As well as Justin travelling the world again we have Brendon Tyree currently on a 3 month trip which is taking him from the southern Antarctic tip of South America to the Caribbean coast of Cartagena in northern Columbia.
The route is about 6000 miles and he’s got until the 11th March to do it as a flight is booked for his return back to the UK.
You can keep up with him via his website as and when he can update it…
http://southup.brendontyree.com/journal/
Hi everyone,
Hope you’ve all had a good Christmas.
This Friday should be the Club meeting but seeing as it falls on New Year’s Day we’ve moved it back a week to Friday 8th and it will be held at the Lees Hall Golf Club.
As well as the meeting we’ll be tucking into a Pie and Pea supper at the same time so if you want a meal then please let me know ASAP so that I can give the Golf Club some idea of how many of us to cater for.
If anyone is interested in going for a steady ride or a level 4 intensive threshold training session before the meeting then maybe get in touch via Facebook.
From February onwards we will be back at our old meeting place at the University Arms on Brook Hill (S3 7HG). The Annual General Meeting (5th February) will be held in the larger upstairs room and then from March our meetings will be in the smaller darts room opposite the old Palin Suite.
The charity ‘In2change’ contacted the Club this week, they are the current owners of Rutland Hall, the birthplace of the Rutland Cycling Club way back in 1908.
On Friday and Saturday of this week (4th-5th December) ‘In2change’ are putting on a photographic exhibition detailing the history of the Hall, with pictures from 1906 onwards. This will include a picture of the Rutland Cycling Club from around that time.
The whole event is to try and raise funds and awareness for the charity to help them with renovation costs. For anyone who is interested in visiting the Hall then you are more than welcome to do so between 10am and 3pm on Friday or Saturday.
POLICE HAVE AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR CANCELLED TUMBY’S ROAD RACE WHICH WAS DUE TO TAKE PLACE THIS SUNDAY, 9TH AUGUST!!!
No specific reason has been given but it seems they are saying the course is unsuitable and overused which possibly points to complaints from local residents.
More details as and when will follow.
It is with great sadness that I have to inform you all that Jim Hall has passed away. Jim had been battling with lymphoma for a number of years now but after a three week spell in the Rotherham General Hospital he sadly lost his battle and died peacefully last night (3 August 2015) at around 6pm.
2015 has not been a good year for the Club as we have now lost four of our very dear friends.
Our thoughts at this time are with his wife Kate, his three sons Gavin, Devlin and Nathan and the rest of the family.
RIP Jim
Jim’s funeral will take place on Wednesday 19th August, 2:30pm at the Hutcliffe Wood Crematorium and then afterwards at The Abbeydale Sports Club.
The Summer Solstice is just around the corner which means it’s the time of year when we head out into our beloved Peak District by night to sample the sights, smells and long shadows cast by the almost midnight sun. This year we’ll be meeting an hour earlier to get the full golden glow down Abney with the warm feeling of a few rums inside our bodies. The Club will supply (and carry out) the Sailor Jerry’s and Havana club so all you need to bring is your own drinking glass and smokes. The Norfolk Arms has been booked as usual and I’m doing my best to get the triangle sandwiches back on silver platters but can’t promise. See you at 8 (ish).
RSVP via e-mail to brendon@rutland.cc so I can pre order your food and Rum!
Most of you will have heard the latest news as I posted it on our Facebook page but for those of you that didn’t, Geoff Hague emailed to let me know that only 11 weeks after losing her husband Gordon, Barbara Scott passed away on Tuesday afternoon (26th May 2015). She had a brain tumour which spread to her spinal cord; she then developed pneumonia from which she passed away.
Our thoughts go out to their daughters Linsey and Gillian. If anybody wants Barbara’s home adddress to send a card then please email me at simon@rutland.cc.
Barbaras funeral will be held at the Hutcliffe Wood crematorium, 11:30 on Tuesday 9th June and afterwards at the Double Tree Hotel, Meadowhead, S8 8BW.
I received an email yesterday informing me that George Steers had a fall at home and was admitted to the Northern General Hospital with a broken femur and developed pneumonia. George was conscious but he couldn’t talk and was having great difficulty breathing,
Sadly he passed away today (Wednesday 29th April 2015).
There will be no funeral arrangements until after the 9th May as Georges cousin Mike is on holiday until then and he will be making the arrangements.
Any further updates will be posted on here and our Facebook page / Rutland Cycling Club (Sheffield)
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing today (10th March 2015) of one of our most hardworking Club members Gordon Scott. Gordon had been ill for some time and to say he will be missed is a massive understatement. Our thoughts go out to Barbara,Linsey,Gillian and the rest of the family at this very sad time.
Gordon’s funeral will take place on Friday 27th March, 11:30am at Hutcliffe Wood Crematorium and afterwards at the Sheffield Moat House on Chesterfield Road South (S8 8BW).
Along with Andy’s health issues this year’s event was to clash with the inaugural Tour de Yorkshire and the Vets Tour of the Abberleys so it was decided to postpone Minty’s event until Sunday 6th September when hopefully there will be a few more Club members around to help promote the event.