Guildford Rotary Bikeathon

Grade 3s take on Grade 4s!

The Rotary Club of Guildford District are organising a Bikeathon on Saturday 3rd March in aid of the local cancer charity, The Topic of Cancer in their assistance of Cancer Support Groups  and ToCFiT providing weekly classes for cancer patients and survivors in need of rehabilitation.

The two teams of seven from West Surrey CTC will be going head to head for an hour at indoor cycling classes at the Turnfit Studio in Bridge Street, Guildford from 9.00 a.m, giving themselves plenty of time to recover for the Annual Dinner.

If you would like to sponsor them please visit:

http://mydonate.bt.com/events/tocyclingchallenge2018/455741 

Roy Wigmore

Cycling the West Coast of Ireland, North to South

Dear fellow cyclists,
I expect you will all be going to the Dinner on March 3rd, but if anyone just happens to be in London that day, you might like to come along to the Globetrotters Travel Club (beside Covent Garden, a short walk from Waterloo) where I’m giving an illustrated talk on ‘Cycling the West Coast of Ireland, North to South‘.
Click here for details.
If you miss the second talk you’d get to the Dinner on time. I have to stay on, sadly!
Happy pedalling,
Paul Gillingham

Phil Hampton Memorial Ride – 24 March

Now in its sixteenth year, our Phil Hampton Memorial Ride this year will take place on Saturday 24th March.  With this ride we commemorate the life of Phil Hampton who was tragically killed while cycling in 2002.   We ask for a minimum donation of £5 and all money raised is sent to The Cyclists’ Defence Fund, a charity set up to fight legal cases involving cyclists but which now covers all aspects of cycling and the law.

Refreshments will be available at the start and finish, and there are also several pubs along both routes.

TIME & DATE: 10am SATURDAY 24th MARCH 2018

STARTS FROMMedstead Village Hall, grid ref SU659369, postcode GU34 5LG

APPROXIMATE DISTANCES30 or 50 miles, and the routes are the same as last year; route instructions are available to download on the Cycling UK North Hampshire website http://nhampshirectc.org.uk/.

Pre-entries would be much appreciated so we may better estimate numbers for catering.  To enter in advance please email a completed entry form to danjanmontgomerie@gmail.com and send a minimum donation of £5 via Paypal.  When making your Paypal payment the address to enter is ctc_nh@yahoo.co.uk (note the underscore between ctc and nh). Alternatively, post a cheque (payable to D.Montgomerie) with your form to Dan Montgomerie, 23 Tower Street, Alton, Hampshire GU34 1NX.  To receive printed route instructions in advance please enclose an SAE and indicate which route you would like.  You can also enter on the day.

Kind regards,

Dan Montgomerie

Guildford Borough Council consultation

Guildford Borough Council are currently holding a public consultation on a number of proposals designed to improve travel around Guildford. One proposal on which our members may wish to comment even if they don’t live in Guildford is to install traffic lights for pedestrians and cyclists at the roundabout A31/A331 where the cycle route from Tongham to Runfold crosses the A31. Anyone interested can find further details at:

https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/roads-and-transport-policies-plans-and-consultations/major-transport-projects/guildford-major-transport-schemes