WEST SURREY CTC. Organised cycle rides events open to all & April - June 2017

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Useful Information for New Riders WEST SURREY CTC Organised cycle rides events open to all & April - June 2017 West Surrey CTC organises rides to suit the ability and inclination of a wide range of

1 Useful Information for New Riders WEST SURREY CTC Organised cycle rides events open to all & April - June 2017 West Surrey CTC organises rides to suit the ability and inclination of a wide range of cyclists. Organised rides for the next three months are shown below. If you would like to.know more about any particular ride, please phone the ride leader Rides are graded 1 to 4 depending on average speed and distance. For full details please / visit Group Riding Guidelines: group riding is a wonderfully sociable way to cycle and also provides you with support when out riding; there will always be someone there to help you mend a puncture or help deal with a malfunction. However, group riding requires even greater discipline and awareness than solo cycling and the club s Group Riding Guidelines set out in detail the responsibilities of all riders, and is essential reading if you'd like to ride with us. Visit If they look rather daunting, don't worry because once you're out riding, you'll appreciate that it's all common sense advice anyway and the leader will explain anything.you're not clear about Changes to Published Rides: late or last minute changes to rides (e.g. as a result of adverse weather conditions) are advised in the Latest News section of the website (in the middle of the Welcome / Home page). Do take a moment to check the website before heading off on any ride. You can receive alerts of all new postings simply by /signing up at: :You can also find the same information on the club Facebook page / Changes may also be advised by way of a group . If you want to receive these e- mail notifications, please go to the Welcome page on our website, look for Quick Links on the right hand side, and click on Sign up for announcements etc (the 5th item down)..there you'll be able to specify which group(s) you'd like to receive announcements about

2 WEST SURREY CTC OFFICERS ~ 2017 Mark Waters chair@westsurreyctc.co.uk Nick Davison secretary@westsurreyctc.co.uk Arthur Twiggs treasurer@westsurreyctc.co.uk CHAIRMAN SECRETARY TREASURER John Murdoch ridessecretary@westsurreyctc.co.uk RIDES SECRETARY ADDITIONAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS John Child Laurie Mutch Roger Philo Chris Juden Rico Signore PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDENT Peter Chimes AUDITOR John Child WEBMASTER webmaster@westsurreyctc.co.uk WHO WE ARE West Surrey CTC is a member group of the national cycling charity, Cycling UK. The club is the oldest and largest cycling body in the UK and promotes all forms of cycling apart from racing. It has championed the cause of cycling for well over a century. Its network of local groups, of which West Surrey CTC is one, has 65,000 members. related legal helpline, andparty insurance, a cyclingmembership benefits include third.monthly national magazinea bi CyclingUK Headquarters

3 .Parklands, Railton Road, Guildford GU2 9JX.Phone yclinguk.org /West Surrey CTC website: CLUB EVENTS & OTHER DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 2017 Saturday 18 March: Phil Hampton Memorial Ride. time: 10.00am. Further /information: 19 March: The Bicycle Icycle (70kms event) ing at 09.30am From 4 Quarry Hill, Godalming GU7 2NW [SU959434]. Contact the organiser for an entry form. Mark Waters markw48@gmail.com Sunday 9 April: 35/50 mile Reliability Ride, start from Crown Court Car Park, Godalming, GU7 1EE (SU970440). Roger Philo , roger.philo@virgin.net Saturday 29 April: Cycle Jumble, Ripley Village Hall, 09:00. Details of many cycle./jumbles may be found here: Sunday 4 June: Stonehenge 200, Danebury 150 and Elstead 100 AUDAX events from Elstead Village Hall starting at 8.00, 8.30 and 9.00 respectively. Nick Davison stonehenge200@westsurreyctc.co.uk Sunday 16 July: 75 and 100 mile Reliability Rides; option of led ride or route sheets. / Finish at Rokers, Holly Lane, Worplesdon GU8 3PB at 08:00. Entry fee 2. Roger Philo , roger.philo@virgin.net Sunday 20 August: Tour of the Hills (AUDAX event) and Tour of the Greensand Hills. Shere Village Hall GU5 9HF (TQ074480) at 9:40 and 10:30 respectively, entry fees 8 and 3.50 respectively. Mark Waters markw48@gmail.com. For more /details of the Tour of the Hills see:

4 OUR ORGANISED CLUB RIDES MAY BE FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES

5 THE EVERGREENS Grade 1 2 June on first Thursday of each month 5 May April 7 A gentle cycle ride from Woking s Brewery Road Car Park along the Basingstoke Canal Towpath to.)pirbright for lunch at the Royal Oak Pub (Aldershot Road, nr. Junction with Ash Road.Approximately 8 miles each way )Leader: Rico Signore ( WOKING SUNDAY RIDERS for Easy Riders and Intermediates Grade 1.Meet 9.15 outside Boots in Commercial Way, Woking.Morning rides with mid-morning coffee stops, miles at 8-10 mph )Leader: Steve Brooks ( Dabbling Duck Shere Denbies Vineyard Eliza s Milford Frensham Garden Centre Designated Coffee Stops May Polesden Lacey Medicine Garden Cobham Lightwater Country Park Savill Gardens Little Barn Elstead Windsor Park Farm Shop Bocketts Farm Newlands Corner Café Badshot Lea Garden Centre Apr June SUNDAY ALL-DAY INTERMEDIATES Grade unless otherwise stated.all-day rides at a pace usually between 11 and 13 mph. Approx miles )Contact/organiser: Hilary Stephenson ( For updates and extra rides see Remarks Leader: Hilary Stephenson Coffee: Stansted House Lunch: Easebourne or Lickfold Afternoon tea: Chiddingfold Leader: Roger Philo Coffee: Burgundy and Black, Dorking Lunch: Decide on the day Guildford Station Catch 9.14 train to Petersfield arriving at 9.40 (or earlier stopping train for stations en route Guildford Library GU1 4AL SU Date Apr May Leader: Sue Herber Coffee: Odiham Lunch: Medstead or Four Marks Farnborough Union Street Car Park furthest from railway station GU14 7RD (SU June

7 GUILDFORD AND GODALMING WAYFARERS Sunday Rides Grade prompt unless otherwise stated Half-day rides, typically miles, are planned unless marked otherwise. Any ride can be extended to a lunch stop, decided on an ad hoc basis on the day. Average speed mph.group Leader: Peter Fennemore (Tel: ) unless otherwise shown Coffee April Medicine Garden, Cobham Notcutts GC, Cranleigh Coffee: Haslemere Lunch: The Sun, Dunsfold May The Village Store, Peaslake Alice Holt Forest Visitors Centre June RHS Café, Wisley Rural Life Centre, Tilford Reeds Guildford Library GU1 4AL (SU Godalming, Crown Court Car Park GU7 1DY (SU Godalming, Crown Court Car Park GU7 1DY (SU )Guildford Library GU1 4AL (SU Godalming, Crown Court Car Park GU7 )1DY (SU )Guildford Library GU1 4AL (SU Godalming, Crown Court Car Park GU7 )1DY (SU FARNHAM WAYFARERS MIDWEEK RIDES 1 st WEDNESDAY Grade 2.Approximately 40 to 45 miles at a pace of 10 to 12 mph with a stop for a pub lunch.)leader: Liz Palethorpe ( or Coffee Café Bottega dei Sapori, Alton Grayshott Potteries (Leader: Arthur Twiggs The Sadlers (Haslemere The Maltings Farnham SOS186/ The Maltings Farnham The Maltings Farnham Please note that there is now an extra slower, shorter midweek ride for those who want to.go a bit slower as listed below Date April May June FARNHAM WAYFARERS MIDWEEK RIDES 3rd WEDNESDAY - Grade 1.Approximately 20 to 25 miles at a pace of 8 to 10 mph with a coffee stop.)leader: Liz Palethorpe ( or Coffee )Old Dairy Coffee Shop (Bordon Lasham Gliding Club )Court Yard Café (Hartley Witney The Maltings Farnham 9.30 )OS186/841465( The Maltings Farnham 9.30 The Maltings Farnham 9.30 Date 19 April May 17 June 21

9 FARNHAM WAYFARERS AWAY DAY RIDES WEDNESDAYS Leaders John and Judy Sadler NEW FOREST RIDE Meet 9:45 for 10:00am start at Brockenhurst OS196/ On to A337 at Balmer Lawn Hotel, past houses, left onto gravel track. Car park 100yds on.left Date May 24 June 28 FARNHAM WAYFARERS 2 nd SUNDAY RIDES Grade 2.Approximately 40 miles at a pace of around 10 mph with a stop for a pub lunch.co-ordinator: Liz Palethorpe ( ), leaders as stated Sue Herber Leader Arthur Twiggs To be arranged/confirmed. Please check.web site and s The Maltings, Farnham )OS186/SU841465( The Maltings, Farnham The Maltings, Farnham Date Apr 9 May 14 June 11 FARNHAM WAYFARERS 3 rd SUNDAY RIDES for Easy Riders Grade 1 Morning ride of approximately 18 to 25 miles (some tracks, suitable for road bikes) at a gentle pace.of approximately 8mph with a coffee stop.)leader: Barbara Pietrusiewicz ( or /Leader The Maltings, Farnham OS186/SU )Leader: Arthur Twiggs ( ??Shortfield Common Recreation Ground OS186/SU 9.30 Leader: John Wilkins The Maltings, Farnham OS186/SU Leader Barbara Pietrusiewicz ( or Date Apr 16 May 21 June 18

