Rides May - June 2005

Published April 28th 2005 2nd Ed.

Date

Start Grade Leader

Morning Stop

Lunch

Afternoon

1 May Peter Ride
WM 9.15
Van Hage's Gdn Ctr, Great Amwell TL367123 The Gate Sawbridgeworth TL482151 St.Mary the Virgin Church Hall, Braughing. TL396252
8 May The Lampard Road Club invites you to join them at WM 09:30 for a morning 'A' grade ride
Stuart Hammond
ACP 9:00
Tesco’s, Baldock. TL246337 The Wheatsheaf, Gamlingay TL241523 Stevenage Gdn Ctr. TL231272
15 May Richard Stubbs
WM 09:00
London Gliding Club, Tring Road, Dunstable TL002202 at 10:30 The Royal Oak, Aston Abbotts. SP849200 Village Hall, Cholesbury. SP930071
22 May Steve & Carol
WM 9.15
Wetherspoon's, The Last Post, Chesham SP960017 The Green Man, Denham Village TQ042871 Chipperfield Gdn Ctr, Tower Hill. TL033027
29 May Jon & Judy
ACP 9:00
Revised morning stop Harlow Garden Centre TL478068 Queen's Head, Allens Green TL456172 Rose Coffee restaurant, 33 Railway Street, Hertford. TL327127
5 June Roger Hodgson
ACP 09:00
Esem Express, 7 High St., Ware TL359142 at 10:30 The Brown Bear, Braughing. TL398252 Van Hage’s Gdn Ctr., Bragbury End. TL269211
12 June The Lampard Road Club invites you to join them at WM 09:30 for a morning 'A' grade ride
STEVENAGE BIKE WEEK - THE CIRCULAR CYCLE
10 a.m. 80 km Brevet Populaire from Fairlands Valley Park, Six Hills Way, Stevenage
Entries to Jim Brown, 38 Brick Kiln Road, Stevenage, SG1 2NH (01438 354505) as quickly as possible and no later than Wednesday 1 June 2005. Entry form on North Herts web site http://www.stevenagectc.info/
19 June Fred Curtis
ACP 09:15
Rose Coffee restaurant, 33 Railway Street, Hertford. TL327127 The Woodman, Wormley West End. TL338059 Dutch Nursery Centre, Gt.North Road, Bell Bar TL255053
26 June Steve & Carol
WM 9.00
Starbucks in Sainsbury, Maxwell Road Beaconsfield SU940910 Picnic in the riverside park Marlow. (Carry picnic, we'll call in a supermarket in Marlow to buy drinks and/or food) Batchworth Brasserie, Rickmansworth TQ062940

General Information

Grades
A
=Strenuous
B
=Moderate.
C
=Potterers.
Starts
ACP
: ASDA Car Park,Hatfield : ASDA Car Park, Hatfield TL224086
WM
: War Memorial, St Peters St, St.Albans TL150076
WhCP
: Wheathampstead East Lane Car Park TL178141
Note
Rides may depart not less than FIVE MINUTES after the designated start time.
Section Secretary
D.A. Secretary
Clubroom
Thursday 8.00pm to 10.30pm at Village Hall, High Street, Colney Heath.
On Second Thursday each month at St.Marks's Christian Centre, Colney Heath.

Update History
1st ed. 27/04/2005 Original version.
2nd ed. 28/04/2005 Revised morning stop for 29th May

 

HERTS NOTEBOOK

Notes from the Section Secretary

Many thanks to all who have volunteered to lead a ride on this program, an especial thank you to Carol for providing some interesting routes for those leaders asking for a set of destinations. I am unable to lead a Sunday ride myself until end of July as I am rehearsing on Sundays for a Charity Show "Pepper's Summer of Rock" held at Berkhamsted. Tickets go sale early June, see www.pepper.org.uk & www.peppershow.com

I have had an email from Liz Costello who is involved in organising a Bikeathon in South Hertfordshire on June 5th in aid of Borehamwood and Radlett Branch of the Leukaemia Research Fund. If any of you would like more information please either mail Liz or phone 07790 349 960.

A couple of things that I would appreciate your feedback on. Firstly the popularity of reliability rides has diminished noticeably this year. Do you want the committee to continue to organise these, would you be more or less inclinde to support them if they were 'converted' to Audax? Comments please to myself or Brian directly.

Next feedback required on pub lunches. Over the recent past the leader has tended to fix the table size reserved at the pub at 11's. This system fails if (quite reasonably) individuals independantly make thier way to lunch. Should we make a change so that leaders can be more easily contacted or perhaps always add a couple of places. Let me know what you think please.

The presentation lunch is now a firm booking at The Lytton Arms, Old Knebworth on Sunday lunchtime 20th November.

Finally, I am sure that you will join me in wishing four of our ladies - Anne, Emmeline, Mavis & Gill - good luck for their Lands End to John O'Groats starting on 5th May.

Ian Smith

Hargreaves Trophy

Points up to and including 24th April. Fred has leap frogged Stuart and Peter and has moved up from 4th to 2nd. He has some work to do to catch up with Richard who may have an unassailable lead.

Position Rider Points   Position  Rider Points   Position Rider Points
1 Richard Stubbs 84   8 Bill Upsdale 40   15 Barrie Wood 23
2 Fred Curtis 68   9 Judy Allfrey 37   16 Margaret Wood 20
=3 Stuart Hammond 55   10 Roger Hodgson 35   17 Geoff Watts 16
=3 Peter Ride 55   11 Eric Cullen 30   18 Dave Dickenson 11
5 Ian Smith 48   =12 Craig Maxwell 27   19 Anne Jarman 10
6 Steve Brazier 46   =12 Jon Crosby 27   =20 Chris Wigens 8
7 Carol Brazier 42   14 Alan Wratten 25   =20 Brian Jackson 8

Clubroom

The Clubroom is open each Thursday, please remember the 2nd Thursday is at the St. Marks Christian Centre , all other Thursdays at the Colney heath village hall. Please note that after many years at 50p the clubroom fee is increased to £1 with effect from 2nd June.

Date

Venue

Organised Activities

5th May VH Clubroom Games
12th May CC - TBA
19th May VH Tuscany & Umbria - Slide show with Barrie Wood
26th May VH - TBA
2nd June VH - TBA
9th June CC Summer Sale - By request another bring & buy sale.
16th June VH The Club in the 60's
23rd June VH Signs Places and People - A slide show with Les Jordan
30th June VH Book Exchange - Bring, buy or exchange any books that you might like to dispose of or aqquire.

Midweek Evening Rides

Evening cycle rides all start at 7.30pm from The War Memorial in St Peter's Street, St Albans - near The Blacksmiths Arms. If you can't make the start you can always join us in the pub at around 8.30-9.00pm.

Date

Destination & OS Grid Ref. (Sheet 166)

4th May Cross Keys, Gustard Wood. TL174165
11th May Brookman's Park Hotel, Brookman's Park
18th May The White Horse, Hatching Green, Harpenden TL136130
25th May The Woodman, Wildhill TL265068
1st June The Hollybush, Redbourn TL101116
8th June Black Horse, South Mimms
15th June The Goat, St Albans
22nd June The Old Chequers, Gaddesden Row TL057123
29th June Rising Sun, Lemsford