A family cycle ride on quiet roads and cycle paths meet @ Gosforth Central Park to ride to the Civic Centre with SPACE for Gosforth in order to meet up with other riders from Heaton, Fenham and Arthur's Hill, finishing at the Journey Cafe for Coffee and cake. Read more [...] Kidical Mass Sat 18th Dec 1pm
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A family cycle ride on quiet roads and cycle paths meet @ Gosforth Central Park to ride to the Civic Centre with SPACE for Gosforth in order to meet up with other riders from Heaton, Fenham and Arthur's Hill, finishing at the Journey Cafe for Coffee and cake. Read more [...] 
There are lots of cycling activities in and around Gosforth over the summer including family cycle rides, children's cycle coaching, Dr Bike sessions, challenge rides and even a Shakespeare play by a cycling theatre company. If you know of any other related events please do let us know so we can add them into the programme, and keep checking back as we'll be updating the list with more activities as they are confirmed. 
Please join us for a SPACE for Gosforth Family/Social Cycle Ride – 17th June 2018.
A quiet 8 mile route through Jesmond Dene, City Stadium and the Town Moor. Meet from midday at the War Memorial in Gosforth Central Park for a 12.30pm start.
Everyone is welcome but we do ask that children are accompanied/supervised by an adult.
If anyone else is willing and/or able to help out on the ride, e.g. helping at junctions and road crossings, please do let us know via 
Dr Chris Stenton FRCP FFOM
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