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Peter Hawker
posted this comment on July 6, 2020ie new runs lists.
Tricia Hewlett
posted this comment on July 7, 2020Fans of Speedgate Cafe can now return as reopened – a reward for your climb! Closed on Tuesdays though.
David Sims
posted this comment on July 7, 2020Tricia
Speed gate used to be a meeting place for lots of cyclist in this corner of Kent/Greater London on a Friday at 11 o’clock, a few of us still do Catford/Meridian members, why not join us for chat and banter, my favourite is egg on toast with bacon. Sometimes no one turns up so be prepared
Cheers
Tricia Hewlett
posted this comment on July 8, 2020Cheers Dave!
Neil Kerrison
posted this comment on July 6, 2020When does the Meridian Cycling Club Management Team intend to resume cycling activities on Wednesdays ?
Paul Dean
posted this comment on July 3, 2020The Parish Council at Ide Hill are considering closing the public toilets at the top of Ide Hill adjacent to the Cafe/community shop used by many cyclists including Meridian members. They are holding a public consultation about this proposal. If you would like to object to the closure you can submit a response to the Parish Council using the link in my blog entry below.
Paul Dean
posted this comment on July 3, 2020https://www.cognitoforms.com/IdeHillParishCouncil/SundridgeWithIdeHillParishCouncilConsultationSurveyIdeHillPublicToilets
Peter Hawker
posted this comment on June 29, 2020Thanks for the Happy Birthday wishes. It was!
Ray Hardinge
posted this comment on June 29, 2020At last – Ovenden Road (that’s the very rough bit of road at the end of the Pilgrims Way, and at the bottom of Sundridge Hill) has been resurfaced. Yes, not just patched but RESURFACED. It deserves a celebratory ride. Long may it last.
Peter Hawker
posted this comment on June 24, 2020Wednesday, 24th June. Midsummer Day.
Ain’t Misbehavin’ Easy when riding solo.
But my diary also announced that
Saturday was the first day of summer. First you see it then you don’t.
A very hot day forecast so I started early and did a short ride,
up to the Spinning Wheel, down Jail Lane to Cudham &
home via High Elms golf club (open). the cycle unfriendly
Shire Lane &home. Just 14 miles, but sufficient in the
Temperature.
Plenty of cyclists about. Groups having no regard for
the 6 max. still in force. But loçkdown will ease again
on July 4th. Maybe that restriction will also be reconsidered.
Peter Hawker
posted this comment on June 17, 2020Still “Ain’t Misbehavin'”.
Avoiding riding with more than 5 companions.
Went to the extreme of riding with no companions
this morning, a solo ride around Croçkenhill, with
plenty of time to consider matters of moment. ie;
when will Apple launch their folding phone? Not
this year I’m ‘reliably informed’.
A pb (personal best): was polite to at least a dozen walkers &
inumerable moterists on the circuit. Gives you a glow!
Neil Kerrison
posted this comment on June 15, 2020Neil Kerrison’s ride from Rye Railway Station on Wed 17 June 2020 is CANCELLED due to the adverse
rainy weather forecast for Romney Marsh.
Ken Dean
posted this comment on June 11, 2020Quiz Event on Zoom; Fri 19th @ 7.30pm
We currently have 9 entrants/teams signed up.
No fee. no prizes!
If you would be interested in participating, contact me by one of the following
1. By responding to the post on The Blog
2. Phone
3. WhatApp
4. Using the website email facility (ID: 2)
Partners, friends & spouses welcome – bickering adds to the entertainment!
If you’ve not used Zoom before you will find it very straightforward. I am happy to set up a short trial event on the previous evening.
Your laptop / tablet will probably be sufficient; otherwise you need a camera and speaker on your desktop PC.
Ken Dean
Heather Sim
posted this comment on June 9, 2020Please count us in – Trevor and Heather
emrys wilson
posted this comment on June 9, 2020Bernie and I are interested thanks
Peter Hawker
posted this comment on June 11, 2020Ain’t Misbehavin’ still.
Paul Macateer & I met at Lullingstone Visitors Centre for elevenses. The cafe is now open.
Had a leisurely ride to Tha Black Horse at Stansted & sat outside eating our lunch.
Ont the next table were a group of women walkers & we fraternised in a restrained English manner.
The ride home was wet. Lovely to turn on the heating & warm up. A hot shower completed the process.
I remember the occàasions when camping in similar conditions. No heating then; but I was younger & tougher then.
Barry Barlow
posted this comment on June 10, 2020all,
I am moving home on this friday 12th. We are moving to just round the corner.(about 2 miles).
My new adderess wlll be:-
14, Partridge Drive
Orpington,
KENT
BR6 8PE
I hope to keep my home phone number
and my moobile and email wll definitely not change
John Thompson
posted this comment on June 9, 2020Yes please Ken,
John and Jenny
John Thompson
posted this comment on June 9, 2020Hi Ken,
we are up for this.
John and Jenny
Neil Kerrison
posted this comment on June 9, 2020Whilst the scheduled Meridian CC ride at 10am on Wednesday 17 June 2020 is offically cancelled,
I shall be leading my own socially distanced cycle ride from Rye as follows :
My Rye Romney Marsh ride (the flattest Meridian Cycling Club ride) will be for any Bs, Cs or Ds
or even eBiker riders on Wed 17 June 2020 starting at the cafe outside Rye Railway Station at 10am,
riding from Rye to the outskirts of Lydd, coffee & dressed crab (if the fishmongers on the bridge
are open) washed down with Chablis Grand Cru (I will provide) at Dungeness, then onto Lydd-on-Sea,
Greatstone, Littlestone, New Romney, Old Romney, to lunch at The Woolpack Inn (if open ? if not,
then bring your own sandwiches) followed by Snargate, Appledore Heath, Stone-in-Oxney and The
Military Canal back to Rye for a late afternoon tea in Rye High Street. Do NOT park in the
BR Station Car Park(too expensive) – use the adjacent Rope Walk Car Park (approximately £2.50
for the whole day).
I may vary the route according to whoever turns up and the weather, of course; even we may cycle
the original route in reverse missing out the only hill.
Neil Kerrison 14:28 Tuesday 9th June 2020
rosemary wakefield
posted this comment on June 3, 2020DONATION TO CHESHIRE HOME
A month has now passed and our suggestion of a donation of £600 to the Chipstead Cheshire Home does not appear to have received consideration by our committee. The suggestion was seconded by Dave Sims and Peter Woods.
It is unfortunate we are unable to make our annual visit to the home and make contibutions to this worthwhile charity helping people much less fortunate than ourselves.
The club is fortunate to have surplus funds to be generous.
Please will the committee give an undertaking money will be sent forthhwith to the Cheshire Home.
Michael and Rosemary Wakefield
Barry Barlow
posted this comment on June 3, 2020Rosemary,
I apologise that the committee did not post a response to your suggestion of a donation to Cheshire homes. We did consider the matter extensively and agreed that is was not appropriate for the club to make a donation to any charity at this time. As a club we re not aligned to any specific charity and although Cheshire homes is a good cause and the choice of some members, it would not necessarily be the choice of others who might therefor feel we were using the club funds inappropriately. We do have a fairly large surplus of funds and the committee are exploring ways of using this for the benefit of members. Also, I expect there will be a motion at next year’s Annual General Meeting to nominate a charity for the club to make a donation to. This would have to be agreed at an AGM so that all members could have a say in the matter.
Once again I apologise for not responding sooner, it just slipped through the net with all the other stuff going on.