Winter - Norwood Paragon
Winter - Norwood Paragon Winter - Norwood Paragon
BLAH! CLUB NEWS DON’T FORGET YOU CANNOT RACE UNTIL YOU HAVE PAID YOUR SUBS REMEMBER TO GET YOUR BRITISH CYCLING MEMBERSHIP AND LICENCE AND SURREY LEAGUE AFFILIATION PAID IN TIME TO RACE CONGRATULATIONS NEW MEMBERS Phil Morris After some fast rides as a junior Phil took up rowing with some success, he hopes to regain some of his old speed on the bike. Simon Warren John Jennings Congratulations are due to Dave Mascall and partner Rachel on the birth of Samuel. I wonder if Samuel will be riding the Red Bull 24 in a kiddie seat behind Mum or Dad John was a member of the club in the 60s and 70s riding both time trials and road races and after a racing come-back in last year’s Presidents 12 he remembered why he retired from racing. John is a qualified osteopath with an interest in sports related injuries. JON JENNINGS Roadman, time triallist, Audax rider and tourist Jon Jennings collapsed and died at the age of 39 while on a skiing holiday in Italy. Jon, who started touring with the Croydon section of the CTC in his early teens, went on to ride for the Willesden CC and Norwood Paragon before joining the Bishop’s Stortford CC, and Team Quest-The Bike Shop, in whose colours he rode regularly with his partner, Judith Swallow, in tandem time trials and Audax events including Paris-Brest- Paris. Born in Cumbria, he was brought up in the Purley and Coulsdon areas of South London, but Jon had lived in recent years at Pinner, Middlesex. He had survived cancer in his late teens, his foster father, Mike Bedford, said: “Jon’s illness spurred him on and made him very focused to live his life to the full, which is what he did. “Whatever he did — and he had plenty of strings to his bow — he did it to the best of his ability.” See page 5 for an appreciation by Keith Butler LESLIE ALFRED ADAMS The club had a very pleasant surprise recently when the general secretary, received a letter from the executors of the estate of the late Leslie Alfred Adams informing him of a bequest to the club of £500. Sadly no one on the committee could recall Leslie as a member although the feeling was that he had been a polo player. Does anyone remember him? And can write a few words for Blah! CHANGE OF ADDRESS Alison Butler Allison and Steve have moved to: CLUB NIGHTS Club nights have restarted, they are being held on the second and fourth Monday evenings of each month. The ongoing commitment to hold club nights will depend on people attending, so if you think they still are a valid part of club life come along. www.norwoodparagon.co.uk 2 Blah! Winter 2005
BLAH! Herne Hill greatest threat yet Since opening as an unbanked cinder track in 1891 Herne Hill has been the premier cycle track in London. By 1896 bankings had been constructed and a concrete surface laid. In 1908 the track was the venue for cycling events of the Olympic Games. Track racing continued throughout the Great War of 1914- 18, into the 20s and 30s the track became even more popular with gates of up to 10,000 for Good Friday meetings. After the Second World War the track needed major refurbishment work before hosting the cycling events of the 1948 Olympic Games. Through the post war years Herne Hill was a thriving sporting venue cumulating with the ‘Coppie’ meetings of 1958 and 1959. In 1992 Sport England invested £1.5 million in revamping the track. All this history and one of the most important cycling assets in London is now at risk. The freeholders of the land the track stands on, The Dulwich Estate, has refused to extend the lease, and has effectively closed the track. So what is being done about this situation and what can club members do to help? Join the Friends of the Velodrome Herne Hill's future as London's only cycle track remains at risk until a long lease from the site's owners – The Dulwich Estate – is secured, together with grant funding for regeneration. BLAH! is edited by Ian Murray who if not out on his bike can be reached at: All copy welcome, if you can email me or send your copy on a disk (PC or Mac) even better Blah! is the official newsletter of the Norwood Paragon, however, it does not necessarily represent the views of the club or committee The regeneration plans and their ability to secure a financially independent future for the velodrome deserve as much support as possible. The Friends of Herne Hill Velodrome exist to campaign for Herne Hill's secure future and to keep in touch with its many supporters in London and across the world. The following has been taken from the Friends of Herne Hill web site Lock-Out by The Dulwich Estate continues Following their rejection of Southwark Council’s offer for a 5 year lease deal to facilitate The London Velodrome Trust's regeneration plans, the owners of the Velodrome site, The Dulwich Estate, will keep the Velodrome gates locked until the