Easy Riders 21 November

Just a small group for today's ride due to the weather.

I led Sandy, John C., Norman, Ron and Brian from Claygate day centre the back way to Hook down to Chessington. We turned right at Derek Avenue and continued to Ruxley Lane, crossed and went down the alley to the front of Ewell Court. Here we lost Ron and Brian. Did they go a different way? We shall see. Continuing the back roads we turned right at Green Lane and crossed over to Longmead. Another right to Manor Green Road took us to The Cricketers at Stamford Green. Here we had arranged to meet Sonia for lunch. Although it had stopped raining when we left the day centre we put on waterproofs when we got to Chessington. We had lunch and still the rain came down; so decided to have coffee there. It was still raining when we left, so decided to go our separate ways home.

Lynda.

Author: Jeff

B Group - 21st November

John Gould led an uncharacteristically small group of a dozen B Group riders from the Day Centre in Claygate, initially down a busy Copsem Lane before diverting through the more scenic Stokesheath Road and Prince's Drive through Oxshott. Then to Stoke d'Abernon, through Cobham Tilt, across the Mole, onto the path which today was a series of water-filled craters, through to Downside and on to join the Horsley Road.

We were made to feel welcome at the Duke of Wellington in East Horsley with a big table laid out in anticipation of our visit. For some lunch was enjoyed all the more with us believing that better weather had been forecast for the afternoon. We ate well but emerged into more serious rain than we had encountered in the morning, and more serious than the BBC forecast had led us to believe.

Ian and Bernard decided to head for home after lunch but Pam had arrived to share lunch and to help us make light of the rainy afternoon ride. We put on all the rainwear we could find; Les unfurled what looked like a spinnaker and we tacked up to Ockham and sailed along Ockham Lane and Plough Lane through to Cobham. Hogshill Lane led to a couple of squishy tracks and to Sandy Lane from which we proceeded north up Copsem Lane and through Hinchley Wood with five of us making it to Squires in Long Ditton for a warm beverage.

Thanks to John for leading and making the best of the grotty weather. We all survived this autumnal day in relatively good spirits and almost made it home before dark.

- Tim

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Per Ardua ad Astra
   (motto of the RAF)
Per Birotam ad Tabernam
   (believed to be the motto of one of Hannibal's less well known battalions)

Author: Tim C

Easy Riders Christmas Lunch

Lynda is to lead on 19th December instead of Mike and has asked me to post the following:

From Leatherhead day centre on Wednesday 19th December, would you like to join us for xmas lunch/bar menu at 'The Grumpy Mole' (alias The Bell) in Cheam.  It has just had a refurbishment and opened on Wednesday this week.  I have booked for 10; so just let me know if you are interested.  

Lynda

Author: Brian

Wayfarers Contact List

I have recently inherited the contact list from Julian and propose to email it to all paid-up members early in December. If you've moved recently or changed phone numbers, and haven't informed Brian, Terry or Julian, please send me the updated details.

By this post, I want to remind you that the Wayfarers committee holds your contact details electronically. If you don't want us to keep them, or if you simply don't want them distributed to other members, please let me know by email. There are a couple of members who have already opted to withold their addresses.

Simon Lambourn

SCC - Please repair my road

Surrey - Pothole Capital of the Country?

Have you heard about Surrey County Council's Roadshows on repairing the worst roads in Surrey?  I hadn't. This is what SCC is offering:

"A series of roadshows asking residents for their views on Surrey's worst roads will run in the county during October and November. Residents will be able to suggest a road for inclusion in a proposed new road maintenance programme, designed to renew Surrey roads by resurfacing those in the worst condition. The proposals, which are due to go to Surrey County Council’s Cabinet for discussion in February 2013, include a five year programme of major works to solve the root cause of potholes and focus on roads that will make a real difference to communities.

To put forward a road visit one of the events below or email your suggestion to:

improvemyroad@surreycc.gov.uk including the following information:

• Road name
• Section of the road (for example between junctions, by local landmarks)
• Town/village
• District/borough
• Postcode (if known)"

I missed my chance for the Epsom/Reigate roadshows, but there might still be time for you. Here is the link to the SCC website and the dates and venues of the roadshows.

Even if you missed your local roadshow, you can still email your nomination for a road in serious need of repair. Might be worth a shout. What is there to lose?

Jeff

Author: Jeff

Phil Marx's funeral

As we all knew - Wednesday was the day of the SWLAGM at Hersham  - but it was also the day of Phil Marx’s funeral.   Hence choices had to be made and myself and others forsook the AGM (with apologies to Pete Barnard) and opted to go to Phil's funeral in Barnes. 

Mike Pontin,Terry Lowe, John Gould and Brian? (sorry) and Anna joined me as we headed off to Barnes.   It was a tight call, with the funeral at 12.30 and our group not getting away until approximately 11.10? 

Robin Johnson very kindly spent some time on the phone with me to spell out the best route to take. (Turned out that Mike was also familiar with the area...a great help, thanks Mike :) 

My given route was via Molesey to Hampton Court where Anna left us, on through Bushey Park to Teddington, over the footbridge and straight on into Richmond Park via Ham Gate to exit at Roehampton Gate.  Many deer to be seen in Richmond Park and what with the sun shine it made for a glorious bike ride!

Once exiting the park and getting on to Priory Road it was as good as straight on into Barnes.   We did get a bit edgy when both level crossing gates at Vine Road remained down for what seemed like 'for ever'!!  The time now was 12.18!  (I did not realise we were so near to the Methodist Church where the service was held!) The church was but a short distance into Station Road and we were relieved to see so many people gathered outside - meaning that we were on time!! 

We met Lynda and many others from the easy riders but as the church was so full of guests we were unable to sit all together but chatted later in the Church Hall over a cuppa etc.

Several people, family and friends, including Fuzz, (on behalf of The Wayfarers), spoke very highly of Phil, about the part he played in the church and of all his other wonderful attributes.  Phil's family were very pleased to see us and all the other cyclists for it seems that the leisure side of his life was almost totally taken up with cycling - what a lovely family.

Mike, Terry and myself took our leave around 2.45 and was soon caught up by John who left us in Richmond Park and the next parting of the ways was at Kingston Bridge.  

From there I continued to Gill's house in Sunbury for tea, by prior arrangement! Gill is looking really good and her walking is improving every day and the pain is most definitely far less than straight after her op!!   Gill wants me to say thank you to everybody for their best wishes.

I eventually took my leave and was home 7pm.   All of 43 miles for me!!

Just to say that we will not see Irene for a couple of weeks as she left home Tuesday for Weymouth where she is caring for her friend who has had a knee operation.   So...as Gill is out of action, I have been nominated to lead the B ride 28th November !!!   Irene has given me her intended route so it will still be an 'Irene' ride!

 

 

 

Pam

Author: Terry

CTCSWL AGM

Whether we be a formal member group or a DA be that as it may please see my comments under the DA Blog!

http://cyclingswlondon.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/our-agm-hersham-14-nov-2012.html

I know from experience of putting up questions on the DA Blog like "Where is this!" that hardly anyone reads the DA blog and I notice that hardly anyone puts comments to any Blog be it MWW etc and that is one reason why I have resigned as publicity secretary. It was a very interesting DA AGM.

Mike

Author: mike morley