3 Bike Ride on Sunday 2nd April

66 mile, 3 bike ride, starting 09:30 hours, from Dalston, on Sunday 2nd April. Heading to Silloth by the sea for lunch (29 mile) via Glasson, Abbeytown & Skinburness. Then down the coast to Allonby before heading inland again & onto Caldbeck (56 miles) with a quick stop for ice cream or other refreshments.

Nice flat route for the first half then a bit lumpy Caldbeck way, but not too bad. Map & route >> HERE <<

I've ordered mild & dry weather with a light breeze & plenty of sunshine so should be great conditions for riding. Hope to see you at Dalston.

Cheers John H - text or WhatsApp 07855534727

https://www.komoot.com/tour/1036433566?ref=itd 2 BIKE ride on Sunday. Mostly through small villages and on quiet country lanes. Parking available in Renwick village on the road beside the Methodist church CA10 1JT. We will meet by the Methodist church in Renwick at 9.30am. Message or call me if you would like to attend the ride. Thank you Caroline 07825 038542. 

3 Bike Ride on Wednesday 29th March

 Meet in Hesket Newmarket car park for 09:30 start. Route follows the Reivers Route to Cockermouth and returns via Whinlatter, with a loop around Derwent Water. Refreshment stops in Cockermouth and either Keswick or Threlkeld. Total distance about 52 miles with 1100m of climbing. Follow LINK for route.

I will be cycling from home to start of ride (leaving at about 8:55am) which will add 6 miles to each end of  the ride. Let me know if you would like to join me so I don't leave without you.

Hope to see some of you on Wednesday!

Bill

07921 297 045

Club ride Sunday 26th March - Annan

 The ride will be a joint ride with Dumfries & Galloway CUK .    Meet by the war memorial on the Main Street opposite the police station for a 10am start.    The route will include Dalton, Lochmaben, Millhousebridge to Lockerbie for lunch at Cafe 91.    The route up to this point is gently undulating.    After lunch the route becomes a little more interesting to Bankshill before getting a bit easier to Middlebie, Eaglesfield and Bridekirk and then back to Annan.     Total distance will be 44 miles.  

I hope to see some of you at Annan.   Remember - the clocks go forward on Sunday.

Preparation for AGM Saturday 22nd April

 Langwathby Village hall - lunch 12.30 AGM 14.00

I hope, as usual as many as can make it will come to our annual get-together and AGM. It makes what is a necessary function into a pleasant social occasion. We normally start with a bring and share lunch at 12.30 then start the AGM at 1400

The Agenda will be posted before the meeting but if anyone has an item they would like to discuss and feels that it is relevant to an AGM please contact me and I will add it to the list.
We have managed for a year to keep day to day aspects of the club functioning, without a Chair-person but it would be great if now that 'Covid' is passed we could have a fully working committee. Please consider giving up a small amount of your time to help run the club.

The minutes of the previous AGM are posted on the web site so that you can approve these at the meeting - a few copies will be available at the meeting.

Finally the pre AGM lunch at 12.30 works because people are happy to bring in food to share. There is a list for you sign up to so that we don't all bring the same. You can find this here

If you are unable to bring anything please expect to pay something towards the cost (say £5?) and also sign the list to say you are coming to the lunch.

Geoff

PS further information may be added as we approach the 22nd but I will repost at the top of the list

Ride from Greystoke, Wednesday 22nd March

Start at Greystoke 9.30. Out to Maes Cafe for coffee via Hesket Newmarket and Caldbeck. Keswick via Bassenthwaite for lunch stop there or Threlkeld. Return via Wallthwaite and Troutbeck. 42 miles at an easy pace, all welcome.

Text or WhatsApp: 07906896503

2/3 bike ride Sunday 19th from Beacon Edge

 Rosie and I will be leading a ride to the Melmerby coffee stop. 9.30 at Beacon Edge cemetery lay-by, then to Calthwaite and Kirkoswald and Melmerby (20 miles), for probably 11.15. After that we are going to loop back via Shap and Askham. Hope to see you at the start or Melmerby. Phil 07810751189.

Wednesday 15th. Cancelled ??

 Hi

Good bit of snow here and freezing over night so tomorrows ride is very doubtful. I will take a view in the morning but please assume it is cancelled unless I blog otherwise.

Sorry   David

WEDNESDAY 15 March

 Hi

Start: Shap Car Park at 9.30am.    Stop at Farfield Mill cafe, Sedbergh. BYO stop Pendragon Castle. 55miles. My favourite run down Mallerstang

Text 07810346838. David

Two bike ride Sunday 12 March from Langwathby

What I am planning is...

Leave Langwathby at 9.45 to cycle via Salkeld Dykes, Bowscar, Stoneybeck roundabout, towards Plumpton and then to UpFront. From UpFront back through Plumpton on to Lazonby and Kirkoswald and via Glassonby/Gamblesby to Melmerby for lunch. Return to Langwathby via Ousby, Skirwith and Culgaith.

What Nigel is planning is to cycle from Melmerby, leaving at 9.15 (or thereabouts) meeting my ride at Langathby and accompanying me the rest of the way... until we get back to Melmerby where he will stop in good  time for him to watch the rugby in the afternoon.

So you have alternative starts depending on what matters most to you - an early start or the rugby?

Hope this ride suits at least some of you,

Alison

UPCOMING...........

Sunday 12th March: Acorn Bank is still closed (although it opens for the season on Monday 13th!), so it is suggested that the cafe stop will be UpFront Galleries, Unthank.

The 2nd Quarter Runs List (April-June) is now available for you to add rides HERE . Please note that this includes the date for our AGM on Saturday 22 April at Langwathby Village Hall.

The Coffee Stop rota that I use was last altered in May 2022. There were inevitable changes over the winter as cafes altered their opening days. Please look at the rota  HERE and let me know if you think we should make alterations.