Bognor/Chichester CTC Club Ride Notes
Sunday, 4 September 2005
Nearly finished at Stopham Bridge



remote Posted by Ride Leader at 10:26 PM BST
Sunday 4 September, Walberton Pond start, The Blue Ship, The Haven.
This ride was nominate Leader on the day and Harvey volunteered and was joined by Gill and Ann. Weather was hot and sunny with temperatures up to 26c.

Route taken was via Madehurst, Houghton and Amberley to stop for elevenses at Wiggonholt. The group continued via West Chiltington and Adversane to stop for lunch at The Haven and meeting up with riders on the Arun Crossings Ride and from Horsham.

The group returned via Wiggonholt and Houghton.

Edwin for Harvey

Posted by Ride Leader at 10:22 PM BST
Friday, 2 September 2005
Sun 28 Aug Stopham Bridge Pulborough
It was a beautiful sunny day with a cloudless sky. Six riders set out from Chichester Cross. There was no named leader and so between us we sorted out a route and off we went - Gill, Christine, Harvey, Mike Ann and Avryl.

We went to Singleton via Centurion Way, along the valley to the A285 at Upwaltham,down Duncton Hill turning right at the bottom,through Shopham and Fittleworth to the Wyvale Garden Centre. Here we met Alan, Liz and Eric who had come partly by car and train respectively. This was our lunch stop.

Alan led us up by Pulborough Station on a round trip bringing us back to the A283 and Wiggonholt where we stopped for tea. We returned to Chichester via Amberley Walberton and Oving.

None of us had a computer but the estimated length of the ride was 45 mls.

Avryl


remote Posted by Ride Leader at 8:03 AM BST
Updated: Friday, 2 September 2005 3:04 PM BST
Tuesday, 30 August 2005
Sunday 28 August. A Sunday Ride in Kent.
Over the Bank Holiday Weekend I joined in a long weekend trip organised by John Maxim to Tunbridge Wells. There were 5 on the trip the other 3 being Phil and Mary Turner and Richard Boulton from Arun Adur Section.

Weather was great being dry but cloudy on the Saturday and warm and unbroken sunshine on Sunday and Monday.

We met at Shoreham Airport Cafe on the Saturday and rode over on byroads just north of the Downs and the southern section of the Ashdown Forest. Elevenses was at Rushfield Garden Centre, Poynings, lunch at the Plough Plumpton Green and Tea at St Ives Farm, Hartfield (found at the end of a couple of long remote lanes and nearly giving up but worth it for the beautiful gardens)

Sunday dawned with clear blue skies and a full English breakfast all round. Tunbridge Wells is just over the border into Kent from East Sussex and the plan was to do a circular route further east into the Garden of England via Tenterton and Bewl Water Reservoir.

The morning started with a bit of culture as we headed first for the ruins of Bayham Abbey. We arrived at 10.00 and the abbey was closed till 11.00. We opened the gate with the No admittance sign which we didn't really notice and cycled up the long driveway. We got a good view of the Abbey ruins from the car park. There was a bit of time for photographs as Phil struggled to get the timer on his Camera to work.

Next we headed a mile up the road to Scotney Castle. We cycled slowly up the entrance driveway and I was looking down at my Camera at the crucial moment when everybody in front slowed to decide on route. I swerved but not in time and caught the edge of Phil and Mary’s Tandem and came off. Luckily no bones were broken but lots of gravel rash on arm shoulder and leg. No damage to bikes and even the camera escaped unscathed.

Lots of wet wipes were used and elevenses was switched to outside the Castle shop while I recovered. We headed on via a few more hills to the ridge at Goudhurst. John suggested I must be feeling better after I got up a few of the hills ahead of everybody else. We stopped for lunch at the Bull in Benenden beside the village green and Cricket pitch.

We decided to miss out Tenterden and John found some lanes and lots more hills before we stopped for tea at Bewl Water cafe at the visitor centre. Mileage for the day was 50.7.

Return on Monday was across the Ashdown Forest and a great elevenses stop at Heaven Farm south of Danehill. Then on to lunch at the Duke of York, Sayers Common and Tea at Wiston.

