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Cycling in Gosport over the last 100 years – a presentation by Eric Thomas
Heritage Open Day: Cycling is obviously in Eric’s blood as his grandfather was a champion cyclist! Eric got his first bike as a reward for passing the 11+ and has been rolling along ever since. He reckons he has probably cycled enough miles to get to the Moon and back!
Eric’s talk and photos go right back to 1897 when a cycling club was formed at the Victoria Hotel (now the Bun Penny) in Lee. In 1906 the Gosport Cycling Club opened and after the First World War a club formed called Newtown
Thu 7 Sep:1600 - 1700. Free Entry.
Gosport Discovery Centre, High Street, Gosport, Hampshire PO12 1BT
Thu 7 Sep 2017
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