Calderdale CTC April - September 2019

This magazine is produced twice yearly and distributed Calderdale CTC Gazette free to all CTC members resident in the area. This is made possible through generous support from advertisers and April - September 2019

benefactors. Occasionally there may be changes or In this issue additions to activities listed here. Up to date details are available on our web site at: http://calderdalectc.org.uk 3 A WORD FROM THE

The Calderdale CTC Gazette welcomes contributions SECRETARY Jayne Moore writes from members and friends. Please contact Chris Crossland 01422 832853 [email protected] 4 CALDERDALE CTC AUTUMN TINTS Group cycling for cyclists of Other Cycling Clubs In the Calderdale area any ability, age or gender

Calderdale Mountain Biking Club 6 CALDERDALE CTC SPECIAL Weekly evening rides from Salterhebble EVENTS Rides and rallies, events, www.facebook.com/groups/12081228136 suppers, something for everybody Calderdale Triathlon Club 7-9 CALDERDALE CTC WEEKEND RIDES Saturday morning training rides from Mytholmroyd Sociable cycling and events on a www.calderdaletriclub.co.uk/ variety of rides. Calder Valley Shred Sisters 10 CALDERDALE CTC THURSDAY Friendly female riders focusing on enduro and gravity EVENING RIDES Exploring mountain biking, welcoming newcomers. Instagram! @shredsisters.calder Calderdale’s highways and byways

Condor Road Club 11 CALDERDALE CTC CYCLING Fast(ish)training runs with a cafe stop EVENTS Social events and sporting [email protected] rides to suit everybody http://condorroadclub.blogspot.co.uk/ 14 CALDERDALE CTC on facebook Halifax Imperial Wheelers Most types of cycling Dave Dodwell explains how to get including road racing, time trialling, touring, social rides, club runs etc. more from your cycling by using social

01274 604715 [email protected] media safely www.facebook.com/groups/200963313381711/ Spring Audax Rides PedalSport Cycling Club VERY popular cycling events Active club with members of all ages, who train and ride together and compete in various events. Also a thriving 15 HALIFAX CTC - WARTIME SNIPPETS John Whiteley looks back in time “Go-Ride” membership for young riders. 01422 361460 [email protected] https://pedalsportclub.com/ Online calderdalectc.org.uk Queensbury Queens of The Mountain Twitter @ctccalderdale Very active cycling club for women Facebook CTC Calderdale https://queensburyqueens.teamapp.com/

Ravenscliffe School Cycling Club For disabled children and young people. Published by CALDERDALE Specialist bikes for all abilities. CTC, the local member Tel: 01422 358621 (term time only) group of Cycling UK

Ride Drink Pie Tuesday rides from Drink? Bar, Hebden Bridge Secretary Jayne Moore , Cyclocross, cross country, craft ale and pies 6 Ridge View Drive, Birkby, Huddersfield, HD2 2EX Shibden CC Tel: 01484 532274 / 07765 806597 MTB, Cyclocross, and road cycling for all ages Email: [email protected] Facebook: Shibden Cycling Club

Todmorden Harriers Cyclists’ Touring Club (Cycling UK) a Company Limited by Cycling and running on the fells and roads Guarantee registered in England No 25185, registered as a 01706 81096 [email protected] charity in England and Wales Charity No 1147607 and in www.todharriers.co.uk Scotland No SC042541. Registered office: Parklands, VS Cycles Brighouse Cycling Club Railton Road, Guildford, Surrey GU2 01484 715230 [email protected] A WORD FROM THE SECRETARY The recent 91st Annual Dinner and Awards Night was again held at The Shay Stadium. We enjoyed a fantastic Welcome to our Spring /Summer 2019 Gazette. Gales and evening celebrating the riding achievements of 2018. storms have battered Yorkshire after a heat wave in Thank you to our guest speaker, Nora McWilliam for her February, but spring is nearly here so I hope you are speech and sing-a-long, to Anne Lawther for organising looking forward blowing out the cobwebs, daring to hope the event and Chris Crossland for preparing all the for another hot and prolonged summer. certificates and awards, as well as the Master of

I have been itching to get back out on my bike since my Ceremonies, Martin Bird. It was also great to see Carl hip replacement last November. Thankfully our usual Lister back weight bearing on two legs after his tumble in Winter Clubroom programme has helped prevent November. The 2019 events programme was also withdrawal symptoms for those of us who couldn’t cycle. released giving us all the early opportunity to pencil in Many thanks to Clubroom Secretary, Anne Lawther, for dates or to store them in our phone calendars. These putting together a fantastic programme of talks, and to all events all amass points for each rider who successfully our guest speakers. Thanks also to the willing volunteers completes them. It is those points, which determine the who have served drinks and tidied up after the meetings. certificates and awards at the next annual dinner in 2020.

Attendance at the October Audax rides was only a little Everyone is welcome to enter these cycling events. lower than usual despite the bad weather. Well done to We also welcome all Cycling UK members to take part in those who completed the challenges and thanks to our regular club rides on Sundays, Thursday evenings and Jennifer Crossland and team for the marvellous spread Autumn Tints on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The rides afterwards. Thanks also to Chris Crossland and volunteers cater for different styles and paces. If you are not a Cycling who give up their time to enable the events to run. UK member you can take part in 3 rides as a guest. After

The Autumn Tints Christmas Dinner, Clubroom Christmas that you will be asked to join Cycling UK, which has many party and Club Christmas Dinner were very much enjoyed benefits including valuable third party insurance and free by all who attended. Our winter weekly rides attracted legal advice, as well as a bi-monthly members' magazine. good numbers from October to early December when the For more information check out our Facebook group at weather turned wintery. A few hardy souls turned out over ‘CTC Calderdale’ or our website at Christmas and January before numbers increased www.calderdalectc.org.uk. throughout tropical February. March gales and storms Happy Cycling! have temporarily set back the rides programme, but not (Secretary, Calderdale CTC) the Wetherspoons alternative meeting! Jayne Moore

Calderdale CTC approx. Mainly flat). Viewing Tissington AUTUMN TINTS RIDES Well Dressing, picnic or cafe lunch at Group cycling for cyclists of any Carsington, coffee stop in between. Further ability , age, or gender details to follow.

Colin Chapman writes: YORK CYCLE RALLY Friday 21 st to Sunday After possibly the strangest bout of 23 rd June. We are holding a social winter weather possible, including Camping/Caravaning weekend at this event the warmest February on record, we are now & invite all to join us. Members can pre-register at looking forward to warmer weather, longer, &, http://yorkrally.org/visitor-information/campsite- possibly, drier, warmer days! bookings/ using the booking form. Entering Rides have continued to be well supported, on the “CALDERDALE CTC” under Group Name will road when the weather was favourable, and ensure all members will camp together. ‘Spoons when it was not! Thanks & well done to all All welcome, so come and chat, socialise, have a riders & leaders. beer, wine or coffee, BBQ, maybe go for a ride.

