Club News - October 2025
In this edition:
Dates for Your Diary
Christmas Party
Club Kit: T-shirts
Safe Riding
Physio and Nutrition Evening
The AGM
Mudguards
Dates for Your Diary
Calendar for 2025 (updated October 2025)
Thee remaining events for 2025 are:
Dec: Friday 5th Dec: Christmas Party, venue Cricket Club (see details below)
Dec: Monday 8th Dec: Annual General Meeting (AGM) at The Pound
Christmas Party
On Friday 5th December we have our Christmas Party which will take place at the Cricket Club. All members and partners are welcome at a cost of £16.50 per head.
There will be a choice between a Chicken Curry and a Vegetarian Curry and for those of you with the energy there will also be a disco.
If you are interested, please complete the survey link in the club newsletter email by 21st November so that we can plan the catering arrangements. Big thanks to those of you have responded already.
Club Kit
Moisture wicking ‘technical’ T shirts (£24) and cotton T shirts (£11) are now in stock. These T shirts can be viewed and ordered here. The general club kit has now also been refurbished for those of you seeking cycling kit.
Safe Riding
More thanks, this time to those gravel riders who took good care of one of their number who had a nasty tumble and was unable to carry on the ride. It is always worth restating that we should look after each other in our groups. For example, faster, stronger riders have a responsibility to make sure all members of the group are able to cope with the ride - there should be no-one left behind.
Physio and Nutrition Evening
A final set of thank-yous goes to Lisa, Sophie and Dan of Ascend-Endure for an informative presentation on how we can support our rides through good eating habits, planning our riding and doing some other exercises to complement and support our riding. I’m sure many of the attendees are working hard at improving their ‘one-legged stand up’ from a chair routine - sorry, you had to be there! The slide presentation used for the talk is available here: CCC - Building a Stronger Cyclist.
The AGM
This year’s AGM will take place at 7.30pm at The Pound on Monday 8th December. The papers will be sent out early next month. In the mean time you might want to give some thought to who you want to vote for as Riders of the Year and of, course, your Garlic Award nomination. The Garlic Award goes to someone who said or did something they wish they hadn’t! Do tell!!
And Finally: Mudguards
It’s that time of year again! We strongly recommend you equip your bike with mudguards as the weather turns wetter and the roads become dirtier. Mudguards will help keep you drier and cleaner and, if long enough, your rear mudguard will prevent your back wheel spraying water and grime over the rider behind you. Thanks in anticipation…