Carole’s April Blog
Dear All, A lot of consultation has been going on in regard to the M25 Junction 10/A3 and two members went to a workshop regarding this. I copy their reports here Workshop-reports since I think they will be of interest to …
Author: Robin Hamilton
Off Road Route Along the A245 Cobham to Byfleet
Dear All, Good news from Norman regarding the off road route along the A245 from Cobham to Byfleet. I have enclosed an article Norman has written regarding this long campaign which seems to have come to fruition, and a picture. …
Carole’s March Blog
Dear All, Some of us went to the public consultation regarding the A3/junction10 last weekend and Keith Cresswell wrote the following report which I think will be of interest to all. “Whatever the merits or otherwise of the j10 scheme, …
Carole’s February Blog
Dear All, Just to let you know that our easy /social rides are starting again. The dates for this year are once again on the third Sunday of the month leaving the Woking Leisure centre at 2:00PM. The dates for …
Norman’s report of G-Bug Meeting, 30 February
Dear All, Norman went to the G-Bug open meeting last week and I thought you might be interested in his summation of the event. They also briefly touched on pot holes and we were reminded that we all should report …
Carole’s January Blog
Dear All, Seems a bit late to be wishing everyone a Happy New Year but this is our first communication of the year. So Happy New Year! I hope you are all ready for a fun cycling year. Norman has …
Carole’s November Blog
Dear All. I see Cycling UK has us down as a campaigning group. This email will seem to agree with that! First. I would like to thank everyone who signed our petition regarding a safe cycle and pedestrian friendly route …
Carole’s October Blog
Dear All, Just a quickie to remind everyone that our last Social ride of the year will be this Sunday 15 October, to check out how the Acer wood at Windsor Great Park is looking. Hopefully in full colour. Sandra …
Carole’s September Blog
Dear All, What happened to that wonderful Indian summer???? Never mind, there is still time for it to return. I hope you have all seen that someone obviously listened to Annette’s complaint regarding parking on the shared pavement along Victoria …
Carole’s August mini-Blog
Dear All, I thought I would pass this on to you for those who would like to take the challenge and RideLondon next year. You can put your name forward to be in the ballot. I don’t know how long …
Carole’s August Blog
Dear All, Norman, Robin and Steve have been on the campaign trail again and have done a sterling job in getting Chobham to back a project to make a family friendly Safe walking/cycling route from Chobham to Woking, we would …
Carole’s July Blog
Dear All, Hope you are not getting too hot on your rides! Take lots of water. We hear the cycle scheme is sponsoring the ride to work this year with the possibility of winning a Ridgeback bike. Here is a …
Carole’s June Blog
Dear All, Our AGM was held on 12 June and you can read the minutes and updates on our campaigns on our Web site under the heading of “useful information”. We want to say a big welcome to Chris Jeggo …
Carole’s May Blog
Dear All, Wonderful weather so I hope everyone has been able to get out for a little…or long… ride. If you want to do some charity rides, there is a link on our website for a few we know about, …
Carole’s March Blog
I received the following in regard to our Muddy Lane application for a MMO (Map Modification Order). At least it is still moving along. “Following the first public consultation, it became apparent that a small part of the route is over …
Carole’s February Blog
Do you know about the Dutch Reach? George James from the Elmbridge cycle group plus Cycling UK have been spreading the word that we should adopt the same here in England. Have you ever had a car door open in …
Carole’s January Blog
Dear All, I hope you are enjoying the cold weather! I thought I should write a few thoughts for January. I wonder how many people know about the Surrey CC Travel Smart Web site. www.travelsmartsurrey.info. It has a lot of …
Carole’s November Blog
Just a reminder that our last pub night of the year is next Tuesday 29 November at 7:30 at the Sovereigns. We do not have a Pub night in December and the next one will then be Jan. 31, 2017. …
Carole’s October Blog
I hope everyone has been enjoying the wonderful autumn weather. We had fabulous weather for our all day ride around Hampshire villages led by Robin. Cool to start with but then the sun came out. It was amazing how quiet …
Carole’s September Blog
Still time to pledge to cycle to work this Weds., Sept. 14, and be in line to win prizes! Follow the link under ‘Latest news’ on the Welcome page of the website. Only one day left to sign up! As you might …
Carole’s August Blog
We have to say Congratulations to all who took part in the Ride London-Surrey. Especially our great grandfather leader who sent me this report: Was caught in Pyrford where we waited for 90 minutes, after then there were regular hold ups …
Carole’s July Blog
We have news on our campaign fronts. Norman Johns’ petition to have the footway on Byfleet Road upgraded to a shared use cycle path was presented to the Elmbridge Local Committee on 27th June. It was well received and the …
Carole’s June Blog
Our AGM was held on 16 May and the full report on the meeting is published on our Web page under Useful Information. Norman’s petition to convert the A245 from Byfleet and Cobham into a shared pedestrian/cyclist path has attracted …
Carole’s May Blog
I know this is a little last minute but Norman and I are both going to be away most of June so we are going to have the AGM on Monday 16 May at 7:30 at Old Woking Community Centre, …
Carole’s March Blog
We have our campaigning hats on again. Norman has been training for the Surrey 100 (you can still sponsor him!) and realized what a boon it would be if you could cycle down the A245 without having to take your …
Carole’s February Blog
I hope the weather will improve soon and we can all be back on our bikes without having to wear ski clothing! I was hoping to announce progress on the Muddy Lane saga but I fear our case officer was …
Carole’s December Blog
I missed the last ride of the season but I hear the Acers in Windsor Great Park did their bit by being very colourful and everyone enjoyed the ride led by Sandra. They forgot to take a picture! Annette Covey …
Carole’s October Blog II
Now that we have had our last easy cycle ride for the year, our final event will be the Christmas dinner. I hope all that would like to go, received Sandra’s email regarding the menu. The time is 7PM on …
Carole’s October Blog
[column-half-1] [/column-half-1] [column-half-2] [/column-half-2] Once again we were blessed with fabulous weather for our all day ride last Sunday and a good time was had by all. It was very crowded at Covent Garden but that was no surprise and …
Carole’s September blog
Now that rainy August is behind us, I wonder if Indian Summer is on the way. Actually August wasn’t too bad till the end of the month. Congratulations to all those who took part in challenges this summer. We were …
Picnic ride to Waverley Abbey – 8 August 2015
WCUG cyclists enjoy a picnic lunch in splendid weather at the ruins of Waverley Abbey, near Farnham, on an all-day ride led by Carole.
Annette wins ‘Volunteer of the Year’ Award
Congratulations to WCUG member Annette Covey. The CTC, the national cycling charity, has presented her with their 2015 South-east England ‘Volunteer of the Year’ award, for her sterling work with the Surrey Wheels for All campaign, which encourages less-abled people to participate …