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| E H Carter | 1934 |
| G Bryson | Founder Member |
| N O'Brien | Founder Member |
| E Hurding | 1953-1958 |
| W Taylor | 1958-1968 |
| L Stewart | 1968-1978 |
| D Morrison | 1978-1981 |
| T Satterley | 1981-1982 |
| G Reynolds | 1982-1985 |
| L Unwin | 1985-1988 |
| W Reynolds | 1988-1991 |
| W Swann | 1991-1994 |
| M Swann | 1994-1997 |
| R Neal | 1997-2000 |
| A McGuiness | 2000-2003 |
| D Jones | 2004-2006 |
Some bad luck hit the Club during the Summer. The Town H.Q. was burgled; nothing stolen (nothing much worth stealing!) but damage was done to the doorway, our locker and a few bits and pieces. The club noticeboard (a pretty hefty wood affair) was on the floor after, hopefully, giving the burglars a sore head - it was always the last thing to go into the locker and would start to fall out when the door was opened - no problem if you were ready for it...
On a sadder note, old member Jack Scott was killed in a hit and run incident whilst out riding near his home in Gloucestershire. He'd been our first Club champion back in 1934, repeating the feat in the 1935 and 1936 seasons before retiring at the top.
More Club records were broken during 1985: Julia did 24.09 for 10 miles and 39.22 for 15 miles. Sid Charlton did 1.17.04 for 30 miles, 2.14.45 for 50 miles, 4.49.13 for 100 miles and 211.098 miles in 12 hours, all on a trike and he with brother Graham on tandem did 54.37 for 25 miles, 1.53.56 for 50 miles. Graham with Andy B. did 30 miles in 1.04.33, breaking by two minutes a record set in 1939! Junior Andrew Budd did 1.00.05 for 25 miles while George Reynolds improved his vets 50-60 50 record to 2.14.56 and his 100 to 4.33.33, while Wendy set a new Ladies vets 50-60 record 25 of 1.03.46. Graham, Sid and George together also set a new Club team 100 record of 13.17.26.
Jan 1959
There was a Xmas Holiday outing to Llyswen, Wales. The annual dinner was to be at the Chestnut Tree, Lea Bridge Road, Leyton on 24th Jan. Tickets were 17/6 (87½p) or just 3/6 (17½p) for dance only. George Miller was making appeals for large size prints of the Hut under construction to show at the Dinner. Windows and doorways had just been finished. Another £200 was needed to finish the job properly.
Mar 1959
The first 25 was to be on the Abridge course on 1st March.
There were 90 present at the Annual Dinner organised by Henry Edwards, the best amount for a number of years.
There was a proposal by George Reynolds to turn the Eastern Section into an affiliated Club. This would result in the Club withdrawing from the London Private Members Organisation (of the B.C.F. formed out of the old N.C.U.) and become an independent club.
Don Morrison, the Club Hut Sec., thanked those who donated towards it at the Dinner.
May 1959
The AGM was held at The Bungalow, Chigwell Row. The change of status was carried by a large majority. The Club hut was coming along well and expected to be finished by the end of the season, but had run out of money again. Alan McGuinness won the 72" Gear 25 in 1.10.49. In the first ordinary 25 C.Wilson won in 1.06.02, while Molly Swann came 4th in the E.C.C.A. Ladies’ 10 in 28.05.
In 1986 the club was contacted by a production company to help make a pop video for the band 'Microdisney' - an Irish Rock band. Therefore a group of us went down to Silvertown way one Sunday during the off season and spent the day filming, and when we were not required - holed up in their Winnebago (as it was a bit cold) eating bacon sandwiches from their catering van (much better than racing!).
The production company had constructed a mobile studio on the back of an artic with perspex sides through which you could see the background moving past as the lorry drove along, and periodically people would get on or off. We were to be a bunch of cyclist being overtaken by the band.
It took four or five shoots to get it right as in the first couple we went off too fast and the lorry didn't catch us. Then we had to make it look as though we were trying really hard, when in fact we were only doing 15mph tops.
The band had a bit of a cult following but the track - "Town to Town" only reached no. 55 in the UK charts!
You can now see the video on You Tube.
Founder member Rory O'Brien holding up Dave Bedwell at the start of a grass track meeting
More images at www.classiclightweights.co.uk
Digging the first sods at the sight for the Easterley Country H.Q. ‘The Hut’ at Ugley.
L to R: Len Stewart, Pete Standing, Don Morrison, George Reynolds, Foreground: Ron Neal
Kai Peters in the club hilly 30 in 1969.
Kai was a member from 1969 to 1974 and now lives in Shrewsbury
Read the account of our John O'Groats to Land's End ride where we raised over £5000 for Breakthrough Breast Cancer.
The finish at Land's End in 2003
Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil!
Helen, Craig, Andy, Richard and Julia at Mildenhall circa 1991.
Julia riding the ECCA Festival Ladies/Vets road race around 1991
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