Calderdale CTC Autumn Tints has evolved from the Possible Friday evening meal at the “Fox & Roman”. Pre-booking required. original Autumn Tints Cycling Comrades and we now invite cyclists of any ability, age or gender, to CAR-ASSISTED ANNUAL PICNIC RIDE Sat. 21 st join our rides, & promise a warm welcome to all, July Meet Sherburn-in -Elmet 9-30am for a 9-45am whether an inexperienced rider or someone who start. Leisurely ride via Cawood, York cycleway, would like to try riding within the safety and Naburn, & Tadcaster. Coffee stop, Picnic lunch, friendship of a group. Pub by demand! 44 miles Easy. All welcome.

Rides are held every Wednesday & Saturday, at a Please contact me should you require further details steady pace &, wherever possible, on quiet and or have any queries re these events. often very scenic routes . Colin Chapman 01422 834342

Destinations for all rides are listed below. Should Ride Start Points you wish to join us, just turn up, or, if you have GB Godley Bridge, New Bank, Halifax any queries, please ring me or the ride leader on SHL Salterhebble Locks (Basin), Halifax the numbers listed, or, email SBB Sowerby Bridge Baths, Station Rd. [email protected]. SBL Sowerby Bridge Library, Hollins Mill Lane

ADDITIONAL EVENTS WVGC West Vale - Garden Centre WC Windmill Court, Causeway Foot G.H. Stancer Memorial Rides. Sunday 14th April (Car assisted) Start at Crooked Billet Pub near Contacts Lotherton, to ride to Pocklington and back. Approx. Paul Barnes 01274 670958 60 miles in 7 hrs. Meet at 9:00am for registration Colin Chapman 01422 834342 (£3 last year) for 9:00-9:30 start. (Pool transport Carol Hare 01422 340638 may be arranged by agreement). John Schorah 07895 798625

CAR ASSISTED RIDE Sat.1st June . Tissington John Southworth 07791 210922 John Sutcliffe 01422 365420 Trail-Carsington Water-High Peak Trail (32 miles

 DATE Start TIME COFFEE STOP DESTINATION LEADER APRIL Wed 3 rd WC 10:00 Windmill Court (Coffee) SHIPLEY GLEN CAFÉ Paul Barnes Sat 6 th SHL 9:30 Wetherspoons, Brighouse MIRFIELD Cafe Nosh Colin Chapman Wed 10 th WVGC 9:30 Bolster Moor Farm Shop MELTHAM Ivy House Café Colin Chapman Sat 13 th SBL 9:30 Watergate, Hebden Bridge TODMORDEN Morrisons Carol Hare Sun 14 th Crooked Billet Pub, near Lotherton 9:00 GHS RIDES: Details above Colin Chapman Wed 17 th WC 10:00 Windmill Court (Coffee) SCAR TOP Moor Lodge Eatery John Southworth Sat 20 th GB 9:30 High Street Café, Queensbury BINGLEY Five Rise Locks John Sutcliffe Wed 24 th WVGC 9:30 Cookhouse Café, Slaithwaite DELPH Edna’s Cosy Café John Schorah Sat 27 th GB 9:30 Café CC, Scholes HECKMONDWIKE, Cherry Tree Cafe Colin Chapman DATE Start TIME COFFEE STOP DESTINATION LEADER MAY Wed 1 st WVGC 9:30 Morrisons, Waterloo CANNON HALL John Southworth Sat 4 th WC 10:00 Windmill Court (Coffee) KEIGHLEY Morrison’s Paul Barnes Wed 8 th SBB 9:30 Robin’s Nest, Rishworth HOLLINGWORTH LAKE John Schorah Sat 11 th GB 9:30 Baguettes Cafe, Wyke OAKWELL HALL John Sutcliffe Wed 15 th WC 10:00 Windmill Court (Coffee) OTLEY CC Club Room Colin Chapman Sat 18 th SBB 9:30 Robin’s Nest, Rishworth DELPH Edna’s Cosy Café Colin Chapman Wed 22 nd WVGC 9:30 Cookhouse Café, Slaithwaite HOLMFIRTH Corner House Cafe John Southworth Sat 25 th SHL 9:30 Bob's Tea Room, Booth HAWORTH Villette Cafe Colin Chapman Wed 29 tht SBL 9:30 Wetherspoons, Brighouse MIRFIELD Cafe Nosh Paul Barnes JUNE Sat 1 st CAR ASSISTED RIDE Tissington-Carsington Water and back Details from Colin Chapman Wed 5 th WVGC 9:30 Bolster Moor Farm Shop MELTHAM Ivy House Cafe Colin Chapman Sat 8 th GB 9:30 Café CC, Scholes DEWSBURY Marina Cafe John Sutcliffe Wed 12 th SHL 9:30 Café Nosh, Mirfield NEWMILLERDAM John Southworth Sat 15 th SBL 9:30 Watergate, Hebden Bridge HOLLINGWORTH LAKE Visitor Centre Carol Hare Wed 19 th WC 10:00 Windmill Court (Coffee) OTLEY CC Club Room John Schorah Fri 21st-Sun 23 rd YORK CYCLE RALLY - Camping Weekend - Details above Colin Chapman Wed 26 th GB 10:00 High Street Café, Queensbury SHIPLEY GLEN CAFÉ Paul Barnes Sat 29 th SHL 9:30 Wetherspoons, Brighouse SCHOLES Café CC John Sutcliffe JULY Wed 3 rd WVGC 9:30 Cookhouse Café, Slaithwaite DELPH Edna’s Cosy Café Colin Chapman Sat 6 th SHL 9:30 Wetherspoons, Brighouse DEWSBURY Marina Cafe Colin Chapman Wed 10 th GB 9:30 Baguettes Cafe, Wyke HECKMONDWIKE Cherry Tree Cafe John Schorah Sat 13 th WVGC 9:30 Ambry’s Community Café, Almondbury SHELLEY Dearne Lea Café Colin Chapman Wed 17 th WC 10:00 Windmill Court (Coffee) OTLEY CC Club Room John Southworth Sat 20 th Car-Assisted PICNIC RIDE Sherburn/York Cycleway/Tadcaster. Details: Colin Chapman Wed 24 th SHL 9:30 Wetherspoons, Brighouse OSSETT Wellgate Cafe Paul Barnes Sat 27 th GB 9:30 High Street Café, Queensbury BINGLEY Five Rise Locks Colin Chapman Wed 31 st SBL 9:30 Watergate, Hebden Bridge TOWNELEY HALL Garden Centre Colin Chapman AUGUST Sat 3 rd WC 10:00 Windmill Court (Coffee) SHIPLEY GLEN CAFÉ John Sutcliffe Wed 7 th WVGC 9:30 Kelly’s Café, Birkby SHELLEY Dearne Lea Café John Schorah Sat 10 th GB 9:30 Wetherspoons, Brighouse MIRFIELD Café Nosh Colin Chapman Wed 14 th SHL 9:30 Café Nosh, Mirfield BRETTON PARK Colin Chapman Sat 17 th SBL 9:30 Watergate, Hebden Bridge HOLLINGWORTH LAKE Visitor Centre Carol Hare Wed 21 st WC 10:00 Windmill Court (Coffee) OTLEY CC Club Room John Southworth Sat 24 th SBB 9:30 Robin's Nest, Rishworth HEBDEN BRIDGE Colin Chapman Wed 28 th WVGC 9:30 Bolster Moor Farm Shop HOLMFIRTH Corner House Cafe Paul Barnes Sat 31 st SBL 9:30 Craggies, Cragg Vale HOLLINGWORTH LAKE Carol Hare SEPTEMBER Wed 4 th WC 10:00 Windmill Court (Coffee) KEIGHLEY Morrisons Paul Barnes Sat 7 th SHL 9:30 Wetherspoons, Brighouse OSSETT Wellgate Cafe Colin Chapman Wed 11 th WVGC 9:30 Cookhouse Café, Slaithwaite DELPH Edna's Cosy Cafe John Schorah Sat 14 th GB 9:30 Café CC, Scholes HECKMONDWIKE Cherry Tree Café Paul Barnes Wed 18 th WC 10:00 Windmill Court (Coffee) OTLEY CC Club Room Colin Chapman Sat 21 st GB 9:30 Baguettes Cafe, Wyke TONG GARDEN CENTRE Colin Chapman Wed 25 th SBL 9:30 Watergate, Hebden Bridge TOWNELEY HALL Garden Centre John Southworth Sat 28 th SHL 9:30 Wetherspoons, Brighouse OAKWELL HALL Colin Chapman Calderdale CTC SPECIAL EVENTS 2½ hours . Meet 6.45pm at Causeway Foot Inn, 13 April - October 2019 Causeway Foot, Halifax HX2 8XX (about 4½ miles north of Halifax on A629). Contact Chris Crossland 01422 Sunday 31 March THE RED ROSE RIDE 832853 Classic 200 km. trip through parts of Lancashire that were once in the West Riding, to the Lancashire Coast, and Sunday 9 June CAR ASSISTED RIDE for an easy ride from back via Lancashire lanes. Meet 7.45 am at the Howden into east Yorkshire . Meet at 8:15 am at Bethel Oddfellows Rooms, Unity House, Coleridge Street, Street Car Park, Brighouse. Please contact Keith Halifax. Contact Dave Dodwell 07931 284843 Robinson 07802 923547if you would like to come along .

