Illustration of Portsmouth Road scheme
On 25 June Kingston Councillors unanimously voted to approve the revised proposals for Portsmouth Road. Work will now start on the detailed design stage and construction schedule. The current programme is for construction work to start winter 2015 and be completed Summer 2016. We hope that ambitious timescale can now be adhered to.
Some Kingston Cyclists on a two part ride
Sunday 21st June. Part 1, A mostly bright day saw 19 Cyclists leave via Portsmouth Rd, Long Ditton, Hinchley wood, Claygate, Malden rushett, Horton park, Long grove park, West Ewell, Hogsmill path, Tolworth, Malden manor to New Malden for lunch at ‘Woodies’, then via Berrylands and lower marsh to Kingston. Sub total 16 Miles, 3 new faces. Part 2, farewell to 9, hello to 3 fresh faces so 13 Cyclists left via Canbury Gardens, towpath to Ham, Aerospace estate, Ham House, Towpath to Richmond, O’Higgins Square, Richmond bridge, towpath to Marble hill house for Tea & BP, then St. Margerets, Twickenham, Kneller Gardens, Crane river path, Fulwell, Hampton, Bushy park, where a wayward Child Cyclist, (not with us), almost caused a calamitous incident with 2 of our group suffering some minor bruises, Hampton wick, Kingston Bridge. Sub total 14 Miles, Total 30 Miles.
A mostly bright, Sunny evening saw 13 Cyclists leave via Lower marsh, Berrylands, New Malden, Coombe, Ladderstile gate of Richmond park, Pen ponds, Richmond gate to Richmond hill for refreshments at the ‘Roebuck’, before returning to Richmond park, to Kingston gate & Kingston. Total 12 Miles, 2 new faces.
Osterley Park
Sunday 7th June. A bright and sunny day saw 28 Cyclists leave via Skerne Rd, Kingston gate of Richmond park to Sheen, Mortlake, Chiswick bridge, Chiswick, (where a piece of miscommunication led to a small detachment taking a different approach via Kew, Brentford, South Ealing, West Ealing, Perivale, (thanks Nick for rescuing the breakaway)) with the main party continuing Acton, Park Royal, then the Grand union canal towpath, across the Aqueduct, to Greenford for lunch at ‘the Black horse’. Afterwards, more Towpath to Southall, Norwood green to Osterley park for Tea & BP, then Osterley, Hounslow, Whitton, Twickenham, Fulwell, Bushy park, to Hampton wick & Kingston bridge. Total 30 Miles, 5 new faces.
Map:-www.plotaroute.com/route/77217
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Sunday 24th May. A mostly bright day, with a very light sprinkling of drizzle as we approached the finish, saw 29 Cyclists leave after a rethink for a lunch venue for such a crowd via Kingston bridge, Bushy park, Hampton, Lower Feltham, Ashford, Staines, Egham, (with a small delay for a jammed chain) to Englefield green for lunch at ‘the Barley mow’. Afterwards Bishopsgate of Windsor Great Park, Totem pole & Virginia water lake, Virginia water, St. Ann’s hill, Chertsey, Chertsey bridge, Shepperton to Walton bridge for Tea & BP at Gino’s, then Walton on Thames, Hersham, Esher, Weston green, Giggs hill green and Portsmouth Rd to Kingston. Total 36 Miles, 7 new faces, special mention for Mike the Unicyclist, who was a big talking point & great company.
Map:- http://www.trimbleoutdoors.com/ViewTrip/2977117
Wednesday 20th May.
A bright evening with a chilly breeze, saw 4 cyclists leave via Kingston bridge, tow-path including a midgefest to Hampton court, East Molesey, Esher, Littleworth Common to Claygate, for refreshments at ‘the Griffin’, then Red lane, Woodstock Lane subway, Long Ditton, Surbiton and Kingston. Total 13 Miles.
Gatton Park
Sunday 10th May
A mostly cloudy but bright day saw 17 Cyclists leave via Cranes park, King Charles bridge, Tolworth Greenway, West Ewell, Epsom, Epsom Common, Langley Vale, Headley, Pebblecombe, Betchworth to Leigh for lunch at ‘the Plough’. Then Flanchford, Reigate, where a small splinter group went astray, regrouping in Redhill, Gatton park and the ‘standing stones’, Chipstead, Banstead, Belmont to Nonsuch park for Tea & BP, then Worcester park, New Malden, Berrylands to Kingston. Total 40 Miles, 2 new faces.
Map:-www.trimbleoutdoors.com/ViewTrip/2965112
Wednesday 29th April
A dry but chilly evening saw 7 Cyclists on the 1st ride of the year go via Kings Rd, Kingston gate of Richmond park to Ham gate, Ham, Teddington, Fulwell, to Hampton for refreshment’s at the ‘Roebuck’, then a lovely moonlit, Bushy park to Hampton Wick and Kingston Bridge. Total 10 Miles, 1 new face.
Map :-www.plotaroute.com/route/61578
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