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Bicycology Climate Camp outreach day (late report)

Peter Pannier | 24.08.2007 10:54 | Climate Camp 2007 | Climate Chaos

A short (and late) report on Bicycology's day out from the Climate Camp on Saturday visiting a local housing estate to fix bikes and spread the word about the Camp.

In the park
In the park

Fixing bikes
Fixing bikes

Energy trailer and pedal generator
Energy trailer and pedal generator

Cops play footie in background
Cops play footie in background


On Day 5 (Saturday 18/8/07) of the Climate Camp, Bicycology, the cycle activism and education collective, went out from the Camp to visit a housing estate in Feltham near Heathrow at the invitation of the residents.

The group rode out in the morning, “facilitated” by a police escort despite assurances from the cyclists that after several national cycle tours they knew how to cycle safely and assertively on UK roads.

The group set up in a small park in the middle of the estate, offering free Dr Bike checks, pedal-powered games, music from the Pedals II soundsystem, bike jewellery making. They also provided information about cycling, climate change and the Climate Camp. Around 80 locals came along, mainly kids, and everyone seemed to have a good time.

A van load of police kept watch to forstall any riots, and even made a sortie to play footie with the local kids for a while before apparently being ordered back in their van by higher command.

Peter Pannier
- e-mail: info@bicycology.org.uk
- Homepage: http://www.bicycology.org.uk

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bike action

24.08.2007 15:14

I was really impressed by this - getting kids involved, helping them sort their bikes out and get active, even setting a community-involvment example to the cops. Well done everyone!

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24.08.2007 13:31

at last. This is what community policing is all about,getting involved with the community and building bridges,ie playing football with he locals,rather than the youth seeing them wade in heavy handed on peaceful protestors and thier local community.This causes resentment. It`s a shame that the minority of thugs in the met mar it for the rest of the good cops.A pity that the facists at the top cannot realise this. Politicisising the police wil only lead to dissent against them.

Winston Smith