It's time for our fourth and final newsletter of what's been a very difficult year for all of us. With the cancellation of almost all club rides this year, there's no activities to report on, so we thought a look back on previous years may help cheer you up.
We would like to wish all our members a Merry Christmas, and look forward to seeing you sometime in the New Year, when hopefully club rides will return early in the year.
But first, a message from our club president...
As we are approaching the festive season and the end of a difficult year where cycling as a group has not really been possible due to the pandemic, there is not an awful lot to report.
We would normally be looking forward to the festive lunch, but again this will not be happening. Some of us were looking forward to the Spring Break in the Yorkshire Wolds, yet again we were disappointed. In March unfortunately we had to adhere to guidelines and cancel club runs.
Cancelling club runs meant that none of our challenge rides could take place, and the new points system for the Jack Harrison Trophy has had to be deferred to hopefully next year which is a shame as I was leading the points.
I know that some members have been riding in small groups where possible. We were fortunate to get away in our caravan on a number of occasions including going to Bridlington and doing some rides in the Yorkshire Wolds.
In August we tried to reinstate club riding by publishing a rides list, but as the second wave hit we only managed one ride before having to once again cancel club runs.
I hope that as things slowly return to “normal” next year we can once again return to club riding, possibly starting with shorter rides to enable people to get back into club riding.
It therefore remains for me to wish everyone A Merry and Safe Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Jim Duerden
President Burnley & Pendle CTC
In May 2019, we held our spring weekend at Ferry Meadows, on the outskirts of Peterborough. Peterborough CTC had kindly provided us with some suggested routes for our weekend, which saw us heading out to Rutland Water, Stanwick Lakes, Wadenhoe, and the Fens. The Fens being exceptionally flat compared to what we're used to.
In October 2018, six of our members set sail from Hull to Zeebrugge. After a slightly rough crossing we arrived in Belgium to a bright sunny morning. John set out for Ypres to visit the war graves and the Menin Gate and the rest of us headed South. We passed through Blankenberge then following the coast down to De Haan where we stopped for coffee and received free chocolates
In 2017, the annual CTC Birthday Rides was hosted by the Fire Services College, Moreton-in-Marsh in the Cotswolds, from 7 - 13th August.
Ten riders from Burnley & Pendle attended this year, with one camper, two caravanners and the rest in the college accommodation.
As usual, a selection of routes were available for us to enjoy, ranging from short 25 mile 'D' rides, upto 80 mile+ 'A' rides, all using quiet country lanes so we could enjoy the scenery without having to worry too much about traffic.
Not all wanting to do the same rides every day, we split into two or three groups each day, some of us following the provided routes, and some making ad-hoc changes to accommodate personal interests.
