7 Aug 2007 - Peter Gray's leaflet to users of R65 & R66
The following is information from a leaflet distributed to users of R65 & R66 by our Ranger Peter Gray whilst he is working on the route(s).
Sustrans Route 65 and 66 www.sustrans.org.uk
The cycle route that you are using at the moment is part of the National Cycle Network created by Sustrans (Sustainable Transport) in 1996 and is just a small part of the 11,000 mile National Cycle Network that has been created by Sustrans. It was built as a cycle route with agreement that walkers are welcome to share the facility, but has no legal right of way status. It was built using paid labour, but the maintenance falls to volunteers. Like any organisation, volunteers are always in short supply. There are 2,300 volunteer rangers throughout the country to keep these routes useable. If you want to know more about Sustrans and/or helping maintain routes such as this please visit their website. Local contact for the York Area is Peter Huxford, peter.huxford@btinternet.com
The section South of
The section North of York, Ken Groom,( 01904 338282 or email mailto:kengroom@yahoo.com. Workdays are the 3rd Saturday in the month.
Route 66 The Foss Islands link to Osbaldwick and Stamford Bridge meet on the 1st Saturday in the month and the contact is Olwyn Fonseca ( 01904 489623
If you would like a leaflet on Sustrans and its work, please ask me, if you have not already moved on when you read this! Otherwise ( 07703 474437 or email peteronhisbike@tiscali.co.uk
Regular workdays are also held on various Tuesday mornings with the help of the Wednesdays Wheelers. The forthcoming places and dates are:
Riccall (start of path northwards) 21/08, 02/10 and 20/11.
Escrick (site of old station and southwards) 11/09, 30/10 and 04/12
More details of these from Peter Gray
These start at 9.30 with a long tea break and finish about 12.00 (ish)
This group deals mainly with promoting safe cycle routes within the boundary of the City of
Membership is a nominal two pounds a year and they have monthly meetings in a rather nice CAMRA pub, The Minster Inn, in Marygate, on every second Tuesday at
8pm
in the month. Further details can be had from:
Adrian Setter,
Cyclists’ Touring Club (CTC)
This club caters for almost every type of cycling, except racing, and has a very comprehensive website. Their website is:
www.amkirby.demon.co.uk/NYDA.htm
Or use any search engine and type in: ctc nyda
You will see several sections in the
The local secretary cane be contacted by email Sally Raines
ctcyorksecretary@hotmail.co.uk
For those who can manage a Wednesday to go cycling, the Wednesday Wheelers will make you welcome. All sections tend to ride for about 1½ to 2 hours before making a café stop, then another similar ride, with often another stop before returning home.
The only real difference is in the speed of the various groups. If the website does not answer all your questions you are welcome to pop along for a drink at The Minster Inn, in Marygate. This time it is
9pm
every Thursday
The national CTC promotes cycling at
Wednesday Wheelers secretary is Walter Rich ( 01904 425622
Recycle – cycles
Apologies for the awful pun, but I (Peter Gray) am collecting surplus bikes for a charity that provides guide dogs for blind people. I pass them on to Tom Burchill, from the Bygone Bykes, whose wife Sue went blind last year. He uses whatever he can from whatever is donated and turns them into cheap runabout bikes. All the money goes to his chosen charity. Either dump them in my garden at
Cyclist’s Carol Service
Along way off, but worth keeping in mind, will be the 21st Cyclist’s Carol Service which will be held in the Church of the Epiphany at Tockwith at
12.45pm
. Refreshments are available before and after the service in the village hall. The service is all cyclist lead, including the choir, which will welcome anyone who can sing in tune. More details Peter Gray 07703 474437 or anything else on this leaflet email peteronhisbike@tiscali.co.uk