I was wondering when it might be possible to claim 50 years as a cycle campaigner. The ‘Early London cycle campaign’ page suggests some involvement since at least the spring of 1975 – participating in a national rally and creating a report on, and guide to, cycling in the borough of Greenwich. I’m fairly sure… Continue reading 45 years of cycle campaigning
Author: John Howes
Leaving London 20 years on
It’s 20 years since I had a “leaving London” bash in Forest Hill’s Wetherspoons, a converted old cinema. Loads of space and attractive decor, unlike some. A few weeks before the actual move, there was a good turn-out of friends, mainly connected with the LCC Sunday cycle rides crew. Here’s a couple of photos.
A moving experience in SE1
Buried away in the ‘About’ page is a mention of my involvement in SE1 Community Newspaper back in the ’80s. This was largely with the second series, which first appeared in December 1981 and ran for a little under 10 years, but I was also working on the paper in the final days of the… Continue reading A moving experience in SE1
Not calling last orders
Nobody was wondering, but. That’s not me with a letter in The Guardian today – I moved out of London 19 years ago for a start. And I’m not educated enough to quote Hillaire Belloc’s warning: “when you have lost your Inns drown your empty selves for you will have lost the last of England”.… Continue reading Not calling last orders
Things to come & that have been
Couldn’t resist setting up a blog at johnhowes.uk, now to work out what it’s for. Photo taken in garden, summer 2019.