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Critical Mass 29th June

edd | 01.07.2007 15:14 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | London

The June Critical Mass, with a few hundred cyclists, was a fun ride through the City and Holborn and managed to stay dry the whole way through!

Crossing Blackfriars
Crossing Blackfriars

Cycling up Bridge Street
Cycling up Bridge Street

Rounding Ludgate Hill
Rounding Ludgate Hill

Heading towards Moorgate
Heading towards Moorgate

Near Liverpool Street station
Near Liverpool Street station

Having a break at Old Street roundabout
Having a break at Old Street roundabout

Shell Hell
Shell Hell

One of the mobile sound systems
One of the mobile sound systems

Heading up Theobalds Road
Heading up Theobalds Road

At Holborn crossing
At Holborn crossing

Coming down High Holborn
Coming down High Holborn

Stopping at Cambridge Circus
Stopping at Cambridge Circus

'More bikes, less cars!'
'More bikes, less cars!'


Several hundred people left Waterloo bridge at about 7pm, cycling across Blackfriars bridge, along Ludgate Hill, past the Museum of London and onto Liverpool Street station. After some circling of Finsbury Circus the mass kept moving on to Old Street where we had a brief rest. Moving off the mass headed for Cambridge Circus along Theobalds road and High Holborn. From there it moved up and along Oxford Street and down to Westminster Square where there were some skirmishes with the cops over the sound system (see the account:  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/06/374738.html)

It was a fun ride. The police for the most part seemed to keep their distance. Entertainingly a couple of police started head bobbing to the music in Old Street - I'm hoping someone got a film of it! Let's hope next month is slightly sunnier though.

edd
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