Help Needed - Open 25 April 26th

[Andrew G]

Gutted to miss the race and cakes but have a foot infection .

[Amy]

[quote="KylieG"]I have some questions about canteen duty:
1. What time should we be there:
2. Do we need to supply cups for tea/coffee/water or anything other than our baked treats?

I will be bringing Date & Nut clusters and something savoury - probably a roast vegetable frittata. I've also bought a stack of bananas, which hopefully will be ripe enough to eat by Sunday.

[KylieG]

Cheers Amy. I'm getting a lift with Dave Stott and we plan to arrive about 5:30. See you tomorrow.

[Phil H]

Thanks very much all. Good cakes, good atmosphere and a bleedin' massive screen.

Not sure what people thought of the HQ but I would use it again - if I were to organise another open 25.

[Dominic]

I liked it Phil, only thing was the parking seemed limited compared to Broadbridge Heath, or did I miss something?

[Phil H]

Yes, the carpark is a bit smaller that Broadbridge Heath. It's cheaper though - which means more money in the prize fund.

I'm not sure how much trouble people had with parking. If it's an issue then we can revert.

For the 10, I've been using a local school which is more expensive but they can open up all the playgrounds to give a massive parking area. Seems better than using North Holmwood Village Hall - which involves clogging up the roads.

[Amy]

Thanks to all those who made cake - the rain did deplete the number of riders a bit but those who were there appreciated the wonderful spread we provided. Special thanks to Kylie for sterling assistance in the canteen as well as providing some very scrummy looking items - you just never know what is really going to go down well with the riders

[Amy]

Nearly forgot - one of the riders said that he'd been at that HQ for a road race which had more problems with parking as everyone's there all at the same time, unlike the tt where people come and go a bit more .

But I give the kitchens a thumbs up - a hatch to serve food and drink through rather than trotting back and forth to get fresh pots of tea or get coffees. Can get away with two helpers in today's HQ but Broadbridge's set up means 3 is more comfortable.

[Phil H]

Just a sample email from a Brighton Mitre rider:
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Hi Phil,

Many thanks for the effort that went into organising the event, really enjoyed it ,despite the weather, and will stick it on the calendar for next year. The marshalling was great and the tea and cakes deserve a special mention, excellent!