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The newly produced map is now available from all sorts of outlets on the Island, such as the library, the community centre, the tourist information office, pubs and other meeting points. It is A3 in size, but a copy can be viewed under Cycle Hayling and Downloads, then printed as A4 (or A3 if you have an A3 printer!). Best to get a proper copy, tho.
2011-04-08 10:22:58

In early November, the Paris to Hayling Charity Cycle Ride celebrated its 25th Anniversary with a party at Seacourt. For me and Paul Fisher, who joined me in Year 2, it was obviously a pretty emotional occasion. We had never dreamt that the event would come this far! It was even more poignant for us, since Paul was standing down as chairman and although, while I was planning to stay on as Preside...
2011-01-11 16:15:00

Tour de France – Route 2011 Announced

The Tour will be going through the region in which we shall be cycling next year, but it will be the week before we are there. On 7th July the 226km day starts in Dinan, near St Malo, and ends up in Lisieux, no doubt crossing some of our next week’s route. They are then transported to Le Mans, where they start a 216km day on 8th July, en route to Chateaurou...
2010-10-29 11:13:12

We now have orders for over 50 polos, but there is still time to order yours, for supply at the Reunion on 30th October. These are must-have items and it is unlikely that we shall be ordering any more for the foreseeable future.

For those who have had previous versions of our polos, they will be the same mix - 65% polyester/35%cotton. They can be washed at 60 degrees and will be 200gm in weig...
2010-09-21 19:47:42

See the latest newsletter under downloads

Introduction

Dear All

It only seems like yesterday that we were cycling through France, occasionally battling with the wind and coping with the challenge of 90+ mile days, but the weather was generally fine, especially on that day along the Loire and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves - to various degrees!

Assembling the results of the ...
2010-09-06 22:40:58

This is the historic 25th year of the Paris to Hayling Charity Cycle Ride and to mark this special event, we plan to invite not only riders who took part this year, but also those from past years to join us at the Reunion Celebration, from 7.30pm on Saturday 30th October, making it a real reunion for all involved with the Ride over so many years. This is to take place for the first time for a few ...
2010-08-19 22:02:58

Le Tour d’Argent (Silver Ride) – The Ride for Meryl

We returned in triumph on Sunday 18th July, after a celebratory and historic 25th Paris to Hayling Charity Cycle Ride, resplendent in our newly designed commemorative road jerseys, given as a surprise to all riders. The ride was quite tough, with two of the 5 days over 90 miles, but everyone seemed to enjoy the challenge, especially at the end...
2010-08-02 21:06:29

Cycle Hayling will be at the Hayling Carnival and in the
procession on 7 August

We are also entering the Hayling Scarecrow competition

Cycle Hayling is a community coalition that campaigns to get more people cycling by:

• improving cycling infrastucture on Hayling for schools and commuters
• encouraging cycle training opportunities
• improving the Hayling Billy Leisure Trail

Our app...
2010-07-05 13:34:49

See downloads for Notes on going the distance at your own pace
2010-04-14 00:33:16

See downloads, under articles, for all this year's baggage requirements
2010-03-25 23:23:59

The following is the text of an e-mail sent by Lesley Berry, co-founder with Sue Underwood, of the new group:

"Dear Friend

Cycle Hayling is a new community movement to improve and promote cycling opportunities on Hayling Island.

We want to build a community coalition to campaign for better cycling infrastructure and for improvements to the Hayling Billy Leisure Trail.
2010-03-08 18:39:05

LATEST NEWS

Cycle Hayling now has its own page on our website - see tab to the left

We have a new group of cyclists forming on Hayling Island, following the recent Hayling Island Residents’ Association’s (HIRA) public meeting, which highlighted the opportunities (and lost opportunities!) available to cyclists in and around the Island.

The meeting included presentations by Nick Farthing,...
2010-02-05 00:17:38

We have decided to produce a Christmas Card this year and hope that you will support this by buying some.

The photo on the front will be the one illustrated and we trust you will find it adequately ‘Chistmassy’. The card is a smallish one - 5½” x 3¼”

There is a serious side to this, too, as all profits from the sale of this card will go to MacMillan Cancer Support, in memory of Meryl Browne...
2009-11-17 13:10:42

Our annual Reunion Party is once again to take place at the new Function Suite at Newtown House Hotel on Friday 6th November at 8pm, preceded by our AGM at 7pm. We expect to have a large number of riders and support crew at the Party, but perhaps fewer at the AGM! Tickets are £10, to ‘Paris to Hayling’ and include a hot buffet and entertainment – all welcome!