Edwin

Posted by Ride Leader at 7:57 PM BST
Updated: Sunday, 4 September 2005 10:51 PM BST
Outside B&B Tunbridge Wells



remote Posted by Ride Leader at 7:55 PM BST
John with Oast House in background.



remote Posted by Ride Leader at 7:53 PM BST
Updated: Tuesday, 30 August 2005 8:02 PM BST
Thursday, 25 August 2005
Evening Ride to Kings Head, Drayton. Felpham start
I led this ride on behalf of Graham who is away in Sunny Spain. There were 6 at the Fox being myself, Karen, Val, Julian, John and Alan.

Weather was sunny but rather cool with a first taste of autumn.

We headed out through town, not the Seafront as this was closed for a Bank Holiday Fair. Then up the Aldwick Road and cutting across on the concrete farm track. This was quite muddy in places after the downpours of Wednesday and the heavy shower at midday today.

Then onto the Pagham road and across to Merston on the lane and up to the Kings Head on the cyclepath arriving 20 minutes after sunset. We were joined from Chichester by Richard and Arthur and clan. We also met up with Dave and Jan who had come direct and Chris joined us and later returned with us.

Some of us tried out the Pubs homemade crisps, cooked while we waited and delivered hot on a plate.

The return was direct on the cycle route to Bognor to conclude the last Evening ride of the year.

Edwin

Posted by Ride Leader at 12:01 AM BST
Updated: Friday, 26 August 2005 9:27 PM BST
Sunday, 21 August 2005
Sunday 21 August. Walberton Pond Start. Ride to Dragons Green.
9 of us started from the Pond led by Colin being myself, Colin, Tom, Steve Thomas, Chris, Steve and Bernie and newcomers Clive and Yvonne.

Weather was cloudy to start with but by eleven had cleared to a warm day with blue skies and occasional clouds.

Colin led us out via the Spur and Madehurst to Whiteways and then a good fast descent to Houghton. We continued via Amberley to stop for elevenses at Wiggonholt. Alan and Elizabeth joined us at Wiggonholt but made their own way to the Pub. Elizabeth has made her first Bike rides of any length this last week since breaking her arm but her speed is still limited.

The ride continued on a fairly direct route via Watery Lane and West Chiltington to arrive at the Pub at 12.01.

We returned by way of Ashington and then lanes via Warminghurst to Storrington, Parham Park and Amberley to stop for tea at Houghton Bridge Tea Rooms. This made for a pleasant stop in the Garden at the edge of the river with a couple of Swans begging for food. John Maxim met up with us at Houghton after being over to Trotton for Lunch.

On the return to Walberton the mileage from and back to the Pond was 42.5. My mileage from and back to Pagham was 63.

Edwin for Colin

Posted by Ride Leader at 8:16 PM BST
Updated: Monday, 22 August 2005 2:12 PM BST
21 Aug. Wiggonholt




remote Posted by Ride Leader at 8:08 PM BST
Updated: Sunday, 21 August 2005 8:32 PM BST
21 Aug. Riding lane near Coolham on the return




remote Posted by Ride Leader at 8:07 PM BST
Updated: Sunday, 21 August 2005 8:33 PM BST
Sunday 21 August. Chichester Start. Ride to Selsey
Jan deputised for Dave to lead the ride as far as elevenses. She was joined at the Cross by Diana, Kath and newcomer Jeff. The day was warm and sunny with occasional clouds. The riders stopped for elevenses at the Yacht Basin Cafe were Dave joined and led the ride from there. Diana had to return home after elevenses.

Dave took the group on backroads and lanes. At the Cafe in Selsey 3 more joined including Lynn and Andrew. The entire group had sandwiches and as the Cafe was full to overflowing they retired to the Beach and a shady spot by the car park.

In the afternoon some of the Group stopped at Dave and Jan’s house for tea. Mileage from and back to Chichester Cross was 25.

Edwin for Dave

Posted by Ride Leader at 7:43 PM BST
Updated: Sunday, 21 August 2005 7:45 PM BST
Wednesday, 17 August 2005
Wednesday 17 July, Evening Ride, Chichester Start.
On a beautiful sunny evening there were 9 out on the Ride. The Leaders Freda and Jim and Kath, Phil and Mary, Avryl, Arthur and Lynn and Andrew.

