DU TO ARRIVE
It’s the world’s largest cycling sandwich - two runs with a bike ride in between - and once again it is coming to Richmond Park. The annual London Duathlon is being held next Sunday (8th September), which means that the gates and roads will be closed all day - although you can still enter the park through the pedestrian gates and ride along the Tamsin Trail as well as the other cycle paths.
The event is scheduled to finish at 6pm, but the organisers have asked cyclists to remain off the road while their contractors carry out deconstruction and clear-up of the site.
Best of luck to everyone taking part - especially to any of our lovely subscribers who are putting on their running shoes. Let us know how you get on!
ROUNDABOUT NOW
A quick reminder about the roadworks that we first mentioned in last month’s bulletin. Patch repairs on the stretch of tarmac from Robin Hood roundabout to Pen Ponds car park are due to start on Monday 9th September. It will be followed by spray tar and chip resurfacing. The timetable could be affected by the weather, but the contractors hope to finish in one week. Do keep an eye out for signs.
SOUNDS BAD
Last month we told you how Heathrow wants to send planes over Richmond Park every 75 seconds, with or without a third runway, which would be the first shake-up of its flight paths in 50 years and create noise that would threaten the tranquility all of us enjoy when riding our bikes. The Friends of Richmond Park, which is spearheading the campaign against the moves, has now sifted through 8,900 pages of documents to provide a summary along with suggestions of what you could say if you choose to respond to the public consultation before it ends on September 13th. Please have a look at FRP’s latest update here and its example wording for your email to Heathrow.
MOVING CLOSER
Finally, a small reminder that the next stage of The Royal Parks’ consultation on its Movement Strategy - which is likely to lead to a significant reduction of motor traffic in Richmond Park - is due within a matter of weeks. More than 7,000 people responded to the initial survey which TRP will share in a detailed summary. Hopefully we will have more news in our next bulletin - so please share this email with any of your cycling buddies who you think may be interested in subscribing.
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