This month last year Brian Dorling and Svitlana Tereschenko were both tragically killed in collisions with trucks at Bow roundabout. 40 days after Svitlana's untimely death her family placed a 'ghost' bicycle in her memory at the place where she died. Unfortunately the bike was vandalised with the wheels, brakes and basket stolen principally because it was a vintage bike with hard to find spare parts however, this is lack of respect is inexcusable. With the permission of her family we removed the bike just before the council disposed of it and restored and repainted it.

Today on the anniversary of her death the bike was returned to Bow roundabout and her family, who had made the trip from the Ukraine, and her friends met to rededicate the bike which has now been placed on the railings above the canal towpath.

Wheelers would like to thank Colin Smith of Waltham Forest Bike Recycling, Steve Davies a friend of Wheelers and an unnamed London taxi driver for their generous help with the bike's restoration. We would also like to thank Andrij Bebko for acting as the family liason and RebelRebel of Broadway Market for their kind donation of flowers.