Oldest Addiscombe Members

[ajay khandelwal]

Hi,

It was great to be at funeral of Eddie, what a magnificent turnout...and I never knew about his life as a submariner...

Over the next month to interview the five oldest existing Addiscombe CC members to produce individual life stories of their cycling careers...

Perhaps its something we could present to them at the next ACC dinner ?

I need some help from the long standing members - Marco etc - about who these five would be - can you help me with a list...

Thanks Ajay

[huw williams]

Couple more years and I'm on that list

[Amy]

You'll be an antique

Not to mention a lot better preserved than some people out there who look old and act old before they get past 40!

[Elliot M]

[quote="marco"]Then youve got the political situation in the UK with the emergence of the Communist Party, some ACC members joining it, others being judged as having sympathies towards it

[mrP(Boonen)VT]

[quote]Couple more years and I'm on that list

[Grahame]

It's known that a socialist newspaper was somewhat involved in the "Paragon" movement of cycling clubs in the middle part of the 20th Century (see Tim Hilton's book [url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/One-More-Kilometre-Were-Showers/dp/0006532284]One more kilometre and we're in the showers[/url]). Is this what's behind the legendary animosity between ACC and Norwood Paragon?

[mrP(Boonen)VT]

Whatever you do, don't mention the Old Ports

[Andrew G]

What have you lot (other than Marco) been doing to upset Old Ports? They start their CR at the bottom of Corkscrew Hill on a Sunday and I sometimes see them in the Surrey/Kent lanes. Seem a nice enough bunch to me. I told them there will hopefully be a few Addiscombe over for their reliability trial and they didn't scream so perhaps they've forgiven you Marco. We'll be on our best behaviour though incase we're still building bridges for you .

[Mike I]

You're quite right about the Clarion clubs Marco. Their constitution includes:

"The Clarion’s objects shall be: To protect and further the interests of cycling and cyclists. To
promote Mutual Aid, Good Fellowship and support for the Principles of Socialism."

But no mention of Freedom for Tooting.

[url]http://www.clarioncc.org[/url]

[quote="mrP(Boonen)VT"][quote]Couple more years and I'm on that list

[-Adam-]

Theres quite a number of local cyclists in the 40's bracket that I would have either placed above or below it, strange that. What does a 'proper' fortysomething cyclist look like!?

Oh, and I'll second Graemes mention of Tim Hilton's 'One more kilometre and we're in the showers', definately the greatest cycling book i've ever read, well one day i'll finish it

[mrP(Boonen)VT]

Power to the people

[Keith W]

Active Members DATES of JOINING The Addicsombe CC --- John Watts - April 1945 --- Keith Wawman - April 1946 --- Criss Brooker /Watts -October 1946
Jim Trenowden - April 1947 --- Joyce Wawman/Smith - April 1948 --- Paul Tunnel 1972 -- Mrco - 1988 ??
The two Vice President's -- Norman Cox 1940 --- John Miles Joined same date as KW (Both went to same school)
Note -- IT would take up to six months before membership was excepted and passed by the committiee
Keith Wawman.

[mrP(Boonen)VT]

[quote]me describing them as a 'crappy club' during a speech I made at the club dinner in 1994

[mrP(Boonen)VT]

[quote]Looking at you two, one wouldn't guess you were about the same age - but then they say having children is what makes you old