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The Tour of the Hills on 21st August is our major event of the year, and the one for which the support of members is essential.  One basic requirement is to have sufficient marshals to man all the required points along the route.  I therefore require volunteers for this role, please contact me as soon as you can if you are able to help, e-mailing me on johnmatsouthview@btinternet.com.  It is not necessary to have previous experience, indeed it would be nice to have wider support, perhaps from newer members, and not rely solely on those who have contributed so much over previous years.  When volunteering, please specify your preference e.g. early, late control; location – closer to Guildford or further away; the earlier you volunteer the more likely it will be that I will be able to accommodate your preferences.  Naturally, the more volunteers I receive, the lighter will be the demands on individuals.

Please support your Club – I look forward to hearing from you.

John Murdoch

I have long believed that we should be providing short and quite quick weekend rides for our members, and also believe that the demand is there.  However, in order to add such rides to the programme, we need ride leaders prepared to take on such rides.

My proposal is that we add rides on a Saturday morning, starting at 9.30, c 35 miles, at a pace of about 15 mph.  No coffee stop, so you should be back by 12.00.  By arranging these for a Saturday, it should not affect all the regular Sunday rides.

I would be happy to  lead such rides once a month, but naturally require further ride leader volunteers.  Please let me know if you are happy to take this on, if I can get 3 more volunteers then it will a commitment for only once a month.  If you are not already a registered ride leader, please do not think that you cannot put your name forward, we are always needing new ride leaders, and the procedure for adding new ride leaders is straightforward, designed simply to make sure that those who are lead on rides are protected by a responsible and experienced rider.

Please contact me direct if you are happy to volunteer.  Once I have the necessary commitment I will draw up a rides programme, which will be shown on the Rides Calendar.

John

It is with immense sadness that I need to advise members that David Wood passed away last Sunday.

He
had been battling cancer over the past 6 years.  I personally saw him quite
recently, and it was absolutely clear that his enthusiasm for life,
determination, and humour were undimmed.