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Ghosts of Bikes Past

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Celebrating cycling, culture, curiosity, people and life in Cambridge and becoming more Outspoken! Frequent acquaintance of Rob Turner.

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road.cc @roadcc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"If the sector continues to rely on low wages and informal progression, it will keep losing experienced staff to better recognised technical roles."
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105,000 more bike mechanics are needed in Europe by 2032 – and the shortfall is already changing how people travel
Discover the alarming shortfall of bike mechanics in Europe and the projected need for 105,000 additional workers by 2032.
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Ghosts of Bikes Past @bikes4future.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#CamRideHome this Friday 25th starting from The Mill 6pm a tight city route making the most of summer daylight. We’ll finish at The Engineer’s House. Looking forward to seeing you all :-)
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Ghosts of Bikes Past @bikes4future.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
“Thunder and lightning, very, very frightening - ahhhgg! Shelter from the storm under a metal multiple branched tree! Added excitement woven into a ride by Rad :-) Thanks all great evening - good to get out to The Blue Ball!
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Ghosts of Bikes Past @bikes4future.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
CamRideHome heads west for the August “Veulta” edition. Carefully hand crafted by Rad, this ride is going to be a corker! The forcast is warm with showers - bring a Mac and a nose tuned for petrichor. Looking forward to a great ride 6pm from The Mill Friday 28th
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Ghosts of Bikes Past @bikes4future.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Thanks all for a lovely watery #CamBridges ride - twists and turns crossing 27 “bridges” on a glorious summers evening. Thanks for your company at the Haymakers, rounding off a great evening :-)
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Ghosts of Bikes Past @bikes4future.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
#CamRideHome is here already! Following a false start last week - we will leave 6pm from The Mill for this years CamBridges ride. With almost dizzying grace ,we will wend from bridge to controversial bridge, crossing the Cam and local waterways. Looking forward to seeing everyone - all welcome.
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Antony Carpen @acarpen.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
NEW BLOGPOST: “Bernard, what happens if it becomes apparent that a new transport system needs to be built in a city like…Cambridge …and there are rival proposals for what should be included in it?” cambridgetownowl.com/2026/06/29/w... Will HM Treasury let #AndyBurnham overhaul #Localgov finance?
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
One of the most successful pedestrian streets in the world, the Strøget in Copenhagen, was filled with cars until a 2 year pedestrianization pilot project in 1962. The opposition argued “no cars means no business,” but the street has been a massive retail success, the city’s busiest shopping street.
A portion of the Strøget street in central Copenhagen, Denmark, that widens out into a central “square” that often gets used for events or markets.
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Ghosts of Bikes Past @bikes4future.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
What fine company #CamRideHome - thank you all. The heat melted away, we found, shade and solace in cycling. Jocelyne BB to Rosalind F, pro campaigning and essential energy of fun and volunteers! Hamsters and swallows a minor role. See you next month - bring a jumper :-)
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Ghosts of Bikes Past @bikes4future.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
#CamRideHome June - tomorrow Friday 26th, starting 6pm @TheMillCam . Beware - forcast is for ~33c at 6pm, we will have a leisurely, shade seeking ride responsibly returning to The Mill for hydration. Take care in the sun :-) ☀️ Thank you David Hockney for the cool!
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IRANZYE ART @iranzye.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
My painting "APPROACHING TEMPEST". Link in Bio.
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Ghosts of Bikes Past @bikes4future.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
“As I hurtled through space, one thought kept crossing my mind: every part of this rocket was supplied by the lowest bidder.” American astronaut John Glenn courtesy The Knowledge.
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Ghosts of Bikes Past @bikes4future.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Darwin is such a valuable place - wonderful staff, great produce, nurturing environment. www.pippaheylings.org.uk/campaigns/sa...
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Save Darwin Nurseries and Farm Shop - Pippa Heylings MP
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Johh F @chops1952.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
#Photography #Landscape #Riverscape #Berwick #On #Tweed #Nortrhumberland #Summer
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IrishCycle.com @irishcycle.com · 20/06/2026
RSA survey seeking “experiences of cycling in Ireland to inform road safety initiatives” Ireland's Road Safety Authority is looking for regular cyclists and those who have been involved in a collision as a cyclist in the last five years to fill out their National Cyclist Safety Survey....
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RSA survey seeking “experiences of cycling in Ireland to inform road safety initiatives”
Ireland's Road Safety Authority is looking for regular cyclists and those who have been involved in a collision as a cyclist in the last five years to fill out their National Cyclist Safety Survey. The survey is for people aged 17 and over, and is estimated to take 15 minutes to complete. Participants can be entered into a draw to win a €200 voucher.
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The Megalithic Portal Ancient Sites & Stones @megalithic.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Happy Summer Solstice everyone! #StandingStoneSunday This amazing photo by Callanish Digital Designs shows two prominent stones at Calanais (51 & 52) forming a window for the rising midsummer sunrise sun that lights up first as the sun appears. There's a close up next... 1/
This amazing photo by Callanish Digital Designs shows two prominent stones at Calanais (51 & 52) forming a window for the rising midsummer sunrise sun that lights up first as the sun appears.
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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
When you walk Suffolk's quiet beaches it’s difficult to believe that in 1940 this was the front line of an expected invasion. Just over the horizon German landing craft were being prepared while along the Suffolk coast beach defences were converting peaceful summer playgrounds to battle grounds. 🧵
Autumnal view towards Sizewell from Dunwich Heath and Beach, Suffolk ©National Trust Images/John Miller
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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 21/06/2026
#OtD 21 Jun 1908 "Women's Sunday" took place in London when 300,000 women descended on Hyde Park to demonstrate in favour of women's suffrage - the largest political gathering to date in the park stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9395...
