Lovers' Walk The Dulwich Community Council agreed at its meeting of 29 January to award £55,000 to fund a new crossing on Gallery Road between Belair Park and Lovers' Walk . This will help join up a car-free link from Dulwich Park and College Road through to Gallery Road/ Belair Park/ West Dulwich Station and beyond. The bid for funds was submitted by The Dulwich Society , with the support of Dulwich and Herne Hill Safe Routes to School.

It was the termly meeting of the Dulwich and Herne Hill Safe Routes to School group this week. It's very satisfying to engage with such a committed group of schools, parents, councillors, residents' groups and local authority officers all coming together to share ideas, information and resources. Some of the highlights we heard about and discussed: Juniors at  Dulwich Hamlet  have been having fun with speed guns and the police, monitoring traffic speeds around the Village.  The little ones at DUCKS have been busy with bikes and appointing Junior Road Safety officers . Teenagers at  Charter have had some hard-hitting citizenship assemblies about responsibilities as a driver or a passenger, and some of their Year 10 engineers are learning useful skills as bike mechanics.   Tim Warin and James Scott from  Sustrans  have great plans for the Bike it Plus programme in Dulwich schools - hoping to persuade more of us that getting around by bike is an...

Yes I know term started days ago - but this morning's cycle to school was so much more uplifting than last week's gloomy, freezing, damp misery. The birds are singing, the sun is appearing earlier every day, and it's not too cold. Tim Warin, Sustrans And I happened to bump into new Bike-It Plus officer Tim Warin  on his way to assembly at Langbourne Primary. Tim is full of energy, enthusiasm and ideas to persuade more of us to enjoy cycling and walking. His first task while he settles into his role is to introduce himself to local schools, where he says staff and pupils already have some interesting plans for engaging more children and (re)educating local drivers.