Barn Dance 2012

Some pictures from the evening. The numbers were down but the dancing enjoyable and the food as good as ever. Lets have your comments as to why you think the numbers were down. Do we need to review the type of annual prize presentation we have, the venue or location in regard to the centre of our DA?

Well done to Simon Jen Jake etc and anyone else who helped to organise. Congratulations also to all the trophy winners, details to appear in the next issue of Sou'Wester.

Author: mike morley

Annual Prize Presentation Saturday 24 March

Don't forget to get your ticket for the above, members and non members welcome. Contact the organiser Simon & Jen Mitchell, Mike Morley 01737816160 or your rides secretary. The food as always will be fantastic and the dancing superb!

Author: mike morley

Competition Time

Since Pete did his last bike ride supported by so many admirers from the club it reminds me that he was the guardian angel of so many things we did and helped remind us all about our CTC DA competitions. Reluctant though I have been to publish this reminder for fear I could end up doing the collating I am very pleased to see that Terry has agreed to collect the mileage totals either directly or via the chart originally composed by Lisa.

ANNUAL MILEAGE
Please submit total miles from 1st Jan to 31st Dec 2011 to terrylowe50@yahoo.co.uk or complete the chart if preferred. I have just totted mine up and know that I will not be the winner but it's the taking part that adds to life's sheer delight!

PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
Always a great favourite to see the results at the Barn Dance your are reminded to get your entries to your section secretary under the various categories listed. Qualifying picture date is 1/10/2010 to 30/09/2011. See the old DA home page for full rules.
If anyone with a photographic bent would like to take on the roll of coordinator they would be most welcome.

Author: mike morley

Beginners Section filmed for BBC's "Britain in a day"

On Saturday the beginers ride from Nonsuch park, Cheam cycled to Bushy Park and as part of the BBC's "Britain in a day" I filmed the group along the route. You can see the film on you tube at www.youtube.com/davidofhampton. There is the possibility that parts of it may be included in the film to be made of the day which is due to be completed by the BBC at the end of December for release later next year. watch this space!!

David

Author: Lisa

DA AGM - 6 November 2011

Author: Jeff

HOW DID THAT HAPPEN

I should not have braked going down Pebblecombe Hill but long since lost my nerve and maxed out at 34 mph on Sunday. But the rear brake blocks did their thing to my rim blowing the tyre, and the rim locked itself against the brake calliper. Angie said I was lucky not to end up in the road but I put staying upright down to my skill and 70 years of experience. I still do not understand why modern alloy rims don't last forever like they did in the good old days. I now do less miles than ever and this is the second rim that has let me down.

Luckily Dawn, resting from the tandem, passed by shortly afterwards intending to join us at Henfold for coffee and loaded me and my wheels into the car. We were joined by Deanna from Dorking and by Janice and Ken up from Rustington, no they didn't cycle, Janice has many months to wait before her arm repairs, and Terry no doubt planning pain for others on Wednesday.

David A

Author: Lisa

1 Comment:

Jeff 27 October 2011 at 10:58 BST

David,
You were very lucky to get away with that, particularly on Pebble Hill! Even more fortunate that is was the rear wheel.

Was the problem the thinning of the alloy or was the brake block rubbing against the tyre, which then exploded and destroyed the rim?

Jeff

Time of DA AGM. Correction to page 78 of Oct/Nov issue of Cycle

DA AGM - Date, Time, Place and Corrigendum

12.30pm

CTC AGMs are like busses - they all seem to come at the same time.

I'm sure that you all have the DA AGM indelibly marked in your diaries for 12.30pm on Sunday, 6 November, at Breech Lane Community Centre, Walton on the Hill.

Those who aspire to enter Mastermind with CTC AGMs as their specialist subject, will no doubt have noted with horror the incorrect time of 14.00 hours (no fault of the CTC) recorded on page 78 of the October/November issue of Cycle. The correct details were published in the Sept/Oct issue of the Sou'Wester.

There will be a short Cheam & Morden ride on that day, which will lead to Walton on the Hill for the AGM at 12.30pm, possibly to be followed by a bracing sasparillo at the Chequers.

Everybody will be welcome.

Jeff

Author: Jeff