Committee Alan McLean Posted August 8, 2007 Committee Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 Was it a farm or an old ordnance railway depot? Whatever was there appears to have gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie Blom Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 Been going to and from formacken est but will have a look later on @ lunch time. You out wi the Renfrew tonight Alan?? See you later fo so and thats without my panniers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Committee Alan McLean Posted August 9, 2007 Author Committee Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 Stevie Can't do Renfrew bunch but please post their current leaving times from the bogs in case I miss the 6pm Braehead bunch on Tuesday. is it 1845 or 1900? Anyway I think Tue and Thurs would be very hard work. If you (or any lurkers) are commuting tomorrow and want some company I'll wait for 2 minutes from 0745 at the junction of West Glen Road and Barochan Road. Heading south/east past Formakin, Bishopton, Renfrew and Govan. If I'm not there by 0747 then I'm either very late or in a big, comfy car with Five Live on the radio and knocking cyclists into gutters. So don't wait around. Regards] Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougie Da Rosa Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 Alan,might see you on the road down renfra' way in the morning,although how you will get from there to renfrew in time to see me leaving would be a site to behold!!,I leave at 7.45ish near town centre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Committee Alan McLean Posted August 9, 2007 Author Committee Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 Formakin to Renfrew in five minutes? Easy, I'll just sit on Mr blom's wheel. (If anyone wants to meet up a bit earlier/later on this route then please post or PM me and I might change the time . I've met a few commuters but we all tend to have our own agendas in the morning) Did you get a new bike? and do you know what Georgetown was/is? A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougie Da Rosa Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 Yes I did,and never met the man!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie Blom Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 Alan, renfra Bunch last night departed the Meeting point 7pm , normally we all hang about the Bishopton road for 1845 - 7pm to make sure you get on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennyS Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 Georgetown almost defined http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgetown_railway_station Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennyS Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 Multimap has Georgetown on the south side of what everyone locally knows as the Georgetown Road which does't officially seem to exist http://www.multimap.com/maps/#t=l&map=55.87179,-4.49156|14|4&loc=GB:55.87179:-4.49156:14|georgetown|Georgetown,%20Renfrewshire,%20PA3%203 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Committee Alan McLean Posted August 10, 2007 Author Committee Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 Kenny Thank you for the Wikipedia reference. It seems that Georgetown itself has gone for almost 50 years. I wonder if generations of JWCC have kept the name alive. It doesn't appear on my OS map. Stevie Thanks for the info. I'll try to get out on a Thursday before the end of "summer". How does it compare to the Tuesday 6pm run? faster?slower? More/less folk? Maybe see you on Tuesday. Regards Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davd Jack Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 There used to be a small estate of wooden bungalows that I believe housed the management personnel of Bishopton Factory. They must have disappeared in the late 50's very early 60's. Thanks for Sunday Kenny despite the weather,sponsorship sheets are now £100 with the BA match still to come next weekend so shouldn't do too badly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie Blom Posted August 11, 2007 Report Share Posted August 11, 2007 Alan, Thursday night was the fastest renfrew run EVER! Speed was hardly below 30mph over drags and bunch was splitting every where. Its much faster than the Tri night there are many top riders all putting in a big effort. Bunch is also larger with all sorts of age groups with alot of experience. Defo worth if you could manage out will keep your wits about you riding in a fast bunch. You have an option over the clune brae - you can take the so called short cut @ the 2nd roundabout down the west instead of the going up the clune at 3rd turn port glasgow. Few riders take the short cut - can be harder with a heed wind by the way!!! Get a good warm up though before you tag on !! See you on the road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Committee Alan McLean Posted August 12, 2007 Author Committee Report Share Posted August 12, 2007 "Its much faster than the Tri night" OMG; I can barely keep up on a Tuesday. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hamilton Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 There is a fair chance that Georgetown was named after George Houston. " In 1781, George Houstoun. Esq., Laird of Johnstone, decided to build a whole new town. Some of the main industries in the district at that time were: agriculture, coal-mining, spinning, weaving and quarrying. George had developed agriculture, coal mining and quarrying on his large estate and now on the eve of the industrial revolution; he turned his attention to planning and building the town. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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