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cocoFOTO @cocofoto.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Bravo! Outstanding work. 👏👏👏 #FireHydrantFriday #aofoto
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watersign719 @watersign719.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Happy Summer Solstice everyone!9
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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
And yet amazingly no riots and calls for all white men to apologise for the actions of the attacker. Islamophobia is rising across the UK, stoked by political rhetoric and far right ideology. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Man charged after suspected anti-Muslim attacks in Edinburgh
Two people were injured close to a mosque and a man was later seen battering the door of a pizzeria as members of the public run away.
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richard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Still Life with Chair, Table and Anti-Fascist T-shirt
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richard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
#SaturdayStaircase The Pocket, Canonbury
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richard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
The Occasional Not-Matisse is a bunch of stools in The Pocket, Canonbury
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Ghosts of Bikes Past @bikes4future.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
This month’s CamRideHome is DIFFERENT! Start: Cambridge North Station Plaza. Length: ~90 minutes. (12.5 miles). Time: 6pm Friday 29th May. Finish: Plough and Fleece Horningsea. Company: Warm and welcoming, please join us :-)
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Ghosts of Bikes Past @bikes4future.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Marvelous… drip, drip ride. Thanks Rad and all our splendiferous company - Alan then Nigel arriving from afar to enliven our debate. Thanks to Valentina from Berlin for photography and style!
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Ghosts of Bikes Past @bikes4future.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
#CamRideHome April we head south on the Hobson’s Brook trail to Nine Wells. Start 6pm Friday 24th @TheMillCam riding for an hour. Seeking refreshment @QueenEdithPub All welcome.
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Alex Steffen @alexsteffen.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
I hadn't seen this before. This is pretty remarkable. Earth and Moon in one NASA photo. ht @astrokatie.com
Earth and Moon from DSCOVR NASA's Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) aboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite captured this unique view of the Moon as it moved in front of the sunlit side of Earth last month. This view shows the fully illuminated “dark side” of the moon that is never visible from Earth. Ian Regan processed this version of the image to account for the Moon's motion. NASA / NOAA / Ian Regan
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Thomas I-G @thomasig.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
First FIFA Peace Prize winner to declare he's ending a whole civilisation.
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Ghosts of Bikes Past @bikes4future.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
"…genuine & meaningful remorse for..antisemitic behaviour will receive a sympathetic hearing from the Jewish community, but that process must come before…public rehabilitation." "My only goal is to come to London and present a show of change, bringing unity, peace, and love through my music" Hope?
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Ghosts of Bikes Past @bikes4future.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Thanks #CamRideHome rs. Interesting N Cambridge loop. We had dried out by half way round. Looking forward to bell ringing in St Clements and hope The Mill gets some help in the kitchen!
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Ghosts of Bikes Past @bikes4future.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
This Friday 27th #CamRideHome March. Starting 6pm at The Mill. A jolly jaunt of a ride open to all. Please come and join us for an hours sociable ride exploring Cambridge cycle infrastructure.
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Ghosts of Bikes Past @bikes4future.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Thank you lovely CamRideHomers! The night was clear but cool - the company warm and enlightening. Great to see you all - hellos and adieus all part of the great continuum, always connected in the love of cycling and company.
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Ghosts of Bikes Past @bikes4future.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
The sun is shining and it’s time for CamRideHome February! Starting Friday 27th 6pm at The Mill, we’ll ride NE dodging potholes, heading back via the recently cleared and cleansed Wadloes footpath and Ditton Meadows crossing. Finishing at the newly refurbished Engineers House.
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Ghosts of Bikes Past @bikes4future.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
#Camridehome January a delightfully cold, damp, slide ride around West Cambridge. Then great hospitality and company at Byron’s Bear. Map courtesy Nigel.
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Ghosts of Bikes Past @bikes4future.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
It’s time for our first #CamRideHome of 2026! Starting from the The Mill at 6pm tomorrow, Friday. Looks damp but cheery, so we’ll cruise central cycle infrastructure avoiding as much traffic as possible before retiring to a cosy haven. Will be good to see everyone who can make it :-)
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Ghosts of Bikes Past @bikes4future.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
CamRideHome December. Lovely day for a ride. Thank you all for your wonderful company. Glad Tom and Jon could join us also. Happy New Year!
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Ghosts of Bikes Past @bikes4future.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
#CamRideHome moves from the last Friday in December to New Years Eve lunchtime. Meet at Noon by Cutter Ferry Bridge south, on Wed 31st December. Ride for an hour then feast at The Lord Byron Trumpington. We need to book, so please respond by Tuesday 23rd if you would like to eat.
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Ghosts of Bikes Past @bikes4future.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
#CamRideHome winter wonderland lights ride. We ooowed and arrrghed around #Cambridge loving the Botanical Garden lights - great company, great Calverley beer at The Engineer’s House. See you in December.
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Ghosts of Bikes Past @bikes4future.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
#CamRideHome Christmas lights ride! Friday 28th November, starting 6pm from The Mill. We’ll ride for an hour admiring the festive lights and then retire for refreshment.
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 15/11/2025
NEW: In his first interview since his arrest for protesting outside the Chicago-area ICE facility, @revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social tells me he has "bruises all over my body." Even so, he said, “the cruelty that goes on that facility … must be 100 times worse." religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
(RNS) — In video recorded on Friday (Nov. 4) outside the embattled U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Illinois, the Rev. Michael Woolf stands alongside fellow protesters, fiddling awkwardly with his backpack as faith leaders and other protesters chant slogans at a line of police officers. A moment later, one officer can be seen walking forward, grabbing Woolf by the wrist and yanking.

