North Staffs CyclingNorth Staffs Cycling (formerly Cycle2000)(formerly Cycle2000)Newsletter 2012Newsletter 2012

A VERY WARM WELCOME to the 2012 newsletter which is the first newsletter under our new name, - NORTH STAFFS CYCLING, (see below) and a big thank you to all contributors. Apart from this newsletter there is also information about us in our annual LEAFLET (see page 10) and on our WEBSITE http://cycle2000.btck.co.uk/ [Note: Our website address will be changing to reflect our new name as soon this can be arranged but you will be able to find the new website via the old address.]

Annual General MeetingThe AGM in November 2012 was again held in the splendid community meeting room at the new Newcastle fire station. At the AGM the following committee members were elected:Chair – Geoff Cartlidge (tel 626346)Secretary – Geoff Kilford (tel 388642)Treasurer/ membership - John Bradbury (tel 860259)Social secretary – John Lees (tel 502614)Council liaison/Newsletter – Mike Barr (tel 616243) “Long” rides organiser – Geoff Cartlidge“Medium” rides organiser – Mike Durkin (tel 07446 252801)[At a committee meeting on 21/11/12Dave Barker, Mick Bennett, Phil Hughes and Alf Joynson were also elected as committee members]

Change of name from “Cycle2000” to “North Staffs Cycling” At the 2012 AGM this issue (also raised at the previous AGM) was discussed and it was decided to change our name to North Staffs Cycling. The thinking behind the change is mainly because we are a local group of cyclists in North Staffordshire and our interests, members and activities are based here. The name Cycle 2000 is misleading because it sounds like a national rather than local organisation. Also the year 2000 has now long past and we are no longer looking forward to the year 2000 as we were 1994 when Cycle 2000 was launched.

Membership, income and spend In 2012 we have 37 members. Membership subscriptions for 2013 (£5) are now due and so the treasurer John Bradbury will be pleased to hear from you. The income from membership pays for affiliation to the CTC, for publicity (including this newsletter and the leaflet) and administrative expenses. It also pays for affiliation to CycleNation which works in partnership with the CTC to support local cycle campaign groups.

3rd party insuranceThe club’s affiliation to the CTC provides public liability insurance for the officials of the club i.e. those committee members who organise rides and activities. However it does not provide insurance for other members on club rides or for any club members at other times. Club members are strongly recommended to get their own 3rd party insurance and can do this by getting CTC restricted membership (cost £16 pa) via our club’s affiliation to the CTC (contact John Bradbury about this). Alternatively CTC full membership costs £41pa or £25 for pensioners and unwaged.

RidesVery many thanks to the leaders of all the rides and also the marshals on the leisurely rides.

The 12 programmed “long” rides (on the first Sunday of the month) have usually attracted 10-20 riders. The 90 impromptu long rides (on the other Sundays and every Wednesday) have also often attracted 10+ riders.

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The 6 programmed “medium” rides (on the first Sunday of the month from April to September) have only attracted a few riders, in spite of publicity from Stoke Council. This was discussed at the AGM and it was decided to make the rides more impromptu. It would be publicised that there would be a ride on the first Sunday of the month which would take place if potential riders contacted the “rides organiser” (Mike Durkin) beforehand to confirm that they would be coming.

The 12 “leisurely” rides in 2012 attracted an average of 20 riders. The rides are between 6 and 14 miles and mainly on greenways and are aimed at less confident riders and also to show but there have been disappointingly few new riders or families and children. Perhaps the council “leisurely ride route” leaflets have enabled people to explore the routes independently.

9 rides are planned for 2013 with some changes to the rides including an even shorter ride and some changes in the publicity.

Information on the 2012 “long” and “medium” rides are in our leaflet and on our website. Dates for the “leisurely” rides for 2012 have still to be finalised but are likely to be similar to 2011 (normally third Sunday of the month from March to October). When the rides programme is finalised Stoke Council will publicise them via leaflets and the CycleStoke website.

Meetings Some members meet socially at about 9.30 pm on Wednesday evenings at the “Arnold Machin” (Wetherspoons) in Newcastle (Ironmarket). The annual dinner is on the first Wednesday in December and this year a full house (30 people) is again expected at the Holly Bush at Brown Edge.

