Ride Redbridge 2026 was a brilliant success, with rides from all round the Borough meeting in Valentine’s Park at lunch time on Sunday, 20 September.

London Cycling Campaign‘s borough groups across London ran events for the London Cycling Festival. Here in Redbridge, more than 70 cyclists joined the rides. A report of the rides, our past rides, and information about forthcoming rides, which you are welcome to join, are on our rides page.

The Fix-Your-Bike in Valentine’s repaired nine bikes and carried out safety checks on others. Thank you to everyone who donated to Fix-Your-Bike by cash or card. We are run entirely by volunteers and your donations help with the cost of spare parts and equipment. For anyone who would still like to make a donation, here is the PayPal link.

The next Fix-Your-Bike will be run in conjunction with Repair Café at Ilford Library on Saturday, 17 October, 2026. The next ride is to Regent’s Park on Sunday, 4 October – details on the rides page – and, of course, we will be back at the London Cycling Festival next year.

Ride Redbridge is back! This year’s cycling festival will be bigger and better than ever, with five marshalled rides from nine starting points in the London Borough of Redbridge, all converging at Valentine’s Park at lunch time on Sunday, 20 September, 2026. The return rides will set off at 14:00

See our rides page for details of the starting places, times, and the link to make your free booking.

This year, instead of the Ride London Freecycle, London Cycling Campaign borough groups are organising their own events. Together, they make up the London Cycling Festival.

From 12:00, there will be a Fix-Your-Bike at our main meeting point, near Valentine’s Park Cafe. Bring your bike along and our bike mechanics will check it for roadworthiness. They can carry out minor repairs and adjustments. They have a supply of the most commonly required spare parts, such as inner tubes and brake blocks. Fix-Your-Bike is run by volunteers free of charge, but they do accept donations by cash and card (or via this link) to cover the cost of spare parts.

Leading five simultaneous rides takes a lot of marshals and we still need volunteers. If you are an experienced cyclist or have had previous experience of cycle marshalling, we would love to hear from you. Free marshal training is available if you are available on Saturday, 12 September.

Don’t forget to book your place on one of the rides and we look forward to seeing you on 20 September.

The next RCC Fix-Your-Bike will be on Saturday, 22 August, 2026 in Ken Aston Square, Barkingside (outside Fulwell Cross Library) from 11:30 to 15:00.

This event coincides with Redbridge Outdoor Arts 2026.

Bring your bike along and our volunteer bike mechanics will check it is roadworthy. We can carry out minor repairs and supply a limited range of spare parts such as inner tubes and brake blocks. All our services are free, although we appreciate donations, which cover the cost of spare parts. We can take donations by card and cash.

The session in Goodmayes Park held on 25 July helped us reach another part of the borough and we fixed five bikes.

The September session will be part of the London Cycling Festival, to be held on Sunday, 20 September, 2026. Again this year, there is no Ride London Freecycle. Instead, London Cycling Campaign borough groups will hold rides and events. In Redbridge, there will be seven rides from nine starting points, converging at Valentine’s Park for a picnic. Details are on our rides page. We would love to see you on one of the rides and, if your bike needs attention, at the Fix-Your-Bike.

Don’t forget, the Redbridge Cycling Campaign monthly meeting will take place at 19:30 today, 21 July 2026, by Zoom. All LCC members in Redbridge are welcome to join. The Zoom link is here.

More details are on the meetings page, including a report from the Group Coordinator, who has sent his apologies for absence.