Ready, set, ride! Everything you need to cycle with kids Transporting little ones by bike is fun, practical and good for the planet – here’s how to get started

Thinking about cycling as a family? Cycling with children is a practical and fun way to get around.

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Starting in half an hour!

📆 With just over three weeks to go until London votes, every pledge to support Streets for Cycling matters!

👨‍💻 Email your candidates today: lcc.org.uk/streets

Reminder 🗓️ 🚲🔧

This Saturday from 12pm-4pm outside the Post Office on Oaklands Road.

Bring your bicycle to Dr Bike for a free check over and minor maintenance. ✅

#Cricklewood #DrBike

The candidates have started their opening remarks centred on how they would address the climate emergency. Local planning, active travel, emissions reduction, recycling, retrofit, energy, biodiversity have been mentioned alongside repair shops, trees and the economy. #Hustings

Photo of the panel of speakers alongside Elaine, speaking on behalf of ACE.

ACE Hustings are underway!
We have on the panel, representatives from four parties. Each candidate has been instructed to keep their speech up to 3 minutes.

📢 Last chance to register for Brent's Action on the Climate Emergency Hustings. Ask the candidates what are their plan to make Brent climate resilient, from transport to buildings and divestment.

This is coming up this Tuesday.

Don't forget to register! You can also send questions in advance if unable to attend.

See you there!

Two women cycling and smiling on the an urban street. They wear regular clothes and there is no motor traffic.

Brent Cycling Campaign pushes for safer TfL cycle routes after years of little progress on safe cycle routes since Carlton Vale in South Kilburn.

Years of delay on the TfL funded Wembley to Willesden Junction route and too few on-road safety improvements.

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A black and white photo of a child, smiling riding their bike. In yellow bold font: every child should be able to cycle to school safely. Underneath: take action and the link to action to ask council leaders to make streets for cycling.

The local elections on May 7th present an opportunity for Brent to have a council leader and cabinet members committed to build a cycle network that is safe and convenient for all.

📨 Ask them to back Streets for Cycling action.lcc.org.uk/streets

A photo showing the bicycle stands outside the Post Office in Cricklewood, on Oaklands Road. In the background is a gazebo showing Dr Bike at work.

Dr Bike returns to Cricklewood 🚲🔧

Saturday, 18th April, from 12 pm to 4pm.

Bring your bike to Oaklands Road (just by the Post Office), professional mechanics will be on hand to give your bicycle a free safety check-over.

A Cycle Tour of Radical Brent Open to advanced beginner cyclists. This special cycle tour of Brent will its radical history and celebrate its cycling heritage.

Join a Cycle Tour of Radical Brent to discover and celebrate Brent social cycling history.

🗓️ Meet on Sunday 19 April from 11am 📍Gladstone Park gate opposite Cricklewood Library. The tour will end at Willesden Trades Hall.

Register here:
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👨‍💻 It’s quick and easy to apply for a grant from the Share The Joy Fund, just head to our website and get all the info there: bit.ly/4jXxZGn

We believe, Brent residents deserve better than the current provision. We are asking you to email your Brent candidates in the upcoming elections to finally commit to a safe cycle route network in Brent: action.lcc.org.uk/streets /end

Foreword by Cllr Butt, the Leader of the council and Cycling Champion in 2013 in support of the bid. He said: "I believe that Brent has the combination of innovation and initiative, political commitment and support, and ongoing capability to deliver".

"I believe that Brent has the combination of innovation and initiative, political commitment and support, and ongoing capability to deliver." These were the words by the then Leader of the Council. He may look familiar. 6/n

Brent didn't secure funding on the Mini-Holland bid, sadly. However, what happened to the stated ambition and long-term vision? The plans were sound and supported by well researched evidence still relevant today but far more urgent now to ensure Brent is resilient in the climate emergency. 5/n

Map of Brent showing the cycle track (cycle lanes that provides protection with a physical separation) built in the borough as of today.

