CTC HERTS D.A., ST ALBANS & HATFIELD SECTION

Section Program October, November & December 2007

Published 15th November 2007 4th. Ed.

Sunday Rides

Date

Start Grade Leader

Morning Stop

Lunch

Afternoon

7th Oct Steve & Carol
WM 9.15
The Crown, Berkhamsted. SP992078 The Duke of Wellington, Pitstone Green. SP928161 Little Heath Farm, Potten End TL018081
14th Oct Bill Upsdale
ACP 9.15
Rosemary Cafe, Dobbs Weir, Hoddesdon TL385082 The Moletrap, Tawney Common TL500013 Upshire Church TL416010
21st Oct Craig Maxwell
WM 9.15
Blackwells Café, Chipperfield. TL043016 The Rose & Crown, Hawridge SP947061 St Albans Cathedral Cafe TL145070
28th Oct Audax Event: Summertime Reversed AKA Emitremmus, Organised by Jim Brown, more information is available www.stevenagectc.org.uk
Peter Ride
WM 9.15
Vanstone Park Garden Centre, Codicote TL216199 The Farmers Boy, Kensworth TL028182
4th Nov Steve & Carol
WM 9.15
Esem Express, 7 High St., Ware TL359142 The Bell Inn, Bennington TL299235
11th Nov Richard Stubbs
ACP 9.15
WhiteHill Golf centre, Dane End TL343212 The Plough, Tyttenhanger Green. TL183059 Herts CTC AGM at Colney Heath Village Hall, TL202060, 2.30pm
18th Nov Jon & Judy
WM 9.30
National Trust Cafe, Dunstable Downs TL008203 The Bright Star, Peters Green TL143190
25th Nov Steve & Carol
WhCP 9.15
Stotfold Mill Cafe, Stotfold TL223367 Strathmore Arms, St Pauls Walden. TL193222
2nd Dec Richard Stubbs
ACP 9.15
Admiral Byng, Potters Bar TL252016 The Millstream, Hertford. TL320129
9th Dec Peter Ride
WM 9.15
The Jenny Burger, Chesham SP959014 Land of Liberty, Peace and Plenty, Heronsgate TQ022950
16th Dec Jon/Judy
ACP 9.30
Wetherspoons, Hertford. TL323128 The Brown Bear, Braughing. TL398252
23rd Dec Richard Stubbs
WM 9.15
Wyevale Garden Centre, Crews Hill TL312000 The Woodman*, Wildhill TL265068
*The pub does not do food on Sundays, but they have reserved a room for us and are happy for us to bring our own food. So this will be an indoor picnic. For those wanting a pub meal, there is an alternative about 1 mile away
30th Dec No ride, but a New Year's Day ride instead
1st Jan 2008 Steve & Carol
Meet for 10.30 departure from Café Roma, St Peters St, St Albans
King James, Turners Hill, Cheshunt. TL360021

General Information

Starts

ACP

: ASDA Car Park,Hatfield : ASDA Car Park, Hatfield TL224086

Hertford

: Hart Statue, Parliament Sq., Hertford TL326125

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 TL202060.
No meeting on Second Thursday of each month.

Notes from the Section Secretary

There are two Herts DA events coming up, both organised by the Stevenage Section. Please support these if you can:

- the Cecil Cooke competion on 16 Sept, see www.stevenagectc.org.uk for details

- Summertime Reversed audax, see www.stevenagectc.org.uk for details

The AGM will be held at 2.30 on 11 Nov at Colney Heath Village Hall TL202060, please attend if you can. Among the business will be the appointment of a Section Secretary. If anyone would like to stand for this post, please let me know.

You may be interested to know that the South Bucks CTC have organised a Golden Beeches weekend 27/28 Oct. There will be organised rides both days. See www.southbuckscycling.org.uk for details.

Richard Stubbs

Hargreaves Trophy

The position with the Hargreaves Trophy at 2 Sept are as follows. This competition finishes at the end a this month, so there are 4 weeks left (or a max of 16 points still available):

Peter Ride 99
Steve Brazier 88
Richard Stubbs 88
Judy Alfrey 75
Carol Brazier 75
Jon Crosby 71
Stuart Hammond 66
Fred Curtis 65
Ian Smith 31
 
Craig Maxwell 31
Bill Upsdale 30
Denise Hills 24
Eric Cullen 23
Roger Hodgson 19
Alan Wratten 16
Adrian Winterbone 14
Barrie Wood 10
Tracy Wigmore 9
 
Ros 8
Margaret Wood 7
Chris 5
Geoff Watts 5
Dave Bates 5
Mary Brady 5
Liz Cruse 5
Julie Tadd 4
Maureen McCaffrey 4

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. We'll spend about an hour in the pub before returning home. Rides are about 10 - 15 miles long and are tailored to suit all abilities, so nobody gets left behind. We welcome all cyclists of all ages. Don't forget to bring your lights.

Date

Destination & OS Grid Ref. (Sheet 166)
3rd Oct Roundbush Aldenham TQ144984
10th Oct Plough, Sleapshyde, TL203069
17th Oct Queen’s Head, Sandridge TL171104
24th Oct Eight Bells, Old Hatfield, TL234085
31st Oct The Gate, Bricket Wood TL136021

Date

Destination & OS Grid Ref. (Sheet 166)
21st Nov Three Hammers, Chiswell GreenTL134045
28th Nov Three Horseshoes, Smallford, TL196077
5th Dec The Hollybush, Potters Crouch TL116052
12th Dec The Crooked Billett, Colney Heath TL205059
19th Dec The Wrestlers, Hatfield TL232095
26th Dec Rose and Crown, St Albans, TL137074

Clubroom

Come on a Thursday evening 8pm to 10:30pm at Village Hall, High Street, Colney Heath TL202060, only £1 with free coffee or tea. What a bargain! No meeting on Second Thursday of each month.

Date

Organised Activities

18th Oct Clubroom Games - Table Tennis, Darts & Snooker, lets get the clubroom alive!
25th Oct Majorca - 2006 - 7 with Albert
1st Nov Digital Slide Show - with Craig Maxwell TBC
8th Nov - No meeting
15th Nov Denmark with the CTC - Barrie Wood
22nd Nov Hobbie Evening - A chance to display your secret passions fro things other than just riding your bike.
29th Nov Yorkshire Bikeliner to France - 2007 trip to France
6th Dec Slide Show - Graham Cruse
13th Dec - No meeting
20th Dec Christmas Party - Anne
27th Dec - No meeting
3rd Jan 2008 Happy New Year - New Years Resolution Evening at the Clubroom

For full DA information & last minute changes to this program visit http://www.ctcherts.org.uk/stalbans

Update History 1st ed. 19/09/2007 Original version.
2nd ed. 17/10/2007; Addition of clubroom programme.
3rd ed. 25/10/2007; Change references to North Herts web site to new URL http://www.stevenagectc.org.uk
4th ed. 15/11/2007; Addition of Midweek rides Nov 21st to year end.