Thursday 5 April OPENING THURSDAY EVENING RIDE Saturday 15 June 600 km. AUDAX EVENTS to SOWERBY BRIDGE . Meet at 7.00pm at Halifax Pool. The 3 Coasts 600 and The East & West Coasts 600. Details from Dave Power 07761 166743 Meet at 5.45am at Mytholmroyd Community Centre. Details from Chris Crossland 01422 832853 Sunday 7 April WEST YORKSHIRE CTC LUNCH at Addingham Village Hall. Meet 8:45am at Halifax, Bull Sunday 16 June THE GOOD COMPANIONS 200km. Green Car Park (opposite Wetherspoons ‘Barum Top’). Audax Meet at 8.15am at Mytholmroyd Community Soup, tea, coffee and cakes provided. Please bring your Centre. Details from Chris Crossland 01422 832853 own sandwiches. Contact Geoff & Helen Pearce 01484 Sat 29 June through Sun 30 June 400192 for lunch details, and contact Martin Bird 07720 MORECAMBE MIDNIGHT MIDSUMMER MADNESS 350466 for ride details 130 miles Standard Ride The popular Morecambe

Sunday 14 April SPRING AUDAX RIDES midnight ride. Meet at 11.30 pm Saturday, at The SPRING INTO THE DALES. 110 km . A test for keen Oddfellows Rooms, Unity House, Coleridge Street, Halifax. Details from David Dodwell 07931 284843 racing, touring and fitness cyclists. Meet at 8:45am LEAP INTO THE AIRE. 54 km. Scenic ride for club and Thursday 11 July BUCKSTONES 25 MILES IN 2 HOURS leisure cyclists. Meet at 9:45am Both start at Mytholmroyd STANDARD RIDE Meet 7:00pm at junction of New Hey Community Centre Contact Chris Crossland 01422 Road and A643 Brighouse Road, near Ainley Top. 832853 Details from Dave Power 07761 166743

Sunday 14 April GHS RIDES Sunday 14 July CAR ASSISTED RIDE - PLANES AND Meet 9:00am at The Crooked Billet, Wakefield Road, LANES from Manchester Airport. Meet at 8:45 am at Saxton, Tadcaster LS24 9QN on B1217near Lotherton, to Halifax Barum Top. CONTACT Graham Joyce 07713 242345 if you would like to come along. commemorate CTC stalwart G. H. Stancer by riding to Pocklington and back. Sunday 11 August CAR ASSISTED RIDE to take part in Enquiries to Colin Chapman 01422 834342 the FAIRBURN MEMORIAL RIDE from Fairburn. Meet at

Sunday 28 April STEVE BARBER MEMORIAL RIDE Bethel Street Car Park, Brighouse. START TIME to be Meet 8:45am at Mytholmroyd Community Centre rpo arranged. Please contact Reid Anderson 07763 328804 if you would like to come along. commemorate Steve, who passed away last year. Enquiries to Dave Dodwell 07931 284843 Sunday 1 September CAR ASSISTED RIDE from The

Thursday 16 May BLACKST-ONE, TWO, THREE Knavesmire, York . Meet at 8:15 am at Halifax, Barum Three different climbs and descents of Blackstone Edge. Top. Please contact Reid Anderson 07763 328804 if you would like to come along. START Bus shelter by Mytholmroyd Library, Cragg Road, Mytholmroyd. Meet at 7:00pm Sunday 8 September STANDARD RIDES Contact: Graham Lloyd [email protected] 50 miles in 5 hours Meet at 8:45am