PRE-REUNION RIDER GET-TOGETHER

A...
2009-10-04 00:39:45

24th Bike Ride endures the rough and the smooth, with great success

This year’s ride took the same general route as last year’s groundbreaking challenge, but with some new ‘tweakings’ e.g. a new route for the second half of the first day for the 6-Dayers, from Dingé to Rennes and a new route from Vitré to Laval on the second day, as this year we didn’t divert on the punishing route via Gorron.
2009-08-02 21:09:39

The annual Charity Cheque Presentation Evening took place in the rather more intimate surroundings of the Newtown’s new function suite on Friday, 3rd April, rather than at Seacourt, the location for the last several years. Nearly all of the 200 riders participating in last year’s ‘Tour de Tours’ Ride had collected their sponsorship by this date, with only one remaining on the ‘naughty list’, accor...
2009-04-22 23:02:10

Age Concern (Hayling Island) - £500; Aiming High (Hayling College) - £150; Alzheimer's Society - £140; Anthony Nolan Trust - £2,703; Breakthrough Breast Cancer - £620; Breast Cancer Campaign - £350; Brent Lodge Wildlife Trust - £110; British Lung Foundation - £300; Cancer Research UK - £7,524; Canine Partners - £313; Chasecare - £3,165; Chestnut Tree House Children's Hospice - £425; Children in Ne...
2009-04-09 19:17:30

For the first time for many years this is to take place at the Newtown House Hotel, in the new function suite, on Friday 3rd of April. This is after many years in the Sports Hall at Seacourt, where have always been well looked after and sometimes have had more than 100 guests in the past. Since many riders are now sending their fundraising directly to their chosen charity(ies), often via JustGivin...
2009-03-03 22:17:07

Yes, it’s that time of the year again, meaning that we are looking forward to a jolly day’s cycling on Sunday, 21st December. We always have a great time just before Christmas, when we dress up as Father or Mother Christmas and go cycling in and around Hampshire and West Sussex, visiting welcoming hostelries and imparting seasonal cheer. Last year there were over 60 red-clad riders and so we hope ...
2008-11-29 11:50:18

All welcome to come long to this year's post ride get-together in November!

Our annual Reunion Party is to take place at the new Function Suite at Newtown House Hotel on Saturday 15th November at 8pm, preceded by our AGM at 7pm. We expect to have a large number of riders and support crew at the Party, but perhaps fewer at the AGM! Tickets are £10, to ‘Paris to Hayling’ and include a hot buffet...
2008-10-27 19:05:12

New route for Ride 2008 a great success

The greatest challenge that the Paris to Hayling Charity Cycle Ride has faced in its 23-year history was met with outstanding success, during the week of 13th to 20th July. 200 riders set out, 140 on the longer 6-Day 440-mile route and 60 on the 3½-Day route and they all enjoyed some fabulous weather and scenery, especially in the Loire Valley, the southe...
2008-07-22 09:00:00

Planning the Ride
As the saying goes, failing to plan is planning to fail. However, we believe that one of the reasons why the Paris to Hayling has been such a success and why riders have returned year after year, is precisely because we have been pretty good at planning.

With a total change of route and with the move from Paris to the Loire Valley, planning has been more important than ...
2008-06-18 09:00:00

Three more ‘recces’ have now taken place in advance of the event in July, in the attempt to ensure that our new great endeavour goes as smoothly on our new routes and destinations as it has in the past, when Paris or Versailles were our focus. Pete Alloway and Fred Dyer drove the route so that the route notes could be checked and any improvements added, positions for direction signs determined and...
2008-06-18 09:00:00

The annual Charity Cheque Presentation Evening at Seacourt took place on Saturday, 5th April. All riders participating in last year’s £1,000,000 Ride had collected their sponsorship by this date, which is a surprising first for the bike ride, as there are usually at least a couple of very late sponsorship collectors (those on the ‘naughty list’, according to Charities Liaison committee member, Ker...
2008-04-19 09:00:00

The annual Charity Cheque Presentation Evening at Seacourt takes place this Saturday, 5th April. Kerry West has been extremely successful in chasing the sponsorship collections and there is now only about £4,000 outstanding of the £105,000 pledged from last year's ride, including Gift Aid, which means that over £100,000 has been raised, for the second time.
2008-03-14 09:00:00

A lot of fun was had by all on Sunday December 16th, when dozens of cycling Father and Mother Christmases descended upon a number of hostelries in West Sussex, imparting Christmas cheer, before returning back home, via the Ship at Langstone. There was a lot of media interest in this event, which is taking on a life of its own.

Plans For 2008
Entries are coming in thick and fast for 'Le Tour de...
2007-12-12 09:00:00

Hayling Island Sailing Club was this year the venue for a well-attended Reunion Night for riders and supporters on Friday, 2nd November, preceded by an equally well-attended AGM. A lot of sponsorship money was handed in and the excellent buffet, Dave Collins's new DVD of this year's 22nd '£1,000,000 Ride' and music from local group, 'The Kings of Rock and Roll', all contributed to a night enjoyed ...
2007-11-21 09:00:00

We have now agreed upon a slogan for next year's 23rd event 'Le Tour de Tours'. This is to echo the name of 'Le Tour de France', the cycling world's premier event and to reflect the fact that we shall be visiting Tours, the beautiful main city of the Loire region, but not Paris or Versailles, for the first time in the ride's history. We have also decided upon entry fees, after much debate, having ...
2007-10-21 09:00:00

We have at last decided the route for next year, having considered seven different proposals. As mentioned previously, having reached (we hope!) the landmark fundraising figure of £1,000,000, we felt it was time for a change and so the Bike Ride is not visiting either Paris or Versailles for the first time in 23 years. Apart from visiting different places, the main necessary criterion to fulfill i...
2007-09-11 09:00:00