Cycle Paths

Gramaisc

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stoofer34

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B of B Memorial Flight, 4 merlins made a bit of a wobble!
Also the Red Arrows low over Bishops Wood, the B727-200 flying really slow!
I was back near Wheaton Aston by then.
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tek-monkey

wanna see my snake?
Staffordshire Police is hosting a free bike-tagging event at the Staffordfshire Cycling Festival on Saturday July 4th

Hundreds of cyclists are expected to visit the fesitval at Shugborough Hall near Stafford, providing opportunity for the force to help secure the growing population of pedal cylcles throughout the county

Local PCSOs & police supprt volunteers from Staffordshire Police will be on the Police stand from 10am to 8pm to raise awareness of crime prevention and the importance of protecting expensive property from theft. They will be fitting a free electronic data tag to bicyles brought to the stand.

People are advised to take the following crime prevention measures to help protect their property.

Keep your bike out of view by keeping it in the garage or shed when at home - and ensure the garage or shed is securley locked.

As an additinal security measure coinsider fitting ground anchors in your shed or garage.

Always secure your bike - even if leaving it unattended for only a couple of minutes. Always lock your bike through the bike frame and secure any removable parts to an immovable object.

Register your bike for free at www.immobilise.com. you can register your bikes serial number, upload a photo and even record it as stolen. Taking these simple measures increase your likelihood of it being returned to you if it is recovered by the police.

If you see any suspicious activity report it immediatley to the police by calling 101

for more details on immobolise visit www.immobilise.com

If you need to reply regarding this message, click on this email address: ronnie.turner@staffordshire.pnn.police.uk

Regards,
Ronnie Turner
Community Engagement Officer
Neighbourhood Watch
Email: ronnie.turner@staffordshire.pnn.police.uk
 

Gramaisc

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We seem to have a cycle path through the Park now - along the station-side of the river - it doesn't seem long ago that I was admonished for coasting gently along that path....

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citricsquid

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We seem to have a cycle path through the Park now - along the station-side of the river - it doesn't seem long ago that I was admonished for coasting gently along that path....

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If I'm remembering correctly, there has been stickers on the fence at the point where the path + bridge leading from town to Tesco turns into the park for many years (circled red) as it's been part of Route 5 for quite a while, so your admonishers deserve admonishing. The new stickers are a nice addition though, more visibility for the route!

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Gramaisc

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My picture is the lamp-post at the station end of the Coronation Bridge - I thought it was a speed limit, to start with.
 

Noah

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The following extract comes from the Cambridge & District CAMRA newsletter 'ALE'. You might like to lobby for a similar bus service in the Stafford area, or take a trip to Cambridge. I wouldn't recommend drinking in all of the pubs on route if you were doing the whole journey by bus, let alone some of it by bike.

"South Cambridgeshire District Council would like us to remind you of their BikeBus service. What an ideal time of year to remind you! Summer is here, country pubs are beckoning, and two of the pubs that are reachable by this service, the White Horse in Barton and the Chequers in Orwell, were included on the Cambridge CAMRA 2015 Ale Trails.

Sadly, entries for the Ale Trail competition ended on 31st May, so you won’t be able to claim a CAMRA Ale Trail T- shirt, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t give this innovative service a try.

To quote the South Cambs advert: “[You can] Savour the pubs of South Cambridgeshire on Sundays and bank holidays – courtesy of the BikeBus Explorer, a novel bus service which tows a 20 cycle bike trailer. Whether you wend your way by foot or cycle the BikeBus can get you closer to the host of country pubs along its route. The BikeBus travels from Cambridge rail station through Newnham and out to Gamlingay via a circular route, taking in Wimpole Estate. For details of the route map and timetable see www.scambs.gov.uk/bikebus-explorer.”

“Along the way you’ll find The White Horse and The Hoops at Barton, The Wheatsheaf at Little Eversden (actually in Harlton –ed.), The Willow Tree at Bourn, The Chequers at Orwell, The Hardwicke Arms Hotel in Arrington, The Wheatsheaf and The Cock in Gamlingay, The Duncombe Arms at Waresely, The Crown and Cushion in Great Gransden and The Chequers in Little Gransden, where owner Bob Mitchell is happy to conduct tours of the Son of Sid
microbrewery for those arriving by BikeBus. Make an advance booking to view the brewery by phoning 01767 677 348. It’s only five pounds for a day explorer ticket, and you can get on and off the bus as many times as you like. So why not seek out and try a new watering hole this week end?”

Sounds good to me!

Other villages with pubs you might like to visit include, Croydon, The Hatleys, Comberton (The Three Horseshoes), and Harlton (The Hare & Hounds). Haslingfield (The Little Rose), Barrington (The Royal Oak) and Bourn (The Willow Tree) also lie close to the route.

For further information about these pubs visit the Cambridge CAMRA website pubs.cambridge-camra.org.uk or the CAMRA WhatPub website whatpub.com
Ali Cook"
 

tek-monkey

wanna see my snake?
This is about half the cycle we went on the other day, we then took paths not on google maps down to Fairbourne then across the sea defences and over to Barmouth. I thought tek chimp did rather well, what with only being 10 and not cycled much recently. We did walk up some hills though! The first lot of photos in the what I did this weekend thread are from this ride.
 

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tek-monkey

wanna see my snake?
Went across at least 8 times last week, no way I'd cycle all the way back to the toll bridge just to get shopping! The train is only every 2 hours as well, so not like thats any use.
 

tek-monkey

wanna see my snake?
Yup, couple of quid a time so not too bad. Still gotta carry the panniers across though and the shop run by the old couple in Fairbourne is so well stocked you'd just avoid Barmouth altogether. It will immediately destroy the cycle trade, the trail will now lead from Dolgellau straight to Fairbourne unless you fancy using the frankly scary roads.
 

Noah

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Went across at least 8 times last week, no way I'd cycle all the way back to the toll bridge just to get shopping! The train is only every 2 hours as well, so not like thats any use.

Has the toll bridge re-opened? I thought it was closed for repair last time I looked.
 

tek-monkey

wanna see my snake?
The toll bridge is open but too far to expect the youngest to cycle. You're virtually at Dolgellau, so better to stop there for supplies you can't get in fairebourne. Will be a massive own goal for Barmouth, losing most trade south of the estuary.
 
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