TONIGHT Welcome drink 18:30, bring a glass please. Railway talk 19:30

Hi we have brought a Dolan to sell silver 105 gears hydraulic brakes available to view pitch 61, £1200 on

AGM this afternoon 4pm in the marquee.

Zoom link. Helen Blundell is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Tandem Club 54th AGM Time: Apr 4, 2026 04:00 PM London Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83455321713?pwd=6iHWbW0mAK6huAmWebGJoS5HS5lMLY.1 Meeting ID: 834 5532 1713 Passcode: 471968

AGM at 16:00 in the marquee. Band at 19:30.

Sorry no Zoom access at today's AGM as poor wi-fi on site.

Just going through the pictures. This one was from the photographer at Kirk Ireton

April 2026 ride postponed till May

Mary and I live in Bishops Stortford, and started tandem rides in the area last autumn.

We have a new Club Secretary Jan Cheng who is taking over from Helen Blundell.

Helen has been an excellent Club Sec and I am sure Jan will be the same. Many thanks to her for stepping up and allowing the club to continue for us all.

Just to let you know we are organising rides in East Essex, close to the Herts border - see the Herts page for details. next ride May 9th

GPX files now available as a zip file on the Attendees Page

I loaded all of the map information onto my Garmin 1050 approximately two weeks ago. Before moving forward, I wanted to confirm whether that version should still be current, or if there have been any updates that would require me to reload or refresh the maps. Please let me know if I should proceed with what I currently have installed, or if you recommend updating prior to use.

I'm struggling to load them onto my Garmin etrex 30x, it and the laptop are the same as I used for the 2023 rally without any difficulty.

May Ride postponed till June

We can bring pre-ordered items from the Club Shop. e-mail: Club Shop with details.

All the electric pitches are taken for the National in August. However there is electric in the marquee to charge devices and I will probably be able to find a fridge. All evening activities in and around the marquee, so non electric is definately a good option, why not join us?

Is anyone else catching the Portsmouth to St Malo ferry on the 21st? I am going to cycle to Gouarec on the Friday if anyone else is doing that

The May Ride was a lovely sunny, blustery day - quite cool specially to start with.  Malcolm G showed Malcolm B how to set up live tracking on WhatsApp so he could find us en route having first dropped Grace off at the Barleymow.  A brilliant facility we had not been aware of.  So 14 of us started from Chardstock and Malcolm joined us in no time at all!

We followed NCR 33 to Ilminster for 10 miles, stopping for coffee at the Kitchen on Silver Street, which is a very pleasant cafe.  Then came 11 miles with three very serious hills (but the views are splendid) to reach the Barleymow Farm Shop and a very well deserved lunch. 

The final four miles were largely downhill back to Chardstock, a cream tea and cake. 

Riders were Malcolm, Kate, Peter, Jenny, Hannah, Rex, Vicky, Jeff, Paul, Nina, Malcolm G, Anita, Andy, Ed, and a guest and 16 for lunch including Grace
Malcolm and Kate Balston

Easter Meet 2026
One of our first Tandem Club Rallies was back in the early 1980s when Ian and I stayed at Gradbach Youth Hostel in the Peak District. The weather was very cold and we can always remember cycling along the Monsal Trail in the snow!
So rather than driving all the way up to the Peak District for dodgy weather at Easter we decided, as a Group, to spend Easter at Slimbridge – not too far to travel and possibly a bit warmer. Malcolm contacted the Tudor Caravan Park and created 4 separate cycling routes for the Easter weekend.
Unfortunately, shortly before Easter, Grace had a fall at home and was admitted to Hospital meaning that they would be unable to attend.
As all of the organisation had been put in place we were able to follow through Malcolm’s plans to run a successful weekend with different ride leaders to split the load.
On Good Friday Clive and Emma led the Group to Gloucester Docks. We followed the NCN network, including the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal towpath, to the Stables Café for coffee. We then continued to Gloucester Docks where there was plenty of places to eat. We returned via a slightly different route taking in Elmore. In the evening we all had a meal together at the Tudor Arms.
On Saturday Andy and Anita led the Group along the edge of the Cotswolds stopping at Tortworth Estate Farm Shop for coffee and cake. We continued to Thornbury for lunch where there was an Easter Fayre in the centre of the town. A flat ride back to Slimbridge past Berkeley Castle.
Malcolm had suggested a decorated Easter Window competition and so after the ride we walked around the motorhomes, caravans, tents and hotel windows to do our own judging. Saturday evening we went to the Slimbridge Village Hall and much to Nick’s surprise - there was a piano! We had various quizzes with Clive showing his great knowledge of airports then Nick spontaneously entertained us with a musical ‘guess the tune’ quiz – magnificent effort. Rick and Joan were voted the best Easter Window Display with their ‘Little Easter Bonnet Shop’ display.
On Sunday Malcolm had driven up to ride for the day and to organise the judging of the Easter Bonnet (Cycle Helmet) competition – campsite reception helped with the judging. Malcolm joined Duncan and Nicki on the longer hilly ride to Nailsworth while we led the rest of the Group on the relatively flat ride up to the Three Storeys Coffee Shop at Nailsworth and met up with Malcolm. A flat ride after coffee led us to the Fromebridge Mill for a lovely Sunday Roast eventually returning to the campsite back along the Canal.
Jeff and Vicky led the Monday ride stopping in the centre of Berkeley at the Tea Rooms for coffee. We then continued up to the picturesque market village of Wotton-under-Edge for lunch in the sunshine and a quick photo outside the appropriately named 'Daisy Daisy' shop!, Back to the campsite at Slimbridge where a few people packed up and left
The rest of the Group met up again in the evening at the Tudor Arms for a final meal. A really good weekend, lovely routes and no rain while cycling! 
Very many thanks to Malcolm for organising the weekend, checking the campsite and organising the rides. The Tudor Caravan Park is definitely to be recommended, campsite was well kept with friendly staff, lovely hot showers and clean toilets. 
Lisa & Ian Warren