Merri-bek BUG

Lilydale to Warburton Rail Trail Ride

Date: 24 and 25 of March 2012

Where and when to meet?

Option 1: Meet us at the Noise Bar (corner of Upfield Path and Albert Street), 9:00 am Saturday and ride to Flinders Street Station together, OR

Option 2: Meet us in front of the last carriage on platform 3 in Flinders Street Station. The train to Lilydale leaves at 9:50 am.
OR

Option 3: Make your way to Lilydale at your own leisure and preferred mode of transport and meet us in Lilydale.

Ride leader: Bill (bakercawte@westnet.com.au)

Description: Ride on the rail trail from Lilydale to Warburton (one way 40 km), bring tents and stay overnight at the caravan park (or make other arrangements. The pub is quite nice.) Nice easy pace, gentle gradients. Stop at the odd cafe or three. Children, families and infrequent riders welcome.

If you want to join the ride please register your interest with Bill who is gonna be the ride leader. His email address is bakercawte@westnet.com.au. Likewise, if you have any questions about the ride or need further information don’t hesitate to contact him.

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Here is the long awaited and patiently longed for list with upcoming BUG rides in the near future. So get your calendar out and mark the dates! Further details will be provided closer to the respective rides.

Lilydale to Warburton Rail Trail – Ride Date: 24 & 25 March 2012 (overnight stay in Warburton)
Ride on the rail trail from Lilydale to Warburton, bring tents and stay overnight at the caravan park (or make other arrangements. The pub is quite nice.) Nice easy pace, gentle gradients. Stop at the odd cafe or three. Children, families and infrequent riders welcome.

Cinema Nova Mystery Ride – Date: 16 April 2012
Ride at a leisurely pace to the Nova cinema, watch a mystery movie that will be on (the Nova hasn’t finalised the program yet) and have a drink and/ or snack beforehand.

ANZAC Glow Stick Ride – Date: 25 April 2012
Ride to the Hotel Esplanade in St. Kilda and enjoy music and drinks and good company.

Airport & Woodlands Homestead Ride – Date: 20 May 2012
We will ride to the airport for a latte and then on to the Woodlands Homestead for a picnic. The return journey will be through the Bandicoot Reserve and Gellibrand Hill. A stop at the bakery at Old Broady is certainly a possibility.

Winter Solstice Afternoon Tea Ride – Date: 23 June 2012
Ride at a leisurely pace to the Abbotsford Convent/Collingwood Children’s Farm for some afternoon tea.

Regards,
Julia & all Ride Leaders.

The next BUG meeting will be held on 22 Thursday March.

At the February meeting a motion was passed to set up a ‘working party’ with the aim to work on the invigoration of the BUG. Since then there has been no time to follow up on this matter (due to the involvement in the Sydney Road Street Party and the Moreland Bike count). We will use the time at tomorrow’s meeting to allocate tasks to people who are interested in helping out.

The meeting starts at 7.00 pm at the Edinburgh Castle Hotel – 681 Sydney Road, Brunswick (in the dining room next to the courtyard).
Food and drinks can be purchased there.

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Today is the Moreland cycling count day where we work with council to count cyclists at 30 different locations throughout Moreland. You might see some volunteers counting so feel free to clap and cheer and if you have a spare minute maybe asking if they would like a ‘convenience break’.