10 WOKING MIDWEEK WAYFARERS Grades 2, 3 and 4.All-day rides with a designated mid-morning coffee break and a lunch stop decided on the day Rides cater for a variety of levels, with rides of Grades 2 (30-50 miles, mph), 3 (40-60 miles, mph) and 4 (45-65 miles, mph) being offered every Wednesday; see. for full details On occasions, there will be different start points and/or start times for grade 3 and 4 rides, and for.grade 2 rides See Latest News section of website for late changes to Ride Programme, including bonus local grade 3 rides on days when the published grade 3 ride has an away start. TA = Train (or car).assisted Leaders: John Murdoch ( ), Neil Eason ( ), Brian Ross ( ), John Child ( ), Chris Williamson ( ), Pat Daffarn ( ), Laurie Mutch ( ), Keith Ricketts ( ), Phil Gasson ( ), Pete Hathaway ( ), Ian Pickering ( ), Penny Knight ( ), Roger Philo ( ), Chris Jeggo ( ), Steve Brooks ( ), John Wills )( ), Don Gray ( WOKING MIDWEEK WAYFARERS April dep. Woking Station, arr Hook then cycle to coffee for start of led ride (or go direct Conkers Garden Centre, Hatch (186/678524) RG24 7JL Meet Coffee TA Mayford Green 186/ GU22 0NL Seale Craft Centre Pirbright Green (186/946558) GU24 0LP Rural Life Centre, Frensham (Grade 2 Frensham Garden Centre (Grades 3 and 4 dep. Woking Station, arr 9.49 Haslemere then cycle to coffee for start of led ride (or go direct Country Cabin, Aylings Garden Centre on A272, East of Trotton, GU31 5ES Meet Coffee Meet Coffee Meet Coffee TA Pirbright Green (186/946558) GU24 0LP Seale Craft Centre Normandy Crossroads 186/ GU3 2DB Frensham Little Pond NT café (Grade 2 Orchard Barn Café, Churt (Grades 3 and 4 Meet Coffee Meet Coffee

11 WOKING MIDWEEK WAYFARERS (continued May Ripley Post Office (187/052568) GU23 6AA Bocketts Farm Mayford Green 186/ GU22 0NL Mytchett Canal Centre (grades 2 and 3 Seale Craft Centre (grade 4 Note Grade 3 s will then embark on an off road ride, so ride a suitable bike, or join an alternative group Pirbright Green (186/946558) GU24 0LP Squire s Garden Centre, Badshot Lea Chobham Common car park 186/SU SL5 0HY Bressingham GC Dorney, ride to Burnham Beeches Meet Coffee Meet Coffee Meet Coffee Meet Coffee Chobham Common car park 186/SU SL5 0HY Windsor Farm Shop Woking station arr Petersfield 9.35 Warnford Lunch: Beech café, East Meon see for non TA Send New Inn 187/ GU23 7AE Dabbling Duck, Shere Meet Coffee Meet Coffee Meet Coffee TA )WOKING MIDWEEK WAYFARERS (continued June dep Woking Station, arr Rowlands Castle then cycle to coffee for start of led ride (or go direct Stansted House Garden Centre Meet Coffee TA Mayford Green (186/996562) GU22 0NL Watts Gallery Normandy Crossroads 186/ GU3 2DB Meet Coffee Meet

12 Eliza s Tea Room, Milford (grades 2 and 4 Coffee Squires Garden Centre, Milford (grade 3 Ripley Post Office (187/052568) GU23 6AA Dabbling Duck, Shere Meet Coffee Mayford Green 186/ GU22 0NL Seale Craft Centre Meet Coffee All train times approximate, please check with SWTrains*

13 SUNDAY ALL-DAY RIDERS Grade unless otherwise stated.all-day rides for the more energetic 60 to 90 miles at a steady pace of over 14 mph.)leader: Clive Richardson ( or Lunch Coffee April Garthowen G.C. Four Marks, H's cafe Whitchurch RG28 7DW GU34 5AJ Reliability Rides see 'Club Events East Meon Sustainability Centre Lasham Aerodrome :-To remember Paul Holmes Milk Churn Lynwick St. Rudgwick Camellia Botnar nr Cowfold RH12 3DH Visit Peter s bluebells in Barnes Green Farnham, Sports Centre Elstead Green Shalford Station bus stop GU4 8BZ Portsmouth ferry to Isle of Wight for Isle of Wight Randonnée (100km); a great day out with plenty of feeding stations May The Old Forge village stores Slindon Selborne West Dean gardens nr. Singleton RSPB Wigginholt nr. Pulborough Tiffins cafe Petworth GU28 OAU Comkers Garden Centre, Hatch Kirdford shop tea room Newdigate farm shop June Stonehenge 200/Danebury 150, 115 km event Steyning Cafe in the park, Horsham No planned ride Clive on cycling holiday in Vosges, France Bosham Rotherhill nurseries A272 Stedham GU29 0PA Godalming Station Elstead Green Godalming Station Guildford Station Godalming Station Elstead Green

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