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Edmonton Cycle Club With Enfield Cycling Campaign Winter 2016 Newsletter No. 70 Welcome to our winter issue, ready for some hopefully sunny winter days! Our December 15 th Bike Maintenance Workshop is a social only occasion – please bring some snacks / nuts / chocolates or cakes to share. There’ll also be a music themed quiz. The BMW’s will be back to practical mechanics in January – please advise in advance if you need certain things adjusted – great value for a minimum donation to the toolbox of £3! New ride leaders, and suggestions for destinations and routes are welcome – just come along to the monthly meetings and share your ideas! Don’t forget that coming up next year we have: • The Annual Lunch for 2017 on Sunday 30 th April – details TBA • Norfolk Trip to Apple Blossom Farm in Norfolk, 7 th to 10 th July (option of rooms or camping). Places limited, so book soon! • A Bike Events Holland Trip from 24 th July to 1 st August Wishing you safe cycling and Season’s Greetings for Christmas and the New Year! The Editors. Winter Birthday Riders: Decembre : 19 Tracey, 28 Gerry, 29 Angela S, 31 Sibel. Janvier : 5 John W, 12 Les, 31 Kieron Fevrier : 4 Gary, 9 Stuart, 10 Donna, Alan M, 14 Dave M. New Club Members Welcome to new riders: Chris R, Fiona, Faye, Liz and Martin. Advice and Request to Riders – Be Prepared! Please, please have your bike in good order before you come to start a ride! Make use of the BMW’s or your local bike shop, and ensure your tyres, brakes, gears etc. are all checked. Bring spare inner tubes to suit, and basic tools. Don’t forget you own kit too - prepare for the weather with clothes to suit the season, plus phone, money, water etc.! Be ready to enjoy the ride! Thanks! Please Note: If you wish to receive this newsletter by post, please send SAEs to: Paul at 2 Mayfair Gardens, Tottenham N17 7LP Diary of coming Rides and Events Club Meetings / Socials: B.M.W. Sessions / Socials: First Thursday of month at 8pm Third Thursday of month at 7.30pm prompt Both meetings held at: Winchmore Hill Sports Club pavilion, The Paulin Ground, Fords Grove, Winchmore Hill N21 3ER. (Entry via Firs Lane) 2017 – 5 Jan, 2 Feb, 2 March, 6 April, 2017 – 19 Jan, 16 Feb, 16 March, 20 4 May April, 18 May Note – all are subject to late changes or cancellations, and our Code of Conduct If bad weather causes late cancellation, a ride may be rescheduled for the following Saturday or Sunday. Check emails / website. NCR = Not Club Ride. Thursday 15 7.30pm till late- Bike Maintenance Workshop No. 172 December An end of season social do! There’ll be a music themed quiz as well. Please bring snacks / cakes / chocolates to share! Monday 26 11am Edmonton Leisure Centre, N9. December The Boxing Day ride to a Cheshunt area café. Leader Paul. Thursday 5 8pm WHSC Pavilion Monthly Meeting / Social January 2017 Sunday 8 Possible ride January Sunday 15 Possible ride January Thursday 19 7.30pm – 9.30 Bike Maintenance Workshop No. 173 January Informal but informative, with social afterwards! Sunday 22 Possible ride January Sunday 29 10am Edmonton Leisure Centre. Ride to Riverside Café, January Waltham Cross. Leader Paul. Sunday 5 Possible ride February Sunday 12 Possible ride February Page 2 Ride Reports by “Our riders on the saddle”… Weekend Trip to Horningtoft (Apple Blossom Farm), Norfolk, June 2016 Sunday 26 th June A later morning start after the night before, and some breakfast bacon butties from our hosts. Joint leaders Ben and Janine had planned a route to Holt, which we followed (with two puncture stops en route) through Guist, Briston and Hunworth to Holt, which we reached about 1pm. Here we dispersed to various hostelries such as the Feathers, Kings Head, with many of us somehow meeting up at Budgens to buy supplies for the evening. Lots of interesting small antique and craft shops there, but unfortunately (or maybe fortunately) as it was Sunday many of these were closed. We left about 3pm for the ride back, where we were caught in a heavy shower about half way before reaching Fakenham where we stopped at The Limes pub for refreshments. Here we were joined by some non-riders, then back through Colkirk to Apple Blossom Farm. Later we enjoyed beer and other drinks, plus Pat's lovely cakes, and some party games - 'Kerplonk' and old quiz questions from Cathy while others watched Glastonbury on TV. Monday 27 th June A grey start before the sun came out later on. After tidying up we checked bikes and packed our luggage before a final photo