I had to miss it this year. What happened? Has anyone written, or is anyone writing, a summary for the magazine? I’ve received an email from Dane saying that the deadline is extended to about 6 December.
Some of us had lunch at the Blacknest golf club café “The Nest” recently and were made very welcome. They are keen to encourage cyclists.
Small groups are welcome; larger groups please call 01420 22888 beforehand. The manager offered 10% discount for West Surrey CTC members and would be happy to discuss special menus for group bookings. Though he didn’t mention it, it might be tactful for cleated riders to use the side entrance, as people in spiked golf shoes are asked to do.
More information and menus at: http://www.blacknestgolf.co.uk/dining
Eurostar has now backed down over its controversial plans to make cyclists box up their bikes thanks to our ‘Zero Stars for Eurostar’ campaign. In a resounding victory for CTC and you, our supporters, Eurostar’s Head of EU Public Affairs Pierre Delalande emailed us at 6pm on Friday (13 November) to say: “You will be pleased to know that we are not intending to go ahead with the requirement for all bikes to be carried in boxes and will accept fully-mounted bikes.”
We galvanised support from leading politicians on both sides of the Channel. The UK’s All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group criticised the move as did the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson MP, and the Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo.
London’s Cycling Commissioner Andrew Gilligan and CTC’s Head of Communications and Campaigns David Murray discussed the issue in a special meeting with Mary Walsh, Eurostar’s Director of Communications, at City Hall three days ago.
Fellow West Surrey cyclists might be interested in the coming Guildford Travel Club meeting:-
CYCLING TO THE ASHES: by Oli Broom, who recounts a cycle journey that took him 412 days and 16,000 miles through 23 countries from London to Brisbane, all for the love of cricket.
Date: 15 December 2015, doors open 7.30pm, illustrated talk starts at 8pm & finishes at 10pm. Complimentary refreshments during interval.
Where: Onslow Village Hall, The Square, Wilderness Road, Guildford GU2 7QR.
Entrance fee for non-members: £7.00
ICE cards
It appears that some people are having difficulty ordering these cards for free. The important thing is to choose the Mini Tags, and then also select West Surrey CTC as your club; the link is
which is the second link shown on the instructions at the end of the e-mail I sent to all ride groups. You then insert the discount code, and it should then show that there is nothing to pay. If anyone continues to have problems, please e-mail me.
Club Clothing
The new order has now been placed; delivery is expected in just over 3 weeks.
Once I have taken delivery, I will e-mail individually all those who have ordered clothing, advising:-
– the actual cost of all products ordered by you
– the total cost to pay
– how to make payment; preferably by direct bank transfer to the West Surrey account. I will provide those bank details in the individual e-mails
– how you can collect or have your order delivered. I hope to bring all the orders to at least one coffee stop for the Midweek Wayfarers in December, as well as on New Year’s Day (a meet for all groups). Otherwise, we will have to make other arrangemenst e.g. collect from me in Camberley if prearranged.
John Murdoch