Details now confirmed:

Place, date and time as above! Meet at 12 for lunch at 12.30 sharp. The bar will be open.

Cost £16 per head - deposit £10 ph by Dec 10 latest please

There’ll be all you can eat and more at this excellent venue. The real cyclists will ride there and back, the others……………..?

See you there.

Thursday January 8, 2009, 7:30pm

Greenside Community Centre

Let’s see a good turnout and show you care!

Our sincere condolences go to Ron and family at this difficult time, and so near to Christmas.

The funeral is on Tuesday Dec 9 and when more detail emerges we’ll update this post.

The details:

Meet at the Wylam main car park by the recycling bins

Sunday November 23, 10am

Contact Sian at sianatkinson@woodlandtrust.org.uk

Come on, give it a go!

You can expect a bit of mud so mtbs are best, but hybrids would manage. There’ll be a comfort stop along the way. The ride will be led by our resident off-road authority David Roberts.

Contact David on 01661 832 040 or at dgr@springfieldov.wanadoo.co.uk in advance if you can. If you decide at the last minute to go then just turn up. Should be fun!

Monday evenings from 7.15 until 8.15 pm

Nov 10, Nov 17, Nov 24, Dec 1

Aldi Car park Hexham - a safe traffic-free environment

Marianne explains what it’s all about:

“There will be four linked sessions with the aim to teach the basic and intermediate cycling skills for group riding. They will be aimed at (but not exclusively to) women cyclists of all abilities (and I am hoping for a good range), with a long term aim of setting up some group runs as part of Tyne Valley Cycling Club. These sessions would be aimed at cyclists who are competent riders who might wish to brush-up their handling skills, who are interested in group riding with similar paced riders. They would also be suitable for novice riders who would like to gain the skills to ride confidently within a group. The basic requirement is to have a road, mountain or hybrid bike, in good working order, a helmet and warm, suitable clothing. The venue is off road and well-lit so lights are not essential.

I am looking for a group of 10 (15 max).

Although it is not essential to attend all four sessions it would be preferable. If the weather is really bad then sessions will be re-scheduled.”

If you’re interested or know anyone who might be then please contact Marianne at  saundersandpughe@btconnect.com or ring 01434 689700 / 01434 633302

Latest news 2 Nov 2008: check the Off-Road page for a brief report

TVCC is hosting an off-road trip to Kielder where we’ll organise several rides, probably 3, of differing levels of technical difficulty, distance and pace ranging from easy through intermediate to fairly hard. We’ll post details when they’ve been worked out but there should be something for everyone.

The easier routes will be suitable for MTBs and hybrids with stout tyres, but the harder ride will definitely be for MTBs only and fit riders with some technical ability.

We’ll take our 12 bike trailer for riders who want transport from the Stocksfield area and there may be room in the tow car but it’s filling up. You can still put your bike on the trailer and get there under your own steam.

Meeting place and other detail will follow soon. It’ll be a fun day!

Let us know in advance if you want to go so we can plan. See the Contacts page.

A great day was had by all last Sunday - see the Road page for a brief report and pics.

Another dynamic member, this time Geoff Williams, is organising a ride from Bowness to Tynemouth. Enough from me; here’s what Geoff posted on the forum (incidentally, we think a solution for our forum access problems is at hand – keep trying):

“I am trying to sort out the Bowness on Solway to Tynemouth bike ride for Sunday 19/10/08 following the Hadrian’s Way. Depending on numbers the plan would be to use the mini bus travel company that we used for the C2C. They could pick us up at 2 collection points and take us over to Bowness for an early start of say 8.00am (exact cost depends on numbers and TBC). That way nobody has to drive and that will give us all day to get to Tynemouth including a few tea breaks when it will hopefully still be light (working on the assumption we will be averaging 10mph). Approx distance following the Hadrian’s Way will be 100miles and the route is suitable for road bikes. There will be alternative cut off points along the way if you wanted to cycle back home or get the train back from any of the Tyne valley stations if the going gets tough. We could split into two groups a fast and slow group depending on ability etc.

Can you let me know if you are interested so that final numbers are known?” Replies to giwfam@fsmail.net

Check the forum for news of this one!