Skip to Content
Woolwich CC
Home
About
News
The Club
Calendar
Club Kit
Coaches & Team
Join Us
Club Rides
Membership
Racing
Senior +
Race Report 2025
Junior Race Report 2025
Gallery
WCC Under 18s
Under 18s Racing
Woolwich Youth Development Pathway
Coaching
Roll of Honour
Manny Robertson
Contact
Archive
Past News 2025
Race Report 2024
Past News pre 2025
FHHV Youth Team Track Champs 2023
WCC Youth Pathway Season 2022/23
Go-ride to Glentress
Open Day 2023
0
0
Woolwich CC
Home
About
News
The Club
Calendar
Club Kit
Coaches & Team
Join Us
Club Rides
Membership
Racing
Senior +
Race Report 2025
Junior Race Report 2025
Gallery
WCC Under 18s
Under 18s Racing
Woolwich Youth Development Pathway
Coaching
Roll of Honour
Manny Robertson
Contact
Archive
Past News 2025
Race Report 2024
Past News pre 2025
FHHV Youth Team Track Champs 2023
WCC Youth Pathway Season 2022/23
Go-ride to Glentress
Open Day 2023
0
0
Home
Folder: About
Back
News
The Club
Calendar
Club Kit
Coaches & Team
Folder: Join Us
Back
Club Rides
Membership
Folder: Racing
Back
Senior +
Race Report 2025
Junior Race Report 2025
Gallery
Folder: WCC Under 18s
Back
Under 18s Racing
Woolwich Youth Development Pathway
Coaching
Folder: Roll of Honour
Back
Manny Robertson
Contact
Folder: Archive
Back
Past News 2025
Race Report 2024
Past News pre 2025
FHHV Youth Team Track Champs 2023
WCC Youth Pathway Season 2022/23
Go-ride to Glentress
Open Day 2023
Guest User 28/11/2022 Guest User 28/11/2022

John white

Read More
Guest User 06/11/2022 Guest User 06/11/2022

kca reliability trial 2022

Read More
Guest User 04/11/2022 Guest User 04/11/2022

Youth race secretary annual report October 2022

Read More
Guest User 12/10/2022 Guest User 12/10/2022

22/10/2022 - cyclopark 10 mile tt

Read More
Guest User 18/09/2022 Guest User 18/09/2022

club AGM 06/10/2022, 20:00h

Read More
Guest User 16/08/2022 Guest User 16/08/2022

KCA 25 mile 3-up TTT 14/08/2022

Read More
Guest User 11/07/2022 Guest User 11/07/2022

Woolwich hosts kca 3up ttt 14/08/2022

Read More
Guest User 11/07/2022 Guest User 11/07/2022

India-Rose Osborne receives the SLGRRL u12 champion trophy 2022.

Read More
Guest User 27/06/2022 Guest User 27/06/2022

Track session 24/08/2022 (20:00h - 22:00h)

Read More
Guest User 19/10/2021 Guest User 19/10/2021

club day at cyclopark

Read More
Guest User 16/09/2021 Guest User 16/09/2021

Club track day 16/10/2021

Read More
Guest User 29/04/2021 Guest User 29/04/2021

Return to racing spring 2021

Read More
Guest User 18/11/2020 Guest User 18/11/2020

BC announce 2021 youth & junior road season dates

Read More
Newer Posts

SAD NEWS!

Club Stalwart and Legend John (Twiggy) Branch passed away September 17th following a short illness, and has left us to 'Go on ahead'

As the news spread and tales are re-counted by those who knew or rode with him, some have come to the surface. Memories and tales of a true club member.

John appeared and joined the Woolwich in 1957 quickly making his mark amongst the great bunch of members of the day.

He raced whenever and wherever he could, mixing road and track, (not too fond of TT's ) but dabbled with some if held on hard courses.

He quickly got the reputation of being a 'hardman' who could mix it with the best riders around at that time.

The photo shown is from Vin Denson's biography with our Twigs, Denson, and Hugh Porter,  who went on to ride the Tour amd win World Championships.

A club mate and team member of the time, Reg Smith recalls some epic tales of the training rides and travels to events.

Training? Base miles, riding daily from Gravesend to Fleet St. where he worked 'In the Print' backed up by the evening tear ups or racing at Brands and Herne Hill.

Twigs was selected by the BCF and rode two Tour of Britains, and the Isle of Man International, mixing it with the leading continentals of the day.

He raced anywhere he could get to, and Reg recalls when they were invited to an event in the Midlands. (In the days before motorways) Twiggy turned up on his motor bike and sidecar with his future wife Betty.

So the set up was Twiggy Riding, Betty, the bikes in/on the sidecar and Reg, riding pillion . Epic! But don't think they did too well.

There are many more tales and John/Twiggy leaves us with memories of A Really Great Guy and Club Member for 68 years.

Thanks Twiggy,  R.I.P.

Your  Woolwich CC. Clubmates.

Funeral Details are below;

Thursday October 30th. 12.00 noon.  Vintner Park Crematorium, Bearstead Rd, Maidstone, ME14 5LG.

 

Follow us