Ernie Spray


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Official Roles

Name Role Year Notes Source

Ernie Spray Vice President 1983 1983 Handbook
Ernie Spray Timekeeper 1983 1983 Handbook
Ernie Spray Life Member 1983 1983 Handbook
Ernie Spray Treasurer 1973 1973 Membership Card
Ernie Spray East Sussex CA President 1995 Result sheet
Ernie Spray Treasurer 1970 1970 Handbook
Ernie Spray Treasurer 1961 1961 Handbook
Ernie Spray Treasurer 1954 1954 Handbook
Ernie Spray Treasurer 1957 1957 Handbook
Ernie Spray Treasurer 1959 1959 Handbook
Ernie Spray Treasurer 1964 1964 Handbook
Ernie Spray Treasurer 1965 1965 Handbook
Ernie Spray Committee 1977 Observer Report
Ernie Spray President Fellowship of Kent and Sussex Cyclists 1987 Menu
Ernie Spray President Fellowship of Kent and Sussex Cyclists 1988 Menu
Ernie Spray Founder Member Fellowship of 1066 Longmarkers 1984 Meeting Minutes

Time Trial Results

 

Note: Tri = Tricycle; Tan = Tandem; TT = Tandem Tricycle

Rider
(Gender/Category)
Time
Position
Event
Distance      Course
Year

Ernie Spray 1h 29m 51s
East Sussex CA Hardriders 17 miles 5 March 1995
17 miles      G896
1995
Ernie Spray 1h 28m 30s
Club 30 miles 24 May 1936
30 miles     
1936
Ernie Spray 1h 12m 11s
Club 25 miles 3 May 1936
25 miles     
1936
Ernie Spray 2h 19m 47s
Club 19 miles 29 March 1936
19 miles      Rye - Hythe - Rye
1936
Ernie Spray 1h 13m 10s
Club 25 miles 25 August 1935
25 miles     
1935
Ernie Spray 2h 39m 24s
Club 50 miles 11 August 1935
50 miles     
1935
Ernie Spray 3h 00m 31s
Club 50 miles 1 September 1946
50 miles      Rye-Ashford-Hythe-Rye
1946
Ernie Spray 2h 15m 11s
Club 42 miles 30 June 1946
42 miles      Rye - Hythe - Rye
1946
Ernie Spray 2h 17m 51s
Club Rye - Hythe - Rye 27 May 1945
Rye - Hythe - Rye
1945
Ernie Spray 1h 13m 58s
Club 25 miles 24 June 1945
25 miles      Romney Marsh (25)
1945
Ernie Spray 1h 21m 38s
Club 25 miles 26 May 1946
25 miles      Romney Marsh (25)
1946
Ernie Spray 30m 06s
Club 10 miles 28 April 1946
10 miles      Rye
1946
Ernie Spray 29m 43s
Club 10 miles 20 April 1947
10 miles      Rye
1947
Ernie Spray 2h 13m 31s
Club 42 miles 11 May 1947
42 miles      Rye - Hythe - Rye
1947
Ernie Spray 01m 45s
Club Hill Climb Chick Hill 12 October 1947
Chick Hill
1947

Newspaper Articles

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Date
Newspaper
Article

20/11/1976
Hastings Observer
55
Hastings and St Leonards Cycling Club's officers for the coming year were elected at the annual meeting at the Cambridge Hotel on Monday. They were: President and chairman, A, Coleman [Arthur Coleman]; secretary, Mrs E. Carpenter [Esther Carpenter]; vice-chairman. R, Powell [Ron Powell]; treasurer, A Coleman [Arthur Coleman]; racing secretary, J. Southerden [Jack Southerden]; club captain, D. Morris [Dave Morris]; committee, E. Spray [Ernie Spray], P. Baker [Peter Baker] and J. Lawrence [John Lawrence].

Documents

This is a list of documents held in the database. This does not include start and result sheets. These can be accessed via the results page or through the Clubs Page