Fast forward to today, and where are we at? This is the current state of affairs. It's disconnected, and far too few apart to unlock the full potential of cycling as a viable alternative. 4/n
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In 2017, TfL published the Strategic Cycling Analysis identifying the network needed across London to help boroughs to plan. One route in Brent, to be funded by TfL is C72, agreed with Brent in 2018. The latest update suggests it will be built from... 2028. 3/n www.london.gov.uk/press-releas...

A map of Brent with proposed cycle routes covering the borough, making it easier and safer to travel across, visiting town centres, going to school or work.

Solutions were proposed with a borough-wide cycling network that would serve every communities in Brent, linking town centres. This broad original network could have been built upon throughout the years, with quiet ways in-between, making cycling a more convenient option available to all. 2/n

A map of Brent with overlayed severance lines and crossing points identified as major barriers to cycling. They include railway lines, the north circular and roads with heavy traffic.

In 2013, Brent applied to the Mini-Holland funding. In the council's submission #WaysToWembley you can find some substantial arguments in support of cycling. democracy.brent.gov.uk/documents/s2.... The barriers are known and well understood. 1/n

Westminster, so close to Brent and yet, when you see all the recent infrastructure changes, this feels so far away. Well done to all involved in our neighbouring borough that made cycling easier and safer for everyone. #Inspiring

Great campaign by @londoncycling.bsky.social, and all their borough groups, pushing for council candidates to commit to work with TfL on expanding the cycle network, so people from Hoxton to Hillingdon and Richmond to Redbridge can access a network of safe cycle routes.

Call for a safe cycle network today Tell your next council leader you want cycle routes that are safe & fun for everyone

Tell your next council leader you want streets for cycling.

action.lcc.org.uk/streets

We are asking the potential next leader of Brent Council to commit to building a Brent cycle network fit for anyone from every walk of life. #StreetsForCycling.

This is the current map of protected cycle lanes in Brent.

Nationwide plans announced to design safer streets as 9 in 10 women report feeling unsafe walking at night New government guidance will be issued to councils to help them consider how to make their streets safer for women and girls.

Great news: @ategov.bsky.social plans guidance to "design safer streets" for women. www.gov.uk/government/n...
Bad news: no mention of women cycling in release. Something our Women's Network has written entire reports on lcc.org.uk/campaigns/wo... & @cyclinguk.bsky.social have campaigned on. Plus...

Flyer for the event with QR codes and links

🔈You are invited to Brent's Action on the Climate Emergency Hustings ✅

🗓️ Tues 14 April - 7-9pm at the Barham Community Library

Learn about the candidates' plans to tackle the climate emergency.

Register to attend this event:
🖥️ Online: bit.ly/hustonl
👥 In person: bit.ly/hustper

Four computer generated images, from the consultation material, illustrating what it could look like including new bidirectional protected cycle lanes and new pedestrian crossings.

Great to finally hear some news over this planned Cycleway, identified in the @tflondon.bsky.social' Strategic Cycling Analysis in 2017. We look forward to finding out more about the updated timeline and final design and route.

www.brent.gov.uk/news-in-bren...

Join a family ride starting from Roundwood Park on Wednesday 1 April at 2pm.

Find out more and register ▶️
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'Boris bikes' renamed in honour of top 10 most influential women cyclists in London Safety upgrade of Lambeth bridge, where Moira Gemmill was killed cycling more than a decade ago, is due to be completed next month

Santander Cycles celebrate the invaluable contribution and impact of women helping others to cycle in London. Including the founder of one of Brent #BikeBuses. Well done Anna of #NorthPedalExpress.

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Cycle Movement Strategy Phase 3: Bayswater Road The Bayswater Road Cycle Movement Strategy Phase 3 scheme looks to enhance cycling and pedestrian facilities in both directions along Bayswater Road, from Palace Court to Lancaster Terrace.

📢This safe direct cycleway proposal on Westminster's Bayswater Road is under attack and needs your URGENT support! 📢

Make safe cycling possible for all ages & abilities on this route - ACT NOW 👇

Consultation closes on Wednesday ⏰
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