For ride leaders, probably the most difficult part of planning a ride is finding somewhere suitable for a lunch stop. The latest Stockport Community Cycling Club ride to Cotebrook certainly lived up to this. Sarah was down to lead this ride. Since it was Mother’s Day we decided that our usual lunch stop for the ride Cotebrook Shire Horse Centre would be too busy to accommodate our longer ride numbers, usually around 15-16 riders, so we decided to look for…
Sunday 8th March was the Trafford 10k 2015. It was a race that was part of the Bramhall Runners race series. However the weekend hadn’t started to well – when I got home from work on Friday , I was incredibly tired and seemed to get more so as the night went on. We had planned to go on the cycle club ride on the Saturday but had to decide against it because I was so tired. We decided on…
As you may be aware that whilst most of our posts are cycling related Sarah and I also like to do a bit of running too. We don’t publish too many posts since most of our running is fairly mundane – and its not easy to take photos when running! However we have a few events coming up throughout the year and thought you might be interested in our running schedule for 2015. Sunday 8th March – Trafford 10k This popular event is…
Following an enjoyable stay at Ordiefork in Midmar it was time to head back home. However Sarah and I decided to prolong our break a little longer by taking an overnight stop at Bamburgh. Bamburgh is of course best known for its castle and we had cycled past it on our Coast and Castles South tour a few years previously. We were staying at The Sunningdale Hotel near to the castle. After booking in we decided on a little walk. It was rather…
Our second day at Ordiefork opened with wintry conditions outside. Not ideal conditions for a walk in the hills (though some may disagree). We decided to visit a nearby National Trust for Scotland property – Crathes Castle and Estate. The Estate was once part of the Royal Forest of Drum. In 1323, following Robert the Bruce’s successful campaign against the English as part of his rewarding families that fought with him, he granted the lands of Leys to Alexander Burnard….
