Ride Reports
Christmas Social at Redmount
Sun, 26 Dec 1982
And that’s almost the end of our 1982 story. There was no publicised run on the Sunday after Christmas, but nine members rode out to Redmount for mince pies and music during the a...
Cinema Trip: ET
Mon, 27 Dec 1982
But perhaps the most enjoyable time we spent together over Christmas was the following evening, when twelve of us went to Torquay to watch Steven Spielberg’s film ET – a modest tit...
Cadbury Castle (SS913053)
Sun, 02 Jan 1983
No summary available.
Ipplepen
Sun, 02 Jan 1983
We were pleasantly surprised by the bright sunshine on the January afternoon ride. Of course, it was too early to state with any certainty that the Weather Gods had made a new-yea...
Exeter New Year Party
Sat, 08 Jan 1983
Six days later was the evening of the Exeter New Year Party, which a few of us attended. We thoroughly enjoyed our evening and send our thanks to all those who helped with the org...
Hamel Down
Sun, 09 Jan 1983
Since those of us who attended the New Year Party were staying the night at Don’s residence at Dawlish, we had a fair ride next morning to meet up with the rets of the gang at the ...
Shipley Bridge
Sun, 16 Jan 1983
The Shipley Bridge ride was another of the month’s success stories, with three new riders joining the ranks from Paignton school – Mark Evans, Mark Hodges and Chris Tochnell, all i...
North Bovey
Sun, 23 Jan 1983
On the 23rd, despite good weather, only six members met at the Bickington pickup for the ride to North Bovey. Well, actually there were eight, but Kevin and Nigel dropped out at t...
Ashcombe Tower (SX927778)
Sun, 30 Jan 1983
And so, we come to the last ride of the month, which was to Ashcombe Tower. We were pleased to see the two Marks out with us again, but support from the rest of the crew was poor,...
Beacon Hill (SX573468)
Sun, 06 Feb 1983
Mark Morton and Eddie Wingfield had been the sole participants in the hard ride to the South Hams. I understand they had an interesting day, finishing up at Eddie’s home in South ...
Broadhempston
Sun, 06 Feb 1983
February was, on the whole, a dry month, but bitter easterly winds made several of the rides a trifle cold to say the least. Average attendance for the month was just over ten.
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Maypool Valentine Party
Sat, 12 Feb 1983
The following Saturday was the evening of the DA Valentine Party at Maypool youth hostel. The event was attended by the Exeter A, Torbay, Plymouth and Barnstaple Sections and seem...