Sunday 12 May CAR ASSISTED RIDE for an easy ride to 30 miles in 3 hours Meet at 9:15am the Coxwold Cyclists' Service . Meet at 8:15 am at Bethel Both start at Gooder St. car park, Brighouse Details from Geoff Pearce 01484 400192 Street Car Park, Brighouse. Please contact Keith Robinson 07802 923547 if you would like to come along. Thursday 12 September CLOSING THURSDAY

Saturday 25 May A choice of 400 km. events for EVENING SUPPER RUN Details to be arranged. Contact Dave Power 07761 166743 for details enthusiasts, to be completed in 27 hours. NOT QUITE THE SPURN HEAD 400 - a flattish 400km Sunday 13 October AUTUMN AUDAX RIDES ride and THE OLD 240 - John Whiteley’s favourite: a SEASON OF MISTS 105 km. Challenging touring in the hilly 400km ride, Meet at Mytholmroyd Community Yorkshire & Lancashire hills. Meet 8:45am Centre 5:15am. Contact Chris Crossland 01422 832853 MELLOW FRUITFULNESS 55 km. Not quite as hard!

Saturday 1 June NORLAND CIRCUIT RIDES 16 miles in Meet at 9:45am. Both start at Mytholmroyd Community Centre. Contact Chris Crossland 01422 832853 2 hours or 36 miles in 3 hours. Meet 1:45pm at Norland Town Bus Stop, Clough Road, Norland, Sowerby Bridge. Sunday 20 October 32 miles GROUP RIDE and Details from Reid Anderson 07763 328804 FREEWHEEL COMPETITION MEET 8:45am at Brig Royd

Wednesday 5 June TREVOR LEVER MEMORIAL car park, West Vale, by Stainland Rd/Rochdale Rd traffic HALIFAX TO SKIPTON & BACK RIDES: 32 miles in 2 or lights. ORGANISER DETAILS to follow Calderdale CTC WEEKEND RIDES April - October 2019 Dave Dodwell writes place) will turn around after the mid-morning stop. Welcome to the Calderdale CTC Average 10-12mph riding 2019 Summer Sunday and speed. weekend rides programme. With the longer days, our regular Sunday 3. Easy Rides rides start 30 minutes earlier than Following feedback from our in Winter, and there is the option Members survey in 2018, we to stay out for longer. are offering a shorter easier- paced ride on the 1st Sunday Our Ethos of each month starting in We see cycling as a wonderful way June. Rides will take around 2 to take exercise, enjoy scenic hours.. We will not leave routes and cafes in good company. anyone behind. There will be We will not leave anyone behind. a coffee stop. Meet at Halifax NEW RIDERS ARE WELCOME on Bull Green Car Park (free all our rides. You may want to parking) at 9:15am for a phone the ride leader to get more 9:30am start. For the latest details of the ride (see below), or information visit our you can contact me at Facebook page [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/gr Start Times oups/ctccalderdale Unless otherwise indicated, for our regular Sunday or contact Reid Anderson on 07763 328 804. rides, meet at 8:45am for a prompt 9:00 am start. 4. Car-Assisted Rides Start Points These enable us to visit destinations beyond the For Sunday rides (unless otherwise indicated): range of our normal Sunday rides. Five car assisted 1. 2nd Sunday of the month: Brighouse Bethel rides are planned this year. We will be riding to the Street car park (opposite Wetherspoons Coxwold Cyclists Church Service in May, to the East ‘Richard Oastler’). Yorkshire countryside in June, to Tatton Park in July, 2. Last Sunday of the month: Mytholmroyd to join the Fairburn Memorial rides in August, and Community Centre car park. to ride around York in September. All welcome, 3. Other Sundays: Halifax Bull Green Car Park especially if you can offer seats in cars / space for (opposite Wetherspoons ‘Barum Top’). bikes to enable those without cars to participate.

Ride Duration and Speed RIDE LEADERS These rides feature quiet, fairly 1. Day Rides For further details concerning a flat roads and range in distance Each ride has a mid-morning particular ride or event, please between 30 and 40 miles, aiming café stop; there is the option at contact the designated ride leader to return late afternoon. If you this point to return home for or organiser, who will be pleased to would like to participate, around lunchtime under the answer any enquiries. particularly if you can offer Alan Simpson 07443 895 430 guidance of an experienced spaces for riders and/or their Ali Fletcher 07789 506 169 rider. Most rides will carry on to bikes, please contact the relevant Chris Crossland 01422 832 853 the lunch stop and return by late ride leader. Colin Chapman 07977 133 489 afternoon, although with Darren Walker 07780 882 133 5. Trips Away agreement we might stay out David Dodwell 07931 284 843 Included in our calendar are longer if the weather is kind. Geoff Pearce 07881 874 713 events that we take part in but We tend to average 10-12mph Graham Joyce 07713 242 345 do not organise. The York Cycle riding speed (depending on Keith Robinson 07802 923 547 Rally (http://yorkrally.org) hills!), Martin Bird 07720 350 466 weekend is on 21/23 June; the

2. Short Rides Peter Howells 07761 850 192 Welsh Festival of Cycling at Some ‘Short Rides’ (often when Reid Anderson 07763 328 804 Ruthin is from 18-22 July a longer event is also taking www.ctcchesterandnwales.org.uk, and the CTC information, or would like to organise a car-share, Birthday Rides contact [email protected] http://birthdayrides.org 6. Standard rides & Audax events marked ** in Bedfordshire take place 5 -11 August. Members These events offer the chance to ride a set distance make their own way to these events and book their inside a set time limit. For more details, see the own accommodation, but if you would like more Calderdale CTC Events Calendar on pp.11-13

START POINT DETAILS IMPORTANT NOTE Updates to the programme

Br Brighouse, Bethel Street car park Ride leaders may change the route on the day, BrG Brighouse, Gooder Street car park depending on the weather and the people on the Hx Halifax, Barum Top ride. If you plan to join the ride en route, please MyCC Mytholmroyd, Community Centre phone the leader to let them know. To keep up to Nor Norland Town Bus Stop near school date with the latest information follow us on Odd Halifax, Oddfellows Rooms, Coleridge S t. Facebook WV West Vale, Brig Royd car park https://www.facebook.com/groups/ctccalderdale/

