Arrow Valley

A damp and chilly start, bright and breezy later, for a ride to the café at Arrow Valley.  

Six riders.

The route is here.

Two rides: Morso café, Alvechurch and Bartley Green reservoir

A mild, clear, very windy day, with some gusts nearly strong enough to knock us off our bikes.

John led a group of ten to Morso café in Alvechurch (route here) and Steven led eight to Bartley Green Sailing Club by way of Woodgate Valley (route here).

Shirley, Earlswood, Becketts Farm

Three riders had a delayed start for their ride to a new destination, the Desco Lounge in Shirley, after dealing with a puncture at Rowheath.  Two others went to the café at the craft centre in Earlswood and one to Becketts Farm.  

Cold, bright, sunny.

The routes to Shirley and Earlswood are here and here.

Olde Pounde café, Liveridge Hill

A bitterly cold morning for a ride to the Olde Pounde café at Liveridge Hill, near Henley-in-Arden.

Five riders.

The route is here.

Two rides today

A very cold cloudy day, but no ice, so reasonable for riding.  

Seventeen riders, in two groups:

Steven took ten to Kings Heath Park, via Billesley Common (route here) and John led a group of seven to Warley Woods (route here).

Becketts Farm

A prolonged heavy shower on the way out, dry with a blustery wind on the return. 

Eight riders.

The route is here.

Feckenham community café

Cold start, then frost and ice mostly seen off by bright sun and cloudless blue sky.   

Six riders.

The route is here.

Exchange, Broad Street

Five out on a very cold frosty morning for a repeat of a winter's ride along the Canal to the City centre to avoid icy conditions.  Saw lots of bird twitchers at Edgbaston Reservoir awaiting the return of a rare Icelandic Gull!!! 

The route is here.

The Potting Shed, Lydiate Ash

The forecast, which turned out to be all too accurate, was for rain, so a shorter than usual Monday ride to the Potting Shed at Lydiate Ash.  Rain stopped as we left the café, so a drier ride home.

Seven riders.

The route is here.

M and S, Longbridge

Six riders turned out in heavy rain and gusty winds for a short ride to M and S in Longbridge.  

The route is here.

Arrow Valley

After being caught in a heavy downpour soon after setting off, we made an unscheduled coffee stop at M and S in Longbridge while the weather improved.  We were lucky that the rain stopped and the sky cleared for a ride to Arrow Valley, where the indoor café was open for our second break.

Seven riders.

The route is here. 

Sainsbury's, Maypole

Seventeen riders, divided into two groups, to Sainsbury's at Maypole.  A heavy shower as we set off, and puddles and mud on the paths.

The route taken by John's group is here.

Steven led eight on a tour of the paths of Hawkesley, with Richard navigating the country lanes, returning by way of the Stratford-upon-Avon canal.

The route is here