Document
Type
Club/Association Date

Membership List 1983
List  (Index #: 1862)
1983
Handbook 1954 Esther Rolleston
Handbook  (Index #: 1582)
1954
Handbook 1957 Esther Rolleston
Handbook  (Index #: 1578)
1957
Handbook 1959 C Croft
Handbook  (Index #: 1574)
1959
Handbook 1964
Handbook  (Index #: 1573)
1964
Handbook 1965
Handbook  (Index #: 1572)
1965
Club Dinner 1966
Result Sheet  (Index #: 2037)
Hastings and St.Leonards CC 29/01/1966
Club Dinner Menu 27 January 1973
Menu  (Index #: 1263)
Hastings and St.Leonards CC 27/01/1973
Club Dinner Menu 25 January 1975
Menu  (Index #: 1262)
Hastings and St.Leonards CC 25/01/1975
Club Dinner Menu 29 January 1977
Menu  (Index #: 1412)
Hastings and St.Leonards CC 29/01/1977
Club Meeting 15 May 1978 hand written extract
Note  (Index #: 1871)
15/05/1978
Club Dinner Menu 27 January 1979
Menu  (Index #: 1199)
Hastings and St.Leonards CC 27/01/1979
Club Senior Record 10 miles 31 December 1979, 25 mile Junior Record 1979 25 miles, 25 mile Senior...
meeting  (Index #: 2608)
Hastings and St.Leonards CC 1/10/1979
Club Dinner Menu 26 January 1980
Menu  (Index #: 1198)
Hastings and St.Leonards CC 26/01/1980
1982 Club Event List Proposal
List  (Index #: 1448)
1/12/1982
Handbook 1983
Handbook  (Index #: 1453)
1/01/1983
Club Newsletter April 1983
Newsletter  (Index #: 1866)
4/01/1983
Club Newsletter April 1983
Newsletter  (Index #: 590)
1/04/1983
Fellowship Kent Sussex Cyclists Lunch 26 April 1987
Menu  (Index #: 1209)
Fellowship Kent and Sussex Cyclists 26/04/1987
Fellowship Kent Sussex Cyclists Lunch 24 April 1988
Menu  (Index #: 1208)
Fellowship Kent and Sussex Cyclists 24/04/1988
1991 club time trials calender.
Note  (Index #: 1285)
1/01/1991
Club Newsletter January 1994
Newsletter  (Index #: 1791)
1/01/1994
Club Newsletter March 1994 duplicate
Newsletter  (Index #: 1824)
1/03/1994
Handbook 1996
Handbook  (Index #: 1455)
1/01/1996

Images

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Date      Caption      Event

This seems to be the 1958 St Leonards to Worthing reliability trial. In Jack's book covering 1957 to 1976 he mentions 17 started on the ride and 14 completed it. This appears to be the 13 on the steps of Worthing Town Hall with the 14th taking the photograph. Tony Langridge, Nick Price, Lyn Chambers, Arthur Coleman, Unknown, Unknown, Colin Sinden, Michael Lingham, Ted Coussens (on steps), Esther Rolleston, Ernie Spray, Jack Southerden, Richard Lingham
Image #34

This could be the finish of the 1958 St Leonards to Worthing reliability trial.Ted Coussens, Bob French, Tony Langridge, Jack Southerden, Colin Sinden, Esther Rolleston, Lyn Chambers, Unknown, Richard Lingham, Michael Lingham, Arthur Coleman, Percy Bliss, Unknown, Malcolm Gardner, Ernie Spray
Image #35

Club Dinner (poss 1960). Foreground: Lyn Chambers, Ian May, Ken Stevens (Eastbourne Rovers CC). Top Table: Ted Harrison (Medway RC), Percy Bliss, Wilf Baker, Jack Southerden, Fred Martin. Frederick March Table 2: Ted Coussens, Ron Powell, Ernie Spray, Esther Carpenter, Maurice Carpenter Table 3: Bill Collins (Eastbourne Rovers CC) Table 4: Arthur Coleman, Ben Coleman, Dennis Coleman, Wendy Oliver, Alan Oliver
Image #44

Ernie Spray in 1947 East Sussex Hardriders
Image #56

This could be he start of the 1958 St Leonards to Worthing reliability trial. In Jack's book covering 1957 to 1976 he mentions 17 started on the ride. Back row: Colin Sinden, Malcom Gardener, Unknown, Jack Southerden, Richard Lingham, Nick Price, unknown, Bob French and Percy Bliss, Front row: Unknown Tony Langridge, Lyn Chambers, Arthur Coleman, Ernie Spray, Ted Coussens, Esther Rolleston, Michael Lingham. Seafront in front of Queens Hotel
Image #77

(FR) Len Hughes, Fred Martin, Ted Coussens. (Second Row) Stephen Carpenter, Esther Carpenter, (Back Row) Dennis Coleman, Ernie Spray, Maurice Carpenter, Bill Collins (Eastbourne Rovers CC). Club Dinner probably 1970
Image #256

Club Dinner 29 January 1966. Fred Martin, Esther and Maurice Carpenter, Ernie Spray and Dave Morris
Image #314

