Brighton with the old cars - Sunday November 4 - honk honk wizz bang wheeze!

[Tim Hall]

Don't blame me if Croydon is over-run with them

Croydon had the pleasure of being one of the first towns in the country to be blessed by the sign of the golden arches, IIRC.

 

[AnythingButVanilla]

My very first McDonald's was in Grantham some time around 1987.

 

[defy-one]

Chaps .... Some of us from the Slough area are thinking if coming down to this ride. Can you tell us how many miles is it from Croydon to Brighton?

 

[Tim Hall]

Chaps .... Some of us from the Slough area are thinking if coming down to this ride. Can you tell us how many miles is it from Croydon to Brighton?

About 45 I'd say.

 

[musa]

45 odd if im not mistaken

 

[defy-one]

Thanks guys

 

[Recycle]

Don't blame me if Croydon is over-run with them

Yer, bunch of health food junkies in Croydon...

 

[StuartG]

Croydon had the pleasure of being one of the first towns in the country to be blessed by the sign of the golden arches, IIRC.

AFAIR the first was in Woolwich. I remember eating there around 1973/4 ... only a few yards from the Whitstable ride.

 

[rb58]

AFAIR the first was in Woolwich. I remember eating there around 1973/4 ... only a few yards from the Whitstable ride.

Crickey! I hadn't realised the FNRttC had been going since 1973 - Simon must be older than he looks

 

[arallsopp]

Powis Street McDonalds, shovelling it since November 13, 1974.

 

[Tim Hall]

Note I said "one of the first"...

I remember an article in The Sunday Times, or possibly The Observer, announcing the beginnings of a bright new Golden Arched Dawn, where Croydon and A N Other (presumably Woolwich) were mentioned as the vanguard.

 

[defy-one]

Is Bill or any of the CC members, going to HPC to see the (parked) cars before meeting at the designated rendevous point at Westminster bridge?
3 of us are hoping to drop into the park and see them all lined up and then go onto meet everyone

 

[wanda2010]

I'm in! HPC to Croydon segment. Will deliberately ride the SS so I'm not tempted to ride to Brighton

 

[dellzeqq]

well, having bigged up the ride it turns out that I am to attend some cultural event in Swansea, and then go out with a friend who is suffering from beer withdrawal symptoms!

 

[theclaud]

Did somebody mention beer?