Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Willesden Cycling Club John and Dulcie Walker Memorial Road Races Sunday, 15th September 2019 Enter on British Cycling web site Race 1 Dulcie Walker Memorial Road Race 80km (Regional A, Band 3 for Categories 3/4/W/J) Start 9:30am (sign-on 8.15am to … Continue reading →

AS a final salute to dear John Tipping a few of us will be riding to his funeral from Jenners Café at Boulters lock on Monday 29th July 2019. We are planning to meet at Jenners Café from 10:00am onwards … Continue reading →

From Tony Willard The funeral of John will take place at Easthampstead Crematorium Nine Mile Ride Wokingham RG403DW on Monday 29 July at 1230pm and afterwards at Pinewood Cafe and Bar Old Wokingham Road RG403AQ Those wishing to cycle behind … Continue reading →

Tony Willard posted this on the club Facebook page. “It is with great sadness that I have to inform you that my old friend John Tipping passed away on Tuesday. Details are all a bit vague at the moment, but … Continue reading →

I got this message yesterday from the club’s contact page. The discount code is CLUB35 “It’s Emily here from Cyclist Magazine. I’m reaching out to you with an exciting offer for our hugely popular Cyclist Track Days event at Lee … Continue reading →

6.30pm on Wednesdays. Start outside Cycle Right, Northwood Hills. Bring lights but we should be back before dark. Not too far and not too fast. Just right.

I spotted this posting on the Willesden Local History Society. It is from a newspaper said to have been published in 1888. Note the time the club run starts. Anyone have any further information on the Willenden Rovers?

Can be found at http://www.willesdencyclingclub.co.uk/calendar/reliability-rides/ Ian O

All club members have been emailed or posted an invite for the AGM  and a survey to complete.  If you have not received either message please email me (not other means of contact, please) at membership@willesdencyclingclub.org.uk and I will send them … Continue reading →

Jim Love was the Willesden President for many years and he contacted me because he has in his possession a large number of slides and photos of the Willesden dating back to the 1920’s.  He was wondering whether there is … Continue reading →

Stuart Birnie dropped a line to say he’d recorded a new personal best (and therefore a new club record) at the Acme Wheelers (Rhondda) CC 25 mile time-trial on May 20th. His time was 49:43. Chapeau!!

Proviz Sports who make Hi-Viz sports products are offering a 15% discount to club members. The discount code is WillesdenCC15 and is applicable across all products on www.provizsports.com on an ongoing basis. This notice is not an endorsement by Willesden CC of … Continue reading →

The following is a big thank you from Jayne Paine (Race Director for the John and Dulcie Walker) to all the volunteers who helped make the 2018 John and Dulcie Walker races such such an amazing and successful event. As … Continue reading →

Yes I mean You!!    Willesden Road Race organiser, Jayne Paine, is pitifully short of helpers for next weekend’s John and Dulcie Walker Road races. There are not enough people to fill each role and you should deep into yourself … Continue reading →