Janice Montgomerie
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Sep 27
Alton Active Travel Survey
Walk Wheel Cycle Trust, the organisation formerly known as Sustrans, is delivering a project around cycling in Alton, funded by East Hampshire District Council and supported by Cycle Alton, and it wants to understand what the community needs. The project will offer a range of activities designed to make cycling more accessible, enjoyable and achievable …
Sep 08
Pace-Judging & Freewheeling Competition
Competition organiser Dan presents winner Bill with his prizes Congratulations to Bill who was the winner of our recent pace-judging and freewheeling competition! A select six entered this year, lower numbers than previous years because many are away on holiday. We thank all six who entered for supporting this event, and Dan for organising it …
Aug 20
Bicycle Maintenance Workshops in Alton
Cycle Alton is offering another course of bicycle maintenance classes in Alton Community Centre during October. These free workshops will be led by Hilary Hill of Cycle Alton. While earlier classes were for women only, these instead will be open to all. Each week a different topic will be covered, namely puncture repairs, how to …
May 20
Club weekend away
Twenty members of the Alton Cycling UK group recently enjoyed a long weekend away cycling in Wiltshire, and based in the historic town of Malmesbury. Over three days we followed various pre-planned routes of between 33 and 64 miles. It was a good time of the year to visit, as the weather was mostly kind …
May 10
Confidence-building Rides this summer
Cycling UK North Hampshire in conjunction with Cycle Alton are once again offering some confidence-building bicycle rides this summer, aimed at potential cyclists who are hesitant about cycling in local traffic. Taking place on four Saturday mornings, the rides will start either at Jubilee Playing Fields or Holybourne Play Area, and will be led and …
Apr 12
Our 2026 AGM
The Cycling UK North Hampshire AGM was held recently in 16, Market Square, Alton, and was attended by 12 members with 6 apologies received, including from our Chair. We were very pleased to welcome Melanie Roberts to the AGM, who is the Membership Engagement Manager at Cycling UK headquarters. She gave us an update on …
Mar 21
Phil Hampton Memorial Ride 2026
Our annual Phil Hampton Memorial ride has been held in glorious spring sunshine. While many of the riders were local, some cycled in from other towns such as Woking and Petersfield, and we also welcomed the usual large contingent from West Surrey Cycling Club who have been strong supporters of this event over the years. …
Aug 06
Pace-judging & Freewheeling Contest
Eleven cyclists took part in this year’s pace-judging & freewheeling contest, which happened in August. Congratulations to Daz who won both parts of the contest, and therefore was the overall winner on his first attempt! The results are here: Thank you to everyone who had a go and made it such an enjoyable event.
May 03
Weekend away in Lacock
Nineteen members of the Cycling UK North Hants group recently enjoyed a long weekend away, based around the picturesque village of Lacock in Wiltshire. Rides over three days were planned by Frank which included visits to locations such as Bradford on Avon, Castle Coombe and Marlborough. The rain on Saturday led to some rescheduling but …
