Ride Reports
Westcombe Beach
Sun, 12 Jul 1981
The combination of carnival procession and Mike’s injury reduced numbers from the Buckfastleigh area to one for the following week’s ride – myself! John did ride to the Totnes pic...
Social Evening at Redmount, Buckfastleigh
Sat, 18 Jul 1981
The social evening, which followed production of the Highwayman on 18th July, was well attended. More than 20 members turned up to hear Walter Pearse’s interesting talk on Dartmoo...
Hunter's Path
Sun, 19 Jul 1981
My younger brother Andrew came out for his first day run on 19th July. Mike also came out, now partially recovered, but he told us he wanted to get back for lunch and left us at t...
Various
Wed, 22 Jul 1981
I am told that Wednesday evening rides are growing in popularity, with an average of nine riders out each week. On one occasion there were eleven riders at the start and two more ...
Week Ford Blowing House
Sun, 26 Jul 1981
The beautiful weather encouraged fourteen riders out for the 26th July ride, including Tim Reep and his son Simon from North Bovey. We were going to Week Ford Blowing House, and M...
Rattery
Sun, 02 Aug 1981
The traditional English holiday season finally seems to have spring upon us, and it has brought plenty of traffic with it. This did not, however, deter a grand total of thirteen r...
Fernworthy Reservoir
Sun, 09 Aug 1981
The weather was a little chillier on the following Sunday, but the pickup point at Bovey Tracey was not deserted when Michael, Nigel and myself arrived there at 11.00. Iris had pe...
Ugborough Beacon
Sun, 16 Aug 1981
A most adventurous ride was the one destined for Ugborough Beacon – little did we Buckfastleigh regulars know what we were letting ourselves in for when we arrived at Avonwick duri...
Buckland-tout-Saints
Sun, 23 Aug 1981
Despite the cloud cover on 23rd August it was still very hot and sticky in the South Hams when eleven cyclists congregated at Totnes for our Buckland-tout-Saints ride. Frances Lof...
Tour
29 Aug–02 Sep 1981
Wales 5
Last year’s trip to South Wales was so good that we couldn’t resist going again. This time the tour was designed especially for Junior members, and so it was that Frances Lofty (16), Jackie Lofty (18), Mark Morton (15), Glenn Powling (11), Kevin Presland (16), Richard Read (13), John Stuart (16), M...
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Dowrich Bridge
Sun, 30 Aug 1981
There was a final August ride, destination Dowrich Bridge, but the Welsh Tour left only Colin and Jean to carry out the run. I understand that all went according to schedule until...
Berry Pomeroy
Sun, 06 Sep 1981
The September Afternoon Run was well supported, partly due to the good weather no doubt. Andrew Winstanley, a 13-year-old from Abbotskerswell, joined us for his first CTC ride, an...