Club trip

Dagworth and District Gentlemen’s Cycling Society


2025
2026

September

Wednesday 3rd

The second stage of the Men’s Tour of Britain both starts and finishes in Stowmarket so we probably ought to go.

TA East will be meeting at the Forge Café, Thornham Walks (TM099714) from 11 o’clock.
The race will pass there sometime between half past 12 and a quarter to one.

Thursday 4th

Meeting at West Suffolk Pub of the Year, Rattlesden Five Bells, starting at about half past eight.

Monday 8th

V-CC Flat Section ‘occasional’ meeting: meet at Hoxne Swan, approx 6.30, then ride across to Roydon White Hart for 7.30 to try out their fare.
Please tell if you are able to attend, so he can book numbers.

Wednesday 10th

V-CC Flat Section’s Flatter Subsection meeting at the Fur and Feather in Woodbastwick (Woodforde’s brewery tap) at 19:00.

Monday 29th

V-CC Flat Section monthly meeting—Plan B.

October

Saturday 4th

Train (and bus) trip to Whittlesea for the V-CC Old Soke Section Cycle Jumble and The Letter B; jumble starts at 11:00am at St Andrew’s Parish Room, Whittlesey, PE7 1BZ (TL267969).
Pitches: £10; Entry £1.  Cake (and other refreshments) available.
The bad news is that—again—there are no trains to Whittlesea on this day; it’s a rail replacement bus service from Ely.  Leaving Stowmarket at 8:09 gets us there at 10:30 or leaving two hours later gets us there … two hours later.

Wednesday 8th

V-CC Flat Section Marriots Mardle No2
Gather at the ‘Refectory’ café in Norwich Cathedral close before departing on the ride through the Erpingham Gate at 10:00, riding through medieval Tombland to the Marriots Way Cycle Path.  The path follows the Wensum valley to Reepham.  After lunch: onwards to the market town of Aylsham and the Bure Valley Railway Path to Wroxham.  Both Marriots Way and Bure Valley paths are fairly smooth to ride on but there are sections with loose stone and exposed tree roots.  Return from Wroxham to Norwich can be via a 10-mile partially off-road ride or by train.
Please contact if you are going and for ride details.

Thursday 9th

Meeting at West Suffolk Pub of the Year, Rattlesden Five Bells, starting at about half past eight.

Saturday 18th

V-CC Flat Section Lamplit Ride: Oil, gas and candle on period cycles preferred.
16:00 at the Assembly Point at Marlinspike Hall (TM367745) for an 18:00 depart on the eight-mile ride to Sweffling White Horse.

Monday 27th

V-CC Flat Section monthly meeting—Plan A.

November

Thursday 6th

Monthly meeting: we will meet at West Suffolk Pub of the Year, Rattlesden Five Bells, from 1pm.
By 2pm, depending on rain, wind, & enthusiasm, we will decide to stay where we are or cycle further afield.

Monday 24th

V-CC Flat Section monthly meeting (Black bikes)—Plan B.

December

Any day during December, January, or February

Snow ride.

Wednesday 3rd

TA East meeting at The Three Horseshoes, Cockfield.
We assume this starts at 12 noon, because that’s when the pub opens.

Thursday 4th

Monthly meeting: we will meet at West Suffolk Pub of the Year, Rattlesden Five Bells, from 1pm.
By 2pm, depending on rain, wind, & enthusiasm, we will decide to stay where we are or cycle further afield.

Friday 26th

V-CC Flat Section Mick Madgett’s Boxing Day Ride starts from Mick’s shop in Diss.
Mick will lead us on an interesting route to a pub open for lunch.

January

Any day during January or February

Snow ride–if there is any.

Thursday 1st

New Year’s Day Ride to (probably) the Middy’s New Year’s Day Steam and Light Festival.  This is also the Thursday nearest to the full moon, so it will take the place of our normal monthly meeting.
The Middy Bar will be open (and, if it’s bucketing down with rain, you can avoid cycling: there will be a free bus from Stowmarket railway station at 10 o’clock, 11 o’clock, and ½ past 12).

Monday 26th

V-CC Flat Section monthly meeting—it would be foolish to try to predict where it will be..

Thursday 29th

Monthly meeting: we will meet at West Suffolk Pub of 2025, Rattlesden Five Bells, from 1pm.

February

Any day during February

Snow ride–if there is any.

March

Sunday 1st

V-CC Flat Section The Boot & Back from Rattlesden Five Bells.
A speed-judging ride on a five-mile course with first rider away at 11:01am.  There’s also a cycle jumble on the pub’s meadow before the ride.

Thursday 5th

Monthly meeting: we will meet at West Suffolk Pub of the Year, 2025 (and probably our last meeting before West Suffolk CamRA names a new PotY), Rattlesden Five Bells, from 1pm.

 

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