Nuts in May – Mike Barr The “end to end” is a challenge that most cyclists’ think about at some point and it was Simon (my daughter in law’s brother) who rode from John O’Groats to Lands End (JoGLE) in 2011 that set me thinking. Talking to my cycling friends I discovered that most of them had already done it! So at the start of the year I began to plan a trip on my own. However I then discovered that my elder son Tom had been approached by others intending to do a supported trip. I was obviously delighted when he decided to come with me instead. Tom had some leave owing from work and that gave us up to 2 weeks for the trip. This meant averaging around 80 miles per day for the 960 mile trip.

We looked at different routes suggested by the CTC and others and decided on a fairly direct flattish route using mainly “B” roads rather than a more scenic but hilly and devious route on white roads. We pre-booked all the overnight stops at b&bs and budget hotels because fairly long days cycling would mean fairly late finishes and it is nice to be sure that you have somewhere to sleep. We followed tradition by supporting a charity and with the help of very generous relatives, friends and Tom’s work colleagues we raised over £2,000 for the Alzheimers Society.

On Friday May 4 we set off on the midnight train from Crewe and it was a surreal experience to be sitting on a sofa having a beer in the first class lounge bar (it was the only bar open) at 1 am in the morning. At 8 am on Saturday we arrived in Inverness and during the 2 hour wait for the train to Thurso we toured the centre of Inverness and, of course, had porridge for breakfast. The 4 hour train route from Inverness to Thurso goes through stunning scenery including a coastal stretch where we got a close up view of seals basking on the beach. John O’Groats is an ugly collection of huts, buildings and car park and the biting wind made it even bleaker. Pausing only to take photos at the sign post we headed off to a b&b in Wick.

Sunday was the longest day (110 miles), luckily the wind was behind us, and we were really glad late that evening to arrive at my cousin Liz’s house near Inverness to a wonderful welcome including an energy restoring 3 course meal. Bank holiday Monday took us to a drizzly Fort William, where hundreds of trials bikes were fenced off next to the loch for the Scottish 6 day motor cycle trials. The town was full of bikers and we were glad we had booked our b&b early in the year.

Tuesday was the day I had feared most as we headed towards Glasgow over Rannoch Moor which I am told is rarely visible because it is either raining or shrouded in low cloud. In the event we had sunshine with spectacular views of snow covered hills. Then it was a long descent and flat run alongside Loch Lomond to Balloch.

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Trials bikes at Fort William

On Wednesday we cycled along the Clyde through the middle of Glasgow on the very pleasant national cycle route 7. A lot of the route next was on ncr 74 which parallels the motorway nearly as far as Moffat. Our b&b in the town centre was the best of the trip and was run by 2 very nice gentlemen who also provided the best breakfast on the trip including haggis and the famous Lorne (square) sausage.

Thursday was our only day of continuous rain and the unwelcoming Penrith Travelodge had no secure parking and took a lot of persuasion to let us put the bikes in our room. After an overnight in Preston we arrived home in Stoke at teatime on Saturday. This allowed Tom to see Stoke City play their last home match of the season on Sunday (they drew 2-2 against Bolton) after which we set off for Telford.

The following day we were snacking in a cafe in Ludlow when we saw some cyclists outside – amazingly it was Geoff Cartlidge, John Lees and Phil Hughes on their hostelling tour of the Welsh borders! Reluctantly we soon had to leave them and press on to Chepstow. On the next day we cycled over the

Severn (on the M4 bridge), over the Avon (on the M5 bridge) and then across the Somerset Levels with a fierce gusty cross wind trying to blow us into the canals and ditches alongside the road. Simon (my inspiration for the trip) lives near Wellington and he rode out to meet us bringing very welcome sustenance (coffee and energy bars).

The route then became increasingly lumpy and after overnights in Tiverton and Bodmin we arrived at Lands End at 7 pm on Thursday evening, the day before the Olympic torch was due to arrive. However Lands End had closed for the day and was totally deserted except for 2 last foreign tourists who, luckily for us, took our photos before we headed for the nearby youth hostel. On Friday 18 May we cycled to Penzance to pick up a hire car (it was cheaper as well as quicker than taking the train!). After dropping the car in Stoke we cycled home to be met by the lovely sight of flag waving family and neighbours.

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A chance meeting in Ludlow

Cycle friends thought we were “nuts” to start from JoG and said we would have head winds all the way. Fortunately for us it turned out that we had northerly tail winds nearly all the way. Also starting from JoG gave us the flatter part first (Scotland is surprisingly flat) and allowed Tom (who had had little training time before the ride) to get fitter before the “lumpy” south west section.

A September to remember - Malcolm Elvidge A few years ago, some friend of mine – John and Kath Walley - bought an apartment in Southern Spain. Having cycled with John on some touring holidays in Ireland and Spain, he madly came up with the idea of cycling to his Spanish apartment from his English home (in Werrington!). I casually agreed to go with him, thinking ‘It’ll never happen’. Bugger. It did!

The plan was to take the overnight ferry from Portsmouth to Caen, then straight through the middle of France to the Med and then straight down the coast of Spain to Los Alcazares, a coastal resort about 60miles south of Alicante. Another touring companion on previous holidays, Mike Barr, was to come ½ way with us as far as the Med.

So on Sat 1st September 2012 John and I cycled to Portsmouth while on Mon 3rd September Mike took the train to Portsmouth. John and I managed to get a bit lost approaching Portsmouth. Not good when you’ve only cycled 200miles and not left England! We did, however, meet up with Mike and the three of us got on board at 10.45pm and bedded down in our sleeping bags in an almost deserted ferry.

We were off the ferry at 6.45am the following morning, making for Argentan, our first camp. The camp here was very welcoming and cheap at €9.60 total for all (including a free beer each!). Mike brought with him a borrowed Trangia gas camping stove which proved to be excellent and we cooked a meal of pasta and sauce. Anyone who knows Mike will not be

surprised to know that the frying pan was lost on the first night. Fortunately, it was found in the camp rubbish bin the following morning!

The next day we stopped to admire the very pretty Chateau D’O (where I did a ‘Mike’ leaving my helmet behind!) before arriving in Alencon for lunch. The camp for the night was at Servigne L’Eveque, near to Le Mans. We left camp late at 10.45, someone obviously faffing about (not me). The next campsite listed on our trusty camping guide had shut (I believe this has happened to quite a few other municipal ones lately due to the economic situation), so we cycled on, finding a camp just to the west of Tours thanks to a helpful motorist who we followed for the last 2 miles. The cooked meal at night was rice, mince and sauce, all done on our fantastic stove. We sat outside under a magnificent star studded sky until almost midnight. True cycle camping and touring!

We used up much of the following morning getting through Tours and wandering through characterful medieval streets and an enormous antiques street market. We cycled on, passing fields of black sunflowers, their heads peering at you like triffids! The camp at Roche Possay found us in a little more civilised environment, with a meal of fish and chips and beers, while watching football in a lounge bar.

To give us more time for cycling on the next day we decided to book a Formule 1 motel in Limoges, a planned 72 miles! Perhaps a mistake as we eventually got there just after 10pm having covered 87 miles! This motel, like many others, was on an industrial estate off the ring road which is fine if you come by car but not if you come by bike and don’t have an up to date detailed local map. The only affordable eating place still open in the area was a KFC where we grabbed a bite just in time before they closed at 11pm.After breakfast in the Formule 1 and a quick hour or so looking around Limoges, including its enormous and imposing baroque railway station, it was on to a snail festival in Boisseuil. None of us were tempted by the snails, me having a hot dog, Mike and John having andouillette, a type of sausage filled with what I described as offal. Absolutely revolting!

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Arrival at Lands End

A nice site at Argentan

We carried on for the next few days towards the South of France, camping at picturesque Uzerche, by the river, St Cere and Villefranche. Mike managed to find an old railway cycle track (“voie verte”) just outside Albi, and we cycled along it for 25 miles into Castres.

The following day was our first wet day, since leaving Stoke and also the point where Mike had to leave us to get his flight back to Luton from Montpellier. All three of us cycled to Mazamet and, after coffee in a bar, John and I went south to Carcassonne, while Mike went west to Montpellier. We weren’t really bothered about Mike leaving us, but it was a bit naughty of him going back with the stove! Only kidding Mike! We parted in the pouring rain, John and I setting off uphill for a steady 7 miles. We cycled on but were soaked all day, the rain abating mid afternoon. We had a sandwich lunch by the Canal du Midi in Carcassonne where we found another Formule 1 to dry off. A take-away pizza and beers kept us happy after a dismal day. We may have had a look around Carcassonne,

with its magnificent hilltop castle had it not been so wet.

The next day, John had trouble with a puncture and a broken spoke and so we had to make a slight detour to Narbonne to get it repaired. We had made it to the Med after 14 days and made camp at Port la Nouvelle. We made do with ham, cheese and bread for evening meal, sitting out by the tents. It was plenty warm enough, now.

The next day, we crossed the border into Spain, between Banyules and Port Bou. The border post had long been abandoned and was becoming derelict. There was no campsite in Port Bou, so we booked into a quite posh hostal for 55 Euros including a good breakfast. Having a meal and drinks by the sea that night, we realised we were in Spain. Food and drink was 50% less than in France!

One of John’s fears became reality the next day when we had to cycle through a series of tunnels. He hates them. Lloret is particularly picturesque as you travel along cliff-side pine forests, and down to unspoilt Spanish villages. We cycled on, camping at Palamos

and on to Lloret de Mar. I had what some people might call a ‘sad git moment’ just before Tossa de

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Uzerche

Mar. I had noticed that my cycle computer had registered 999.99 miles. I took a photograph of it, before it scrolled to zero, or in my case 1000 miles!

The nights camp was at Canet de Mar, after passing through Blanes, Malgrat and Santa Suzanna. We left Canet and stopped off at a roadside cafe, before arriving in Barcelona. There were dozens of individual cyclists on this route, all with full Lycra and expensive carbon fibre road bikes. Yes, unemployment is rife in Spain. We had been to Barcelona before, so we cycled through o.k. and then subsequently got lost on leaving the outskirts. I think we may have cycled on a motorway! I have to admit that I was a little apprehensive about camping at Sitges that night, the Gay capital of Spain, but John and I held hands when blokes were about so as to avoid being propositioned. The following morning we packed up just before a torrential downpour. We decided to wait, and had breakfast at the camp. The rain soon eased and we left Sitges and immediately finished up on a golf course. Back onto the correct road and had a look at the amphitheatre in Tarragona. We made it to Salou and had a drink in the poolside bar at the camp. The night was spent in a Brit bar with proper ale, followed by pie and chips.

The next few days, we cycled on, wanting to have time to look at Valencia. We arrived here early afternoon and decided to book on the tour bus. Valencia is a lovely city, to which I would like to return. The tour has two routes, so we decided to do one on the day we arrived and one the following day. The city is both ancient and modern and we managed to have a general look around. Our budget got us into a youth hostel and as we were coming back in at night, the kids were just going out! I’m sure I heard someone ask ‘Is he your granddad?’

We left Valencia mid afternoon, cycling on another forty odd miles. We’d had enough at Gandia and it was a hot day. There was no camp, so we booked into a hotel for the night.

We made it to Benidorm the following day and found a camp a short walk to the mayhem. Benidorm was absolutely heaving! There was no chance of cycling, least of all on the promenade. We walked into the resort at night. You could have been at home. There were Brits

everywhere. This was late September and not a weekend!

We left the following day, having foregone a 90 cents English breakfast! We thought it probably too good to be true and opted for a €2.50 one instead. We were less than 100 miles from our destination, but decided not to go mad and made camp at Santa Pola. We got talking to some Swedish and Dutch people here in the camp bar. Think I had a few too many beers here and subsequently lost my phone. I was fortunate to get it back the following morning, John looking after me for a change.

The following day was our last cycling day. We made it to John’s apartment with a tumultuous greeting. Some of John’s friends and relations had lined the roadside, shouting, clapping and cheering. What a welcome. We were even given a medal each! I had a few days at the apartment, before flying home. No, we didn’t cycle back!

My cycle computer registered 1502 miles! The trip turned out to be a fantastic adventure with good cycling companions. We had been through a variety of stunning landscapes and coastal scenery and had cycled for 26 days. Certainly a tour to remember.

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Canal du Midi

Carry on up the Pyrenees – Alf & James JoynsonWe had never visited the Pyrenees before, so after studying the Bike Bus routes and timetables we decided on a week in July.

Liz transported us to Leicester services on the Saturday were we picked up the bus and were off to Narbonne.

We arrived Sunday morning unloaded the bikes and panniers and headed for Carcassonne a fortified city founded over 2000 years ago , restored in the 1800s and a UNESCO world heritage site. We camped just outside the city and later walked back to view it at night when it was quieter and was lit up to great effect.

