1988 Paris to Hayling Charity Cycle Ride

Funds Raised: £6,500 Number of Riders: 43

The party grew to over 40 and thanks to Barry Maloney and friends it really was a party. They set a fun tone for the event which has lasted to this day. The hotel selection was a bit iffy though there has been real improvement since. There was a bit of a mix up over one of the hotels in Paris but nobody realised that it doubled as a brothel! Also the cockroaches were quite active in one or two others.

The fund raising stars were the tandem ladies Ann Sainty and Sheila Pearce. They entered on a fairly ancient machine with a very limited range of rather unpredictable gears. They loaded an already heavy bike with a shopping basket carrying an assortment of items so nobody could say that they made it easy for themselves. During that year and the year after they raised over £3000.

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2009 Paris to Hayling Cycle Ride The committee is already looking at the options for 2009, but since the new routes and destinations for Ride 2008 were such a success, we are likely to go for the same or similar routes, with ‘tweakings’. We are unlikely to go to Gorron next year, but maybe in 2010, which is their 10th anniversary of the twinning. Read more >>		Help to raise money for local and National charities by taking part in the best ride of your life!