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Bonfire night ride; Re-run of last year's excellent outing
Topic Started: Sep 30 2012, 05:51 PM (961 Views)
belugabob
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Last year, a few of us rode from Stanmer, up to the hills overlooking Lewes - to watch the fireworks.

Thinking of doing it again this year, so looking for a headcount.

Flasks of coffee and chocolate chip cookies will be in attendance
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Ashley1
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Bob
I'm a definate maybe!! Although may ride from a different start point and meet you all on the hills above lewes!
Ash
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bunnerscj
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Hi,Seaford newby (to the forum) here, this sounds like fun. Im in provisionally
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Jim
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If this was a combat situation, we'd be dead by now.
That could be fun!
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Nero
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Just to clarify Bob, is it on the 5th i.e Monday, or the Saturday before or after?????
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Rich_F
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Lewes is always the 5th. so Mon 5th Nov it is...

R
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belugabob
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Nero,Oct 1 2012
08:32 AM
Just to clarify Bob, is it on the 5th i.e Monday, or the Saturday before or after?????

Well, I suppose that kind of depends on whether the Lewes folks have the same ideas about sticking to the actual dates of events as I do - hang on while I check...


..OK, I've checked It's on Monday the 5th
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Ming the Merciless
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Oh that's good I thought I'd touched a mirror and stepped into the "mirror,mirror" universe again (it's the place where ships sail the wrong way through the English Channel, we lost the Falklands War and left handed people drive LH drive cars.........don't ask)

I may be attending (room for the Sith Hound?)
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JimXC27
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In.

For this year we definitely need a massive tarp(s) to drape over the fence to keep the wind off us.

More tea, more cookies and perhaps....a camping stove to get some bangers, crusty bread and ketchup going. Oh yes. Ohhh yes.

We timed it perfectly last time, we got there, settled in. Some other people thhought theyd missed it and left but we held on and were rewarded with a treat!! Was like watching a war unfold beneath us. Fires started burning in various locations.

Note to self - No jumping of wet chalk this year. Jump, land, slip, faceplant, ouch.
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Jax
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Am up for this one. Where are you cycling from Ash to get there?
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darth vader
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where is the view point you are meeting at?
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Ashley1
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I Will prob be cycling from seaford over bo peep and over top of Kingston etc! Still gotta get the pass from the wife yet though!! So will let you know nearer the time
Ash
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belugabob
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darth vader,Oct 8 2012
07:51 PM
where is the view point you are meeting at?

Darth,

The viewpoint is here

Basically, it's up the hill from the prison, then turn right at the stables.

Meet times to be posted later.
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belugabob
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As bonfire night is just over 2 weeks away, I thought I'd bettter set some times and place
If I remember correctly, we met at Stanmer car park or a 20:00 roll-out, arrival at the meet point by about 21:00

If everybody could try to bring a flask of hot drink, some cake and/or biscuits, some plastic sheet to sit on, lights and warm clothes, then we should be set to go.

(and a large plastic sheet to drape over the fence as a windbreak)

NOTE: the above times are from memory but, as I turned 50 this year, I may be mistaken, so feel free to correct me.
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JimXC27
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Don't recall the meeting times, so i'll have to trust you on that ;) but I do remember an approx 45min wait before the fireworks and bonfires kicked off down below. This was good chatting/banter time and Tron-Legacy bike show off time.

Bring sparklers and any other pyrotechnical nonsense to run around with.

Who's got a tarp for the fence? I have my orange plastic survival bag which will be coming.
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JimXC27
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Is this still on people or will I be cycling up alone looking like i'm out for some dogging?

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belugabob
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Still going ahead, as far as I'm concerned - the weather may have the final say, but we'll do our best.
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JimXC27
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any word on the weather? any predictions chadders?
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Chadders
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At the moment the rain is looking like it will pass through by about 1800. 6 degC with a 16mph gusting 25mph northerley. It's going to be COLD!!!

Wind chill puts the temp at a feels like 1 degC

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belugabob
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Looks like we may need to set fire to somebody something, then.
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