Date Start Time TEA/COFFEE STOP LUNCH DESTINATION LEADER/ORGANISER MARCH 31 Odd 7:45** THE RED ROSE RIDE 200 km. Audax **Entries to David Dodwell Hx 8:45 SHORT RIDE Martin Bird APRIL 7 Hx 8:45** ADDINGHAM (VILLAGE HALL) Martin Bird for West Yorkshire CTC / Huddersfield CTC Ride-Out Lunch at 12 noon 14 MyCC 8:45** SPRING INTO THE DALES 115 km. Audax ** Entries to ( Chris Crossland 14 MyCC 9:45** LEAP INTO THE AIRE 58 km. Audax ( Chris Crossland 14 Saxton, near Lotherton ** CAR ASSISTED RIDE for GHS RIDES to POCKLINGTON **Enquiries to Colin Chapman 21 Hx 8:45 EASTER SUNDAY - IMPROMPTU RIDE 28 MyCC 8.45 **  Steve Barber Memorial Ride  TOWNELEY HALL SCAR TOP ** David Dodwell MAY 2-5 TOUR de YORKSHIRE 5 TOUR de YORKSHIRE STAGE 4: START - PIECE HALL, HALIFAX Hx 8:45 Ride to OTLEY - CHEVIN BANK to watch TdY Contact Peter Howells 12 Br 8:15 CAR ASSISTED RIDE COXWOLD Keith Robinson 19 Hx 8:45 STEETON STORITHS Alan Simpson 25 Sat MyCC 5:15** THE OLD 240 400 km. Audax **Entries to ( Chris Crossland 25 Sat MyCC 5:15** NOT QUITE THE SPURN HEAD 400 km. Audax ** ( Chris Crossland 26 MyCC 8:45 TOWNELEY HALL EDENFIELD Reid Anderson JUNE 1 S at Nor 13:45** NORLAND CIRCUIT RIDES 16 & 36 miles ** Reid Anderson 2 Hx 8:45 SCAR TOP EARBY Darren Walker Hx 9:15 EASY RIDE Reid Anderson 9 Br 8:15 CAR ASSISTED RIDE from HOWDEN Keith Robinson 15 Sat MyCC 5:45** The 3 COASTS 600 km. Audax ** Entries to ( Chris Crossland 15 Sat MyCC 5:45** The EAST & WEST COASTS 600 km. Audax ** ( Chris Crossland 16 MyCC 8:15** THE GOOD COMPANIONS 200 km. Audax ** ( Chris Crossland 16 Br 8:45 SHORT RIDE Martin Bird 21-23 YORK CYCLE RALLY at The Knavesmire, York Enquiries to Colin Chapman 23 Hx 7:30 !! TADCASTER YORK CYCLE RALLY 29,30 Odd 23:30** MORECAMBE MIDNIGHT RIDE 130 miles ** Entries to Dave Dodwell 30 MyCC 8:45 TOWNELEY HALL WHALLEY John Southworth Date Start Time TEA/COFFEE STOP LUNCH DESTINATION LEADER/ORGANISER JULY 7 Hx 8:45 GUISELEY BURNSALL Alan Simpson Hx 9:15 EASY RIDE Reid Anderson 14 Hx 8:45 PLANES & LANES Car Assisted Ride from Manchester Airport Graham Joyce 18-23 WELSH FESTIVAL OF CYCLING at Ruthin 21 Hx 8:45 CASTLEFORD LOTHERTON HALL David Dodwell 28 MyCC 8:45 HOLLINGWORTH LAKE UPPERMILL Reid Anderson AUGUST 4 Hx 8:45 GUISELEY HARROGATE Keith Robinson Hx 9:15 EASY RIDE Reid Anderson 3-11 SEMAINE FÉDÉRALE de CYCLOTOURISME in Cognac, FRANCE 5-11 CTC BIRTHDAY RIDES at Wyboston Lakes Resort, 2 miles south of St. Neots 11 Br TBA** CAR ASSISTED RIDE to Fairburn for MEMORIAL RIDES **Reid Anderson 18 Hx 8:45 THORNCLIFFE LANGSETT Alan Simpson 25 MyCC 8:45 GAWTHORPE HALL CHIPPING Darren Walker SEPTEMBER 1 BrG 8:15 CAR ASSISTED RIDE from The Knavesmire, YORK Keith Robinson Hx 9:15 EASY RIDE Reid Anderson 8 BrG 8:45** 50 miles in 5 hours STANDARD RIDE ** Geoff & Helen Pearce 8 BrG 9:15** 30 miles in 3 hours STANDARD RIDE ** Geoff & Helen Pearce 15 Hx 8:45 SCAR TOP FOULRIDGE Ali Fletcher 21-29 YORKSHIRE UCI WORLD CYCLING CHAMPIONSHIPS 22 Hx 8:45 STEETON BOLTON ABBEY David Dodwell 29 MyCC 9:15 CLARION HOUSE, NEWCHURCH OCTOBER - Advance Notice 13 MyCC 8:45** SEASON OF MISTS 105 km. Audax ** Entries to ( Chris Crossland 13 MyCC 9:45** MELLOW FRUITFULNESS 55 km. Audax ** ( Chris Crossland 20 WV 8:45** 32 miles Group Ride and Freewheeling Competition

Calderdale CTC THURSDAY EVENING Rides

DATE START DESTINATION LEADER APRIL 4 HP Opening Run DP to SOWERBY BRIDGE Details from Dave Power 07761 166743 11 EB FOREST HILL MB 18 KX CRAGG VALE DP 25 EB DEAN HEAD MB MAY 2 I HARDEN DD 9 MyCC HARDCASTLE/SHACKLETON GJ/GL 16 MyL BLACKST-ONE-TWO-THREE **STANDARD RIDE: 3 different ascents of Blackstone Edge , and 3 descents. GL 23 SX SUNNY VALE AS These rides use the longer evenings to explore roads, 30 I BLACKMOOR DP lanes, and sometimes tracks within an easy distance JUNE of Halifax . While we aim to finish the rides during Wed 5 **STANDARD RIDE to Skipton CC the hours of daylight, we do sometimes get carried and back: 32 miles in 2 or 2½ hours. away, so please remember to bring lights with you.

