Twyford Round Table

Six of our number (actually three Tablers and three 41 club members)  took part in (and finished!) a Triathlon on the 20th of June. Looking at the photographs below, my suggestion is that they might want to ride, instead of pushing, the bikes next year. Well done to them all for an admirable achievement.

Post Match report from Adam S.:

“Results are posted. Really, well done to all especially Mr. Bate with a sparkling finish of just over 1 hour 5 minutes, good for 91st place out of 364 entrants (75th percentile if my pre-prep maths lessons remain true). In individual timings just among our august group, Mr. Bate wins the swim and bike timings, with myself leaning in first in the run total. Mr. Rudman was second in both the swim and bike, and Mr. Bate with a strong silver placement in the run (though Mr. Winterburn could have improved his pool time if he hadn’t paused for the apres-swim jacuzzi and liniment rub-down). Most importantly, no one got the dreaded DNF, or the even more dreaded COIADTCA (carted off in ambulance due to coronary arrest). I also believe Mr. Hampton is to be deducted one minute from his total time for each Stella provided so a superb finish.”

Photographs from Twyford Round Table’s annual cycling trip, this year to Nord Pas De Calais in France. Catching an early ferry on Saturday morning we left vehicles in Coulogne before setting off on our bikes for St Omer, stopping in Ardres for a far-too-big, not suitable for cycling, type lunch. A few navigational hiccups later we arrived at our destination (we’re blaming Google maps).

After a great night out in St Omer we set off back to Calais in the morning, stopping off at the extremely impressive “Blockhaus” in Éperlecques. This was a liquid Oxygen factory and launch site for V2s although never properly finished because the allies bombed it to bits when they discovered it. A huge block of concrete with a massive internal space for holding and launching the V2 rockets. Plenty of sobering reminders of the humans cost of the place too, which was built mainly with forced labour from the concentration camps (especially once the bombing started). The ride ended with a big hill (climb and descent) followed by a 10 mile stretch of easy riding along the Calais – St. Omer Canal.

Thanks to the Sports officer for his excellent planning of the trip, however, the star of the weekend has to be the recalcitrant Silver Fox (a bike so bad that it had to be ridden in shifts).

IPC Richard Winterburn and ex-community officer Rick Sinfield attend the opening of the Memorial Garden at St Mary’s Church. Table are donating the book of remembrance, thanks to the chairman’s gift.

Photos from last night’s induction. Our illustrious Chairman also received his Diamond badge for the recruitment of most of the men of Twyford.

Short clip of some of tablers taking a game of Tennis very seriously at our recent Wii games night.

Father Christmas and his Sleigh will be touring Twyford during December as usual.

Santa and his elves look forward to seeing you. Merry Christmas!

His itinerary is as follows.

• Friday 4th December: Twyford Village Fair
• Saturday 5th December: Sonning Primary School.
• Friday 11th December: Wargrave North
• Saturday 12th December: East Park Farm Estate (from 4pm)
• Saturday 12th December: Charvil South (from 6pm)
• Sunday 13th December: Broadwater Road (from 4pm)
• Sunday 13th December: Colleton School area (from 6pm)
• Wednesday 16th December: Central Twyford
• Friday 18th December: Wargrave South
• Saturday 19th December: Twyford North (from 4pm)
• Saturday 19th December: Hermitage Drive & Pennyfields (from 6pm)
• Sunday 20th December: BroadHinton (from 4pm)
• Sunday 20th December: Charvil North and West (from 6pm)
• Monday 21st December: Ruscombe
• Tuesday 22nd December: Anywhere Santa has missed.

Route details:

• Wargrave – North: All Roads to the north of Victoria Road
• East Park Farm Estate: All of East Park Farm Estate in Charvil
• Charvil – South: Strathmore Drive, Kilowna Close, Gingells Farm, Charvil Meadows Road, Chiltern Drive (& all roads off), Old Bath Road
• Broadwater Road: Broadwater Road, Hurst Park Road, Broad Hinton (Hurst Road entrance to barrier), Hurst Road
• Colleton School Area: Paddock Heights, Winchcombe Road, Colleton Drive (& all roads off), Wessex Gardens (& all roads off), Byron Road, Byron Close
• Twyford Central: Wargrave Road, Weavers Way. Back to lights and right up Waltham Road, Station Road, Brook Street and mop up of roads missed from previous session ‘Twyford North’.
• Wargrave – South: Victoria Road and all roads to the south of Victoria Rd
• Twyford North: New Road (Twyford), Malvern Way, Hilltop Road, Longfield Road, Kibblewhite Crescent, Cheriton Ave, Chaseside Ave, Garlisle Gdns, Amberley Drive and roads off, Yewhurst Close
• Hermitage Drive & Pennyfields: Hermitage Drive, Lincoln Gardens, Sycamore Drive, Pennfields (& all roads off), Middlefields, London Road, The Grove
• Broad Hinton: Broad Hinton (Waltham Road entrance) – All roads off to barrier
• Charvil – North & West: Park View Drive North (& all roads off), Park View South, Milestone Crescent, Park Lane, Foxes Walk, The Hawthorns
• Ruscombe: Springfield Park, Ruscombe Road, Milton Way, Walnut Tree Close, New Road, Northbury Avenue (& all roads off).