Simon_A
Club Member Honorary Life member
< 1984 - 1988 South East Region combined East Sussex and Kent
1989 - 1990 Rebranded as The South Downs
Sussex Coasters (recent) history since 1991.
Ray & Selmar Hurst Reps for the Coasters, meeting at the Sussex Coaster pub in Peacehaven.
Aug 93 ? Dec 94 moved to the Snow Drop Inn, Lewes Assistant rep:- Martin Norris.
Dec 94 ? Jan 98 meeting at the Six Bells, Chiddingly.
Meeting places since 1998: Red Lion Magham Down, Wool Pack Herstmonceux, The Berwick Inn, Cross in Hand, Horseshoe, The Dolphin Hastings, Hastings Angling club, all in the east of the region. The Wig & Pen, Old House at Home, Royal Coach,around the Worthing area, The Kings Head near Chichester briefly, The Dragon Colgate, The Grayhound Tinsley Green, The White Horse Maplehurst. The Frankland Arms Washington, The Castle Inn Bramber.
Current meets The Greenman Ringmer and The Longshore , Shoreham
Simon Ashdown Rep Dec '94 ? Oct '06.
Assistants during the period:- Brian Wood, Pete Pettigrew, Ken Piper, Colin King, Kerry Mersh, Old Bob Wood, Len Payne, Paul Endacott, Steve Baker, Anthony Baker and Phil Curry.
Phil Curry Rep Oct '06 ? Oct 2011.
Assistants during the period:- Ken Piper, Len Payne, Old Bob Wood, Bexx Veness, Mike & Kim Tebbett, Karl Baker, Charlie McNeil, Tim Open.
Tim Open Rep Oct '11 - Apr 2016.
Assistants during the period: - Graham & Wormy (Karen) Pittock, Mike & Kim Tebbett, Karl Baker, Alan Foster, Steve Watson, Chris Hargreaves from 2011
Jim Wootton Rep Apr '16 - present.
Assistants during the period: - Graham Pittock up to 2017, Debbie Kennedy (Treasurer) to 2019 , Chris Hargreaves to 2018 , Colin King to 2019
Pete J Woolfson 2019 -2023, Bob Saunders (treasurer)2019-present
Dave Purl 2023 - present
Bring Your Own bits BBQ,s held at the Six Bells 1997/1998
Triple Rally at The Red Lion Magham Down 1999/2000
Triple Rally at Langney (Eastbourne) 2001 ? present. Covid restrictions from early 2020 meant the Triple Rally were victims of having to cancel 2020 and 2021
2022 Triple continued
2023 Langney sports purchased by local businessman ,lost our mid july date
2024 triple this year end of June
Continuous Harleyquin regional articles since December 1996. Best cover June/July 2002 (The Bums)
http://filedata/fetch?id=1142566&d=1354354509
There was also a local group known as the ?South Downers? that held some rally?s at Hellingly whose history is entwined with the Riders Club and should be included.
It would be nice if any-one else can go back further to the earlier years.
1989 - 1990 Rebranded as The South Downs
Sussex Coasters (recent) history since 1991.
Ray & Selmar Hurst Reps for the Coasters, meeting at the Sussex Coaster pub in Peacehaven.
Aug 93 ? Dec 94 moved to the Snow Drop Inn, Lewes Assistant rep:- Martin Norris.
Dec 94 ? Jan 98 meeting at the Six Bells, Chiddingly.
Meeting places since 1998: Red Lion Magham Down, Wool Pack Herstmonceux, The Berwick Inn, Cross in Hand, Horseshoe, The Dolphin Hastings, Hastings Angling club, all in the east of the region. The Wig & Pen, Old House at Home, Royal Coach,around the Worthing area, The Kings Head near Chichester briefly, The Dragon Colgate, The Grayhound Tinsley Green, The White Horse Maplehurst. The Frankland Arms Washington, The Castle Inn Bramber.
Current meets The Greenman Ringmer and The Longshore , Shoreham
Simon Ashdown Rep Dec '94 ? Oct '06.
Assistants during the period:- Brian Wood, Pete Pettigrew, Ken Piper, Colin King, Kerry Mersh, Old Bob Wood, Len Payne, Paul Endacott, Steve Baker, Anthony Baker and Phil Curry.
Phil Curry Rep Oct '06 ? Oct 2011.
Assistants during the period:- Ken Piper, Len Payne, Old Bob Wood, Bexx Veness, Mike & Kim Tebbett, Karl Baker, Charlie McNeil, Tim Open.
Tim Open Rep Oct '11 - Apr 2016.
Assistants during the period: - Graham & Wormy (Karen) Pittock, Mike & Kim Tebbett, Karl Baker, Alan Foster, Steve Watson, Chris Hargreaves from 2011
Jim Wootton Rep Apr '16 - present.
Assistants during the period: - Graham Pittock up to 2017, Debbie Kennedy (Treasurer) to 2019 , Chris Hargreaves to 2018 , Colin King to 2019
Pete J Woolfson 2019 -2023, Bob Saunders (treasurer)2019-present
Dave Purl 2023 - present
Bring Your Own bits BBQ,s held at the Six Bells 1997/1998
Triple Rally at The Red Lion Magham Down 1999/2000
Triple Rally at Langney (Eastbourne) 2001 ? present. Covid restrictions from early 2020 meant the Triple Rally were victims of having to cancel 2020 and 2021
2022 Triple continued
2023 Langney sports purchased by local businessman ,lost our mid july date
2024 triple this year end of June
Continuous Harleyquin regional articles since December 1996. Best cover June/July 2002 (The Bums)
http://filedata/fetch?id=1142566&d=1354354509
There was also a local group known as the ?South Downers? that held some rally?s at Hellingly whose history is entwined with the Riders Club and should be included.
It would be nice if any-one else can go back further to the earlier years.
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