call just after 10am. Setting off at 10:20, on the road to Reepham, we stopped for lunch at 'V's café. Pat and Cathy joined us by car. Then off down the B1149, past road works and avoiding the worst of the Marriotts Way, south into Drayton - puncture number three, but as it was a slow one and we were sufficiently close to Norwich we just pumped the tyre up and continued. Paul led us through the winding city streets, and over the river to the pub near the station by about 3:30pm. More food and drink here, and then we made our way to the station in two groups to catch two separate trains. Group 1 at 5pm and Group 2 at 5:30pm. The journey back to London was far less eventful that the journey out! Our thanks to hosts Sarah and Phil, plus Dave the cockerel who ensured no-one overslept. Also to organisers, Maz, Pat, to Les for mechanical support, to Pat again for transporting much of the luggage, to ride leaders and backstops and to everyone who made it such an enjoyable weekend. Group 1: Paul, Jeff, Trevor, Peter, Stephen, Rosa, Janine. Group 2: Maz, Les, Jayne, Jane, Eleanor, Ben. Independently: Pat, Cathy, Dave, Susan, Bridget, Colin, Phil. Over the four days a total cycling distance of 140 miles. Sunday 3rd July: 20th Anniversary Ride Round the Borough A brighter summery start from Edmonton Leisure Centre past the original site which is now an ASDA shop. East on new path by Salmons Brook towards Pickets Lock and north on the cycle track to Enfield Lock. Here we turned westwards on the path over Mollinsons Ave to Albany Park past Enfield Cemetery to Forty Hall by Turkey Brook to lunch at Whitewebb Cafe. After lunch we rode south west to Enfield Town Park via Carrs Lane and Grange Park to Grovelands Park onto Broomfield Park Palmers Green, Hazelwood Rec , the new Firs Farm Wetlands. We then headed to Bury Lodge Park Fete, Page 3 with ice cream, stalls, choir, dog show et al, at 2.30 pm. Sunday 10th July: Richmond Park Meeting at 10.15 at Liverpool Street station as drizzle fell, Eleanor led us south west over Southwark Bridge, round the South Bank and into Battersea Park for tea stop. Then Peter led towards Putney, Barnes, Roehampton Gate to the Richmond Park café for lunch stop as the sun came out. Post lunch ride was clockwise around the park, spotting lots of road club cyclists and several deer. Comfort stop at Pembroke house cafe as we completed park lap return route by Putney Rowing Club, Battersea Park, Embankment, Westminster Abbey (where we were severely told off by a beadle for cycling in the Abbey grounds, despite the presence of many cars!), Parliament Square, and CS3 back to Liverpool Street for 4.50 train. Distance 32 miles Saturday 16th July: Firs Farm Wetlands and Dr Bike Club members gave their time and effort to do a day of Dr Bike safety checks. As previously, members helped out from start to finish. A long day 10 - 6pm in very hot sunshine. Our hats off to chief mechanic Dr Les for his hard work and dedication. Many thanks to him and members there. A special thanks to Paul who was there all day and for Chris A for coming at the end to help pack away and make things easier back to base. Sunday 17th July: Lee Valley Ride to Docklands; Ride, Fly, Ride, Sail, Ride. From Stonebridge Lock at 10.10 Southbound escorting the public, first stop 'Three Mills' for tea. Then Limehouse Cut, CS3 to Leamouth opposite The O2 and east to the cable car for 'flight' to southbank, 10 mins. East along the cycle track to Thames Barrier Café for lunch and puncture repair. After lunch we took the Woolwich Ferry 'John Burns'. Slight drizzle faded as we set off again 1.30 past the airport to Beckton and The Greenway, on to the Olympic Park for a tea stop at the Velo Park. Finally return to base via Hackney Marshes to Stonebridge Lock circa 5.30. Sunday 24 July: Broxbourne and Hilly Fields Salsa We rode from Enfield Town Park northwards past Forty Hall, Bury Green, Cheshunt, east over the railway flyover and up towpath to lunch at Broxbourne Green Café 1pm. All in warm sunshine! Our return stage southwards, then over railway at Cheshunt station, A10 cycle track, Turkey Street, Forty Hall grounds to Hilly Fields at 3.05. Most stayed on for the Cuban Salsa Music and some of us even joined the dance class by the bandstand! Saturday 30th July: Prudential Ride London Enfield LCC organised a feeder ride in from Edmonton with club support. About 30 public turned up, and we rode down the well-travelled route along the towpath, through the Olympic Park and into the City along CS3 to Blackfriars.