Local Events
The Big Ride… analysis
01/05/2012
We popped along on the London Cycling Campaign’s Big Ride on Saturday. Did you go too? We thought it was fabulous to see so many thousands (10,000 to be precise!) of cyclists out showing their support for the Love London Go Dutch campaign and challenging London’s Mayoral candidates to consider cycling. It was marvellous...
The Big Ride
24/04/2012
We’re sure you’ve all heard about this already and are busy planning your outfits, but for those of you who’ve missed the people flyering cyclists at every major junction or all the noise on twitter… this Saturday, 28 April, is the BIG Ride. The London Cycling Campaign has organised this fun event to spread...
Test Your Film Knowledge
16/04/2012
On Saturday we kicked off with the first of our summer cycle tours. This one was run by the Fat Tire Bike Company, who sent along the delightful Jamie to lead us around the borough on a tour to test even the best film buff’s knowledge. We learnt about some of the secrets behind Kubrick’s...
Make the most of Spring
29/03/2012
We LOVE Spring here at Bikeminded HQ. For the past few years in London Spring has given us the bluest skies and warmest days of the year… by summer we seem to be swamped in clouds. There are the longer days to enjoy, the promise of warmer weather to come and of course the beautiful...
A New View of Kensington Palace
27/03/2012
For any of you who, like us, have been cycling past the hoardings obscuring Kensington Palace wondering what was going on behind them, the wait in finally over. Yesterday the Palace opened to the public after an extensive £12 million renovation and early reports are sounding good. Picture from the Londonist We...
West London Open Sessions
13/03/2012
What are you planning to do tomorrow night? Nothing on the tellie? We have a plan to put some excitement into your Wednesday nights. We’ve teamed up with the London Hardcourt Bicycle Polo Association to bring you some taster sessions down at the Westway Sports Centre on Wednesday nights from 5pm till late. Even if...
The favourite stores of London fashion designers
22/02/2012
We’ve been checking out the London Fashion Week website and came across some useful information… the best shops in our area according to some of London’s top fashion designers. Emma Hill of Mulberry… Vessel “I LOVE this ceramics and lifestyle store! It always has the best pieces, by both established and emerging artists....
Lovely things to do this week
08/02/2012
A week on and the weather hasn’t changed. It’s freezing! We’ve therefore searched for things worth leaving the warmth of the nest for, and a few ideas to impress your loved one with this Valentines Day… Cecil Beaton at the V&A In this Diamond Jubilee year, the V&A are celebrating our Queen Elizabeth II with...