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On the Road- safe cycling event
Open to ALL University STUDENTS & STAFF
(Please scroll down for event timetable)
27 September 2012 (12-5pm)
Handyside Canopy
Central Saint Martins College of Arts & Design
Granary Building
1 Granary Square
Kings Cross, N1C 4AA
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Thanks to our friends at Camden Council and London Cycling Campaign and funders Transport for London, we’ve the chance to offer you no nonsense advice, info and activities about how to keep safe on London’s roads.
Sign up for: our bespoke led rides of the local area and places of interest. Get the knowledge with our maintenance classes.
Please book via Kirsty Morris: cycling@arts.ac.uk
Drop in for: a showcase of student projects; competitions and give-aways as well as the chance to give your bicycle a health check with Dr Bike.
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Event Timetable: 27th September
12:00 All day events begin:
Dr Bike (health check your bike), Info, Advice and Route Planning, Be HGV aware sessions (Exchanging Places), student projects showcase and more!
12:00 - 14:00 Maintenance Workshops
13:00 - 15:00 Cycle Skills training
14:00 - 16:00 Urban Cycling advice
14:00 - 15:30 ‘Kings Cross to Shoreditch’ Led Ride***
14:30 - 16:00 ‘London Letters’ Led ride***
15:00 - 16:30 ‘London Layers’ Led ride***
17:00 Event Ends
***Kings Cross to Shoreditch led ride: This ride does what it says on the tin, great for new students to explore the local area as well as experienced cyclists to explore this part of London. Qualified cycling instructors will lead the rides. They will coach you on how to cycle safely and confidently in an urban environment and what dangers to look out for.
***'London Letters- Places and things of interest near by' led ride: Devised by Phil Baines, Professor of Typography, Graphic Communication Design programme, Central Saint Martins College of Arts & Design. The route will take a public lettering and architecture theme. We’ll leave the places you’ll visit as a surprise!
**'London Layers- Places and things of interest nearby’ led ride: Devised by Mark Dunhill, Dean of the School of Art, Central Saint Martins College of Arts & Design. The route will include and point out some less well know museums, buildings, spaces and public sculptures between Kings Cross and Blackfriars Bridge. We’ll leave the places you’ll visit as a surprise!
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Please download the flier + the full programme of activities to share with colleagues.
Cycling Programme of Activities
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New addition!: NESTA Cycle Challenge Workshop: the Socially Responsive Design and Innovation Hub (SRvDI) and Bikeoff.org http://Bikeoff.org will also be holding a fast and fun collaborative concepting workshop to catalyse new ideas to tackle cycle theft. Marco Zappalorto from NESTA will introduce the challenge and SRvDI staff will facilitate the workshop.
Time: Thursday 27 September 2012 15:00-18:00
Location: CSM KX Room D117
RSVP d.d.davies@csm.arts.ac.uk