Author Archives: dearmarie

the documentary for the BBC finally out: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00t0zpj

Two years ago, a group of London activists cycled to a "Smash Edo" demonstration against the arms trade in Brighton. With them was Marie Vesco, who was part of the Food not Bombs group which regularly handed out food outside … Continue reading →

This poem has been written in memory of Marie Vesco – cyclist and activist, who was killed on the A23 in June 2008. Ghost Bike She rode in search of an ideal, Changing the world for better, A fragile moth … Continue reading →

2:00pm Wednesday 10th June 2009 Comments (14)   Have your say » By Josie Moyce » Cyclists are being warned not to take a dangerous route home after an annual bike ride. Sussex Police has put up a handwritten sign … Continue reading →

10:00am Thursday 11th June 2009 Comments (13)   Have your say » By Samuel Underwood » A roadside tribute to a student killed while cycling has been removed – less than a week after it was put up. French student … Continue reading →

  9:00am Monday 8th June 2009 Comments ()   Have your say » By Samuel Underwood » The family of a French cyclist who died as she rode along the A23 have expressed their anger that their daughter “died for … Continue reading →

The family of a 19-year-old woman killed on her bicycle in Sussex has returned to the scene a year on to call for improved safety for cyclists. Friends and relatives of French student Marie Vesco want to prevent any more … Continue reading →

"… 19.05.09 Peter Dominiczak A cyclist killed in a hit-and-run crash with a lorry was about to buy a house and start a family, friends said today. Adrianna Skrzypiec, 31, died in Greenwich, south east London, as she was cycling … Continue reading →

Amy Cable | 26.04.2009 12:14 Riding to Brighton on Sunday 3 May, Meet 9am outside Ritzy Cinema,Brixton to leave at 9.30. Accompanied by bike sound system the ride on quietish roads should take 5 hours or so.Some of us will … Continue reading →