Clubroom
An Eventful Year with Piers Lesser
Oddfellows Rooms, 3 Coleridge St., Halifax HX1 2JF 3, Coleridge St,, HalifaxCycling events that I did get to and more that I couldn't get to. A flavour of how one could be an event junkie.
Opening Clubroom. Welcome and Catch Up. Winter Programme. Cheese and Biscuits
Oddfellows Rooms, 3 Coleridge St., Halifax HX1 2JF 3, Coleridge St,, HalifaxWelcome back! Come and share your summer cycling and other adventures! Find out what's in store in the Winter Programme. Projector and laptop will be set up if anyone wants to use it to display a map or picture.
Riding all the OS Maps, Mark Wedgewood. Special Event
Oddfellows Rooms, 3 Coleridge St., Halifax HX1 2JF 3, Coleridge St,, HalifaxMark Wedgewood is coming to the clubroom, all the way from Hathersedge to talk to us. All welcome. He decided to ride through every Ordnance Survey in numerical order, starting at Map 1 on the Shetland Islands and ending up with map 204 in Cornwall. Not a simple task as you will find out. His...
Happy Days – more than just a bike shop!
Oddfellows Rooms, 3 Coleridge St., Halifax HX1 2JF 3, Coleridge St,, HalifaxHappy Days will be telling us about their upcoming 5th anniversary Big Ride Home event, with a review of our past rides and a little bit about the Charity. (We will be bringing our own laptop. Laura Whitham cannot attend but Steve will stand in)
Exploring Andalucia by train, with Dave & Eithne Dodwell
Oddfellows Rooms, 3 Coleridge St., Halifax HX1 2JF 3, Coleridge St,, HalifaxDave and Eithne took 3 weeks off to travel around Southern Spain by train, discovering the amazing Islamic Architecture left by the 800 year rule of the Moors, and absorbing the chilled Spanish way of life.
Cycling Legends – Cobbles of Flanders, with Chris Sidwells
Oddfellows Rooms, 3 Coleridge St., Halifax HX1 2JF 3, Coleridge St,, HalifaxCHRIS SIDWELLS is a freelance writer, editor and owner of independent publisher Cycling Legends www.cyclinglegends.co.uk. He has written well over 1,000 articles for, among others, Cycling Weekly. Chris has written twenty books about cycling, as well as editing or contributing to ten others. .
Gibralter to Alicante by Bike, with Anne Lawther and Jayne Moore
Oddfellows Rooms, 3 Coleridge St., Halifax HX1 2JF 3, Coleridge St,, HalifaxOur very own intrepid cycle-tourists, Anne and Jayne, share their 3 week trip in February with friend Jen, along the south east Andalusian coast of Spain.
Caen to La Rochelle; the Velo Francette, with Andrew Sykes
Oddfellows Rooms, 3 Coleridge St., Halifax HX1 2JF 3, Coleridge St,, HalifaxWe’re delighted to have Andrew back for another of his inspiring talks. French teacher, author and internet blogger, he tells of his latest cycle camping We’re delighted to have Andrew back for another of his inspiring talks. French teacher, author and internet blogger, he tells of his latest cycle camping adventure in August, with friend...
India on a Brompton, with Chris Green
Oddfellows Rooms, 3 Coleridge St., Halifax HX1 2JF 3, Coleridge St,, HalifaxChris Green returns to give us another – this time fully illustrated! - talk about his touring around India on a Brompton. Chris is a local CTC, and Hebden Bridge U3A member. He describes himself as a “slow cyclist” – averaging about 60 km a day – which gives him plenty of time to interact...
Carry on up the Rhine – A Tale of Two Halves, with Steve & Joanne Greenwood
Oddfellows Rooms, 3 Coleridge St., Halifax HX1 2JF 3, Coleridge St,, HalifaxOver 2 summer holidays local club members Steve and Joanne have cycled every inch from the Hook of Holland, along the Rhine to where it starts in ReichenOver 2 summer holidays local club members Steve and Joanne have cycled every inch from the Hook of Holland, along the Rhine to where it starts in Reichenau,...
Denmark to Poland, with Martin Cruft
Oddfellows Rooms, 3 Coleridge St., Halifax HX1 2JF 3, Coleridge St,, HalifaxMartin takes us on a two and a half weeks tour following part of Eurovelo 10 (the Baltic Sea Route). A varied tour following the ins and outs of the German coast and visiting some famous Hanseatic cities. With added bonus of more tales from Deutsche Bahn to entertain.
