On a lovely sunny day 20 riders (where did they all come from) left Walton Day centre to get to the Swan at Arbrook Common for lunch. We were a little late leaving and also welcomed two new riders Nick and Sharon, originally from New Zealand friends of Beryl .The Swan is a fairly large establishment so I thought there should be room for us all.
We proceeded via quiet roads to emerge at Hersham railway station, through the sewage works opposite Esher Rugby ground and along the path to Esher Railway Station. Then over Littleworth common to the Swan. When I looked through the pub window all I could see were people which transpired to be funeral wake .The staff were asked if they could in addition cope with about 20 cyclists - a few had left us at the pub. They were pleased to do so and we all sat in their nice shady garden. A good lunch was taken after which we proceeded to the Kings Centre at Chessington for tea and buying pots of home made jam.
This is the last ride I will lead for a while until my arthritic hip joint settles, hopefully with the physio I am having and some pain killers - things are already improving.
John Conacher
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