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.