The Anerley Gazette – June 2023
Denise our club Touring Secretary has made a bit of Anerley B.C history. It is not since the club Away
Read moreDenise our club Touring Secretary has made a bit of Anerley B.C history. It is not since the club Away
Read moreTHE DAY HISTORY WAS MADE BY THE CONQUEST OF MOUNT EVEREST! We travelled up to Deiniolen and on the following
Read moreA Picture is Worth a Thousand Words! Wales, and especially Snowdonia, is my favourite part of the U.K. I am
Read moreNikki Bone was the first of the new members of 2023 to join my rides. Nikki had been persuaded to
Read moreWhen the trip to N Wales was first muted, I thought quietly to myself that I could cycle there…with the
Read more“Didn’t We Have a Lovely Time The Day We Went To Bangor “(Song, 1979 – but more about the song
Read moreThis was my first cycle sportive event, which I rode on Sunday 14th May 2023. I had booked an entry
Read moreSnowdonia is the most mountainous part of Wales, so we must expect to be doing a lot of hill climbing
Read moreMany Dam’ed good rides this month
Read moreOne of our rides will start by going to Betws y Coed (21 miles) for our morning tea stop. The
Read moreOur return ride from Cricceith is virtually all along main A roads. This is dictated by the the only routes,
Read moreApril lived up to it’s reputation of showers – lots of them this year, but the forecast for Saturday 29th
Read moreThe National Cycle Route 8 (NCR 8), known as Lon Las Cymru, starts at Cardiff and continues for 250 miles
Read moreOur club archive is fortunate enough to have the full set of the monthly Gazettes for 1914.The January Gazette was
Read moreMap reading and using maps to follow a route are useful skills, and offer some interesting, entertaining and challenging competitions
Read moreMARK H swaps TAN HOUSE FOR TABLEHURST and REPORTS: Jim led a great ride to Tablehurst Farm,11 riders in all
Read moreDuring Anerley’s visit to Snowdonia our base is a lodge at Deiniolen. To get there by car, after you arrive
Read moreMARK HANCOCK OUR RACE SECRETARY JOINS THE COMPETITION! The event start was at the Gang Warily Leisure Centre, Southampton, a
Read moreMARK H OUR RACE SECRETARY REPORTS! Four club members & two friends of Vivienne Inglis rode the New Forest Classic
Read moreI saw an item in a national daily newspaper about a long and ongoing research study into I.Q. This had
Read moreCycle Questing is a great way to explore our countryside, incorporating navigation and map reading skills, plus observation. Tim provided
Read moreI have always tried to get the timing right for an annual Bluebell Cycle Ride. Bluebells usually bloom in April
Read moreNow that Spring is here, and after the April showers hopefully give way to some dry and sunny weather in
Read moreNOTE THAT SINCE USING THE NEW “UPGRADED” CYCLE LANES OVER THE LAST WEEKS I CONSIDER THEY HAVE INTRODECED SOME UNINTENDED
Read moreI meant to write something for the Gazette ages ago, but writing most definitely is not a favourite activity for
Read moreWales, and Snowdonia in particular, is known for its mountain scenery. The mountains attract clouds, which cause rain, which results
Read moreIt is 5 years since I last climbed a mountain, and with Denise having organised some Anerley away days to
Read moreMany of you will recognise the interesting feature above which you may have cycled past. It is along the riverside
Read moreFor those going on this summer’s Anerley Away Days to Snowdonia, there are a few words that we will need
Read moreThe first warning of imminent attack was a loud screeching. The second warning was the ever-expanding shadow on the hot
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