Hi folks
Firstly, a big thank you to those of you who took the time to express your opinions.
I thought you might enjoy a quick run-down of the responses we received to the social survey. As you can see we’re already planning one of the top-ranked activities for next month, Curry Night… but can you guess which option took the top spot?
Your answers made entertaining reading, and covered the full spectrum from creative to sensible, witty to enthusiastic, grumpy… and even one from our youngest club member who is surely too small to be able to command a keyboard! đ
Please do have a read through the lightly edited summary below. Be sure to scroll to the bottom to see the top ten according to popular vote… and find the answer to which activity holds the number one spot.
Response rate: 13% (38 responses from 287 emails sent)
What kind of social activities or events would you like to attend?
Skating
Non-cycling activities
Meals out
Pub evenings with rides out of town on summer evenings
Go Ape
Segway at Black Park
Pub nightsand curry nights are winners in my book so you’re definitely on the right track there
Tour de France
Tour of Britain club outing
Events at the velodrome like Revolution would be great
Hillingdon Family Fun Day
Days out to cycling events
Herne Hill
London Velodrome
Participation in London cycling events â e.g. Ride London
Trips to events elsewhere e.g. six–day events in Belgium
Tour of Flanders
Race–watching afternoons on big days (spring classics, Tour, etc) somewhere where there is a big screen with food and drink
Pub quiz
Bike polo
Family picnics
Afternoon tea and cake
Cafe visits
Cycling film festival type event
Guest speakers
Demonstrations of kit or equipment
Vintage and veteran
Eating out
Walks
Theatre in winter
The Willesden fun day is a good get together
Dinner with Pendleton!!!
Really enjoyed the training days at the track
The summer fun day
We all did the Freecycle in Central London last year which was mad but fun!
BBQ perhaps
Pub meet up
Quiz night
Seaside beano
Other outdoor sports activities
Cycle to Epping forest
Surrey hills
Cotswolds
Barbeques or any food at Hillingdon circuit training sessions
Quizzes
Picnics
Club ski / board outing
Family fun days
Afternoon coffees
Isle of Wight weekend
Anything involving tea and cake with relaxed social cycling is always welcome
Trips to see cycling films
The Good Friday track meeting
Pub meet ups
Autumn turbo plus club night
Something completely non-cycling activity e.g. brewery visit
Theatre trip that involve partners who don‘t cycle
Sometimes Riverside in Hammersmith show cycling films
Meal / drinks
Eating!
Music – jazz and straight
City exploration
Drinkin’!
Cycling film nights?
Quiz nights
A meal out
Visits to cycling related events and places
Perhaps all meeting up when Le Tour hits town
The pub runs fit the bill nicely
Track meets like the Revolution
A world cup
The cyclocross world cup next year in Milton Keynes
Tour de france stages in july
MTB days
Kayaking
Brewery visit
I like days at the circuit, like the Willesden fun day
I prefer events like the fun day because I can use it as training and socialise
Quiz evenings
Formal and informal dinners
Cycling weekends
Social evenings with clubmates
Can you volunteer any help, skills or other resources?
Canoeing
Rowing
Bar-B-Qing
Rollerblading – organise a session depending on interest
Organise some canoe sessions
Certainly no professional, but love to take photos at club events
Always happy to help in kitchen at events
I can write.
I’m a cute club mascot
Pudding clubs
Barn dance
Happy to have club run arrive at house for tea although Pinner not very exciting place.
I have done some Bikability training, can offer some road safety tips for cyclists.
Let all the members know what is happening not just those with email addresses.
Not really sure I have any useful social skills – I like drink though and have been a politician in my twenties and thirties.
Experienced mountain walker including winters in Scotland if anyone wants to climb hills!
I have no skills or talents at all
Already run 3 Audaxes so anything extra I would offer would be light touch, so something like coordinating booking of something.
Secrets – none I’m aware of? Advise of any adventure through the club website.
Only if people’s idea of social is sitting on a TT bike for days.. or staring at a computer all night? I’m not helping am I? đ
I have no skills or talents but am willing to help those who do.
Mailchimp skills
Video and photos
Web design
BBQ skills
Massive legs & good looks
I can help with web stuff, I’m both a trained photo finish operator and race organiser
I have secret graphic design talents
I can organise some events and host evenings at my house
Great list Charlotte. Pity about the curry night being on a Friday. It is murder with the traffic .
I think it’s probably best not to organize social events on the same evening as the club night unless they are taking place after training has finished. But I am looking forward to most of them.
Charlotte,
Well done! That is certainly a varied list of suggestions. Good to see a film night being at the top of the list. There is an excellent little cinema in Willesden called the Lexi, which would be an ideal venue. I can certainly investigate further if you would like me too.
Miles.