Rain jackets or not?

Rain jackets or not?

Twelve riders left King’s Square in uncertain weather. Rain jackets or not? Rain jackets won and we set off in rain to Matson and Sneedham’s Green. The wayside daffodils looked rather sad lacking sunshine but the rain stopped to give way to drizzle as the...
Tewkesbury in February

Tewkesbury in February

On a damp and grey Sunday morning 7 riders left the square for a meander to Tewkesbury. After leaving the square we headed out of Gloucester towards Maisemore and made use of the old road to the top of the climb, when we turned left heading back down the hill towards...

Tewkesbury Novice Ride 05.12.25

Seven riders gathered in the square on a grey overcast December morning hoping that the rain was not going to be too severe during the ride. The group left Gloucester via Eastgate Street, down through Barton and out onto the Painswick Road. Then into the streets of...

Which way is he going now was the cry!!

Fifteen riders left the square on a bright Sunday morning heading out to Nailsworth. The group left via Westgate Street and down to Bearlands where a left turn was taken, past the old prison and across the brightly painted crossing towards Gloucester Docks. Over the...

Meandering to Newent

Fourteen riders (yes, fourteen) appeared on a post storm Amy windy morning. The weather forecast being fine, but with a strong westerly, I thought it would be “a Billy no mates ride” but not so. The Captain offered to manage a respectable break in the group, and with...