Course problems

O.K., for those who read this blog but who are not on Frank's (extensive) mailing list:

We have been informed by Surrey Police that the water board (or whoever, it doesn't exactly matter) will be digging up the A24 around Mid-Holmwood starting on Wednesday 21st July.

This will affect the G10/42 course where we hold our club 10s.

We are currently in the process of looking at alternatives to enable us to run most or all of the remaining 10's in the club calendar - or defining alternative events as club events. Bearing in mind that there are at least 3 Open events slated to use that course during the remainder of this season and they also will be affected, we have been looking at the possibility of cutting down the 15 mile course G15/42, which goes down the A29 from Beare Green and loops round back to join the A24 before finishing North of Beare Green RAB.

We think a 10 mile course can be found here, which will both start and finish South of Beare Green RAB, and have put this forward to the District for consideration.

The bonus with this plan is that - with the exception of what we actually use as the start - the roads have already been risk assessed and used at the times of our remaining club events due to being part of two existing courses. The finish should not be an issue because - as is the case with the current G10/42 finish - it will be on a clearway that Frank can access by bike and the riders WILL NOT be stopping at the timekeeper, but heading back to their cars.

At this time we are anticipating continuing to use the Inholms Lane car park as the HQ, although some riders who wish to drive as close to the start as possible may wish to park either at the top of Mill Lane, or in the small car park by the Beare Green shops.

The Consolation 25 SHOULD be unaffected because we believe that both the start and finish are located South of where the intended roadworks will be.

Watch this space...