After leaving the famous city we began cycling through some fantastic countryside staying off the main roads and passing through some beautiful towns and villages on our way to our final site at Argeles-Gazost.

The route which included climbs over 1000m took in Mirepoix, Foix, La Bastide, St Girons, Bagneres de Luchon, St Bertand, Bagners de Bigorre, and finally Lourdes.

We had our only puncture on a 17% descent due to the heat which blew out the inner tube and glazed the front brake blocks.

Our first day without the panniers was the climb to the Cirque-de-Gavarnie via Luz-St-Sauveur, a spectacular cliff formation around 3000m high and recommended by Geoff Cartlidge. We continued up hoping to reach the Spanish border some 13k farther but with 5k to go the weather changed with a storm gathering, a hasty retreat was in order a good call as it turned out riding back with rain on our heels.

After the thunderstorm that followed the previous day our last climb the Col du Tourmalet was greeted

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The walled town of Carcasonne

Cirque de Gavarnie

by perfect sunshine in a cloudless sky and a nice temperature. The ride again goes through the Gorge-de-Luz before the 20k climb to the welcome café at the top. It is great that so many of the Tours climbs have a tea stop. The descent down is as always both exhilarating and scary, how the tour lads do it at such speeds I do not know.

Sunday we packed up and rode along the cycle track that takes you into Lourdes, found our pick up point and collected some snacks for the return trip. There were three others waiting, two camping, one hotels all over 65. They unloaded eight and loaded us in about 20min. We headed back collecting riders all the way, once we were off the ferry at Dover we began dropping them again, our stop came with the bus still pretty full.

Notes: All the sites all had showers, toilets and food prep, eating and washing up facilities, varying in price, 12euros at Carcassonne to 6 euros at Argeles-Gazost. James dropped an ID bracelet at the St Girons site and thought it was lost, it was returned this week (24/10) someone from the site had posted it, nice to see people still care.

Topical cycle tips – Dave Barker

It was a very difficult job trying to persuade Dave Barker, our acknowledged expert on all aspects of the bicycle, to contribute to this newsletter. However eventually he was persuaded to pass on some of his expert knowledge acquired from many years of intense scrutiny of cycle parts and all available sources of cycle information. At this time of year a bike soon turns the colour of mud (or worse) after a short ride in the lanes and I hoped that some tips from Dave on winter maintenance could help me improve the all too frequently deplorable state of my bike. Obviously it would not be possible for me to reach Dave’s “Gold standard” of gleaming chrome and paintwork and freshly oiled smoothly moving parts. However perhaps some wise words of advice from him could help me to raise my standards a bit. So Dave what is your magic formula for keeping a bike in “Gold standard” condition? “Water and oil (and cotton buds)” he replied!!

Thanks Dave I look forward to more advice next year.

Cycle campaigning – Mike Barr

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Going up the Col du Tourmalet

Is there potential to increase cycling locally? Cycling has increased a lot in recent years locally and there are many short car journeys which could easily be made by bike (or on foot). This suggest that doubling cycle use in the short term to about 5% and doubling it again in the long term to about 10% is feasible provided the right support is given. More cyclists should make cycling safer as countries with higher cycle rates tend to have lower cycle injury rates e.g. cyclists in Holland are 4 times safer per mile travelled than Britain.

What needs to be done?

The CTC has a clear approach, which we support, for improving cycling conditions by lobbying for traffic speed reduction, traffic volume reduction, safer junctions and providing quality cycle routes. Also we support their views on how to encourage cycling by supporting employers to help employees to cycle, providing cycle training, lobbying for better driving standards and providing cycling information and cycle rides and events.

How can north staffs cycling help?

To progress the CTC approach means being informed about proposed local changes that affect cycling and getting our views across to the staff responsible for designing and prioritising cycle and road schemes. It also means lobbying the politicians who approve these schemes and the resources for them.

One of the things that I, as a local “right to ride” representative for the CTC, think we should be pressing for locally is lower speed limits in residential areas i.e. 20 mph. This would reduce injuries and encourage people to consider walking and cycling (see http://www.20splentyforus.org.uk/ ). This would need only 20 mph signs (speed humps etc are no longer a statutory requirement for 20 mph areas) and could be done relatively cheaply if done comprehensively across the whole urban area. Portsmouth has shown that this approach is effective and generally needs only “light touch” enforcement.

