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From: Week on Wheels <wow /at/ lfns.co.uk>
Subject: [wow] Week on Wheels: Barnes on the Run Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:16:00 +0100 This week, on wheels * This week: Barnestorming * Last week: Record Breaking * Public Service Announcement * Sounds Painful * London to Brighton * Boring legal bit == THIS WEEK: BARNESTORMING == THIS WEEK: We're out to leafy South London for a skate amongst the fields, and on some surprisingly great roads. Half time is just past Putney Bridge, which in keeping with last weeks skate, is actually just over 1/3 of the way round. If you're leaving us there, nearest tubes are back across the bridge at Putney Bridge, or East Putney then we speed up and re-cross the river on Hammersmith Bridge (look out for the road barrier) for some nice sprints around Olympia and Kensington. You may be thinking, two Barnes Routes in 1 week? The LondonSkate are also venturing into this area of London (see below) but are doing it the other way round and spending less time down there. The reason for the clash of routes (we usually try to coordinate routes to avoid this) is that the street lighting down in the country is not great and thus we avoid the area until the mid summer. Sunset this Friday is due after 9:15 - so, make the most of the lighter evenings while they last. http://www.lfns.co.uk/route.php/20070615 SUNDAY we're just as much in the dark about as you are, and the route check is going to be a solo effort by Christian. This probably has a LOT to do with him breaking years of tradition and doing the route check at an ungodly hour of the morning on Saturday: in the meantime all we can tell you is that we're going "somewhere central". The route will be up as soon as possible, but possibly only after we've wielded some big sticks. == LAST WEEK == Peter C was our Lead Marshal last FRIDAY and proved that, despite time off playing on speed skates, he still knows his way around London. We headed north, looking for new tarmac in the general direction of Lords, and we found a lot of it - though some might say a depressing amount seemed to be sloping upwards. An earlyish break at St John's Wood left us with one more hill to climb and then our reward was a series of long fast drops back to Hyde Park Corner and (thanks to a sneaky short-cut) just time for a few quick drinks before staggering home. We had a few first-timers out with us but special mention goes to Scott. He's seven years old and has never done a street skate before but he finished this one with a big grin and more energy than his parents had by then. Congratulations, Scott! http://www.lfns.co.uk/route.php/20070608/01 On last week's SUNDAY STROLL, lead marshal Kensey led over 275 of you (a record for a normal Sunday stroll this year) took us on a relaxed tour of Mayfair and Covent Garden, and planned to do the Embankment before half time, but a roadblock held us off. We passed some high visibility tourist spots, so having so many people out in the sunshine made it a bit special (and we've got the photos to prove it!) http://www.lfns.co.uk/route.php/20070610/01 == PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT == The last couple of weeks we've seen skaters cut across corners on the pavement, even when pedestrians have been standing there waiting to cross the road. People who have the courtesy to wait for us to pass are likely to be unamused to find themselves essentially standing in the skate. It isn't big and it isn't clever. Please don't skate on pavements, especially at junctions, so please keep left whenever you stop at junctions, as we don't like skating on the pavement either. == SOUNDS PAINFUL == Boom-tish Boom-tish Boom-tish Boom-snap DOH!! As many of you know the sound bike broke on Friday - the Lead Marshal blamed the bike designer for not fixing a bit that was on the way out, and the designer blamed the Lead Marshal for picking a route with too many speed bumps. This carried on till someone realised they were both the same person, he had the decency to look sheepish and has promised to try and get it back on the road for Friday. == LONDON TO BRIGHTON == You'd be forgiven for thinking "what does a Charity Bike ride to Brighton have to do with the skating community?" Simple.. About 20 intrepid skaters will this year be taking part - unofficially - from Clapham to Brighton This is considered suitable for advanced skaters only and judging from Mike van Erp's writeup http://www.serpentineroad.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25428 you can see why. Several of the skaters taking part are collecting money for charity and donning fancy dress. If you wish to donate to the cause(s), then read further details in this thread. http://www.serpentineroad.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=24088 == FACEBOOK== The global phenomonomonon that was Myspace seems to have been overtaken by the upswing in the use of Facebook. Even this intrepid journalist has logged in, signed up and then wondered how to hide everything from his silver surfing parents... Nevertheless, the London skating community is coming together slowly online, and we hope through it it, to help draw in new people to the skating scene. So if you haven't yet signed up, check out the London skating community at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2222574008 & http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2356280950 == GOODWOOD CHARITY MARATHON == There are 6 weeks to go before the Goodwood Roller Marathon, but only a couple of days left to register at the cheaper £15 rate - on Sunday it goes up to £20. If all else fails you can register on the day, BUT if you're able to do it earlier please do - the organisers have costs to meet (track hire, timing equipment, numbers etc) , and if everyone leaves it to the day of the race there may not be a race on the day. Goodwood has traditionally been the race where London skaters get the marathon bug: with a smooth course, picnic facilities and the chance to skate around the historic motor circuit, we hope you'll be joining many of the LFNS marshals who'll be doing this race on 29th July. == WHAT SAY THE LAWYERS? == Feedback, comments, complaints, suggestions, please drop us a line through the feedback form on the site. To unsubscribe, see the link in the page footer (down a bit, yes, there). If you email us, it will bounce. http://www.lfns.co.uk/feedback.php#contactus Material in this email is protected by copyright; it may be reproduced unchanged in full provided that credit is given. All trademarks acknowledged. 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