Meet 6:45pm Causeway Foot Inn To take part in these rides, meet at 7:00pm for a 6 HP MEMORIALS RIDE AS 7:15pm start every Thursday, except for Wednesday 13 KX CASTLE CARR JS 5 June when meet 6:45pm for a 7:00pm start at The 20 EB CASTLE HILL MB Causeway Foot Inn, 13 Causeway Foot, Halifax HX2 8X X (approx. 4½ miles North of Halifax on A629). 27 SX THORNTON DD Yes, this ride is still on a Wednesday. JULY Dave Power 4 EB RESERVOIRS RIDE PH 11 **STANDARD RIDE to DENSHAW via MEETING POINTS BUCKSTONES and back: 25 miles in 2 EB Elland Bridge hours. Meet 7:00 pm at Junction of New HP Halifax Swimming Pool Hey Road & A643 Brighouse Road, near I Illingworth - Morrisons Ainley Top DP KX King Cross - One Stop supermarket 18 HP JAGGER GREEN DP MyCC Mytholmroyd Community Centre 25 SB HUBBERTON CURRY RIDE DP MyL Mytholmroyd Library, Cragg Road AUGUST SB Sowerby Bridge Market, Wharf Street SX Stump Cross Inn 1 EB SCAPEGOAT HILL JM 8 HP NORTHOWRAM AS LEADERS 15 SB BAITINGS LA AS Alan Simpson 07443 895430 22 KX LUDDENDEN DEAN PH CC Chris Crossland 07835 269760 29 EB STEELE LANE MB DD Dave Dodwell 07931 284843 SEPTEMBER DP Dave Power 07761 166743 5 EB SCAMMONDEN JM GJ Graham Joyce 07713 242345 12 HP Closing Supper Run DP GL Graham Lloyd 07570 123811 --Venue TBA— JM Jayne Moore 07765 806597 Details from Dave Power 07761 166743 JS John Southworth 07791 210922

**Denotes a ride/event in the CALDERDALE CTC Events LA Lucy Armour 01422 612796 Calendar. More details on pp. 11-13 MB Martin Bird 07720 350466 PH Peter Howells 07761 850192 CALDERDALE CTC Cycling Events 2019 As usual, the cycling events in this programme cater for riders of all abilities, and are open to all, whether CTC members or not. Standard Rides and Audax events offer the opportunity to complete non-competitive touring rides over a variety of distances inside usually generous time limits. Audax events are organised under the rules of Audax United Kingdom, the long distance cyclists’ association, and are part of a national calendar, attracting riders from all over the country. Standard Rides are local events offering a little more informality but with a similar sense of achievement. More details can be obtained from the organisers or the Events Secretary. Contact details are on Page 12.

Sun 31 March 8.00 am to commemorate Steve, who passed away last year. Enquiries to Dave Dodwell 07931 284843 THE RED ROSE RIDE 200 km. Audax START The Oddfellows’ Rooms, Coleridge Street, Thursday 16 May 7.15 pm Halifax BLACKST-ONE, TWO, THREE ENTRY FEE £6.00 ORGANISER Dave Dodwell Standard Ride of 26 miles in 2 1/2 hours. To the Lancashire coast via the Trough of Bowland START Bus shelter by Mytholmroyd Library, Cragg

Sun 7 April 12 noon Road, Mytholmroyd. WEST YORKSHIRE CTC / HUDDERSFIELD & Up Cragg Vale, left to Ripponden, back up over the DISTRICT CTC RIDE-OUT MEET top to Littleborough and around the roundabout to at Addingham Village Hall climb Blackstone Edge, returning to Mytholmroyd ORGANISERS Geoff and Helen Pearce to FINISH at The Dusty Miller Soup, tea, coffee, cakes etc., provided. Please bring ENTRY FEE £1.00 ORGANISER Graham Lloyd (In association with Halifax Imperial Wheelers) a packed lunch. Details from 07881 874713 Join the Calderdale CTC group cycling there at 8.45 Sat 25 May 5.30am am at Barum Top, Halifax. A choice of 400 km. events: The Old 240 is scenic

Sun 14 April 9.00 am and challenging, the Spurn Head less so unless the SPRING INTO THE DALES 115 km. Audax wind blows. START Mytholmroyd Community Centre THE OLD 240 – 400 km. Audax ENTRY FEE £5.00 ORGANISER Chris Crossland START Mytholmroyd Community Centre 115 hilly km with 2 café stops, taking you from the ENTRY FEE £8.00 ORGANISER Chris Crossland heart of West Yorkshire into the foothills of the One of Audax UK's toughest and most scenic Dales and back again, with a generous time events, climbing its way through classic Pennine allowance based on a minimum speed of 12 landscapes kilometres per hour. NOT QUITE THE SPURN HEAD 400 km. Audax START Mytholmroyd Community Centre Sun 14 April 10.00 am ENTRY FEE £8.00 ORGANISER Chris Crossland LEAP INTO THE AIRE 58 km. Audax The road and café at Spurn Point have gone, but START Mytholmroyd Community Centre the event remains, and the Isle of Axholme replaces ENTRY FEE £4.50 ORGANISER Chris Crossland the sand and pavé. 58 hilly km with 2 café stops, taking you from the Pennine centre of Hebden Bridge into Airedale, Sat 1 June 2.00pm and back again, with a generous time allowance NORLAND CIRCUIT RIDES based on a minimum speed of 8 kph. START Norland Town Bus Stop near church/school ENTRY FEE £1.00 ORGANISER Reid Anderson Sun 14 April 16 miles in 2 hours, or 36 miles in 2½ or 3 hours GHS RIDES to Pocklington 60 miles approx. Join Calderdale CTC riders to take part in these long Wed 5 June 7.00pm established rides honouring historic CTC stalwart G. THE TREVOR LEVER MEMORIAL H. Stancer. For details of car-assisted ride to start at HALIFAX TO SKIPTON & BACK RIDES The Crooked Billet, Wakefield Road, Saxton, 32 miles in 2 or 2 ½ hours Tadcaster LS24 9QN on B1217near Lotherton Hall. START The Causeway Foot Inn, 13 Causeway Foot, CONTACT: Colin Chapman 01422 834342 Halifax HX2 8XX (approx. 4½ miles North of Halifax on A629) Sunday28 April STEVE BARBER MEMORIAL RIDE ENTRY FEE £1.00 ORGANISER Chris Crossland Meet 8:45am at Mytholmroyd Community Centre (In association with Halifax Imperial Wheelers) Sat 15 June 6.00am ENTRY FEE £1.00 A choice of 600 km. events ORGANISER Geoff and Helen Pearce

