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The Stockport Community Cycling Club hilly rides are always popular events. And Andy S’s hilly rides have become almost de-facto. Thus, this latest cycle ride indicating a few lumps to climb on our journey to Buxton was highly anticipated. Daunting? Perhaps. Challenging? Certainly. Rewarding? Definitely! We were promised a day of mixed weather when we met in Disley. Sarah was due to back-lead this ride. However, she has been struggling with pain in the foot, which has increasingly become acuter. After…

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76084 Steam Train in Stockport

25 February 2017 Sarah

The locomotive 76084 steam train came to Stockport today on it’s way to Buxton. It is not too often that there is steam train in Stockport, so we had to go and see it! The 76084 along with the 45690 locomotive were pulling a spar express to Buxton as a private charter. After a 10 minute stop at Stockport, it was time for the train to continue its journey on to Buxton amid great clouds of steam. The 76084 loco…

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Monyash – Cycling the Buxton Fringe and Millers Dale

12 October 2015 Andy

The Stockport Community Cycling Club calendar traditionally includes a couple of longer rides that are not necessarily much longer than regular rides (this cycle ride to Monyash was just over 34 miles for instance), but what they lack in distance they make up for with he amount of climbing. And when it comes to putting together and leading ‘hilly’ rides the king is undoubtedly Andy Shaw. A surprisingly small group of just seven of us met at Whaley Bridge on a…

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To Whaley Bridge – The Hilly Way

29 March 2013 Andy

There are a number of ways to get to Whaley Bridge from Hazel Grove. Straight up the A6 is a bit of a long slog, but not too bad. Peeling off the A6 at High Lane and using the canal cuts down the slog but is a bit circuitous. It is however flat. Neither of these however get the muscles and heart working for long. The route via Jacksons Edge Road and Buxton Old Road however is another matter! So…

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Youlgreave

23 October 2012 Andy

The last time this ride appeared in the Stockport Community Cycling Club calendar it ended up being abandoned half way round as a washout. So there had been a lot of speculation throughout the week regarding the likely weather conditions for the weekend, especially the possibility that it was going to be cold. In the event extreme cold weather conditions didn’t materialise, but they were replaced by damp conditions instead – though thankfully it was drizzle rather than driving wind…

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