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Join the Herne Hill Velodrome Trust Team at the London Cycle Sportive on 30th June with a free place available (but a little fund raising needed to support the velodrome) Herne Hill Velodrome Trust have some free places to the London Cycle Sportive, on the basis that each participant pledges to raise at least ?100 towards the continued improvement of the Herne Hill velodrome. In the last 3 years the Herne Hill Velodrome Trust has overseen the resurfacing of the existing track and the construction of a new junior track and the installation of flood lighting. The final phase involves the re-development of the Pavilion. The London Cycle Sportive route takes in many important landmarks from London?s Olympic history including a unique finish on the 1948 Olympic Velodrome at Herne Hill. The ride will start in the picturesque Dulwich Park, just a stone?s throw away from the iconic finish at the Velodrome, and the route goes out to the stunning Surrey Hills taking in Box Hill as cycled on by Mark Cavendish and Lizzie Armitstead in the 2012 Olympics. All cyclists will have the unique experience of cycling around the 1948 Olympic cycle track as part of their finish experience and will then be invited to stay and cheer on the other finishers whilst enjoying refreshments with family and other riders. With three routes available, there's a distance for everyone: The Short route (50km approx) heads out to the North Downs offering the riders some stunning views over the Kent/Surrey countryside and Biggin Hill prior to looping back North to rejoin the outward route back to Herne Hill velodrome. Total climbing on this route is 455 metres and has a maximum elevation of 275 metres. The Medium route (100km approx) This route gives a total height climbed of 812 metres and again has a maximum elevation of 275 metres. The route heads out to the North Downs offering the riders some stunning views over the Kent/Surrey countryside and Biggin Hill, then the lanes between Reigate and Dorking where it then takes on the 2012 Olympic climb at Box Hill. The Long route (160km approx/100 miles) heads out to the North Downs offering the riders some stunning views over the Kent/Surrey countryside and Biggin Hill, then the lanes between Reigate and Dorking where the long ride continues in to the Surrey Countryside before continuing in a Northerly direction back up onto the North Downs to re join the medium route on the North Downs Way at Ranmore Common. This route climbs 1098 metres and also has a max elevation of 275 metres. Sign up by going to the all new Herne Hill Velodrome Trust website: http://hhvt.org/support/fundraise/ For more information on the event please visit http://humanrace.co.uk/events/cycling/london-cycle-sportive It?s the perfect way to raise money for the future of the historic Herne Hill Velodrome, so we?re asking people to raise ?100 in sponsorship in return for a place. All fundraising riders will get a free Friends Water Bottle. Raise ?150 and we?ll throw in a Friends Cap. Raise ?250 or more and you?ll get one of our highly prized Friends Jerseys.

Wondered if any you lovely cycling oriented folk might be interested in free places to a top cycle ride ! Herne Hill Velodrome Trust have some free places to the London Cycle Sportive, on the basis that each participant pledges to raise at least ?100 towards the continued improvement of the Herne Hill velodrome. In the last 3 years the Herne Hill Velodrome Trust has overseen the resurfacing of the existing track and the construction of a new junior track and the installation of flood lighting. The final phase involves the re-development of the Pavilion. The London Cycle Sportive will take place on Sunday 30th June and the route takes in many important landmarks from London?s Olympic history including a unique finish on the 1948 Olympic Velodrome at Herne Hill. The ride will start in the picturesque Dulwich Park, just a stone?s throw away from the iconic finish at the Velodrome, and the route goes out to the stunning Surrey Hills taking in Box Hill as cycled on by Mark Cavendish and Lizzie Armitstead in the 2012 Olympics. All cyclists will have the unique experience of cycling around the 1948 Olympic cycle track as part of their finish experience and will then be invited to stay and cheer on the other finishers whilst enjoying refreshments with family and other riders. With three routes available, there's a distance for everyone: The Short route (50km approx) heads out to the North Downs offering the riders some stunning views over the Kent/Surrey countryside and Biggin Hill prior to looping back North to rejoin the outward route back to Herne Hill velodrome. Total climbing on this route is 455 metres and has a maximum elevation of 275 metres. The Medium route (100km approx) This route gives a total height climbed of 812 metres and again has a maximum elevation of 275 metres. The route heads out to the North Downs offering the riders some stunning views over the Kent/Surrey countryside and Biggin Hill, then the lanes between Reigate and Dorking where it then takes on the 2012 Olympic climb at Box Hill. The Long route (160km approx/100 miles) heads out to the North Downs offering the riders some stunning views over the Kent/Surrey countryside and Biggin Hill, then the lanes between Reigate and Dorking where the long ride continues in to the Surrey Countryside before continuing in a Northerly direction back up onto the North Downs to re join the medium route on the North Downs Way at Ranmore Common. This route climbs 1098 metres and also has a max elevation of 275 metres. Sign up by going to the all new Herne Hill Velodrome Trust website: http://hhvt.org/support/fundraise/ For more information on the event please visit http://humanrace.co.uk/events/cycling/london-cycle-sportive It?s the perfect way to raise money for the future of the historic Herne Hill Velodrome, so we?re asking people to raise ?100 in sponsorship in return for a place. All fundraising riders will get a free Friends Water Bottle. Raise ?150 and we?ll throw in a Friends Cap. Raise ?250 or more and you?ll get one of our highly prized Friends Jerseys.

