By Jim Hollands Despite some recent public comments claiming the Skate Park on The Salts is under used, the skaters and bikers seem to be having a whale of a time there.
Tag: Rye & District Wheelers
Rye & District Wheelers provides the setting for this group of Rye’s Own articles, where buildings, people and events meet in the magazine’s record of the district. Readers can move between “Rye 1946”, “Rye Town Band 1938”, “KCA 3 Up Team Time Trial”, “Editorial”, and “Wheelers Looking for Ladies”, seeing how the subject appeared at different moments in the magazine. Read together, the articles show how public events and private memories become part of the town’s shared story.
Sixty Years a Wheeler
83 year old Fred Heritage has recently been made a life member of the Rye & District Wheelers. Fred joined the Wheelers in 1947 with his brother Syd. They had been cyclists for ten years prior to becoming members covering many miles on two wheels, before, during and after World War Two.
Wheelers Win Shield For A Third Time
The Sprocket Page Adventures of the Rye & District Wheelers Past and Present Rye & District Wheelers have won the VTTA Reliability Trial Shield for the third year in succession. The event was the annual VTTA (Veteran Time Trial Association) Reliability Trial which started and finished at Bethersden on Sunday 3 February.
Rye Wheelers First Ardres Randonnee
Rye Wheelers meet the Ardres Cyclists for the first time as guests in their famous Le Carre de Vallees 100k. Randonnee. Eighteen Rye Wheelers set off on the 3.20 am. Ferry from Dover on 3 June and then cycled on to Ardres. They were met here by officials from the Union of Cyclism for the … Continue reading Rye Wheelers First Ardres Randonnee
Barry Goodsell Under the Hour
Barry Gets Under The Hour 59minutes 39seconds in the Twickenham Cycling Club event on a course near Andover saw Barry get under the hour with 21 seconds to spare. He beat his own Rye & District Wheelers Club Record by more than two and a half minutes. This is a long awaited moment in Wheelers … Continue reading Barry Goodsell Under the Hour
Pen & Ink
Dear Editor. The Trefoil Guide Ladies are busy with their plans and preparations for their forthcoming Flower Festival “Celebration of Scouting” which will take place on Saturday and Sunday 22 & 23 April at the Community Centre, Conduit Hill, Rye.
The Sproket Page
Tenterden Cycling Club Disbands The Tenderden Cycling Club, who have been great friends with the Wheelers, have sadly decided to disband.
The ‘Sprocket’ Page
Adventures of the Rye & District Wheelers. Past and Present WHEELERS WILL SUPPORT MAYOR’S CHARITY WITH “LANDS END” ATTEMPT Rye Wheelers will be supporting the Mayor’s ARRCC appeal fund for their annual charity raising event this year.
The ‘Sprocket’ Page
The Adventures of the Rye & District Wheelers Past and Present Reliability Trial Nine members took part in a Reliability Trial organised by the San Fairy Ann Cycling Club of Maidstone. The event had two courses, one of 33 … Continue reading The ‘Sprocket’ Page
The “Sprocket” Page
The Enamel Wheeler’s Badges Just before the Second World War the Rye & District Wheelers decided that an enamel lapel badge, in the form of a “Sprocket,” the club emblem, would be an appropriate accessory for members to wear when on social engagements.