Wednesday 31st March 2021
A beautiful early spring day saw 17 riders turnout at Holt Drive. Short Ride After David and Alan had led off their pods of six, just John, Keith, Wendy, Lyn and new rider Nikki remained. It was decided to head for the garden centre at Cossington as it was known to be open and provided the opportunity to sit out in the garden area. The riders head out past Mucklin Wood and then on to Swithland and Rothley. Reaching the old A6 the riders decided on the longer route option and headed south towards Birstall taking the bridge over the A6 leading to Wanlip. John's navigation went slightly astray in Birstall and he took the riders down an unexplored track towards Watermead Park but ran into a locked gate. After a team effort the bikes were successfully lifted over the obstacle and the group headed north through the park and then followed the path alongside the Soar to Cossington. At the garden center we were pleased to bump into Patrick and Lawrie who were just leaving. After some excel