StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
Greg also has two identically named Strava accounts (and I follow someone else who has that too), not sure why- the miles don't count double..
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FNRttC London to BOGNOR REGIS (okay, Felpham) - 1st September 2017
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mmmmartin
Random geezer
CharlieB
Junior Walker and the Allstars
- Location
- Therivermeadowatthepileofstones
Which is a bit of a shame (not Hove, Felpham, I mean), because Felpham was there long long before BR.
OP
OP
velovoice
Veteran
- Location
- Between the City and the Sea
We have a tiny little history book called (something like) "A thousand years of history of Bognor Regis before it was Bognor Regis". The whole area is just fascinating. Pagham at one time was one of the most important places on this big island. And BR is a very modern construct.
CharlieB
Junior Walker and the Allstars
- Location
- Therivermeadowatthepileofstones
Indeed it is. Until Saturday, I knew nothing of the shingle spit (it's called Whitstable Street on the OS map) that reaches out into Tankerton Bay, or that Whitstable had rock pools. Almost Cornwall.
Flying Dodo
It'll soon be summer
Everyone signed up for the ride should have had an email.
Bearing in mind last year I ending up having to force everyone up Bury Hill due to the path to the Gurkha bridge being overgrown, this year I have taken remedial action. The weekend before last, I went out first thing on a Sunday armed with my Sustrans Ranger hi-viz, strimmer, loppers and other gardening equipment, and chopped away for a few hours.
Before:
After:
The above is at the top section. I've also worked on the section before and after the bridge, to open it out, as there were a lot of overhanging branches & brambles. The final cow barrier before we reach the river is still a bit muddy underneath, but I have a cunning plan involving cardboard.
Bearing in mind last year I ending up having to force everyone up Bury Hill due to the path to the Gurkha bridge being overgrown, this year I have taken remedial action. The weekend before last, I went out first thing on a Sunday armed with my Sustrans Ranger hi-viz, strimmer, loppers and other gardening equipment, and chopped away for a few hours.
Before:
After:
The above is at the top section. I've also worked on the section before and after the bridge, to open it out, as there were a lot of overhanging branches & brambles. The final cow barrier before we reach the river is still a bit muddy underneath, but I have a cunning plan involving cardboard.
ianmac62
Guru
- Location
- Northampton
ianmac62
Guru
- Location
- Northampton
George V's last words, upon hearing his doctor recommend sea air, may have been "Bugger Bognor!" Of course they may equally have been "The Empire! How I love the Empire!" or, alternatively, "The Empire! How I leave the Empire!"
StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
Hardly!
Fab Foodie
hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
- Location
- Kirton, Devon.
2 more sleeps 
Redlight
Senior Member
- Location
- Blackheath, London
Any idea what time we should expect to get to Felpham? I've been looking a trains back and the cheapest tickets seem to require you to book a specific train.
mmmmartin
Random geezer
@Redlight the best option is to get four of you and buy a GroupSave ticket on which four people travel for the price of two. I've done this and later in the journey you're supposed to be together but no one ever bothers if you're alone. This is cheaper than any deal you can get. You do need to purchase the same ticket, obvs. But I've been in a group that has bought a ticket to london and some get off at croydon and I've gone to London Bridge while others go to clapham junction.
Flying Dodo
It'll soon be summer
There'll be a final email going out tomorrow confirming this, but I'm expecting arrival in Felpham from around 8:30 assuming no major issues.