START Mytholmroyd Community Centre Sun 13 October 9.00am ENTRY FEE £10.00 ORGANISER Chris Crossland SEASON OF MISTS 105 km. Audax THE 3 COASTS 600 607 km. Audax START Mytholmroyd Community Centre Stage 1 (383 km): to Bridlington, then back to base. ENTRY FEE £5.00 ORGANISER Chris Stage 2 (224 km): to Blackpool & Glasson Dock, Crossland then to the weighvers' seaport of Hollingworth Challenging Autumn touring in the Yorkshire and Lake; returning home on England's longest Lancashire hills. continuous downhill road. THE EAST & WEST COASTS 600 603 km. Sun 13 October 10.00am Audax Like The 3 Coasts but more time in the MELLOW FRUITFULNESS 55 km. Audax Fylde, less time in the hills, and only 2 coasts! START Mytholmroyd Community Centre ENTRY FEE £4.50 ORGANISER Chris Crossland Sun 16 June 8.30am Autumn touring in the Yorkshire & Lancashire hills. THE GOOD COMPANIONS 200 km. Audax START Mytholmroyd Community Centre Sun 20 October 9.00am ENTRY FEE £5.00 ORGANISER Chris Crossland 32 Miles GROUP RIDE & FREEWHEEL Join the riders of the 3 Coasts 600 km. events as COMPETITION they are on their last legs on the last leg of their START West Vale, Brig Royd car park by Stainland ride. Road/Rochdale Road traffic lights ENTRY FEE £1.00 Sat 29 June through Sun 30 June ORGANISER To be arranged Start 12:00 midnight Sat MORECAMBE MIDNIGHT MIDSUMMER NOTE: MADNESS 130 miles Standard Ride Dates and event details are subject to change. Any START The Oddfellows’ Rooms, Coleridge Street, Halifax changes, cancellations, or inclusion of new events in the calendar will be notified on the facebook ENTRY FEE £6.00 ORGANISER Dave Dodwell group CTC Calderdale The popular midnight ride to Morecambe then back via the Trough of Bowland. http://www.westyorkshiresr.org.uk/ OTHER DATES TO NOTE:

Thursday 11 July 7.15 pm TOUR de YORKSHIRE 2 - 5 May

25 MILES IN 2 HOURS Standard Ride YORK CYCLE RALLY START Junction of New Hey Road & A643 21-23 June at the Knavesmire, York Brighouse Road, near Ainley Top http://yorkrally.org/ ENTRY FEE £1.00 ORGANISER Dave Power WELSH FESTIVAL OF CYCLING Sun 11 August 18 - 23 July - at Ruthin FAIRBURN MEMORIAL RIDE http://www.ctcchesterandnwales.org.uk START Fairburn Village Hall, near Castleford SEMAINE FÉDÉRALE Organised by Huddersfield CTC. 3-11 August in Cognac, FRANCE For details contact Peter Charnley 01484 539715 There will be a car-assisted ride from Halifax to CTC BIRTHDAY RIDES Fairburn on this date. Details from Reid Anderson. 5-11 August at Wyboston Lakes Resort, 2 miles south of St. Neots, Sun 8 September http://www.birthdayrides.org/ 30 & 50 miles STANDARD RIDES 9.00am 50 miles in 5 hours YORKSHIRE WORLD CYCLING 9.30am 30 miles in 3 hours CHAMPIONSHIPS START Gooder St. car park, Brighouse, by bus 21-29 September station

CONTACT DETAILS Calderdale CTC Events Secretary Chris Crossland, 14 Stanley Street West, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire HX6 1EF Tel: 01422 832853 Mobile: 07835 269760 Email: [email protected] Other Organiser Details Reid Anderson 07763 328804 Email: [email protected] David Dodwell 07931 284843 Email: [email protected] Graham Lloyd 07570 123811 Email: [email protected] Geoff & Helen Pearce 01484 400192 Email: [email protected] Dave Power 07761 166743 Email: [email protected]

For more details of Calderdale CTC Audax events, including route sheets and ride photographs, look at http://www.westyorkshiresr.org.uk Advance entries for Audax events are appreciated and can be made on the Audax UK website by browsing to http://www.aukweb.net/events/ and selecting the appropriate event.

Calderdale CTC Awards Scheme available to ride all year round at the rider’s This applies to Cycling UK members resident in convenience. For most enjoyment, it is of course the Calderdale CTC area as defined at 1 Jan better to ride with others on the day of the event. 2017, and other members participating regularly There are more details on the above website. in Calderdale CTC rides and activities. There is a Event organisers events receive points as if they variety of awards based in varying degrees on had successfully completed the event on points gained in events in this calendar as well as application to the Events Secretary. Only actual points earned by riding will count for trophies. participation in member group rides and activities. President's Cup: Senior members (i.e. over the

West Yorkshire-wide Awards age of 16 on Oct 31st in year of event) must complete Scheme two of the following Association rides:- This is open to Cycling UK members resident in (1) The Red Rose Ride 200 km. Audax or The the former West Yorkshire CTC area as defined at Good Companions 200 km. Audax or 1 Jan 2017 (roughly Bradford, Calderdale, and Morecambe Midsummer Midnight Madness Leeds) and makes awards to its members who 130 miles Standard Ride complete any events in this calendar based on the (2) Spring Into The Dales 110 km Audax or points system below. Taking part in an event Leap Into The Aire 58 km. Audax automatically enters you in the scheme. (3) Season of Mists 105 km. Audax or Mellow

Award Min. No. Rides Min No. Points Fruitfulness 55 km. Audax Medal 3 25 plus at least 4 other events. The rider amassing Plaque 4 40 the most points will win the President's Cup. In Gold Award 5 55 the event of a tie the other rides completed will Special Award 6 70 be taken into account - the highest number of points from the minimum number of rides until Points are awarded for each completed event at the tie is broken. the rate of 1 per 10 miles or 16 kilometres The Centenary Cup will be awarded to the junior rounded to the nearest whole number, with half member, aged 16 years or under on Oct 31st in point rounded up, e.g. 50 miles in 5 hours – 5 year of events, with the highest tally of points points, 32 miles in 2 or 2½ hours – 3 points. West under the Awards Scheme. Yorkshire CTC permanent Audax events also earn Full details of either or both awards schemes are points, but at the abbreviated rate of 1 point per available on request from the Calderdale CTC 100 km. or part thereof to the nearest whole Events Secretary Chris Crossland. Email number as above. Other events where a distance [email protected] is not specified may also earn points, e.g. FREEWHEEL COMPETITION - 3 points. Most of Published by Calderdale CTC, a Cycling UK the Audax events, as well as a few others, can also member group. be ridden as “Permanent” events, i.e. they are www.calderdalectc.org.uk How to Use FACEBOOK The idea of social media is to meet with people across the globe. Facebook allows you to set up to FIND OUT about your profile – education, jobs, interests – and make CALDERDALE CTC ACTIVITIES that visible to either the whole world, or a selected group (your ‘friends’). However at the other Dave Dodwell explains how extreme you CAN set up a Facebook account with the minimum information, and lock down that The CTC Calderdale Facebook group is the primary information so that only you can see it. You won’t way that members share up-to-date information, be able to post any information, and you may get and changes, to its programme. It has 483 adverts about mobility scooters, but you will be able members, but almost a quarter of active riders still to join Facebook groups, such as CTC Calderdale. have not joined up, and many people have The minimum information required is reservations about using Facebook. But please, (1) Your name, don't be put off by Facebook as it can be tamed. (2) Your date of birth (you must be over 13 to have

