A Group November 28th

Picture by Mike Morley

‘A’ Group ride report Wednesday 28th Nov Frank C. Under threatening sky’s and an equally threatening forecast a group of 21 (I think) left the Claygate Day centre soon after 11 o’clock. We viewed the mansions in Esher Park Avenue to immerge at the centre of Esher we turned left onto the old A3, now A307, along the Fairmile (were John B. punctured) Will, knowing our route offered to assist. After this short delay it was into Cobham and up Pains Hill, straight over the roundabout and along the Byfleet Road and left into the dead end Redhill Road, past Silvermere Golf Club, at the end of the road it was the cycle path to negotiate the A3/M25 junction into Old Lane at Ockam Bite. Then Hatchford End, The Mucky Duck, Effingham Junction and left into Lower Road at Effingham Village, all the along to Leatherhead High St to Weatherspoons where Ron & Doreen were there and John, Will & Ray arrived soon after. After lunch with the weather still holding fine a number of the group declined the invite of the leader to climb the Zig Zag. So it was a group of 12 hardy soul’s to ride through Mickleham, up Box Hill back along Headley Common, Ashtead Park, Woodcote to Epsom Weatherspoons bang on 3 o’clock. All went their own way from here, I arrived back at Wembley after 62 miles and still in the dry so presumably all were dry and home before dark.