LondonSkaters Speed Team - Speed Skating & Rollerblading Club in London

merten · Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 10:38 am Subject:

We'll be in town from tomorrow morning... Wohoooo! Hope to see everybody on the Saturday skate or on Sunday then! Leaving Monday evening.

... if anybody has great insider tips for travelling Gatwick <-> London let me know please, me and UK railway websites just don't seem to cooperate very well Rolling Eyes

Gav · Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 10:42 am Subject:

very easy, very difficult to go wrong. You'll end up at Victoria.

Either get on the Gatwick express (£2 cheaper if you buy your ticket before getting on the train I think), or better, see if there is a normal train passing through and buy a normal train ticket to victoria... about half the price but less frequent.

Caroline · Joined: 07 Jan 2006 Posts: 74

Here is a website from Southern trains. They travel to Gatwick from Victoria station. Their trains depart every 15 minutes from Victoria and vice versa. The price for a single fare is £9 as opposed to £14 with Gatwick Express (or £25 for a return). The journey time is 40 minutes which 5 minutes more than Gatwick Express. I would highly recommend this service.

http://www.southernrailway.com/main.php?page_id=93

andyman · Joined: 05 Apr 2006 Posts: 1945 Location: Suffolk

Also be aware you can travel to London Bridge or Blackfriars on Thames link

They have some superb offers depending on who/how many travelling (for instance last Monday 4xadults return £50 total)

If you want more info let me know who how many and PM me

merten · Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 12:38 pm Subject:

Thanks guys! Guess we'll try to go for a cheap deal on Southern. There is some group saving deals as well - just I cannot work out if this is valid from Gatwick and also possible on Monday evening (rush hours) Confused

Otherwise it's also £50 for a group saver on the Gatwick Express, works out nicely as we're three people.

andyman · Joined: 05 Apr 2006 Posts: 1945 Location: Suffolk

_gj3000_ · Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 7:31 pm Subject:

I am at work. This 100% sux Sad

Good luck tomorrow to everyone. Wish I was racing too. But I will be at work. There is a theme here...

andyman · Joined: 05 Apr 2006 Posts: 1945 Location: Suffolk

I don't have an idea of all of the names of all you guys that helped put today on, so I am not going to try. It was clear from just looking in as on outsider that there were loads of things in the background that brought it all together, and as far as I could see it all worked superbly!

A really big THANK YOU and a very deserved WELL DONE to ALL of you

Smile

Gav · Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 7:27 pm Subject:

Ray · Joined: 30 Mar 2004 Posts: 806 Location: Dagenham

That was a great race - Well done Hans the new British Marathon Champion - pipping Matt Price on the line with a powerful sprint - looks like Han's might have recovered from his efforts at le Mans Laughing

fzurro · Joined: 09 Sep 2005 Posts: 796 Location: Middlesex

Very nice indeed Smile

Pity I had to give up after 8 or 9 laps (lost count at that point) as the blisters I Inherited from Goodwood came back with a vengeance ...

In the other hand It felt quite good to help Natasha out at the water station by giving water and cheering people up with ED (Another one with the 'my feet hurt' excuse Smile

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Rick · Joined: 25 Feb 2004 Posts: 5888

Just unloaded the car and phew. That's over for this year. Yippee.

It's pretty hard work so some of us. I am just glad that many hands make lighter work. Was especially good to have someone take over the control of the marshalling this year as I needed to officiate. I usually get super stressed on the day. I was only mildly stressed. A thank you to everyone who helped out huge loads especially huge thanks you to those that did all the stuff before hand.

I am now going to rest.

AlastairJ · Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 9:37 pm Subject:

...heartfelt thanks to all those who organised and helped with this great event! Mixed feelings about this being the last one at Lee Valley... let's face it, it's a tough course! George supplied me with motivation and good vibes - it was really good to skate with you! (again)

tanya g · Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 9:04 am Subject: