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The ride to Etherow Lake 2015 is a regular fixture on the Stockport Community Cycling Club calendar. Whilst it is without doubt a pleasant and enjoyable route, it is not one that usually lives long in the memory. However the ride this particular weekend would prove to be incident packed. We met at the Lapwing Centre in Brinnington. We began by briefly cycling through Reddish Vale Park. We made our way through Woodley. And then picked up the Peak Forest Canal. Through Woodley tunnel. We…

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A New Years Day Stroll Around Etherow

7 January 2013 Andy

I hadn’t been to Etherow Country Park for many years, and yet it seems over the last twelve months I have been numerous times. This latest visit was for a New Years Day stroll with fellow members of Stockport Family Church which we have recently started attending. For Sarah and I this also proved an interesting repeat of a walk we completed earlier in the year when the season was somewhat different! It was a somewhat muddy walk but no less…

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Etherow Country Park

26 June 2012 Andy

Sarah and I love cycling. We do a lot of it, and are always thinking about the next cycle ride we can go on. Just occasionally though we like to do something else. So last weekend when we had a bike ride free day we decided to use the opportunity for a walk around one of our local parks. It was great! It also gave us the opportunity to practice our photography. Etherow Country Park is more often than not thought of by…

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Cycle it to Etherow Lake

1 March 2012 Andy

Saturday morning once again saw us out with Stockport Community Cycling Club. Sarah nearly didn’t make it. Still struggling for energy following her recent illness, she considered staying at home. Maybe getting some fresh air would help she finally decided however. So we met up with a small band of trusty club riders at the Lapwing Centre, Brinnington for the last club ride before Christmas. We began by heading out towards Bredbury and Romiley. At Romiley we got in to…

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