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| Thanks Dave - for ten years in the Chair! |
With lovely sunshine outside riders were itching to get away from the AGM - having given Dave a much deserved round of applause for sterling service as Chair of SWLCTC. My route had the 'two' factor - twice as far in the afternoon as the morning, covering 33miles.
Steve Duffin was away first and writes. Attending the AGM is always inspirational. The club doesn't run itself and to see so many doing a lot of hard work and commitment to keeping the club running makes you want to help whenever the chance presents itself.
I set off with Steve W, Peter S, Paula and Gill Holder on Ged's route for lunch. It is always difficult to plot something original on AGM day because you have no idea how long the meeting will last. Nevertheless we left at 12.25 and managed to skirt around Weybridge and Addlestone successfully. Crossing the footbridge at Weybridge station saved time and again at the Wey Navigation bridge near Addlestone. The only tricky road was the A320 into Woking and once there of course I turned too soon and got lost in the maze of one way roads leading to the Herbert Wells. A little bit of pavement riding got us to the pub, where we sat outside in the sunshine for our meal. Ged arrived with his group almost immediately and after lunch we rode to Esher as a single group. A nice ride back through Pyrford and Stoke D'Abernon and then some private roads in the Bird's Hill estate so we could miss busy Warren Lane and finally a fast Copsem Lane back to Esher. It was good to see everyone out on a sunny May day. Such a relief after all the cold rainy days we have experienced. Thanks to Peter Suchy for doing a brilliant job of work back marking. Hats off to Ged for an interesting route. Glad to see he rewarded himself with cake and ice cream at Esquires Cafe!
I set off with Steve W, Peter S, Paula and Gill Holder on Ged's route for lunch. It is always difficult to plot something original on AGM day because you have no idea how long the meeting will last. Nevertheless we left at 12.25 and managed to skirt around Weybridge and Addlestone successfully. Crossing the footbridge at Weybridge station saved time and again at the Wey Navigation bridge near Addlestone. The only tricky road was the A320 into Woking and once there of course I turned too soon and got lost in the maze of one way roads leading to the Herbert Wells. A little bit of pavement riding got us to the pub, where we sat outside in the sunshine for our meal. Ged arrived with his group almost immediately and after lunch we rode to Esher as a single group. A nice ride back through Pyrford and Stoke D'Abernon and then some private roads in the Bird's Hill estate so we could miss busy Warren Lane and finally a fast Copsem Lane back to Esher. It was good to see everyone out on a sunny May day. Such a relief after all the cold rainy days we have experienced. Thanks to Peter Suchy for doing a brilliant job of work back marking. Hats off to Ged for an interesting route. Glad to see he rewarded himself with cake and ice cream at Esquires Cafe!
I led my group on a bit of a thrash on some busy roads to get to the pub to within an hour - but with the thought of more scenic Surrey countryside to follow we didn't linger. Gill wasn't feeling too-good, and with no trains from Woking plotted a route home. Hope you managed to find your own way back to Cobham Gill.
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| Two groups into one at Woking. |
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| Yet another bridge picture - the Mole at River Lane. |
My thanks to Steve Duffin, aided by Peter for leading the first group, and subsequently to Peter for back- marking ten of us (nearly) back to Esher. Also welcome to Steve Wiltshire - re-joining Wayfarers after a long journey back to cycling fitness.
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