey by tram, tube or train.
It is thought to be only
the second facility of its kind in Great Britain. The cycle-parking capacity at
Wimbledon Station has now effectively trebled and it can be found on the top
floor (i.e. at ticket office level) around the back of the fast food outlets
(entry point near the main ticket barrier exit).
Commonside Re:Cycle
Commonside Re:Cycle will be running its final community workshops on 24th
Sept from 1pm to 5pm in Pollards Hill Community Centre and 22nd October, from
1pm to 5pm in Eastfields Youth Centre. Bring your bike along and get simple
repairs done for free!
Commonside Re:Cycle has fixed hundreds of bicycles over the last six
months, and allowed young people to gain useful skills that they can pass on.
The project has also supported the development of Pollards Hill Cyclists, an
exciting new cycling club for people in and around Pollards Hill.
Commonside Re:Cycle is being run by the Commonside Trust, in association
with Merton Youth Service. The project has been funded by the Local Network
Fund for Children and Young people.
For more information
about the project please call Suzanne on 020 8764 9582 or email suzanne@commonside.net
Suzanne West
Environment & Community Development Officer
Commonside Community Development Trust
Can you help me?
I worked with my friend Paul,
who was the best man at my wedding over thirty five years ago and since I had
not met for over five and a half years I was really looking forward to his trip
to London.
Paul is a very keen
cyclist regularly doing 100 miles a day rides and as in April this year I had
bought a rather nice bike he asked me to bring mine along when we meet because
he was going to bring his by train from Newcastle.
We met at one of my
favourite pubs, the White Cross in Richmond and over a nice lunch we made plans
for the following day, which was to be a ‘history of London’ day for me as
Paul, although a Geordie, is very knowledgeable on London.
Paul and I worked
together for the CEGB at Bankside House immediately opposite Bankside Power
Station. Bankside House has now been converted to accommodation for the
students of the London School of Economics and it really was brilliant to be
back within the building that I worked over thirty-five years ago.
He then took me to various London landmarks, some familiar others not so and in the end we ended up in a 500 year old pub. We locked our bikes to a lamp post immediately opposite the pub on the same side of the road and as the road was totally deserted we really thought that our bikes were safe. It was one o'clock in the afternoon. Ever since I bought the bike I have never ever taken it out if had to be left unattended – but I made an exception on this occasion for Paul’s benefit. What a mistake it turned out to be as less then an hour later, after a drink and some lunch, I felt the need to go and check on my bike. I simply could not believe my eyes when all I could see was Paul’s bike. Mine had gone. Although I always kept it really clean and polished as it had a beautiful gloss black hand made frame the evening before I had given it many extra coats of polish for Paul's benefit. In fact Paul could not help but remark what a beautiful finish it had. Well it really did have a beautiful finish because I have never ever seen it again (!) in spite of trips to Brick Lane. Apart from e-bay does any one know where else stolen good quality bikes are disposed of? You can reply direct to Duncan who will kindly