Wednesday 16th April 2025

Short Ride

Report by John

A very blustery, cool and overcast early morning resulted in a lower than average turnout with just two rides leaving Holt Drive. John offered a ride upwind to Birstall and was joined by Mike, Myles, Eric (hidden), Andrew, Rob, Chris, John N., David, Margaret and Keith.

The riders headed out via Shelthorpe to Quorn where the "Road Closed" sign was ignored and a route through Stafford Orchard adopted (on the advice of John N.) in order to bypass the road works. Carrying on down the old A6 the riders crossed the Soar at Mountsorrel to Sileby from where they headed south to Cossington and the path leading to Watermead Park.

David leading Myles and Andrew.

At the bridge over the Wreake the path was blocked by a road works sign. Mike promptly dismounted and stowed it in the bushes to the side of the track. The Riders then continued alongside the Grand Union Canal to Watermead Park where they took the west route past the floating King Lear statues, leaving the park via Meadow Lane to get to the tea stop at Birstall Methodist Church Hall, where Mike was able to treat himself to a pot of tea plus some fruit cake for £2.

Mike, Myles, Eric (hidden), Andrew, Rob, Chris, John, David, Margaret and Keith at the Methodist Church Hall in Birstall.

The riders returned whence they had come apart from taking the east route back through Watermead Park, arriving back in Loughborough c.12.30pm.