Mr. B.: This Is Your Life
There’s been a lot in the news lately about failures of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete but there were no such concerns at this morning’s destination, the Cotswold Coffee Bar - its lintel had no reinforcement at all and had been condemned, closing the café to...
Crossing the Motorway
Departing Café Chocolate just after noon, after an excellent service, four set off for lunch by taking advantage of an increasing tailwind, heading north to Bredon’s Hardwick. Here, feeling that was quite enough of going in the ‘wrong’ direction, we turned at the pub...
Steady ride to Tewkesbury
Mild temperatures and a dry forecast seemed to bring a lot of riders to the Square, but there were no newbies looking for an easy try-out, so Jim joined my ride. I believe there were 14 of us although I'm sure I counted 15 at one point - however we did seem to have a...
Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition
"Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition". I tried to cover up my confusion over the number of rides by using a quote from Monty Python, but the Captain must have expected it! Perhaps I will have to sit in the comfy chair now. A large tempo group split into two from...