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----- Forwarded message ----- From: "Colin Divall" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Subject: London interest- Archive and Cycling History Event Date: Mon, Jul 1, 2013 15:49 -------- Original Message -------- Subject: London interest- Archive and Cycling History Event Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2013 14:47:12 +0000 From: Pimblett, Jan <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: Pimblett, Jan <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] People, Pedals and Pavement: the History of Cycling in London London Metropolitan Archives, 40, Northampton Road, EC1R 0HB Friday, 12 July 2013 from 10am to 4pm Book online at http://cyclinglondon.eventbrite.co.uk/ or by phone at 020 7332 3851. Tickets are £10/person (bring a picnic) We ride bikes to get to work, ride bikes at work, ride bikes to relax, ride bikes for glory, ride bikes on the road, ride bikes off road, ride bikes on the track : we ride bikes of all shapes and sizes: and as it is today it was in the past. Come and hear stories of London’s cycling past… Through original documents, photographs, maps, and archive film a series of guest speakers will explore London's cycling history and trace the roots of contemporary cycling in London. Programme 10-10.15 Welcome and Introduction 10.15-11.00 Stan Rose - Pickwick Bicycle Club 11-11.30 Anna McNally and Dr Mark Clapson - Smoking, tea and singing: a history of the Polytechnic Cycling Club 11.30-11.45 Tea Break 11.45-12.30 Tom Furber - LMA Collections (followed by viewing of original documents) 12.30-13 Film Screening 13-14 Lunch Break 14-14.45 Carlton Reid - The Roads Were Not Built for Cars 15-15.45 Rachel Aldred - Post-war Cycling Policy