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The Tandem National Rally will be held in Corsham, Wiltshire from Saturday 23th May - Saturday 30th May 2020. The rally website is now available for information and bookings are open ! Tandem 2020 National Rally in Corsham
2020 International Rally Information
Details on booking the campsite and for the rally are now available and you can book for this event.
Bookings can be made for the 2020 Easter Rally, which is being held at Greenhill Leisure Park, Bletchingdon, just north of Oxford.
Please book early to be sure of securing a pitch on the campsite here.
We are always looking for ways to raise awareness among potential new members who don't know there is a Tandem Club.
In the latest copy of the TCJ are 5 Club stickers in a white envelope. Please put these on your tandem (on all your tandems if you have more than one). People admiring your tandem out on the road are sure to spot them and ask about the Club. This is your chance to tell them about what we do and get them interested.
If you need more stickers please get in touch.
Thank you for helping to raise awareness of the Tandem Club amongst potential new members.
Peter Weeks Publicity Officer
We have been working on making the website more mobile phone friendly. Its not complete yet, but hopefully most pages should display better on these devices.
Getting a bit worried about insurance here, though I am sure you have that in hand. Maybe just a demo by a tandem would suffice for the children to watch and ask questions?
Tandem Club Runs List for LA, PR and FY postcode areas 2020
RO Stephen Webb Mobile 07940 372433 Landline 01539 729660 email stephen.webb001@gmail.com
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Date |
Start |
Time |
Coffee |
Lunch |
Miles |
Leaders |
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9th February |
Kendal College Milnthorpe Rd, Kendal LA9 5AY |
9.15am for 9.30am |
Beetham Old Post Office |
Carnforth |
36 |
Stephen and Jeanette Webb 07940 372433 |
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8th March |
Carnforth Meet at Railway Station Market Street LA5 9ET |
9.15am for 9.30am |
Woodies, Crook ‘O’ Lune Picnic Site |
Ashton Hall Garden Centre |
30 |
Paul & Jeannette Rodman 07768 647745 |
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5th April Note : First Sunday in April |
Across the Ferry to Wray Castle Start Kendal College LA9 5AY |
9.15 for 9.30am |
Cafe Ambio, Ings |
Wray Castle NT property |
42 |
Stephen and Jeanette Webb 07940 372433 |
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10th May |
Great Eccleston Square, post code PR3 0ZB |
9.15am for 9.30am |
Light Ash Myerscough |
Scorton |
35m |
John & Anne Hall 01253 592136 |
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14th June |
Padiham leisure centre, Park Rd, Padiham Lancashire. BB12 8ED |
9.15am for 9.30am |
Café by the River, Read garden centre |
The Old Stables, Towneley Hall. |
36 |
Malcolm & Gillian Noon 07805 078360 |
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12th July |
Waddington Fell Start Scorton Picnic Area PR3 1BU |
9.15 for 9.30am |
Puddleducks, Dunsop Bridge |
Waddington |
44 |
Simon & Hayley Brown 07757 203423 |
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9th August |
A Circuit of the Howgills Start Sedbergh |
9.15 for 9.30am |
Orton Scar Cafe or Chocolate House |
Ravenstonedale |
44
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Mike & Helen Nott 015242 61566 |
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13th September |
The Eden Valley Start Crosby Ravensworth |
9.15 for 9.30am |
Mrs Millers, Culgaith |
Upfront Gallery and Coffee Shop, Unthank |
45
|
Paul & Jeannette Rodman 07768 647745 |
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11th October |
Sunderland Point Lancaster Park & Ride at M6 J34 |
9.15 for 9.30am |
RSPB Reserve Leighton Moss |
Heysham |
38 |
Simon & Hayley Brown 07757 203423 |
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8th November |
Beetham Nurseries, Pool Darkin Lane, LA7 7AP |
TBC |
Start with a coffee at Beetham J |
Grange Over Sands |
30 - 35 |
Mike & Helen Nott 015242 61566 |
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13th December |
Club Dinner – The Crooklands Hotel |
12:30 for 1:00pm |
Where would you like to go in 2021? Please bring along ideas for rides J |
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Potential pre-lunch ride. TBC. |
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10th January 2021 |
January ride to finalise 2021 rides. Start : Hornby |
10:00 am for ride, 1:00pm at the Cafe |
Ingleton (TBC) |
Bridge House at Wray 1pm to 2pm Short ride back to Hornby after lunch |
21 |
Stephen and Jeanette Webb 07940 372433 |
|
14th February 2021 |
Kirkby Lonsdale and The Arnside & Silverdale AONB Start : Carnforth |
9.15 for 9.30am |
Kirkby Lonsdale |
Arnside |
32 |
John and Janice Cowburn 07518 656919 |
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14th March 2021 |
Kirkby Stephen and Brough Castle Start : Crosby Ravensworth |
9.15 for 9.30am |
Kirkby Stephen |
Brough Castle |
40 |
Stephen and Jeanette Webb 07940 372433 |
The Taunton group met at the Walnut Tree at North Petherton for their Christmas Meal and ride – a record number of 40 people attended the meal.
The fancy dress/decorated tandem competition is always amazing. Rob and Sally stole the show dressed as oven ready turkeys. They cycled the 18 mile route and must’ve roasted! Other costumes included Christmas trees with flashing lights, reindeers, and of course Santa himself.
Coffee and biscuits is a great way to start then Ian led the ride with daughter-in-law Sarah as his stoker to provide much needed pedal power - Lisa had just had a replacement shoulder operation and will be back in action later in the year. Heavy rain delayed the start but fortunately the sun came out as 14 tandems and 2 solos cycled to North Newton. We then continued across the levels and up the ‘steep’ hill into North Curry where we re-grouped. From there we made our way to Burrowbridge and then alongside a very high River Parrett up to Huntworth and back to North Petherton. A lovely ride with lots of friendly chatting and numerous comments from those watching us pass by. Thanks must go to Richard and Michelle for keeping the group together.
The Christmas Meal was as good as always and it’s lovely to see so many people attend. The trophy for the most rides done in the year was awarded to Nick and Rachel who rode 9 out of the 11 rides in 2019, including the successful 100 mile Tour de Dartmoor weekend organised by Andy and Anita with help from Karl and Lisa. The Christmas quiz was won by Tim and Mary and Ian and Lisa were presented with gifts in appreciation of their work as Regional Officers.
