Friends,

I'm away in Denmark at present, I'm sorry to hear that Jimmy won't be
leading on Wednesdays anymore, I'll look at the runs list when I return
to see if I can pick up any of Jimmy's runs.

Brian

Brian P Curtis MBE

23 Milton Crescent  EDINBURGH EH15 3PF tel 0131 669 5918  Mob
07900462304

-----Original Message-----
From: kerray james <JimKerray@...>
To: n.m.g <EDINBURGH_CTC_RIDING_GROUP@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Fri, 5 Aug 2011 14:18
Subject: [Edinburgh_CTC]  Wed/ 10/8/11 Dunsyre & Future Runs.






Ahoy All,
                 As sadly I have lost the desire to ride out with the
club on Wednesdays and Saturdays which, applies as of now, the
immediate requirement is a replacement run leader for next Wednesdays
run to Dunsyre. If someone elects to take the run, I would be quite
happy to furnish a route if required. If nobody is free to take the
run, I would be happy to post a route for the club. I have already
informed Neil and Norma so replacement leaders can be found for the
remainder of my runs on the lists.

Jimmy.

Yes, I think this is an excellent idea and would take part.
Jackie


On 13/08/2011, Dave Stokes <trikindave@...> wrote:
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> It's a great idea & I'm up for it provided I can get back to Edinburgh in
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> Cheers,
> Dave.
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> To: EDINBURGH_CTC_RIDING_GROUP@yahoogroups.com
> From: eafarnworth@...
> Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 16:47:45 +0100
> Subject: [Edinburgh_CTC] Critical Mass ride for Audrey
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> Fellow Cyclists
> I attach a link here to the article in the Scotsman about Audrey and
> comments made by Linda about organising a critical mass ride in her memory.
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http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/topstories/If-you39re-coming-to-my.6818057.jp
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> Some friends of mine in other bike groups are on the money on this one with
> some good ideas, such as having different meeting places, where small groups
> of cyclists can come in from all points and converge on say St Andrew's
> Square, with a ride down George Street (Princes Street would be too
> dangerous now with the tram lines and problems they cause), round Charlotte
> Square up Lothian Road, and into the Meadows for an al fresco picnic.  This
> would also probably be best done on a Saturday with larger numbers of
> drivers being out and about and inconvenienced to impact on their
> consciousness and raise their awareness of cyclists, which is the whole idea
> of the event.  I know that there is a school of thought that we do not want
> to upset motorists but they really do need to be made aware of the potential
> lethality of driving too close to us, which does not include actually
> running over us or even crashing into us.
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> I am sure that you are all familiar with the idea/ideology of Critical Mass
> rides, the next one, just incidentally, being Friday evening 26th August in
> Edinburgh.  If not, the idea is that as many cyclists as possible set off
> from a given meeting point at a predestined/organised time, to follow a set
> out route, and when the sheer numbers of bikes effectively close roads or
> hold up traffic significantly to raise car drivers' awareness of us as
> fellow road users, who are vulnerable in that like pedestrians we are not
> shielded by metal and that if hit we can and do die, but unlike pedestrians
> we are not segregated from traffic in the form of four or more wheeled
> transport.
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> My good friend hopes to liaise with Audrey's daughter and unless the CTC are
> going to, want to or are willing to organise this as fellow members of the
> club, and friends of the family, then perhaps we could at least count on you
> joining the ranks of those that wish to protest in this way.  It would be
> great to think that we might take the lead on this.
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> Regards and BW
> Liz
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> "It is not the journey down the wrong path which is tedious.  It's the long
> journey back." - Matabele wisdom
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