A new addition to the calendar – a gentle ride through the Olympic Park to Victoria Park, where we will visit the Sunday Market. Approximately 10 miles at a leisurely pace.
Tag: WI
WI Suffragette Ride
A group from Newham Cyclists and the Forest Gate 
WI set off from Forest Gate to Tower Hamlets library to visit an exhibition on the East London Suffragettes.
Our route took us through the Olympic Park, Victoria Park and Mile End Park. We discovered that the East London suffragettes not only campaigned for votes for women (and men who did not have the vote) but also provided support for those in need via their campaigns against food poverty and also via their ‘pay-what-you-can’ restaurants’, one of which was recreated at the exhibition:
We returned home after lunch and a leisurely 12 mile ride.
WI Ride
Our 2nd ‘annual’ ride with the Forest Gate WI.
Parks of Newham and beyond!
Women only.
WI Warm-up Ride
A short spin to Valentine’s Park and back, using the Quietway 6 route.
Departing around 2pm from Woodgrange Market after the Fix Your Ride stall.