Saturday was the SCCC AGM which was held at the new Brinnington Park Leisure Centre. After the cycling club AGM we went for a ride to Portland Basin. We set off out of Brinnington towards Bredbury Park Industrial Estate. Passing the Mill Lane Recreation Ground, where there was a football match in progress. At Woodley we got onto the Peak Forest Canal. Some of us enjoyed a break in the sunshine whilst Mark’s puncture was repaired. All repaired, we set…
Following the cycling club AGM it was the SCCC Portland Basin ride on Saturday. We set off from Stockport Sports Village in Woodley, where the AGM had been held. We went through Haughton Dale basically following the Rive Tame. We crossed over the River Tame, using the bridge at the bottom of Gibraltar Lane and made our way to the Peak Forrest Canal. We followed the Peak Forest Canal for a while. At one point we had to cross over…
Saturday was the Stockport Community Cycling Club AGM followed by a ride from Woodley up to the Portland Basin and back. The AGM was held at Stockport Sports Village in Woodley, so that is where the ride started. There were 8 of us who went on the ride. We set off down towards the River Tame and went down the valley along side it. We then progressed through Haugton Dale We came off the trail and walked up the steps to…
We always enjoy new Stockport Community Cycling Club rides. Crime Lake wasn’t exactly a club new destination, since this was it’s third iteration, but somehow Sarah and I had managed to miss the previous two visits. We were therefore eagerly looking forward to this trip to Oldham. Twenty four club members met at Portland Basin on a cool March morning. We began by making our way through Ashton-Under-Lyme. Soon we picked the Ashton to Oldham Greenway. At Park Bridge there was…
Saturday started out with the weather being overcast as Stockport Community Cycling Club members gathered at Houldsworth Mill in Reddish for a cycle ride to Manchester Velodrome led by Sarah. We began by heading out through Reddish Vale Country Park. After climbing over the M60 at Brinnington we continued through Denton. Sarah on the reccy for this ride, taking a brief rest On the edge of Denton the route went under the M57 as it briefly followed the River…
