Sherwood Cycling Club
Jack Sharp - 50 Years On
This page is dedicated to the memory of Albert Sharp - July 1931 - November 1989
Last year a former member of the Sherwood CC, Jack Sharp was searching the internet and found our website, while reading an article called Albert and the rock, this short story re-lived the antics of loading riders saddlebags with heavy rocks to slow them down!!! (can you imagine if you did that to Doris!!!), this was published in the December 2001 edition of Acorn news and was written by John Watson, the main character was about an ex-member called Albert Sharp, this was Jack's late brother.
This prompted Jack to contact Sherwood CC via the website and after several email conversations he sent in a story of his own, recalling his fond memories of the club during the early fifties, this was published in the April 2002 edition of the Acorn news.
Through this contact Jack sent me many pictures of Albert, Eunice & John "Watto" Watson, Trevor Savage, Geof Key, Cliff Rowbotham during club runs, races etc, I also received copies of the Acorn News from that era, all this club history was saved and kept in good condition by Albert. I duly copied all the photos on a hi-res scanner to get a good copy for the website (of which I also let Jack has a CD ROM copy as well). Jack also gave me the old Acorn News, result sheets, newspaper clippings (one of which talk about some chap called Frank Beale trying to get under the hour for a '25'!!!), these documents are very interesting, they still talk about racing on the courses we still use today, club dinners and stories of what everyone got up to.
I received a phone call one evening from Geof who wanted to get into contact with Jack and that is what he did!!!
Since Jack's initial contact he has had re-unions, which have bridged a 50 year gap, with some of his old friends from this era, June and Walt Wilson, Geof and Audrey Key and he has contacted John Elliott in New Zealand, Alan Dowlman, John & Eunice Watson via email.
If you can fill in any of the blanks or have other pictures related to the Sherwood Cycling Club from any time period that can be put on this website, please contact me on sherwood.cc@btinternet.com
(Jack Sharp & Geof Key 1953 and 2003)
The following photos were kindly lent to me by Jack, if anyone in the club is interested in having a look at the old acorn news etc, then please let me know.
RAF Newton 51 miles -- L to R Geof Key, Pete Carr, Jack Sharp, Trev Savage, Brian Harrison and Alan Dowlman. Jack knew the young lady in the background, thinks she was Hilary.
Trev (L) and somebody sprinting for the line in Nottingham Forest Circuit
Albert suffering on 26th June 1955
Sherwood Club Dinner 1949 - L to R Dennis Wealthall, Albert and Jack (aged 16)
Celebrating at Trev's 21st, Walt, Watto & Eunice can be seen down in the left corner. I think Albert is examining the girl's teeth, Kath & Cliff Rowbotham, Trev with the specs, not sure of the others. The young boy could be Trev's brother Rodney
Albert and Callo
Frank Beale coming home alone..... who is this man?
"The Mob" L to R - Trev Savage, Walt & June Wilson, Jack and Albert
Trev Savage breaks Nottm - Boston - Nottm Record, between Bert Morris and Trev is Jack, through the left gap is Johnny Pressman, Right of Trev is Allen Allwood and Ray Rowbotham
Club run to Edwinstowe L to R - Eunice Waton, Horizontal could be Kath Rowbotham then June, Watto, Walt and Albert
Club run to Ilam Hall L to R - Geof Key, Jack Sharp, Roy Austin, John Elliott?, Dereck Hall, Dolly, Barry Wealthall & Roy Marston
Club run, L to R - June, Dolly, Albert, Walt, Geof Hallam, Callo and the other 2 not sure about
Club run to Edwinstowe, L to R - John Elliot (I think), Albert, June, Kath Rowbotham, Watto, Cliff Rowbotham and Eunice
Jack suffering on RAF Newton Mass Start in August 1952
Jack finishing Long Eaton CC Open '25' 1951 (1:07:31), Event was won by Dave Weston in 01:04:12
Cliff Rowbotham & Eunice Watson at Trev Savage's 21st. Albert over Cliff's shoulder, June next to Eunice, taken in 1956