A few months ago, Apollo Gerolymbos got in touch with a fund raising idea..build a couple of bikes with donated frames and bike parts, raffle some tickets and give all the proceeds to the LCEF. With the help and generosity of cyclists from the Fixed Gear and Single Speed Forum, he built these two beauties […]
Where do couriers like to go on holiday? courier events of course…with other couriers, riding their bikes and doing courier things. These coming months are packed with messenger races and championships that will take us in all corner of Europe,well Switzerland mainly. The summer kicks off with the Bern ECMC 2013 pre-event in Milano. I’ll […]
When we started the fund 5 years ago, we had a few hundred pound collected from a couple of races after 2 of our courier mates suffered a bad crash on the same day. We got thinking of ways to raise more money so we would be able to sustain the fund and help out […]
Another great night at the Horseshoe…another great Donkey Derby. Thank you to everyone who raced and those who came to support them. Congratulations to our winners Max, who also did fastest time overall at 22.79 and Momo. Along with Tommy and Sam, they will be competing next weekend at the Grand Finale: Rollapaluza National Series […]
The new edition of the Donkey Derby , roller-racing for working couriers only , is upon us. The 1st LCEF fundraiser of the year will take place at the Horseshoe pub, its original home, where it all started many,many years ago. Back then, Kaspar and friends brought roller-racing to London after being inspired by the […]
Right folks, it’s that time of the year, courier got naked, we took tasteful pictures and put them together to bring you the 2013 edition of the Courier Calendar. In it’s 3rd year now, what started with London couriers going au naturel to support of the LCEF, involved the whole European messenger community last year. […]
London’s Calling 5 is over, we are tired but very happy. A combination of grand courier spirit, great races and awesome parties made it our best event so far. All made possible by the hard work of the LCEF crew so thank you Vojtech,Apryl anDarren. Many thanx to Delphina for helping out at the bar, […]
Hey folks, it’s that time of the year again…Rollapaluza is pairing up with the LCEF to bring you another edition of the Donkey Derby…as usual, this one is for working messengers only..but spectators are more than welcomed. Entry is £5 for all participants and donations for the others. All proceeds to go to the BMEF […]
The LCEF 4th anniversary is fast approaching and this has been yet another eventful and rewarding year. The fund has been growing from strength to strength, getting more and more support from the courier community and the wider cycling community. The European Courier Calendar, our last fundraiser, has been a huge success and has been […]
Anyone who was around last Christmas for the launch of the much-lauded LCEF Naked Calendar 2011 and managed to pick one up, will no doubt have found themselves at numerous times over this last year slyly casting sneaky peaks up at the wall for a healthy, life-affirming dose of PURE, UNADULERATED, COURIER BUFFNESS. As we […]
