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Lancashire and Cumbria Group
Organisers Contact: Stephen Webb, Tel: 07940372433, Email: stephen.webb001@gmail.comThis is a Tandem Club regional group.
Paul and Jeannette led us through the quiet lanes of South Cumbria and North Lancashire on today's (socially distant!) LA Group monthly ride. Great day out :-)
Lancashire and Cumbria Group : Just to let everyone know, we’ve cancelled our October Group ride on the 11th due to the addition Covid-19 measures in Lancashire. Hope we are able to get together soon. Stephen
Thanks to everyone in the Lancashire and Cumbria Group for keeping me up to date with their tandem activities and sending photos. If anyone in the group would like to join in next Sunday's Zoom session (November 1st, 7:30PM) then drop me an email for details.
Thanks, Stephen
Email stephen.webb001@gmail.com
Thanks to everyone who took part in the Lancashire and Cumbria Group 'Virtual' Tandem ride this weekend. Although we couldn't ride alongside each other we kept in touch via WhatsApp on our individual rides. Hope it isn't too long before we are back riding together.
Stephen
In lieu of our festive lunch this year we are holding a Christmas Quiz on Sunday 13 December at 16:00. Simon and Hayley have offered to organise it. Further details from Simon, email s53brown@gmail.com. It will be a fun filled afternoon :-)
19 members from the Lancashire and Cumbria Group took part in our Festive Quiz organised by Simon and Hayley. Surprisingly, we all found the bike logos round quite difficult! A great time was had by all and a big thanks to Simon and Hayley for organising it. Lockdown Tiers permitting, we will get back together in early 2021. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
The February club ride to Kirkby Lonsdale and Arnside has been cancelled following the latest advice from the UK Government and Cycling UK. We hope to fit these rides in later this year. Thanks for your understanding, Stephen Webb LA Group RO
Our March club ride has been cancelled. However it is good to see the Lancashire and Cumbria Group members getting out and about. Please keep the snippets of where you have been and photographs coming so I can update the website with news and photographs. stephen.webb001@gmail.com
Lancashire and Cumbria Group : Our April ride has been re-arranged and is now on Sunday 25 April, starting from Kendal at 9:30am. Details will be updated on the 'What's On' pages the week before the ride. Pre-booking is essential.
What a great day out we’ve had today in South Cumbria. Great company and fantastic scenery. We had 7 tandems today on what was an absolutely glorious day out. Keeping 7 tandems socially distanced in 3 groups to comply with the current restrictions and not losing anyone was a challenge in itself, but we managed it We had two new couples (new to the Lancashire and Cumbria Group) join us today plus the added bonus of meeting a long term member at our coffee stop. She had set out at the crack of dawn to meet us on her solo, on what turned out to be a 50 mile ride for her! Great to catch up with old friends. And the fun doesn’t stop there. We’ve another group ride to look forward to, in two weeks, on Sunday 9th May starting from Great Eccleston Square led by John and Anne. I’ll put out details next weekend.
We had another superb club ride on the Fylde and into the Forest of Bowland over Harris End led by Anne and John on Sunday. 8 tandems, 3 members on solos, and all socially distanced in groups. The weather was kind too! So good to get back out cycling as a group. We've all missed the monthly club rides. Next month's ride starts in Kirkby Lonsdale on Sunday 13th June.
Only 2 weeks to go until our next LA Group ride on Sunday 13th June 2021 starting from Kirkby Lonsdale and cycling into Barbondale and Dentdale. Keep an eye on the 'What's On' pages for further details.
Lancashire and Cumbria Group June Tandem ride - Barbondale, Dentdale and the Lune Valley
This month's Tandem Club ride is this Sunday, 11th July, starting from Scorton Picnic Site. We will head over 'The Trough' to Dunsop Bridge and on to Chipping. It promises to be a great day out. Details are on the What's On page. Hope to see you there :-)
Lancashire and Cumbria Group - superb ride yesterday in the Forest of Bowland. Finished a great ride with an ice cream in Scorton - delicious :-)
Our August ride is on Sunday 22nd August starting from Crosby Ravensworth, 9:15 for a 9:30 am start. Paul and Jeannette will be leading a ride in the picturesque Eden Valley. It is a superb area for cycling and this promises to be a great day out. For further details see the What's On page on the website
Apologies for the short notice, but due to the weather warnings for electrical storms in the Eden Valley we have had to postpone tomorrow's planned ride in the Eden Valley.
Great News! Paul and Jeannette will be leading the re-arranged Eden Valley ride on Sunday 22nd August. See the What's On for details.
Our next group ride is on 12 September starting from Padiham Leisure Centre and will be led by Malcolm and Gillian. They have a superb route planned for us. See the 'What's On' for details. Please let Malcolm know if you are planning on joining us.
We have planned a ride to watch The Tour of Britain pass through Melmerby on Friday. It's an out and back route from Appleby. We will aim to leave the bridge at Appleby by 10:30 and cycle the 15 miles to Melmerby, getting there around midday. See the What's On for details.
Contact: Stephen Webb Tel: 07940372433 Email: stephen.webb001@gmail.com
Contact: Stephen Webb Tel: 07940372433 Email: stephen.webb001@gmail.com
Contact: Stephen Webb Tel: 07940372433 Email: stephen.webb001@gmail.com
Lancashire and Cumbria Group : A Ride in the Eden Valley from Crosby Ravensworth near Shap, August 2021 led by Paul and Jeannette
Seven riders turned up in the village, three tandems and one solo. This ride had been cancelled two weeks earlier due to a poor weather forecast. This day the weather was bright and dry at the start with little wind.
Firstly, we visited the church yard of St Lawrence’s church where a young cyclist is buried, Thomas Henry Morris who died in 1929. I will enclose a link if readers are interested: https://www.cyclingnorthwales.co.uk/pages/1929_livrpl_trag.htm
Having paid our respects, we cycled on the pretty lanes to Larch View Nurseries at Melkinthorpe, a distance of around ten miles to our elevenses stop. Here we enjoyed excellent cakes and tea and coffee. This is a most interesting place to visit. Link: La Casa Verde - Larch Cottage Nurseries
On the way to Melkinthorpe we saw a red squirrel dart across the road. Fortunately, it was fast enough to avoid us!
From here we skirted around Penrith, passing the impressive Brougham Castle on the River Eden.
The route took us north to Melmerby for lunch, passing through Edenhall and Langwathby. We enjoyed lunch at the Old Village Bakery which is also recommended when cycling in this area. We were fortunate when it started to rain we were undercover, at the bakery, as the showers were quite heavy at times. The ride back to the start was more direct, through Temple Sowerby and Kings Meaburn. We arrived back at 4.00pm after almost 40 enjoyable miles.
Paul and Jeannette Rodman
A superb ride from Scorton Picnic Site up and over 'The Trough' and down to Puddleducks at Dunsop Bridge for coffee. After coffee we had an undulating ride by the River Hodder towards Bashall Eaves then west to Chipping for our lunch stop in the sunshine outside the church. After that, we ambled back to Scorton for delicious ice cream at The Barn. What a day! 44 miles - which just flew by :-)
6 tandems + a few hills + coffee and scones = great time by all :-)
| 16/06/2021 | Misc | June 2021 Ride into Barbondale and Dentdale |
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| 27/04/2021 | Misc | April Group Ride to Levens Hall and Kentmere |
| 10/03/2021 | Misc | February and March 2021 Lockdown Rides |