London Cycling Campaign

💚 We’re pleased to announce an additional £70k has been distributed to 31 community groups in London, through Share the Joy: https://lcc.org.uk/news/70k-distributed-in-latest-share-the-joy-round/

🤝 The Share The Joy Community Fund is a partnership initiative from LCC and Lime with support from LOUD Mobility.

👏 Recipients of funding in this sixth round include community groups from across the capital, who each play a vital role in their local areas, including…

Our Second Home: A youth movement providing ride leader training for young refugees and asylum seekers so that they can plan and execute a weekend cycling trip for their peers.

Step by Step London: A charity providing accessible cycling sessions for children with autism from the orthodox Jewish community in Hackney and Haringey.

These Girls Ride: Community rides and confidence building programme aimed at women and older girls in Kensington and Westminster.

🔗 Click to find out the full list of funding recipients, and how to apply for the next round in October: https://lcc.org.uk/news/70k-distributed-in-latest-share-the-joy-round/

£70k Distributed in Latest Share the Joy Round 31 community groups awarded £70,000 Share the Joy funding from Lime, LCC & LOUD Mobility

🗳️ Now that the dust has almost started to settle on last weeks dramatic local elections, we gave our campaigns team the unenviable job of making sense of it all for cycling...

In short, the local elections appear to have broken the traditional two-party system that has dominated London and the rest of the UK. In London, the result of that should be big wins for active travel and cycling specifically 🚲

Indeed, as a direct result of our Streets for Cycling campaign, 15+ councils are likely committed to rapid cycle network delivery 🙌

BUT... we know that the work has only just begun, when it comes to keeping the pressure on to deliver on those pledges!

Check out the full story on our website 👉

Local Elections: A big win for London cycling LCC local elections Streets for Cycling campaign sees 15+ councils likely committed to rapid cycle network delivery.

🗺️ Across London there are LCC volunteers working tirelessly to bring safer cycling infrastructure to their boroughs, and get more people out on two (or more) wheels 🚴‍♂️

🫶 From putting on rides all year round, to planning meetings with councillors, creating content for social media, launching petitions, writing to MPs, the list goes on and on...

🗣️ We caught up with just a few of them in the latest issue of London Cyclist magazine:

LCC's Local Group Legends Sam Stephenson meets just a few of the LCC volunteers going above and beyond for cycling in their boroughs!

💚🙌 Share the Joy funding is back! Get your application in today: https://bit.ly/4jXxZGn

That's right, in partnership with Lime and LOUD Mobility, Share the Joy is back for 2026, and is accepting applications from grassroots community cycling groups 🚴‍♀️

🫵 So, if you're part of an organisation or group, who's main goal is getting more people on a bike, then Share the Joy funding could be for you!

Still not sure? Check out the testimonies from just some of the groups who've benefited already from STJ 🫶

For all the info, head to our dedicated Share the Joy page: https://bit.ly/4jXxZGn

🚨URGENT ACTION NEEDED ON CYCLE THEFT - SIGN OUR PETITION TODAY: https://bit.ly/4bRyUXr

🙌 A big shout out to the the thousands of you who've already signed our theft petition, calling for an annual 10% reduction in bike thefts 🚔

BUT... we need as many of you as possible to sign and send a message that you want this problem taken seriously by The Mayor and The Met ⛓️‍💥

So, if you haven't already done so, please click the link and sign our theft petition today: https://bit.ly/4bRyUXr

Action on Cycle Theft Petition London Cycling Campaign are calling for action to be taken on cycle theft. Sign the petition to pledge your support.

📣 NEWS: LCC report into cycle theft shows lack of action by Mayor, TfL, and Met, has resulted in the crime becoming endemic in London: https://bit.ly/3Onz7I5

💥 Around 40,000 bikes stolen every year
💥 Only around 2% of stolen cycles recovered
💥 15% of cycle theft victims stop cycling altogether
💥 Violent ‘bike jackings’ occur at a rate of twice a day

BUT… our report also sets out recommendations about what could be done to bring that number 📉

We need to show policy makers that the inaction on bike theft has gone on long enough – ✍️ if you want change, sign our petition today: https://bit.ly/4bRyUXr

Last Sunday, saw LCC team up with Sustaina-Bees and Voi to deliver ride marshal Training at Brentford FC's ground, the Gtech Community Stadium 🏟️🐝

🚴‍♂️ Attendees learnt how to ride an e-bike responsibly, how to ride safely in a group, and how to be a successful ride marshal.

Everyone headed out for a group ride through the local streets, rolling back in just as kickoff began ⚽

Thank you, Sustaina-Bees and Voi, for facilitating the event and making it such a great success!

Photo credit: Sustaina-Bees