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April

Thursday 17^th to Monday 21^st

Beer Festival at Combs Ford Gladstone Arms.  I expect we’ll go on Thursday—but we could go more than once, in which case, Saturday looks like a good day to go as we won’t be Trudging or playing trains that day.

Easter Sunday 20^th

The Suffolk Trudge number 43
A gentle 30-mile-ish round trip with a ride up to Flixton and the Air Museum for a picnic or café lunch.  Gather at Marlinspike Hall, IP19 9AR at 10.00am using the drive opposite Walpole Church and park on the field.  Bring jumble and stuff to sell.  Ride departs at 11.30.  Very few hills.  Return ride usually takes in a pint at the Rumburgh Buck.  Finer details can be gained by e-mailing .

Easter Monday 21^st

Ride to the Middy’s Easter Steam Up.

Friday 25^th

Train trip to Cromer—more details when out glorious leader gives them to us.

Monday 28^th

V-CC Flat Section monthly meeting—Plan A.

Wednesday 30^th

V-CC Wayfarers Section will be in Norfolk for a couple of days.
The Wayfarers recreate the ‘golden age‘ of cycle touring.  Today’s ride is about 30 miles and will start at 10:30am from outside the Old Red Lion in Bailey Street, Castle Acre, PE32 2AG.  It goes northwards as far as Great Bircham with lunch at the Dabbling Duck, Great Massingham, after approximately 25 miles.  If you are planning to attend, please e-mail about two weeks in advance and tell him if you want to be:
★ included in the pub lunch booking at the Dabbling Duck,
★ included in an evening meal booking (venue to be decided nearer the time).

May

Thursday 1^st

V-CC Wayfarers Section will be in Norfolk for a couple of days.
The Wayfarers recreate the ‘golden age‘ of cycle touring.  Today’s ride is about 30 miles and will start at 10:30am from outside the Old Red Lion in Bailey Street, Castle Acre, PE32 2AG.  It goes southwards with lunch at Twenty Churchwardens, Cockley Cley after about 20 miles, and a tea stop later, on if there’s demand, at Swaffham..  If you are planning to attend, please e-mail about two weeks in advance and tell him if you want to be included in the lunch booking at Twenty Churchwardens.

Sunday 4^th

Gatecrash the 53^rd Ipswich to Felixstowe Historic Vehicle Road Run.
Meet in Christchurch Park by 10.30am so we can set off ahead of the run, which starts at 11.00am.

Thursday 15^th

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

Sunday 25^th

Ride to the Middy in the 1940s.

Monday 26^th

V-CC Flat Section monthly meeting—Plan B.

Wednesday 28^th to Saturday 31^st

A trip to the Colchester Beer & Cider Festival, catching the half-past-ten-ish train from Stowmarket.  Thursday is the most likely day for this.

Thursday 29^th to Saturday 31^st

SPBW Woodfest V at The Musical Museum, 399 High Street, Brentford.

June

11^th to 12^th

V-CC Flat Section Norfolk Trudge deux
Encouraged by last year’s adventure on both bicycle and by steam, a remixed version takes place with room to camp or board or just attend one day if desired.  Hosted by Marcus Flint, held in Norfolk towards the coastline.  Details will follow.

Thursday 12^th

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

Monday 30^th

V-CC Flat Section monthly meeting—Plan A.

July

Thursday 3^rd to Sunday 6^th

Visit to the Stowmarket Beer Festival at The Food Museum— we usually go on the Thursday as soon as it opens.

Thursday 10^th

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

Sunday 13^th

V-CC Flat Section Airfields Ride: The third take off.
Assembled by ‘Wing Commander’ Schofield.  Always a popular ride with aeronautical associations.  Mission details and flight plans to be posted.

Monday 28^th

V-CC Flat Section monthly meeting—Plan B.

August

Thursday 7^th

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

Sunday 10^th

V-CC Flat Section Cycle Jumble at Marlinspike Hall, Walpole, IP19 9AR (TM367745).
10:00 Set up, 11:00 start until exhaustion sets in.  Outdoors if wet.No charge levied for any pitch.  Bring tables or sell out of car boots.  Non V-CC Members most welcome: buying or selling or both.  Non-Cycling jumble welcome: works of art, fishtanks, custard, spanners, bodybags, etc.  Plentiful parking and refreshments on offer.  Après-jumble ride planned in order to spend ill-gotten gains.

Sunday 24^th

Spoke and Steam: the annual event when we all converge on the Middy.
We start from Stowmarket, V-CC Flat Section members start from Walpole or Diss, and the Chickering Cycling Circle starts from Horham (& not the car park at the Middy).  Our ‘spoke’ leaves Unity Road at 10:30, calls at Stowmarket Railway station at 10:45, and Reeds Way in Stowupland a bit later depending on how long it takes to struggle up the hill.

Monday 25^th

V-CC Flat Section monthly meeting—Plan A.

September

Thursday 4^th

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

Monday 29^th

V-CC Flat Section monthly meeting—Plan B.

October

Thursday 9^th

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

Saturday 18^th

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.  Full moon assisted from the night before.

Monday 27^th

V-CC Flat Section monthly meeting—Plan A.

November

Thursday 6^th

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 24^th

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

December

Any day during December, January, or February

Snow ride.

Thursday 4^th

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 26^th

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.