Workday

We had another successful day last weekend filling more holes on the Long Itchington section.
It was cold and we had to leave some patches as they were full of ice!
Thanks to all who came along.
Taking a break over the Christmas period but we will have some more workdays and signing events in the New Year.
Remember we meet up at comme ce comme ca on the third Saturday of each month.
Also we will arrange a late Christmas meal in the New Year.


Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year to all.

Xmas Meal Change of Plan

Due to various issues getting everyone together for a pre Xmas meal for the group (ie. pre planned events, lack of many respondents and not much availability left) Bob and I discussed arranging something in the New Year.

It would be great if quite a few of us could make it, rather than just 6, so I propose something for mid January (I have my 40th at the beginning and my 5th anniversary at the end so....!).

Anyone got any thoughts on this?

Land rovers again!

We have had reports of two landrovers on the track at Long Itchington again. Please keep a look out and let us know any sightings. I will replace the chain and lock on Saturday - remember we will be down there doing some work on the surface from 9.30 to about 1 ish.

Sustrans up for an award!

Thought you maybe interested in seeing that Sustrans has been nominated for sustainable travel award.

See the full story here:

http://www.bikebiz.com//news/read/sustrans-up-for-eurostar-sustainable-travel-award/013979

Route 41 floods

The part of the route through Newbold Comyn in Leamington is flooded.
Anyone else know of other floods?

Short break anyone?

Hi

Having done a few charity cycling events over the years it does get to the point when people will stop sponsoring you so I thought about just doing a short break next year without the need to meet targets etc. Whilst browsing I stumbled upon the following link:

https://www.skedaddle.co.uk/cycling/holiday/Cycling_Holidays/C2C_-_Sustrans_Coast_to_Coast__Challenge____-3_day_fundraising_special/477/view.rails

This is a 3 day holiday cycling trip that a third of the cost goes direct to Sustrans!

If anyone is interested I'd be looking to probably go around March/April time.

Post a comment or drop me an email at davids_sustrans@yahoo.co.uk

Group Xmas meal idea

It would seem that we're all getting keen on establishing the Warwickshire group back up and running more again and it's nice to have met some of you already. I was thinking that as well as the usual workdays etc it would be nice to get to know one another, discuss issues and make plans in a more relaxed atmosphere than stood in the rain with a pair of shearers or a spade so I'd like to suggest our first "social" could be an Xmas meal.

From the few people I've met so far it would seem that we're slighlty scattered so the following are some suggestions based upon area, price and myself having been to most of them. Once you've read this can you let me know by emailing me at davids_sustrans@yahoo.co.uk (it's an underscore between davids and sustrans!) if you'd be interested and which would be a preference to you, most votes wins basically!

1. Loch Fyne in Kenilworth. £19.95 per head (see http://www.lochfyne-restaurants.com/ and click on PDF next to red box for menu). Also has hotel if anyone wanted to stayover.
2. Saxon Mill in Warwick. £24.95 per head (see http://www.saxonmill.co.uk/static/resources/shared/xmas_festive_2012_p/festive_menu_p.pdf )
3. Wildes in Leamington. A bit dearer at £30 per head but food is amazing here (see http://www.wildes.uk.com/christmas.html)
4. Le Bistrote Pierre in Leamington. £24.95 per head. (see http://www.lebistrotpierre.co.uk/food-and-drink/christmas for how to download menu)
5. Ego in Kenilworth. £24.95 per head. (see www.egorestaurants.co.uk/images/menus/76/xmas_dinner.pdf)
6. Rose & Crown in Warwick. £26.95 per head. (see http://www.peach-events.co.uk/Customisation/4RoseAndCrown/Menus-SpecialOccasion.pdf). Also has rooms to stay.
7. The Stag in Offchurch. £27.50 per head. (see http://www.thestagatoffchurch.com/Christmas_2012.html). Bit rural but great food, and on Route 41!

The above doesn't have to be the final list but I thought rather than having vast amounts of choices and then risking "3 people like one place, 2 like another, 3 like another" and so on it was easier to give a short list. I can vouch for all of them for their normal menus but I will hasten to add I haven't had Xmas meals at any. Mike replied suggesting that a week night might be better as all of his weekends are pretty much taken up so how does a Wednesday or Thursday sound (I doubt we'd get a Friday at this late stage)?

 

Look forward to hearing from everyone at their earliest convenience but please remember we do need to book soon to get a decent date in December.

 

David

 

 

 

 

Route 41 Stratford Signing Ride - Saturday 10th Nov

Hi all

Just to confirm Simon Stevens and I will be doing a signing ride on route 41 in Stratford this Saturday.

We'll be meeting at 10am at Charlecote Park (National Trust Property) about 4 miles out of Stratford and working our way into Stratford, past where it meets route 5, and onto where it meets the canal.

I've got all the signs and hopefully tools required, but extra eyes and brains is always helpful so if anyone else wants to join please let me know.  I will provide final confirmation on thursday, just in case weather looks lousy.

Let me know by email (paulelwell@hotmail.com) if joining, and if any problems on the day you can call me.  If you need to drive and ride there is parking around charlecote park.

many thanks,

paul

We have had a Landrover driving down the path at Long Itchington, the stretch we were working on last month. I had a phone call from a resident of long Itchington to tell me ha had seen one driving down the track. When I got there today I found that they had cut the chain on the gate and thrown the lock and chain into the undergrowth, they must have had some large bolt croppers with them. They then drove down the incline and had churned up the surface:

So can anyone who is down that way keep their eyes open and if you can get a registration number so much the better.

We had a very successful opening of the route 52 from Kenilworth to Warwick University on Friday.

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Here are a few more photos taken on the day If you haven't yet ridden the route do go and have a look it really is a very well built and attractive route. You can also ride out to Berkswell on the Greenway, just don't take the right turn for the university! The section to Burton Green has been tarmacced and beyond that it is a limestone surface. I have added all of you as contributers to the blog, i hope you received emails about being able to contribute. So i await with interest postings. We need to have another work session on the Long Itchington section, at this time of the year it will probably be for just half a day, I'll suggest some dates in the next week. we must also have a get together soon, any suggestions for a venue? Hope you allmanage to get oput on the bikes in the coming weeks, lets hope the weather is kind.

Welcome to the Blog for Warwickshire Sustrans Rangers. At present you will only be able to read the blog and not post to it, but i am adding all Warwickshire Rangers as contributors and when that is done I will let you all know and you will be able to post as well as reading all the posts. Workday Route 41 at Long Itchington Last Saturday we had our first workday for a considerable time and we had a number of new rangers join us. It was a successful day despite the showers and even a hailstorm! We were able to clear a lot of overhanging branches, cut down some of the nettles and brambles that were threatening to invade the path and fill some nasty holes. The surface is in a poor state in some places and the large amount of horse traffic has not helped as once the hard surface is broken they quickly churn up the soft earth below. We managed to put a tonne of stone into the various holes and could have probably used twice that amount. Thanks to all who came along, we will return to do more work on this section in the coming months. The local footpath group were also working on replacing some steps up the embankment where a path crosses the track and we were able to lend a hand and they returned the favour with some clearing for us.