Although the traffic lights on our usual E14/10A course are still there, we have been promised by the workmen they'll turn them off tonight, plus the road is now shut on the alternative course.
The traffic lights on our usual E14/10A course appeared again on Tuesday 20th July and so we had to switch to the standby course - New Course (Google Maps). Julia will e-mail all the usual riders when we know what is happening next week and we'll try to keep you informed via this web page.
PLEASE NOTE - the traffic lights have now gone from our usual evening 10 course (for the time being at least!) and so we will be using the E14/10a course from 13th July unless something else changes.
Last week's 10 (22/6/10) had to be cancelled again due to traffic lights on the course and they are expected to last for 6 weeks. Therefore we will now be using a version of the old E14 starting on the A128 near Ashwells road, Brentwood and heading out to Marden Ashen where left towards Passingford bridge to turn left up Shonks Mill Lane. The finish (and parking) will be on the green at Navestock. Course distance will be approx 10.4 miles.
New Course (Google Maps)NB the Start / finish points may be a little different!!!
The traffic lights (see previous item) have now been removed so we are now OK for the usual E14 course this coming Tuesday (15/6/2010).
Unfortunately tonight's club 10 (08/06/2010) has had to be cancelled due to temporary traffic lights on the course. It is expected that they are to remain in place for all the summer. Therefore Pete Smith, the district course's secretary, is trying to rush through police permission for us to use an alternative course for the rest of the year. The course planned is a version of the old E14 starting on the A128 near Ashwells road, Brentwood and heading out to Marden Ashen where left towards Passingford bridge to turn left up Shonks Mill Lane. Not sure about the finish but it is likey to be slightly over 10 miles and certainly a lot hillier, but a good course! I will let you have more info as soon as we know more.
Once again we are teaming up with the Brentwood Rotary Club to run our grass track meeting, this year on Sunday 27th June 2010 at the Brentwood Centre.