Friends of Herne Hill Velodrome and Inaugural Meeting 30/11/11 Dear Herne Hill Velodrome Neighbours Thank you to all those who have shown interest during the past year in Herne Hill Velodrome (HHV), the 1891 track cycling venue, used for the 1948 Olympics, which has managed to stay open, providing track cycling for all and nurturing a stream of champions, despite its deteriorating physical and financial state. So especial thanks to those who have very generously made donations. Great progress has been made by the Save the Velodrome campaign, since its launch in October 2010, but much more is needed to make the future of the Velodrome truly secure. As close neighbours will know, the track was renovated and resurfaced, in August 2011, thanks to British Cycling, its expertise and donors, and The Dulwich Estate, which granted it a 15-year lease for the track and infill. The new, smooth, black, tarred-granite surface is proving fast and stable?a racing and training track fit for today?s and tomorrow?s champions. Herne Hill Velodrome Trust (HHVT), the charity set up to run the HHV site, (company no. 07458529, charity registration 1140128), has just been awarded ?400,000 from Southwark?s Olympic and Paralympic Legacy Fund to increase the cycling facilities at HHV, with a children?s track and family cycle path. But the buildings on the site remain derelict. Work is on-going to devise a viable business plan to replace the boarded-up buildings, restore the rest of the site, and produce the revenue stream to keep HHV running as a Community Centre for cycling and other sports, catering for all ages and abilities, while retaining its tranquil, wooded character. The Trust hopes you support this vision and will want to be a Friend of HHV?those who have already donated ?10 or more to HHVT are offered immediate registration as Inaugural Friends. HHVT will need all the support it can get, when approaching major donors. For the subscription of ?10 per year, Friends will be providing some base funding for the charity and will receive regular newsletters, with information about activities at HHV, events/visits, special offers, including opportunities for fund-raising and volunteering, and an invitation to the Friends? Annual General Meeting in the autumn. This is where Friends will receive reports from the Trust and those over 18 years old can elect the Friends Management Committee (FMC) and the Friends? Trustee to the HHVT Board, each year. The Inaugural General Meeting of the Friends and first elections will be on Wednesday 30 November 2011, registration from 7pm, meeting 7.30 to 9pm, in Herne Hill Methodist Church Hall, 155 Half Moon Lane, near Beckwith Road, London SE24 9JG. Please consider joining the Friends, using the attached form, and come along. And perhaps consider being a candidate for the above positions? Please go to www.seethedifference.org, enter HHV in ?search? and click on ?Help shape the future of HHV? to find all the Information and Application forms (and you can pay the Friends subscription electronically there). Or you can fill in the Friends and FMC forms when you come at 7pm. Hope to see you there! Charmian Hornsby HHVT Trustee

The Herne Hill Velodrome is the oldest cycle track in Britain and was the venue for cycling for the 1948 Olympic Games. It is an important community asset contributing to the health and cultural prosperity of South East London. A vigorous campaign has been mounted to save the Velodrome from possible closure. A charitable trust has been formed to lease the Velodrome site from the freeholders, The Dulwich Estate, create new facilities and manage the operation of the Velodrome. Trustees are needed with professional skills and/or ability to relate well with the track cycling and local communities. These challenging voluntary appointments will provide opportunities to serve sport and the local community. To express interest or find out more, contact one of the three initial trustees, Hillary Peachey, Peter King and Alastair Hanton at: [email protected] They have arranged an open meeting at the Velodrome on Saturday June 4th 2011, from 10am to noon, or will be pleased to send you their briefing document.