The route took in the cyclepath past the College to the station and then down the Canal Towpath to Hunston. Then the new Cyclepath bypassing the roundabout to Runcton. Then more traffic free riding down lanes to South Mundam and a short field crossing to Summer Lane in Pagham. Phil lifted the bikes over the Gate at the Pagham end of Summer Lane and Arthur caught them. The group then headed up the B road to the Royal Oak.

After meeting another 10 riders from Bognor making for a record turnout for the year the group took a direct route back via Runcton and Vinnetrow road.

Edwin for Freda

Posted by Ride Leader at 12:01 AM BST
Updated: Thursday, 18 August 2005 10:17 AM BST
Wednesday 17 August, Evening Ride, Felpham Start.
On a beautiful sunny evening 8 started from Felpham. Myself, Graham, Roy and Anne, Chris, Julian, John, and Val. We headed out on backroads through Felpham to the footpath going across the Rife to the Felpham bypass.

It was then that an incident filled evening started. Just as we turned onto the footpath and still out of sight of the bypass we heard an almighty bang. We headed on up to the bypass and the lights crossing and 100 yards up towards the Leisure Centre 2 cars were skewed across the road with the front ends caved in from an apparent head on collision and a van also involved was sideways into the grass verge. One car was still smoking with the engine revving possibly from a drivers foot being jammed on the accelerator.

Some nearby car drivers made mobile phone calls to the emergency services and others helped get some of the occupants out of the cars. One seemed still to be trapped when the ambulance and Paramedics arrived.

With everything under control and as we were running late we headed on taking the cyclepath round the playing fields and lanes to the cyclepath to the coach park and then through town and up Linden Road to North Bersted. We took the cycleroute round the estates to the cycle crossing of the A259. Here the next incident occurred with a spot of road rage.

A small car pulled out of a side turning narrowly avoiding a collision with another car on the main road. The other car hooted the small car. Then a few hundred yards up the road the small car driver jammed on his brakes and leapt out of his car obviously incensed at being hooted and started running back toward the other car which had stopped just behind him. The other car then did a smoking wheels reverse (Dukes of Hazzard style) to get out of range and eventually they both drove off.

Worried by now about when incident number 3 would hit us we headed on up the cyclepath and then Merston and Runcton to the Royal Oak. I had arranged to meet Dawn and Fred at North Bersted but we were quite late getting there because of the accident so they had made their own way to the Pub. We met 9 on the Chichester ride making a record total turnout of 19 for the evening.

We returned on the B Road to Aldwick/Rose Green and I deputised Graham to lead back to Felpham while I turned off for home.

Edwin

Posted by Ride Leader at 12:01 AM BST
Sunday, 14 August 2005
Sunday 14 August. Ride to Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth.
I led this ride on behalf of Arthur who was away. We had 11 on the ride with myself, Gill, Jo, Avryl. Phil and Mary, Richard, Mike Trussler, Sam, Ernie and Jeff. Adrian made it up to 12 for the route from Emsworth to Portsmouth.

The weather was fine with cloud and sunny intervals but a strong NW wind. There were some threatening black clouds at times especially in the afternoon but never coming to more than a few spots.

We took the usual South Coast Cycle Route lanes to Emsworth where we stopped for elevenses. The ride continued to Havant and then down the Hayling Billy cycle path to West Hayling and on to the Ferry. We arrived just as a ferry pulled in. In Southsea I led the ride along the Esplanade and then across to the Fishbourne Ferry road and along to Gunwharf Quays.

We had a look at the Spinnaker Tower now completed and gleaming white and looking very spectacular. It will be open to the Public in about 3 weeks. Lunch was taken at a caf? overlooking the water.

We returned on cycle paths to Cosham and then back roads to Havant and Rowlands Castle for Tea. We then headed back via Westbourne.

Mileage to and from Chichester Cross was 47. Jo took some photos there to celebrate her longest mileage to date.

Edwin

Posted by Ride Leader at 7:56 PM BST
Updated: Sunday, 14 August 2005 8:03 PM BST
Hayling Ferry



remote Posted by Ride Leader at 7:48 PM BST

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