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Skyride Thoughts

August 9th, 2009 1 Comment

Just got back from a morning walking the Skyride course, starting just after it was set up and ending back at Syon Park as it started to fill up.  A more in-depth report will follow later, but first thoughts and a couple of taster snaps:

They were lucky with the weather, possibly too lucky as it’s [...]

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All Aboard The Sky Lark

August 8th, 2009 10 Comments

All signed up for the Mayor’s Hounslow Skyride are we?
No?  Well, neither am I – I’m buggered if I’m going to spend Sunday pootling [gmap] about Isleworth and Osterley advertising anything to do with Rupert Blasted Murdoch.  Instead I’m going to pretend to be an ordinary member of the public, hop on the bus and [...]

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A History Lesson For Kulveer Ranger

July 20th, 2009 No Comments

Oo, lovely, investment in the suburbs, new facilities for cyclists, all the good Boris stuff:
Transport for London (TfL) and the London Borough of Hounslow today unveiled a new foot and cycle bridge that allows pedestrians and cyclists to cross the railway at Bedfont Road in Hounslow in greater safety.
The brand new shared-use bridge, built alongside [...]

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