conclusion of their deal with a un-named commercial leisure company. With support from Southwark, The Trust remains ready to re-open once this deal is done, and has brokered arrangements to secure Good Friday racing in the event that this is delayed beyond Easter. A Secure Future for Herne Hill The London Velodrome Trust has been established in partnership with Southwark Council and British Cycling to secure a future for London's only Velodrome – recently threatened with closure. A financially secure basis for a new long lease with the site's owners The Dulwich Estate is being negotiated. Long popular with school children and amateur cyclists alike, the cycle track is in real need of a 21st century facelift. The Trust plans to raise £7m to redevelop the site, improve and extend its facilities, Thought for Today by old sod Cat A soft indestructible automaton provided by nature to be kicked when things go wrong in the domestic circle www.norwoodparagon.co.uk 3 Blah! Winter 2005
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BLAH!<br />
Herne Hill greatest threat yet<br />
Since opening as an unbanked cinder track in 1891<br />
Herne Hill has been the premier cycle track in<br />
London. By 1896 bankings had been constructed and<br />
a concrete surface laid. In 1908 the track was the<br />
venue for cycling events of the Olympic Games. Track<br />
racing continued throughout the Great War of 1914-<br />
18, into the 20s and 30s the track became even more<br />
popular with gates of up to 10,000 for Good Friday<br />
meetings.<br />
After the Second World War the track needed<br />
major refurbishment work before hosting the cycling<br />
events of the 1948 Olympic Games. Through the post<br />
war years Herne Hill was a thriving sporting venue<br />
cumulating with the ‘Coppie’ meetings of 1958 and<br />
1959. In 1992 Sport England invested £1.5 million in<br />
revamping the track.<br />
All this history and one of the most important<br />
cycling assets in London is now at risk. The<br />
freeholders of the land the track stands on, The<br />
Dulwich Estate, has refused to extend the lease, and<br />
has effectively closed the track.<br />
So what is being done about this situation and<br />
what can club members do to help?<br />
Join the Friends of the Velodrome<br />
Herne Hill's future as London's only cycle track<br />
remains at risk until a long lease from the site's owners<br />
– The Dulwich Estate – is secured, together with grant<br />
funding for regeneration.<br />
BLAH!<br />
is edited by Ian Murray<br />
who if not out on his bike can be reached at: All copy<br />
welcome, if you can email me or send<br />
your copy on a disk (PC or Mac) even better<br />
Blah! is the official newsletter of the <strong>Norwood</strong> <strong>Paragon</strong>, however, it does not necessarily<br />
represent the views of the club or committee<br />
The regeneration plans and their ability to secure a<br />
financially independent future for the velodrome<br />
deserve as much support as possible.<br />
The Friends of Herne Hill Velodrome exist to<br />
campaign for Herne Hill's secure future and to keep in<br />
touch with its many supporters in London and across<br />
the world.<br />
The following has been taken from the Friends of<br />
Herne Hill web site<br />
Lock-Out by The Dulwich Estate continues<br />
Following their rejection of Southwark Council’s offer<br />
for a 5 year lease deal to facilitate The London<br />
Velodrome Trust's regeneration plans, the owners of<br />
the Velodrome site, The Dulwich Estate, will keep the<br />
Velodrome gates locked until the conclusion of their<br />
deal with a un-named commercial leisure company.<br />
With support from Southwark, The Trust remains<br />
ready to re-open once this deal is done, and has<br />
brokered arrangements to secure Good Friday racing<br />
in the event that this is delayed beyond Easter.<br />
A Secure Future for Herne Hill<br />
The London Velodrome Trust has been established in<br />
partnership with Southwark Council and British<br />
Cycling to secure a future for London's only<br />
Velodrome – recently threatened with closure. A<br />
financially secure basis for a new long lease with the<br />
site's owners The Dulwich Estate is being negotiated.<br />
Long popular with school children and amateur<br />
cyclists alike, the cycle track is in real need of a 21st<br />
century facelift. The Trust plans to raise £7m to<br />
redevelop the site, improve and extend its facilities,<br />
Thought for Today by old sod<br />
Cat<br />
A soft indestructible automaton provided by<br />
nature to be kicked when things go wrong in the<br />
domestic circle<br />
www.norwoodparagon.co.uk<br />
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Blah! <strong>Winter</strong> 2005
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