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Anna Hughes
@EatSleepCycle
Climate campaigner, cyclist, flight-free adventurer and author. Vegan, solar powered. Director @FlightFreeUK
London
annacycles.co.uk
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    Anna Hughes
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    Oct 5, 2021
    People have been really angry about climate change protestors blocking the M25. Today parts of the M25 are at a standstill because of flooding. Flooding is one of the weather events that will get worse and more frequent because of climate change. Just sayin’
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    Anna Hughes
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    Dec 24, 2023
    I don’t have loads of money rn so instead of buying Christmas presents for my sister I painted her kitchen.
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    Anna Hughes
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    Nov 21, 2021
    Mark Cavendish capturing why most of us ride a bike: “It’s the freedom. You’re not confined by an arena. There’s no tee-time. You can leave your front door at what time you want and go for as long as you want, the speed you want, the distance you want. The world’s your oyster.”
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    Anna Hughes
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    Jan 28, 2025
    It's with a huge amount of sadness that I'm sharing this news: my friend, and probably a lot of yours, @TimMcKenna01 has died. He was very open about his struggles with his mental health, and a couple of weeks ago he decided it was time to go. I hope you are at peace now Tim 💛
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    Anna Hughes
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    Aug 4, 2022
    Adventure begins... 🚲600km from🇫🇷to🇮🇪across🏔
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    Anna Hughes
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    Oct 25, 2022
    Off to a friend’s wedding. How else to arrive but by bike?
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    Anna Hughes
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    Oct 22, 2022
    This is what I did at lunchtime today - stood outside the Eurostar arrivals and said “thank you for not flying” to everyone coming through. There were lots of smiles in reply. Positive reinforcement is great and it’s good to be reminded that people are generally nice.
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    Flight Free UK
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    Oct 22, 2022
    We were at St Pancras today saying “thank you for not flying” to everyone waiting for the Eurostar 🙌
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    Anna Hughes
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    Jun 23, 2023
    Four million Radio 1 breakfast show listeners just heard @gregjames say “I don’t fly any more because of the climate.” Not about himself, but still, just the concept of not flying being on the Radio 1 breakfast show is HUGE
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    Anna Hughes
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    Mar 10, 2022
    Can we please use this awful time not to work out where else we’re going to get our gas from, but to work out how to live without gas?
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    Anna Hughes
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    May 24, 2022
    “Who is using iPhone 5 nowadays?” Well, I am. So if I used Whatsapp (which I don’t), it would stop working in October. Look, my phone is only 6 yrs old. It works perfectly fine. Can’t we celebrate the people who don’t just chuck products rather than punish them?
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    Anna Hughes
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    Sep 28, 2023
    This is one my favourite moments. I arrived at Waterstones Wells for a book signing on my Lands End John o Groats book tour. This lady stopped me outside the shop and said, I was following you up the hill! You might be interested in the book signing by a cycling author! …
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    Anna Hughes
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    Jul 2, 2021
    This week’s ride is a bit bonkers: 100 miles overnight to my mate’s house in Bournemouth. So while you guys are tucked up in bed I’ll be riding all night! Wish me luck 😬 #52BikeRides
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    Anna Hughes
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    Jan 2, 2022
    Here’s my new thing: to look after the towpath outside my boat. I move on every 2 weeks so don’t ‘own’ any land, but I reckon taking an interest in my stretch of towpath is a good thing. I’ve cleared all the mud/leaf mulch from this bit so it’s wider/safer for walkers/cyclists.
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    Anna Hughes
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    Sep 21, 2019
    Back from Nice by train. Not only is flying a nightmare with a bike, it’s also the most carbon-intensive way I could have travelled home. I would always recommend going overland - I haven’t flown for more than 10 years, but it doesn’t stop me travelling ⁦@FlightFree2020⁩