Having suitably enjoyed a couple of Christmas feasts over the festive season, it was now time to work off some of the excesses. This cycle ride out to Astley was the first step. A small group of us met at our friend Mikes in Stretford. It was surprisingly mild for the time of the year. We began by working our way towards Trafford Park. Then turning into Barton Dock Road and heaading on towards the Trafford Centre. A little further…
As part of Sarah’s birthday celebrations, Sarah and I visited the recently opened RHS Garden Bridgewater. The garden is situated just off the Bridgewater Canal in Worsley. You begin by entering the Worsley Welcome Garden. We then began by exploring the Weston Walled Garden. This was once one of the largest Victorian walled gardens in the UK. RHS Garden Bridgewater is built on the vast estate of the former Worsley New Hall, the former home of the Egerton family. RHS…
Saturday was the SCCC cycle ride to Astley. Andy and I cycled to the start but stopped off at Longford Park for the Stretford Parkrun, which I ran and Andy watched. The cycle ride to Astley started from the car park near the Robbin Hood pub in Stretford. There was quite a good turn out. We set off into Trafford Park, passing Kellogg’s, making our way onto the Bridgewater canal, using the Bridgewater Way. We followed the Bridgewater Canal for…
Monton and Worsley 2015 was this years version of one of Gill H’s most popular Stockport Community Cycling Club rides. It is almost an annual fixture on the club ride list, indeed we wrote a blog post for a previous running of this ride back in 2013. We met at the Robin Hood pub in Stretford. It was a cool and fresh autumn morning as we began by cycling through Trafford Park. Soon we could see Media City on the horizon…
On Saturday we had managed to dodge the rain showers. The weather forecast was for more rain on the Sunday. Could we do the same as we joined in with the Stockport Community Cycling Club ride to Monton and Worsley? We met outside the Robin Hood pub in Stretford. John had even turned up in his Sunday best! The ride began by heading out through Trafford and Salford Quays passing through Media City. We weaved our way through…
