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Strong Island Summer Bike Ride – 20th September – 2pm from The Bridge Tavern in Old Portsmouth

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009. Published in Bikes & Cycling, Strong Island by

Hello, hello. I’ve been off the radar for a while so let’s get the Summer Bike Ride in to action huh. Not long now till Southsea Fest & The Bike Ride then Love ALbert Road Day the weekend after.

Feedback seems to point to a longer ride that starts and ends in Old Portsmouth. The BBQ was a good idea but meant people would have to carry food and beer and so forth. So, ride from The Bridge Tavern in Old Portsmouth at 2pm, do the same route as before but extend it up through Eastney and back along Albert Road, Elm Grove and finish at Spice Island & Still & West.

Take a few minutes to check out the ROUTE HERE and leave any feedback. It’s about 8 miles in total and makes for a nice route I think. Sorry for the speedy post but it’s a hectic week. Too little hours in the day etc…

Oh, and there are 187 people confirmed on Facebook. I think it was 150 odd last time and about 80 riders arrived, so lets make it over 100 this time. How good would that be?

You can download the poster HERE and join the Facebook thing HERE.

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8 Comments to Strong Island Summer Bike Ride – 20th September – 2pm from The Bridge Tavern in Old Portsmouth

  1. What time would one get to the Bridge for?

    Pudding Snack! on September 9th, 2009

  2. My bike got stollen last night but still wont miss it – any one got a spare bike?¿

    Sikes on September 9th, 2009

  3. No way Sikes!

    What is going on at the moment????

    Sorry that you lost “Roxanne”, I know she meant a lot to you, she will be very missed on our future rides.

    We’ll find you a new one.

    Pudding Snack! on September 9th, 2009

  4. Damn. Really sorry to hear that mate. Seems pretty bad out there at the moment. Got a pic? I’ll do a post like for Charlie. Might help.

    Tristan on September 9th, 2009

  5. A time would help huh. Ha. 2pm, I’ve updated the post and it’s on the faceache page too.

    Tristan on September 9th, 2009

  6. Roxanne is home :D
    My house mate saw a group of chavy kids out side a shop on it and just took it off them haha, so i am all set :)

    Sikes on September 12th, 2009

  7. [...] studio photo from Southsea from 1910 shows the cycling love, she would have been down for the Strong Island ride this Sunday, no [...]

    Southsea 1910 | Strong Island on September 16th, 2009

  8. lucky man sikes! i can’t do the bike ride, i have stupid sexy work…….. meet everyone after in the pub though!!

    Jules on September 17th, 2009

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Features

The 2nd Strong Island Ale – Dry Dock No. 1

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012. Published in Features, Food & Drink, Strong Island by

As you may know each year we run a home brew competition in February where the winning brew has the opportunity to be brewed by Irving & Co Brewing Co. and sold around the city in the summer. Last year’s brew, the Strong Island Hopper Ale, was hugely successful being one of Inving’s best selling ales and selling out so quickly it went through a second brew run. This year’s winning ale is Dry Dock No. 1, originally brewed by Lee Immins, went on sale in some of Portsmouth and Southsea’s pubs over the weekend.

We spoke to The Hole in The Wall in Southsea who said the new ale went down a storm with it being their best seller on Sunday and with almost two barrels empty by the end of the Bank Holiday weekend. Those guys at the Hole in The Wall and their regular ale drinkers know their stuff so for us this was amazing early news with the ale.

To officially launch Dry Dock No. 1 we are having a launch party with the lovely souls at The Belle Isle on Thursday evening. The ale will be on full flow, come down and try a pint or two. As well as being on sale all around the city the ale will also be available in Chichester’s Belle Isle too, so you can drink it away from home for the first time too.






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The Isle Of Wight Randonnee 2012 – Team Strong Island

Monday, May 7th, 2012. Published in Bikes & Cycling, Features by

Just over a year ago, a group of Strong Islanders were sat on the Isle of Wight ferry on our way to the yearly Randonnee cycling event; 60 miles around the island spread across 5 checkpoints. Whilst on the crossing we couldn’t help but admire various enthusiasts and their custom team jerseys. Fast forward a year and it is my great pleasure to unveil the Strong Island cycling jersey. Made as a one off for the event, the jersey is our way of representing this city and all the values that come with it. Thanks to the combined designing efforts of Chris Ballingall and Tristan Savage, we were able to produce this clean, retro looking jersey that 11 of Southsea’s finest could wear to conquer the island’s endless hills. Well done chaps.

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