1978 Club Dinner. Maurice Carpenter, Esther Carpenter, Tim Carpenter, Stephen Carpenter, Martin Chambers, Peter Baker, Arthur Coleman, Dennis Coleman, Richard Longley, John Lawrence, Ernie Spray, and John Ashdown
Image #336

Len Hughes, Frederick March, Ernie Spray
Image #352

Club Dinner. Esther Carpenter, Bill Collins, Fred Martin, Ron and Sid Powell, Ted Coussens, Ernie Spray, Pete Crowsley, Ted Harrison, Jack Southerden Poss mid 1960s
Image #518

Club Dinner 27 January 1979 - Alan Limbrey (Sussex Nomads), Esther Carpenter, Maurice Carpenter, Pam Spray, Ernie Spray, Jon Ashdown, David Ashdown, Alan Brooks, Sandie Brooks, Tim Carpenter, Stephen Carpenter, Dominic Windsor, Brian Mockridge, Neil Mockridge, Judy Mockridge, Audrey Morris, Peter Baker
Image #532

Club Dinner 27 January 1979 - Alan Limbrey (Sussex Nomads), Esther Carpenter, Maurice Carpenter, Pam Spray, Ernie Spray, Jon Ashdown, David Ashdown, Dennis Coleman, Veronica Heywood (Southborough Wheelers), Peter Wall (Southborough Wheelers)
Image #533

Club Dinner Date Unknown - Dave Morris, Audrey Morris, Dave Ashdown, Dennis Neeves, Joyce Coleman, Arthur Coleman, Esther Carpenter, Bill Collins (Eastbourne Rovers CC), Ernie Spray and Pam Spray
Image #534

Fellowship of 1066 Longmarkers Founder Members. (Back Row) Dennis Coleman, Esther Carpenter, Sid Powell, Colin Sinden, (Front Row) Ernie Spray, Joyce Coleman (Associate member and Fellowship Secretary), Barbara Powell, Arthur Coleman
Image #606

Fellowship 1066 Longmarkers Tea Ash Tree Inn 16 December 1990. Connie Longley, Ernie Spray Esther Carpenter
Image #608

Fellowship 1066 Longmarkers Tea Ash Tree Inn 16 December 1990. Connie Longley, Ernie Spray Esther Carpenter
Image #609

Fellowship 1066 Longmarkers Tea Ash Tree Inn 13 December 1992. Audery Morris, Dave Morris, Ernie Spray, Esther Carpenter
Image #610

Fellowship 1066 Longmarkers Tea Ash Tree Inn (possibly 1980s). Ron Powell, Joyce Coleman, Tim Carpenter, Dennis Coleman, Ernie Spray, Esther Carpenter
Image #611

Fellowship 1066 Longmarkers Tea Ash Tree Inn 18 December 1988. Dennis Coleman, Ernie Spray, Joyce Coleman, Arthur Coleman, Esther Carpenter
Image #616

Fellowship 1066 Longmarkers Dinner Yelton Hotel (date UnKnown). Joyce Coleman, Esther Carpenter, Ernie Spray, Arthur Coleman, Dennis Coleman, George Jenkins
Image #617

Fellowship 1066 Longmarkers Tea Ash Tree Inn 17 December 1989. Ron Powell, Ernie Spray, Joyce Coleman, Arthur Coleman
Image #620

Fellowship 1066 Longmarkers Tea Ash Tree Inn 13 December 1987. (Back Row) Audrey Morris, Ron Powell, Colin Sinden, Tim Carpenter (Front Row) Dennis Coleman, Ernie Spray, Esther Carpenter
Image #624

Fellowship 1066 Longmarkers Tea Ash Tree Inn 13 December 1987. Dennis Coleman, Ernie Spray, Colin Sinden, Esther Carpenter, Tim Carpenter, Joyce Coleman, Arthur Coleman, Ruth Sinden
Image #625

Fellowship 1066 Longmarkers Tea Ash Tree Inn (Date not Known). Joyce Coleman, Esther Carpenter, Ernie Spray, Arthur Coleman, Dennis Coleman, George Jenkins
Image #629

Fellowship 1066 Longmarkers Dinner Yelton Hotel 30 January 1988. Audrey Morris, Ernie Spray, Esther Carpenter, John Tobin, Mrs Tobin
Image #634

Fellowship 1066 Longmarkers Dinner Yelton Hotel 30 January 1988. Pam Spray, Ernie Spray, Esther Carpenter, Guest of Honour
Image #635


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