Demonstrators attempted to hold on to Woolf, who was a clerical collar, but four officers wrenched him from the crowd and tossed him to the ground. After turning him onto his stomach, officers proceeded to arrest Woolf, and removed him to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office in Maywood, Illinois.

“I’ve got bruises all over my body,” Woolf, an American Baptist minister who is pastor of Lake Street Church of Evanston, Illinois, told Religion News Service. He was speaking in his first interview since being released Friday afternoon after about seven hours in custody.

Woolf said when he asked the arresting officers to loosen the plastic handcuffs that were causing his hands to go numb, an officer replied: “Nobody wants to talk to you — shut the f–k up.”

“It’s part of the dehumanizing nature of it, and it’s it gives me a lot of clarity around what’s happening here,” said Woolf, who has been active in protests against ICE. “It’s really a spiritual emergency.”
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Camcycle @camcycle.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
This week (10-16 Nov) is #LivingWageWeek. Camcycle is proud to be accredited by @livingwageuk.bsky.social as a local Living Wage employer. All our employees, including interns, will always be paid at least the Living Wage, enabling those who work for us to have a good standard of living.
Anna and Rosie from Camcycle with a big 'Living Wage Employer' sign.
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Ghosts of Bikes Past @bikes4future.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
#CamRideHome Halloween edition rides tomorrow Friday 31st. 6pm from The Mill. Seeking out the atmospherically spooky side of Cambridge - lights, turnips, funny hats, anything and everyone invited to enhance the vibe. Looking forward to seeing all who can make it.
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Danie Ware @danacea.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Battersea Power Station
Front view of Battersea, with two iconic chimneys rising to the sky, all under a noir filter
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Carlton Reid @carltonreid.com · 27/09/2025
Happy 200th birthday to passenger rail travel! Although, as my piece shows, actual history is messier than that: www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
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From Steam to Sustainability: How Railways Could Help Calm the Climate Crisis
Born in the age of coal, the rail industry helped ignite the climate crisis. Today, rail — celebrating its 200-year anniversary — is reinventing itself as the greenest mode of mass transport.
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Ghosts of Bikes Past @bikes4future.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
CamRideHome September a ride celebrating the cycling infrastructure of #Cambridge and a love of cycling. Marvellous hospitality from Roxanne and her freezer and pictures by Dagma of Petersfield and Simon
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Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
People continue to cycle in Dutch cities, even if they have hills. It's about infrastructure!
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Ghosts of Bikes Past @bikes4future.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
#CamRideHome September heads NW on the “Chesterton Cocktail” run. An hours gentle cycling meander, exploring #Cambridge and its cycle infra structure. All welcome - meeting @ The Mill 6pm Friday 26th
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Ghosts of Bikes Past @bikes4future.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Remember! #CamRideHome Friday 29th starting from 🔥🔥STATION SQUARE - end of Station Road. 🔥🔥
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Ghosts of Bikes Past @bikes4future.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Remember! #CamRideHome Friday 29th starting from 🔥🔥STATION SQUARE - end of Station Road. 🔥🔥
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