Special Events

Games and bike maintenance at Caféplus+ in May

Haddenham Cycle Training organises cycle training games and assists with bike maintenance at Cafeplus+ in May.

Caféplus+ is a free fairtrade breakfast café organised by St Mary's Church, Haddenham. It is held on the first Sunday of every month in Haddenham Village Hall from 9.30am to 12noon. St Mary's runs Cafeplus+ as a service to the community to help local people to make contact and to discover church in an informal environment.

Cycle Bus from Haddenham to Lighthouse Thame in July 2011

Do your bit for the environment! Help reduce the traffic queues at Lighthouse! Get some exercise! Free swim at Thame Leisure Centre for all those who cycle or walk to Lighthouse Thame!

What is the Lighthouse Cycle Bus? An accompanied cycle ride between Church End, Haddenham and Lord Williams Upper School, Thame, with a pick up/drop off at Thame Recreation Ground. Qualified cycling instructors from Haddenham Cycle Training will lead the rides every morning and every afternoon from 25th to 29th July.

Who can join the Cycle Bus? Children aged 11 years and over can take part unaccompanied (or younger than 11 if they have achieved Bikeability Level 2). Children aged 8 years and over can take part if accompanied by a parent, as long as they have completed Bikeability Level 1.

Where and when will the Cycle Bus run? The Cycle Bus will leave Church End, Haddenham at approx 9am each morning and will return there at approx 4.30pm each afternoon. Exact start and finish times will be advised after a booking has been made. The Bus will travel to Thame via Kingsey/Towersey and the Phoenix Trail.

In July 2011, a total of 10 children and 5 adults from 6 families joined the Haddenham to Thame Lighthouse Cycle Bus in July. The Bus made 9 journeys (no passengers one day!). That's potentially up to 6 cars a day that did not drive to or from Lighthouse.

Bucks MTB - Family Adventure Challenges

Bucks MTB Mountain Bike Club is organising two events this autumn:

  • In the New Forest on the 17th September 2011 - Cycling and running / walking with your family in the New Forest. What a great way of spending a September Saturday afternoon!
    Imagine if you add in a bit of fun competition searching round the woods for orienteering checkpoints. That is the basic idea of a family adventure challenge.
  • In Wendover Woods on the 22nd October 2011 - Wendover Woods is a stunning location for this Challenge. Wendover Woods sits high in the Chilterns, in fact the highest point in the Chilterns is just outside the wood, with some unbelievable views across the Vale of Aylesbury.
    It is an ideal venue for this event because it offers something for every competitor however big or small. Of course being in the Chilterns means that it is very hilly terrain with some very steep climbs, although don’t worry there will be plenty of checkpoints on the top of the hill.

More information can be found on Bucks MTB website