Ride Reports
Bantham Sands
Sun, 24 Apr 1983
Weather early on the next Sunday was as foul as any we’ve had, and I was not surprised that there was only Martin Chesterfield waiting. We did expect to pick up more riders at Tot...
Various
Wed, 27 Apr 1983
Torbay Evening runs have been very well supported so far this year considering the very dubious weather prospects on a number of occasions. There was admittedly one particularly f...
Broadhempston
Sun, 01 May 1983
Another foul morning on May 1st, but it had improved enough for eight of us to venture out on the Afternoon Run, including a new younger rider, Mark Stott, on a very recently-acqui...
Bowerman's Nose
Sun, 08 May 1983
There were four of us at Five Lanes on 8th May for the Bowerman’s Nose run – Ian Lee, Matthew, Richard and myself – on what must have been a fine day (I had my shorts on for the fi...
South Pool
Sun, 15 May 1983
For the run to South Pool on 15th May I met up with Fred and Martin Chesterfield and Dave the Beard at Five Lanes. We picked up Matthew and Richard at Totnes and took the usual ba...
Cotley Castle
Sun, 22 May 1983
The Cotley Castle run on 22nd May was attended by twelve members, including several who had been kept away by the wet weather for several months. From the Chudleigh Bridge pickup ...
Bellever Tor
Sun, 29 May 1983
Even though it was one of the better days for weather, there were only half a dozen of us out on the run to Bellever Tor at the end of May. From our pickup point at Bickington we ...
Ashburton
Sun, 05 Jun 1983
Sunday 5th June was one of those “mainly dry and bright” days with “occasional isolated thunder showers”, according to the weather man. It had indeed been dry and bright at Buckfa...
Bantham Sands
Sun, 12 Jun 1983
Sunday 12th June gave us ideal weather for a trip to the seaside, so five of us wished Colin “Bon Voyage” on his trip to Canada and headed out of Totnes for Batham. Two father/son...
Hamel Down
Sun, 19 Jun 1983
Five of us set off on a warm, dry morning from Marldon on 19th June for Hamel Down. At Bickington we picked up two more, one of whom was Thomas, aged 14 and from the Plymouth Sect...
Liverton
Wed, 22 Jun 1983
It only remains for me to say a few words about the Wednesday evening runs which have been very well supported during the month. For as long as I can remember, Dave Eyre has been ...
BCTC Heat
Sun, 26 Jun 1983
The BCTC was cancelled due to lack of interest.
(Phil Burrows)