The first Stockport Community Cycling Club Festive Ride proved extremely popular. So, this Festive Ride 2021 was an enhanced version of what has quickly become an annual, must repeat, fixture on the club ride calendar. As we continue to navigate our way through the coronavirus pandemic, this year we had two groups. Andy S led the first group … While I led group 2, with Jim the back-leader … It was a cool, though bright wintry morning. The two groups…
The final Stockport Community Cycling Club ride before Christmas saw a hardy group of riders meet at Torkington Park in Hazel Grove for the Poynton Circular route. Compared to recent years this Christmas has so far proved relatively mild, and so it was on this occasion, though there was a bit of a stiff breeze to contend with. I was leading today’s ride, and Sarah was due to be the back-leaders. Sadly Sarah was still struggling with the cough that…
Christmas Day Having spent Christmas Eve daytime travelling down to Boscombe including a brief detour to Stratford-Upon-Avon, we finally arrived on the south coast just after 6.00pm, somewhat later than we intended. My brother Chris had informed me that we were going round for a meal at the Verger’s house at 7.00pm. No chance of stopping off at the hotel first then, that would have to wait! It was the first of three Christmas feasts. We arrived at my brothers,…
