Reid Anderson writes: Our ride on 11 August is another car assisted one, this time from Fairburn in the company of our friends from Huddersfield CTC who have organised the event in memory of two of their late members, John Radford and Derrick Fisher. The ride is 100km (63 miles), […]
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The survey was opened on 13 November 2018 and ran for one month. It was aimed at the (approx 100) club members that take an active part in our events (rides and clubroom). It was published on Facebook, on the web, via the Autumn Tints mailing list, and verbally at […]
Supper Run. Meet at Halifax Pool 7pm for a 7.15pm start, and a short ride ending at 8pm at: Wetherspoons Barum Top, Bull Green Halifax. Dave Power has booked the upstairs back room at The Barum Top (Wetherspoons) Bull Green for the evening of Thursday 20th September 8pm for 8.15pm […]
As the arrangements for this years Car Assisted ride from Fairburn are different from those that previously applied, I thought I ought to send them out a bit earlier than usual. The ride will start from Fairburn as usual, but not from the Village Hall but from outside Fairburn Community […]
The following appeared on the Calderdale Council News release today and I thought it should have some wider coverage. The important bit is the recognition by Councillor Collins that cycling in Calderdale is not just about lycra, and that using a bicycle as a normal day to day activity ought […]
You will appreciate that as the former Right to Ride Officer for Calderdale I have a particular interest in Air Quality issues. I make no apology for continuing to bang on about this issue, given the damage that is being caused to public health by the failure of successive Governments […]
Watching the riders on the Tour de Yorkshire Stage 3 racing today past the White Horse of Kilburn served as a reminder that next week’s car assisted ride to the Coxwold Cyclists Service passes through this lovely area. And that I ought to post details of the ride for those […]
The Government has just announced that it is going to give Calderdale Council the best part of £400k for the repair of potholes. I gave a response to the Evening Courier today which reads as follows; “Obviously the funding for pothole repair announced by the Government is welcome, but it […]
The Opening Supper Run is on Thursday 5th April, 8pm for 8.15 at The Jubilee Rooms, Sowerby Bridge Railway Station. Pie ‘n Peas, choice of vegetarian, Apple pie and cream plus free pint or equivalent. Tickets on sale £8 from Dave Power at Friday clubroom, Tints or Sunday rides. Cash […]
For longer than most of us can remember, Chris Crossland and his dedicated team of volunteers have been putting on Audax events for West Yorkshire CTC and Calderdale CTC, two of the most popular being the spring (aptly titled Spring into the Dales) and autumn (Season of Mists) rides. This […]