[Netnews-action] [Fwd: [GMCC-Talk] FW: ride on July 10th]

[michael]

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From: Dick Venes <richard.venes at which.net>

Dear All,

You are cordially invited to join this Friends of the Fallowfield Loop 
social ride.  David's description gives a good indication of the disatnce 
and surface conditions so you can decide if it suits you.

Regards,

Dick Venes.

-----Original Message-----
From:	David Beetham [SMTP:dbeetham at mighty-micro.co.uk]
Sent:	01 July 2005 15:42
To:	Alec Cowan; Cos Harnasz; Dick Venes; Frances McCann; Julian Fox; Steve 
Keeney
Subject:	ride on July 10th

Dear All,

I've just done a 'scoping' ride along the route for July 10th, and it all 
looks eminently feasible. The Loop is completed through to Fairfield 
station, and from there it only takes a minor road to reach the Ashton 
canal going east. There are two short sections of the canal towpath along 
the Ashton and Peak Forest canals respectively which are a bit overgrown 
and muddy, and a short section of the trans-Pennine trail in Reddish Vale 
which is bumpy; otherwise the route is very straightforward and really 
pleasant. I did it in well under three hours without hurrying.

There is a bonus for the ride that it coincides with the Tameside Canal 
Festival at the Portland Basin (junction of the Ashton and Peak Forest 
canals), where there will be a beer tent and floating tea room, besides 
lots of narrow boats moored up. I've spoken to the guy who runs the tea 
room, and we could stop off there for 'brunch' if we put in our orders by 
mobile phone at the start of the ride (timing there about 11.30. I don't 
have a mobile, but assume someone else will ). There are some really good 
spots for a picnic stop along the Tameside trail, and there is another 
tea-room at the Reddish Vale Country Park. The only downside is the lack of 
pubs along the route (the Cheshire Ring in Hyde was closed when I passed 
through), but there is a late stop possible at the Reddish Vale on Longford 
Road West in Reddish (not very prepossessing from the outside but it was 
open!). We can definitely think of getting back to the starting point by 
2.30 pm.

Dick, could you send out a reminder of the ride to members by email? Latest 
details are as follows:

Start: 10.30 am Sainsbury's Fallowfield car park by the recycling centre.
11 am. Debdale boat house
11.30 first main stop at Portland Basin (Tameside Canal Festival and 
floating tea room)
12.45 refreshment stop on the Tameside path
1.30 optional call at the Reddish Vale pub.
2.30 latest, back at starting point.

Hope to see you there,

David

PS Tom and accomplice were mowing the verges today and clearing away 
rubbish on the section east of Sainsbury's, so the Loop will be looking at 
its best for the ride.