Today at 6:00pm, for a 6.30pm start, London Cycling Campaign will mount a peaceful flash protest in response to the four recent cycling deaths in just over a week, and the increasing number of serious cycling injuries. The most recent fatality, a young woman in her mid-20s at Bow roundabout this morning, was the third cyclist to die at this location.

Read more: LCC urges Londoners to join cycling protest at Bow roundabout tonight calling for Mayor to take immediate action to make cycling safe.

Long term good news for anyone who uses the foot tunnels to cross the river - renovation work has now resumed, following a long period of inaction.

However note that the Island Gardens-Greenwich tunnel will be shut every night between 20.00 and 05.00 during November, but fortunately now you can take your bike on the DLR after the evening peak period so there is an alternative up to about midnight.

For more details on what is being done check out the tunnel friends' group FOGWOFT - their website is http://fogwoft.com

If you travel via Island Gardens you may have noticed a "pop up" cycle repair facility by the foot tunnel entrance. Glen (ex Bikeworks) started Pit Stop Cycles as an informal service to local cyclists and now wants to apply for a licence to formalise it. When I chatted to him he told me about the many people he has helped, and not just bicycles - he has assisted a motorised wheelchair and a few baby buggies too! The aim is to run the service as a social enterprise. He is located on a popular cycling route and often seems to be busy.

If you think this sort of facility is useful, and would like to support his application then there is a petition which you can sign in person at the kiosk or cafe in the park. He would also welcome any messages to pitstopcycles@live.co.uk and if you could copy those to councillor Gloria Thienel at cllrgrthienel@aol.com that would be helpful.

Free family cycle training sessions will be taking place in Mile End Park this August. The training is open to parents and accompanying children in years 3-7 who have not received cycle training in school.

Bicycles are provided for those that require them and the training will take place from outside Mile End Stadium on Sundays at 11am-1pm from 11th August to 1st September inclusive.

Pre-registration is required.  To book your place please go to cyclinginstructor.com.

For further information please contact cycling@towerhamlets.gov.uk or ring 020 7364 6940.

Art Spokes is a local social enterprise set up by Sarah Hammond in 2012 providing creative workshops for primary schools.

Their star project, Best Bikers for children, puts "cycling, the environment and healthy living centre stage of the school" whilst "helping promote a cycling culture and positive attitudes towards active travel and healthy life styles amongst their peers, staff and parents".

The Best Bikers workshops integrate into the school curriculum and are often combined with cycle training and safety sessions. They have worked well combining with Bike to School Week activities which ran from 10-14 June this year. Read the flyer for further information.

You can also read an article Sarah wrote for the London Cycling Campaign's website explaining how the project started and what it has achieved: The power of bikes and one way to get more children cycling to your primary school.