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Mrak told me about Aram's death over a week ago. Quite a shock, as I had seen him at one of those events where we all come together to worship at the feet of Teenslain. What was that? Maybe a few months ago? That he has left us so suddenly is...

After reading this thread, reading all of your thoughts and feelings, this morning, I went to work & didn't have time to reflect. Walking in Burgess Park at lunch I thought about Aram and all of you and how meeting all of you enriched my life. It really was a special time and, for me, Aram's death has made me realise how precious companionship and friendship is. Bless you Aram.

Looking forward to it!

I’m not sure where we are at the mo as I’m out of town. Give Graham a call!

Bump.

Absolutely are recruiting e-Cargo bike riders for our expanding Central London zero emissions fleet.
Riding our Urban Arrow cargo bikes or our 4 wheeled EAV cargo bikes, commitment, customer focus reliability and professionalism are key attributes for this team.
Working out of our Eco Hub based in WC1, we are able to offer a variety of contracts for those who want the flexibility of self-employment with worker status or the stability of employment.
Absolutely recognise the London Living Wage, offering competitive pay and benefits.
We can rent some of our cargo bikes to successful applicants for as little as £8 per day or if you complete full working weeks it's rent free.
Consistent work available all day every day.
Experience necessary for this important work please. Please only apply if familiar with cargo bikes, a pushbike courier circuit or Central London courier work. Be a confident urban cyclist or have a Level 3 Bikeability qualification.
Have adequate fitness levels for cycling long hours and manual handling of deliveries.
Get in touch ASAP or pop in and see us at WC1

Contact Graham 020 7685 1121 or 16-18 Guilford Street WC1

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This bike is being given to charity, if no-one wants it.

Must be collected from East Dulwich before Thursday. Undrilled, not been crashed by me, but as they came to me second-hand cannot guarantee they have never been crashed.

Sold!

This needs to go this week - I would consider free-cycling to left handed player, but £20 to right handers.

Seat post is seized, and seat clamp is fucked. Rear end is 130 wide, original rear drop-outs replaced with rear-facing - note bottle opener on left hand side. Crank-set is Deore - see photo for model number. In a former life, the frame was a Bridgestone RB-1, made for the american market.

Buyer / lefty collects from East Dulwich before Thursday.

Has been in a shed for 6 years, and has a rusty chain. Seat post seized, not sure how bad. Front tub is punctured.

TA 48t chainset. Maillard hubs. GP4 rims.

Can't remember what the bars are. Has to go this week, as moving home to somewhere without room, so would accept £50, buyer collects from East Dulwich before Thursday.

SNCF source says you can’t, as does everything else I have read.

You got a touring bike, Ben?

Are you sure TGVs run on that line? Can’t see any running - only Intercité and TER on which there are proper bike racks - some of them are double-deckers.

Bagged or fully assembled?

The chefs de bord can be a mixed bunch - I have never been refused in more than 25 trips on both Eurostar & SNCF, but then I always made sure that my bagged bike could fit in the big luggage racks. Obvs if you are travelling south on a Saturday in July, then the racks get pretty full pretty quickly. Plus we’ll have camping gear as well.

I have checked. There will be some changes from winter to summer schedules, but all the info have been able to find, SNCF, CUK (french equiv) is pretty clear: bags or boxed or not at all. You can take bikes on most TER trains but they are seriously slow 5 1/2 hours as compared to 2 hours for TGV from Paris > Lyon.

Can't get it on the train. And we will have to bag the bikes, it seems. Our jump off point is Lyon, and Lyon is served only by double-deck TGVs, which don't space for un-bagged or un-boxed bikes.

It’s not going to be a race. Anyone who comes along and tries to turn it into a race will be seriously unpopular. It will be an easy-paced social ride with full camping gear. I have done some proper head-banging rides in France in the past and have zero interest in replicating that.

If you want a race style experience in the Alps, I recommend doing the Marmotte sportive.

FWIW, we're doing this again next year. Week beginning 11th July.

For more info about all the goings on, check the Save Dulwich Hamlet site

I'm sure you all know the latest from Champion Hill - owners have locked out Dulwich Hamlet F.C., are trying to bankrupt them by breaking previous commitments regarding finances, have been under-reporting attendance figures in an effort to starve the club of income, and this week attempted to deny the club the right to use the name 'Dulwich Hamlet' with a spurious trademark litigation etc etc. It would be really helpful if any of you could spare the time to write to your MP, MLA & the Mayor, and, if you live in Southwark, especially your local councillors, in support of the proposal that Southwark CPO the stadium.

My letter is below:

Councillors Catherine Rose, Jon Hartley & Andy Simmons
c/o Members Room
160 Tooley Street
London SE1 2QH

Dear Madam & Sirs,
I am writing to you to support the proposal that Southwark Council should seek to acquire the freehold of the Champion Hill stadium with the object of securing the future of Dulwich Hamlet Football Club.
I am sure you are only too aware of the perfidy, avarice, venality and duplicity of the current owners of the site. Their actions this week, breaking many, if not all, previous agreements with the board of both the football club itself, and the board of the supporter’s trust, not to mention the absurd & ridiculous farce of seeking to deny the football club the right to use the name Dulwich Hamlet, are but the latest in a long series of lies & betrayals.
I am not going to recap at length the achievements of the football club in establishing a model for all clubs to follow in becoming a genuine pillar of the local community - they are too numerous to mention - but I will say that if Southwark loses the services of Gavin Rose, the club’s football manager, it will be a huge loss to the borough, and if you want to examine the length & depth of the club’s commitment to giving hope & help to the disadvantaged local youth, I ask you to consult Kevin Holland, former local community police officer, for his recollections of the role the club has played in this.
Personally, as a recent emigré from north London, and former season ticket holder at Arsenal F.C. no longer able to afford to attend, I was delighted by my first visit to see Dulwich Hamlet play at Champion Hill. I have since become a regular attendee, and also volunteered to help with match-day stewarding, and operate the turnstiles.
My girlfriend’s son also attends with his friends, and likewise has undertaken volunteer stewarding, which I feel was very useful for his self-confidence and experience.
In my view, to characterise the fan-base of the club as ‘hipsters’ is simplistic & insulting. The fan-base is as broad in age, gender, race & demographic as the borough itself, and all the cheap cracks about craft beer and sauerkraut are obscuring the truth: Dulwich Hamlet is very much part of the borough’s community, and all Southwark residents can be proud of it, and should do everything they can to support it. I therefore urge you to do likewise, as, I am confident, you already intend to do.
Sincerely yours,

Thanks!

You think I should STFU - why exactly?

Popcorn.