A recent Sunday club ride shows how it’s used: a Facebook account), and (1) A few days beforehand, the ride leader (3) A valid email address. published details of the ride, including a web link to Facebook will send confirmation that you have set a map of the route; up an account. Skip over all the questions asking for (2) One of the club members responded to say that your education and employment history etc. Once he would meet the ride en route; you have set up your account you will get a (3) Another club member read this post and said “Welcome to Facebook” post on your page, and at she would join them; the bottom there is the option to “take a privacy (4) Because of the poor weather forecast the tour”. Here you can change all the sharing settings to “only me”. organiser posted the night before that riders should convene in a nearby pub at the start of the ride to So, join the other 483 members of the CTC assess; Calderdale Facebook group and you’ll get the latest (5) After the ride one of the riders posted photos news and views, and maybe you will be able to and a brief ride report; contribute your own! (6) Other riders commented on the ride.

Facebook is also a fantastic way of keeping up to Come and join us on the date with family and friends, sharing information – Calderdale CTC including photos and videos, and even tracking Spring Audax Rides down lost or stolen items. And the use of Facebook, Our most popular events and indeed the World Wide Web, is free – a (usually attracting about 200 riders) principle fought for by the inventor of the web, Tim Berners-Lee, despite the efforts of several Spring Into The Dales companies to commercialise it. 9.00 am start

115 hilly kilometres with 2 cafe stops Well, not completely free. In order to raise revenue and Internet companies sell advertising, much in the same way that a free newspaper is funded by ads. LEAP INTO THE AIRE The difference is that internet adverts can be 10.00 am start tailored to your own preferences, based on the 58 hilly kilometres with 2 cafe stops footprint you leave behind when you use the web. Sunday 14 April 2019 This can be seen as a good thing – for instance, if I Start: Mytholmroyd Community Centre, have to receive adverts I would rather they were Caldene Avenue, Mytholmroyd about bicycles than mobility scooters. But that information can be misused and without our Details from Chris Crossland Tel: 01422 832853 consent or knowledge, for instance by Cambridge Email: [email protected] Analytica and Aggregate IQ ‘micro-targetting’ and Web: www.WestYorkshireSR.org.uk subtly influencing voters in the US Election and the UK Referendum.

HALIFAX CTC The comfort fund continued to be active, and payouts and donations were recorded. All efforts WARTIME SNIPPETS seemed to be being made to continue as normal John Whiteley looks through the and the Annual Dance was arranged at Thrum Hall Pavilion on 20th March and admission was fixed at Calderdale CTC archives 1s 6d (that’s one and sixpence, or 7½p in today’s In the 2018 spring/summer edition of the ‘Gazette’ language). Committee member Miss Smith had Chris Crossland told, in some detail, of the first organised all this, and was quoted in the minutes as years of what was then our Halifax CTC Section, having said that “by her own efforts and offers of with some very interesting details of the club from help from members it would be possible to provide it's formation in April 1928 through to the start of refreshments”. The war was obviously having an the second world war. Chris also included details of effect. The death of Mr. W. Moore was recorded, issues and decisions from the early wartime but no details of whether it was on active service. committee meetings. The committee meeting held The 5th April 1943 committee meeting recorded an on 29th September 1939 was the first wartime attendance of six including Miss W. Smith; committee meeting, and the impact was refreshments were not recorded! The runs list was immediate. Only three committee members turned recorded however, and the Sunday list included up and the meeting was inquorate, but even so a Wentbridge, Downham, York, and Darnbrook Fell. list of club runs for November was compiled and The comfort fund continued to be active ………. details of the 19th October ‘Beetle Drive’ were Now this could be something of an aside, but those firmed up! Yes, we used to do RUNS, not the attending the committee meeting on 5th April 1943 RIDES that we do nowadays. Of course, the runs included Miss W. Smith and Mr. S. Holmes. Miss were rides out, but you know what I mean. The W. Smith was not recorded as attending the next next committee meeting on 30th September was meeting on 1st May 1943, but Mr. & Mrs. S. better attended and included a name which some Holmes were – Mrs. Holmes first appearance. Can of us remember even now, and we remember the any reader explain? Mr. & Mrs. Holmes were face to go with it. Cyril Sands the well-known bike recorded in the minutes of the 3rd June and 24th shop proprietor in Sowerby Bridge was still riding June 1944 as being the comfort fund administrators with us in the 1970s. – previously the comfort fund had been Cyril’s attendance at committee is also recorded on administered by the ‘Hon. Administrator’. That 1st 20th February 1940, when the runs list for April was May 1943 meeting also recorded club-runs for approved. It seems that Saturday half-day runs and June/July – Slaidburn, Burnsall, Nun Monkton and Sunday full day runs were the order of the day. Ingleton – and none of them car-assisted! Imagine Take note of the Sunday runs – in April – in being there, on the bikes of the day, with the blackout! – 14th was Starbotton (next up personal finances of the day and wartime shortages Wharfedale from Kettlewell), Washburn Valley on of replacements for worn parts. I hope the saddles 21st, and on 28th it was Silverdale. I guess that the were of the best! At the AGM on 15th December Silverdale referred to is perhaps the Silverdale Road 1944 it was decided that the comfort fund be alongside Pen-y-Gent after climbing up from wound up as it was “the feeling of the meeting that Littondale, rather than the one on Morecambe Bay, money was no longer a prime necessity to members but even that would be 80 mile round trip (the in the forces………”. other would be about 150mile round trip). Think of Strangely minutes of meetings went awry after the the bikes they’d be riding – mostly single speed, 15th December 1944 AGM – these are the last even fixed gear, with three-speed a luxury for the formal minutes of wartime that I can find in the few – and this at a time of wartime working hours. minute books. The minutes of the meeting were Social events scheduled for April that year were a adopted at a general meeting between 22nd ‘Lexicon Drive’, a table tennis handicap and a whist October 1945 and 5th January 1946. There is a drive. record of an Annual Dinner held at Beck Hall, Moving on a couple of years, the committee Malham, on 4th March 1945 – the writing in this meeting of 24th February 1942 was attended by 6 minute isn’t of the best, but 19 members attended members, but it was only recorded that the runs list and the fare seems to have been appreciated. was approved – no details of any other business.

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