Went along to the Globe this morning for the bike week breakfast,
enjoyed a delish bacon roll and heard some speeches that were
interesting despite an element of preaching to the converted about
them. Looking forward to seeing the pictures - all those cyclists in
the theatre auditorium in the rain must have been an interesting
spectacle.
Anyway, the real reason for this post is to comment on the general lack
of publicity and awareness of bike week. I've seen a number of posters
on bus shelters around London recently, but very little besides - and
unless you are already cycling in London or using the bus, chances are
you won't have picked up much of a clue about what is going on.
When I arrived in work this morning, I mentioned where I had been to a
colleague, and she was very interested, so I pointed her in the
direction of the bike week website - unfortunately, she has already
missed most of the events in her area. OK, so now I realise /I/ could
have made more effort to let her know in advance - obviously word of
mouth is very important for this kind of thing...
So, let's hope that we get some good press coverage for this year's
events and make sure we all do our bit to help promote bike week next
year! Obviously, this comment isn't directed at those of you who
already put in sterling efforts to promote bike week and cycling
generally, both in London and elsewhere, and congrats to those involved
for this morning's do, despite the weather.
d.