Dagworth and District Gentlemen’s Cycling Society
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| January | February | March | April |
| May | June | July | August |
| September | October | November | December |
February
Any day during February
Snow ride–if there is any.
Sunday 1st
TA East Annual
lunch at Bradfield
Combust Manger
There’s usually a meet-up beforehand to ride to the
Manger
Friday 6th
A trip to the Elysian Winter Beer Festival.
Catch the twelve minutes past ten train from
Stowmarket
Tuesday 10th
Visiting the beer festival at the Trafford Arms, Norwich,
probably followed by a stroll to one or twp other
Norwich pubs. Meet in the pub around noon.
Thursday 12th
V-CC Flat Section’s Flatter Subsection Northfolk Natter: ride and lunch, details from
Saturday 14th
Maybe a second trip to the the beer festival at the Trafford Arms, Norwich,
probably followed by a stroll to one or two other
Norwich pubs, different from the ones visited on Tuesday. Meet in the
pub around noon.
Monday 23rd
V-CC Flat Section monthly meeting—Plan B.
Saturday 28th
Rumour has it that there will be a beer festival at the Suffolk Punch in Ipswich.
March
Sunday 1st
More information…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
AGM: 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.
Wednesday 11th
V-CC Flat Section’s Flatter Subsection Northfolk Natter: ride and evening meal, details from
Monday 30th
V-CC Flat Section monthly meeting—Plan A.
April
Thursday 2nd
If things follow their usual course, this will be an evening meeting at Rattlesden Five Bells, starting at about half past eight. However, things might not follow their usual course; it depends upon what happens at the AGM.
Easter Sunday 5th
Ride to the Middy’s Easter Steam Up.
Thursday 16th
V-CC Flat Section’s Flatter Subsection Northfolk Natter: ride and evening meal, details from
Monday 27th
V-CC Flat Section monthly meeting—Plan B.
May
Sunday 3rd
Gatecrash the 54th 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.
Monday 4th
Ride to the Middy’s Bank Holiday Steam Railway Days and hope that they didn’t sell all the beer on the Sunday.
Wednesday 13th & Thursday 14th
V-CC Flat Section The Saffron
Scramble
The final spec is shrouded in secrecy but a leak
suggests a two-day ride based at Saffron Walden to investigate Little
Walden airfield and then spend a day at The Imperial War Museum at
Duxford. Details and briefing to follow.
Thursday 14th to Saturday 16th
SPBW Woodfest Ⅵ at The Musical Museum, 399 High Street, Brentford.
Sunday 24th
Ride to the Middy in the 1940s.
Monday 25th
V-CC Flat Section monthly meeting—Plan A.
Sunday 31st
How about a ride to the Middy where
there will be Model Railways on show?
This is one of our ‘turn up if you feel like it’ Steam
Sundays where you take a chance on how many of us (if any) will be
there.
June
Sunday 7th
Another chance to ride to the Middy where,
this week, there’s nothing special scheduled apart from beer and
steam trains.
This is another one of our ‘come along if you feel like
it’ Steam Sundays where you take a chance on how
many of us (if any) will turn up. ‘Wot, no steam?’ During June,
the Middy will be will be using the East Anglian Railway Museum’s 1958
Waggon- und Maschinenbau railbus—something
different to watch from the bar.
Wednesday 10th to Thursday 11th
V-CC Flat Section Marcus’s famous North Norfolk
Ride
An adventure both on bicycle and by steam, with room to
camp or board or just attend one day if desired. Hosted by Marcus
Flint, held in Norfolk towards the coastline. Details from
.
Sunday 14th
Yet another chance to ride to the Middy
This is another one of our ‘turn up if you feel like
it’ Railbus Sundays where you take a chance on how many of us (if any)
you″ll find there.
Sunday 21th
Yet another chance to ride to the Middy
This is another one of our ‘turn up if you feel like
it’ Railbus Sundays where you take a chance on how many of us (if any)
you″ll meet there.
Weekend 27th & 28th
Pedal
Suffolk Festival at Trinity Park, Ipswich.
On the Saturday, it’s Pedal
Retro.
Monday 29th
V-CC Flat Section monthly meeting—Plan B.
July
Thursday 2rd to Sunday 5th
Visit to the Stowmarket Beer Festival at The Food Museum—we usually go on the Thursday as soon as it opens.
Sunday 12th
Cycling event at the Food Museum
All the usual cycle show stuff and a
sportive—allegedly.
Last Modified, 31 January 2026