North Staffs Cycling claims “to help provide a voice for local cyclists who want better cycling conditions”. To do this we need to find ways of finding out the views of existing local cyclists (probably 5,000+ in North

Staffordshire?) about where action is needed, where the priorities are etc. and also to try to recruit some more cyclists to help with our campaigning efforts.

Some local schemes affecting cyclists.

City Centre – the new location for the bus station in Hanley, rerouting of buses and pedestrianisation proposals surprisingly should make it easier to cycle through the centre thanks to cycle exemptions in one-way streets and bus and cycle lanes. This comes in to operation in Spring 2013.

Chatterley Valley – 3 new toucan crossings linked to shared cycle/footways and the new employment area will make it safer when crossing main roads here.

Etruria Valley – the proposal to develop the rest of the old steelworks site will involve a new bridge from the Wolstanton (ASDA) roundabout over the railway to Festival Park. This is likely to involve widening the A500 (from Porthill to Stoke). It would be good to see a new route for cyclists across the A500 linking Wolstanton to Festival Park and also to see traffic signals/crossings on the Longport roundabout junction of the A500 to make it safer for cyclists.

Gallowstree Lane - plans are being drawn up to improve pedestrian/cyclist safety with one (or more?) crossing at this dangerous mega roundabout.

North Staffs transport funding bid - this successful £5M bid is for bus, pedestrian and cycle initiatives in the corridor linking Keele, Newcastle, Stoke and Hanley. It includes support for major employers to help their employees to cycle (see http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/content/transport-and-streets/transport/transport-policy/local-sustainable-transport-fund.en ).

LEAFLET INFORMATIONNorth Staffs Cycling is a local group of leisure cyclists who like exploring country lanes and relaxing at cafe

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Dangerous crossing in Cemetery Road

stops. North Staffs Cycling also tries to provide a voice for local cyclists who want better conditions for everyday cycling in North Staffordshire. To find out more see http://northstaffscycling.btck.co.uk/ or email barr48@btopenworld.com

We welcome other cyclists on the monthly programmed rides (see list) and on the weekly impromptu rides - ring John

Bradbury on 860259. at the weekly pub meets - ring Geoff Cartlidge on

626346.

“LONG” RIDES are on the FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH and are all day (40+ miles in winter, 60+ miles in summer) with 2/3 cafe stops and suit those who ride regularly. For more information ring Geoff Cartlidge on 626346.

“MEDIUM” RIDES are on the FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH (April to September) and are morning rides at a gentle pace (up to 30 miles) with 1 café stop. For more information ring Mike Durkin on 07446 252801

For new riders we recommend the greenway “LEISURELY” RIDES (7 to 14 miles) - see http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/leisure/cycle-stoke/ or ring Mike Barr on 616243

Public liability insurance: Please note that riders take part at their own risk and that membership of North Staffs Cycling on its own does not provide them with 3rd party insurance. All riders are strongly recommended to get their own 3rd party insurance and one way do this is via the club's CTC affiliate membership - ring John Bradbury on 860259

2013 LONG RIDE - start location

6 Jan 9.30 am Silverdale (“Garners” – Cemetery Road)

3 Feb 9.30 am Talke (“Little Chef” A34/A500 junction)

3 Mar 9 am Barlaston (“Plume of Feathers” PH, Station Road)

7 Apr 9 am Baddeley Green (c/o B. Green Lane/Leek N Rd)

5 May 9 am Silverdale (“Garners” - Cemetery Road)

20 May Dougie Mac charity ride

2 June 9 am Westport Lake car park15-23 June National Bike week

7 July 9 am Caverswall Square4 Aug 9 am Barlaston (“Plume of Feathers”

PH, Station Road)1 Sept 9 am Werrington (Red Cow PH)7 Oct (tbc) “Cat & Fiddle” charity ride

13 Oct 9 am Chell (c/o High Lane /Biddulph Road)

3 Nov 9 am Silverdale (“Garners” - Cemetery Road)

Wed 6 Nov North Staffs Cycling AGM

Sun 1 Dec 9.30 am Barlaston (“Plume of Feathers” PH, Station Road)

Wed 4 Dec North Staffs Cycling Annual dinner

10Outside Wetherspoons in Macclesfield –11/2012