The famous Willesden CC Reliability Trial is here again.

60km or 100(ish)km of cycling nirvana through the Chilterns.  As usual the longer route will be fully signposted with route sheets for added security. The shorter route will not be signposted, you’ll just get a route sheet.

Start point is the Guide Hut in Ickenham where tasty treats will be on offer throughout the day

Cost will be a crisp tenner for the long route and a fiver for the short route.

9.30 start from for the long route (you’ll be split into groups) and 9.45 for the short ride.

For those of you with GPS you can download a gpx from here.

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make cheque payable to Willesden Cycling Club and send to

Gladys Purdy
55 Exeter Road
Harrow
HA2 9PQ

Each May Bank the Willesden have been going over to the Isle of Wight to ride this wonderful Randonnee.

A signature feature of this event is it outstanding value for money… it’s completely free to enter. You have a choice of the 100 Km round the island route (highly recommended) or a shorter 55km loop that takes in all the best the North East corner of the island has to offer.

The ride usually attracts around 4,000 riders, though I have to say that they are not all Willesden types – despite it being a freebie. There are half a dozen controls spread around the island and you can start and finish at any one. We usually start from Alverstone, just outside Sandown. The cake at the Yarmouth control is worth the trip on its own.

Wendy Mears is organising two nights B&B (4th and 5th May) at the St.Michaels Hotel lin Sandown which we have used for the last few years. The cost is very reasonable £31 per head per night (£15.00 for children up to 16 if sharing a family room). Please contact Wendy as soon as possible to reserve your place via: wendywearl@aol.com

Further details of the ride can be found at http://www.cycleisland.co.uk

Wendy Mears
Socila Secretary

Dear friends in the Willesden

You may have known our esteemed President, Bob Kynaston (and apologies if you didn’t and if this message is not relevant to you). I know some of you expressed an interest in attending Bob’s funeral and I have included details below.

But firstly, thank you for your kind messages of support. I have passed them on to Bob’s family.

Bob’s funeral will be on Thursday the 7th of February at 11.00, Woodcock Hill Cemetery (woodland area), Harefield Road, Rickmansworth, Herts, WD3 1PD. Family and very close friends (who have already been invited) will be with Wendy in the mud and rain for the few minutes of the internment.

Please feel free to go directly to the Grim’s Dyke Golf Club, Oxhey Lane, Hatch End Pinner, HA5 4AL‎, where they will be expecting you from 11.30 and the humanist (non-religious) celebration of Bob’s life will take place. Bob’s wishes were for no dark clothing (but yes to full colour cycling kit, and arrival by cycle); Bob has requested that flowers should not be sent (although cards would be welcome), but any money that would have been spent can instead be made as a donation to either Macmillan-cancer-nursing, or Cancer UK, or the Peace Hospice in Watford.

Tea and coffee will be available on arrival, and after the eulogy, food and soup will be served.
Please email Duncan Kynaston at westerley@westerley.plus.com to confirm names and numbers so we have an idea of how many to cater
for.

Kind regards

Roly Collicott
Westerley Vice President and Social Sec

The position of Club Secretary is still vacant, anyone wishing to take up this post then please contact Ian Why our Chairman.

Wendy Mears

We would like to thank everyone for coming to the Willesden’s Annual Awards Presentation and Dinner Dance on such a dreadful and cold night. It was such a tricky venue to find so apologies for the inconvenience caused. Thank you to everyone for making it such an enjoyable evening.

Jim and Wendy Mears
Social Secretaries

A reminder that the 2013 Team Quest Reliability Trial is on Sunday 27th January. £10 entry fee, revised start times of 9:30 for the 107Km route, and 10:00 for the 73Km. Starting at Ickenham Guide Hut, Community Close, Ickenham, UB10 8RE. Food and drink available all day.

The Harp Hilly has been postponed till the 3rd March. Details here.

Anyone (fool)hardy enough to be considering taking part in the Harp Hilly? looks like they’ll only be running the shorter route. Details here