Hi Richard

I cycle regularly to work and totally understand your concerns about safety. There's a great site called Bikely, which features routes across London recommended by riders, which helps you to find the safest, as well as the quickest routes across town. I link to it a couple of times from Brockley Central (http://brockleycentral.blogspot.com), which also features a couple of routes from Brockley to the West End. Best of luck. Nick

Hi Richard , Clive here, hope you persevere on the "iron horse", I've been bike-boy for the last handful of years and love every day. Lewisham's access looks better than their roads/routes! LCC is a better step in, both for their real commitment and their discounts. Art/SE London wise have a peep in at http://www.goodatmagic.com/index.html He seems close to cyclist/artist Jeremy Deller. MY end of town has the great http://www.southwarkcyclists.org.uk. Do keep it up!
ps You get a wider range of charity-shop, CAMRA approved pub explores in too.
pps We have a free-film-party on the minesweeper this friday in Deptford Creek (see below) be nice to see you (don't have acontact for you and Gracie can't find it either!!)
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FLIXATION Underground Cinema Club
presents
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SHIP OF FOOLS (FREE SHOW!)
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Friday August 10th - 9pm till late
The Minesweeper.
Brook Marsh Estate, Norman Road, Greenwich SE10
Admission free but places limited.
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The river shimmers in the starlight  - on the old ship a projector flickers into life !
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FLIXATION celebrates the summer with a night of no-budget underground film, performance and music on board a floating cinema. Featuring the most thought provoking, hypnotic, beautious and soul corrupting work from first year of FLIXATION, PLUS performance by the unpopular Duncan Reekie and spectacular visuals from Clive Shaw (MyEyesMyEyes) and Caroline Kennedy (Exploding Cinema). The compere will be the imperceptible Ray Beam and on the wheels of steel the notorious DJ Tar Baby.
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WARNING : enter the premises at  your own risk
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how to get to the boat:

- take train/DLR to greenwich
- if you come out of the station turn right, walk greenwich high road towards deptford
- take first turn right which is norman road
- walk underneath bridge next gate with the sign minesweeper on it on your left: Brook Marsh Industrial Estate, Norman Road, Greewich SE10
- squeeze through the gate (there is one place in the gates which is widened for people to access the estate)
- follow the minesweeper sign & the lamps to the creek and enter the boat
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see also:
http://streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=537693&y=177409&z=1&sv=537750,177250&st=4&ar=Y&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf
<http://streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=537693&y=177409&z=1&sv=537750,177250&st=4&ar=y&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf>
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All aboard, Clive
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www.myspace.com/flixation

Aaargh ! sorry I missed this Clive, I was on holiday.

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