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Annual Mince Pie Ride to White Horse Hill |
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Leader:Steve Swanton |
Start Time:10:00 am |
Start Location:WMP |
Description:In aid of Whizz-Kidz, the children's mobility charity. Our annual Festive ride to White Horse Hill for mince pies and mulled wine. There will be two led rides from Wantage at moderate and easy pace. Meet for the ride(s) at 10 or join us in the NT car park GR293866 from 11:15 to 12:00 and afterwards for lunch at the True Heart in Bishopstone.Please book lunch with Steve by Thursday 6 Dec (numbers may be limited). Contact Steve for more info about the rides or Pat if you are bringing a group to make sure we cater sufficiently with mince pies. Choice of routes: Longer route will be a hilly warm-up via the Letcombes, Childrey, Kingston Lisle, Uffington before climbing directly up and over the manger beneath the White Horse (about 13 miles). The shorter route will be more direct (8 miles) along the foot of the Downs and up to the NT car park. 4 miles on to Bishopstone and back through the Vale after lunch. A full report of the 2005 event can be found here. |
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Riders:Andrew RobertsonAngela Sanders Brian Hipwell Chris Walters David Roberts Derek Boutle Des Higgs Diane Stuckey Edith Hipwell Eve Thornton Ginny Henderson Henk Altmann (deceased) John Tranter Juliet Bailey Kevin Creigh Kevin Fairs Lucia Singer Martin Bate Matt Chambers Matthew Quartermain Neil Warner Nigel Stuckey Pat Hurt Richard Divall Robert Wyatt Stephen Quartermain Steve Sanders Steve Swanton Stuart Webb Tom Millar Wenfeng Yang Riders = 31 Report:With storm warnings along the South coast, landslides in S. Wales and the previous day | ||
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