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@General_Strike
No worries, guys - it's been a bit quiet on here of late, and I have not made it to many of the meeting so am as responsible for that as anyone! Seems like a Red Run would be a good idea given the current political climate, but like I mentioned above, the route I've planned is mostly map-based and not tested in reality (sections of it I know, but likewise there are areas I'm not familiar with) and I think that making the route fun, safe-feeling and accessible to a wide range of abilities - as well as with plenty of interesting landmarks/stops is important.
I'd like to ride the route to see the lay of the land, assess it with reference to the above criteria, and make any alterations and edits on the fly. I was planning on using an A-Z and a highlighter pen. this might serve as a first club run too
Then the next step to think about is whether we would like to contact the organisations responsible for the various landmarks and see if they want to join in or otherwise contribute - even if they just use the opportunity to inform people about what they do. For example, I've found out who the head librarian at the Marx memorial library is. If they were interested they could hand out leaflets - or just show some support as people cycle by.
That's the other point - is this intended as a club run or are we looking at opening it up to non-members and promoting it? I thought we were looking at an open ride as the spoke cards/fundraising for London Couriers would be more effective that way - I may be mistaken though.
As for timing, we may have missed May Day but we could always aim for a July 26 Movement!
So who is up for a ride on Saturday 19th or Sunday 20th? I would suggest the weekend coming but I'm going to see Ballet Revolucion on the Sunday and can't do the Saturday...