Tony Hooker's ride to Brighton on Saturday 18th July

18 riders left Nonsuch Park on a fine morning, on route to Newdigate, when we arrived Liz decided to take three riders for a tea stop and to take a slower ride to Brighton.

14 riders continued on to Horsham where we stopped for a snack. We encountered several hitches on our way to Shoreham, Firstly I took a wrong turning, then Brian got a puncture and then finally we lost two riders after Henfield, we waited for twenty minutes but were unable to find them!

We arrived in Shoreham and took the coastal route until we met John Gould and his family at Hove. After this we all went our separate ways, Six riders went with John to Brighton Marina to celebrate his coming Birthday, Brian cycled back to Horsham, the others took the train and Eddie and I cycled on to Lewes where we stayed at the YHA.

The next day we cycled back home , the weather was nice and sunny and we arrived home about 3.00pm. My thanks to Neil, Angie and Toni for back marking

Barbecue next Saturday for the Beginners Group.

Pat and Mary Ryan are hosting a barbecue on Saturday the 25th July in their lovely garden in Cheam starting after the rides from 4pm onwards. There is ample parking for bikes. Just bring  something to drink. Pat and Mary will sort all the rest.    Please email or call Pat if you intend to come so we can judge the numbers.

Address: Pat Ryan 31 Cheam Road Ewell, KT17 1QX Telephone: 020 8393 5866 Email: pryan@community.co.uk Mobile: 07811 302 196

All day intermediate ride on Saturday 18th July.

Tony Hooker will leave Nonsuch at 9am to ride to the coast at
Shoreham. Going over the North Downs at Pebble Hill and through
Newdigate to elevenses in Horsham, thence to the Coast at Shoreham, a
ride of about 50 miles at a moderate pace.
After a lunch stop, Tony will ride along the sea front to Brighton,
where the ride will end. Return will then be by train to East Croydon,
though really energetic riders may ride all or part of the way back.

Ride to Osterley Park on June 20th

"16 of us set out on Saturday morning for Osterley park - via Kingston, Teddington Lock, Twickenham and stopped for coffee by the river at Richmond - all enjoyed Phil's lime drizzle cake and Lillian's chocolate cake - then via Isleworth and Syon Park to Brentford - along the Grand Union Canal to Osterley Park where we had lunch - returned via part of Richmond Park, Ham and Kingston.  We were joined by three new cyclists known to Dawn,Clare, Steve and James. Tim also joined us for the first time."

Photo by David.

Group Ride Guidelines

  These have been up dated on the website and are also available in a handy size cardboard format to carry around. Please read them if you have not already.

  I handed out a number last week at Nonsuch, and still have a stock available.

  Ride leaders on the Saturday all day rides may want their own stock, just ask me.

Dawn's ride on Saturday the 20th June

Meet Dawn on Saturday 20 June at 9:50am at the café in Nonsuch Park to depart at 10am. We shall be cycling via Kingston, Teddington Lock, Twickenham, along the river to Richmond - onto Isleworth, Syon

Park, Grand Union Canal. Lunch will be at Osterley Park where there is a café or bring your own. Mid morning coffee will be beside the river at Richmond.  Dawn will be bringing cake to share!   The return route will be via Richmond Park and will follow a different route back to Nonsuch. This will be easy paced bikeride of around 25 miles maximum.

Angie's ride to Charlwood on Saturday 16th May

9 of us started from the Nonsuch Mansion House on Saturday for our all day ride to Charlwood.  Weather was set fair and somehow Maureen talked me, against my usual ride rules, into stopping for 11s at Walton Ponds.  On the way, we met up with Beattie at the tea hut on Epsom Downs, who showed us a neat way to Walton rather than over the switchback!  At Walton Steve joined us.  The journey down Pebble Hill was uneventful, thank goodness, and we made our way to Charlwood via Leigh, at which point David and Cliff left us for an early lunch (was it something we said?).  Then on taking a little detour past Irons Bottom and The Fox Revived and down into Charlwood and the delights of The Hungry Horse public house.

After lunch, it was lovely sitting outside, we made our return down Lonesome Lane, round the back of Reigate Garden Centre and into Brockham and the golf course.  I would be lost without the golf course!  We came across quite a few cyclists luckily coming the other way, taking part in some event.  Tea stop was at Annie's in Leatherhead from which point we made our different ways home. Angie"

Photos are of the group at Charlwood and one taken by David of the Walton Pageant.