Please start to arrive at the venue from 6pm. We will be sitting down at 6.45 for food to be served at 7pm. Table plan with names and reminders of your menu choices will be there. Marie has done her best to sit friends together. List of raffle prizes Top prize is a voucher from Kalas for a jersey when we next open the online shop.. Two medium size Cycle Helmets. Two Small saddle bags Small track pump. SIS energy gel Rehook tyre lever Bike lock Wine, plus other prizes. The raffle will be...

Following the President's departure to the heights of Mount Pleasant, instead keeping to the lowlands, five continued north on the Valley Road to Steam Mills, then Drybrook. The climb to the cutting was more gentle than expected – maybe a tailwind assisted? The tower at Euroclydon was magnificent as always. Through the sandstone cutting and the descent on the perfect surface was rapid, but not for long as the smooth stuff soon ended abruptly – probably at the border with Herefordshire, a...

Eric joined the Club in the mid to late 60’s, having moved from East London. He was a keen and successful time triallist winning both the Limbrick and Halfords Cups. He moved some years ago to live and run a Gite in France. It is with sadness that we note that Eric, after living for a long time with Parkinson's disease, passed away on 14th November. He leaves four children, three daughters and a son. The photo is of Eric at the age of 80 with his son and daughters. His funeral will be on...

Ten of us left the Square, but only nine turned toward Westgate. The other chose Winchcombe as his destination! Heavy traffic burdened us from Westgate Bridge to Whitehall Lane, whose numerous potholes were considered preferable to the presence of motor traffic. A closed gate could have trapped us, had the infamous dog been loose. Fortunately the gate wasn't locked and the dog wasn't loose so we were perturbed only by the uneven road surface. A sharp intake of breath followed an unexpected...

Firstly, I must apologise for the lack of a photo of the cake (a rich fruit cake topped with glacé cherries, candied orange, and almonds) but faced with a choice between eating it or photographing it I'm afraid I opted for the former. We started out with nine through Maisemore, Newent, and Gorsley where two left us. Seven then pushed on through Aston Crews to Mitcheldean and Littledean where the descent to Newnham provided superb views as compensation for the dreadful road surface. We lost a...

A mighty fourteen left the Square at 9am for the steady ride to Tetbury. Heading out to Matson we took the back lanes through to the lovely tarmac after Haresfield. It was clear along this route that with a couple of riders on recovery rides we were going to be a bit tight with time. However, we pressed on along the almost as nice tarmac down towards Stonehouse. We crossed the canal onto the cycle path which we took all the way to Nailsworth. On the way we lost a couple of riders who were...

With the fast riders joining us, a very large group, way beyond my counting abilities, left King's Square. We stayed together. at a brisk pace on the lanes through Saul. Frocester Hill split the group, as was to be expected, and we were joined at the top by an additional two riders, making the group even larger. No incidents on our approach to Tetbury from the South, but finally, the group split, with some going for coffee and excellent cake at The Engine Shed, while others headed straight...

Despite a very dull day, a host of riders were assembled at the square, with 14 opting for Emma’s ‘easy’ ride to roses, near Newent. We zipped along to Highnam and Tibberton for the quiet lanes to Taynton. Here a newcomer, finding the slopes a bit too hard, was taken by AliG on a more direct route to coffee; the remaining 12 pressed on to the edge of Newent, where the tiny road, also known as the western bypass was taken. This ended on the B4215 where we struck right towards town. Sadly the...