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Walled garden volunteer pruning a couple of vigorous climbing roses [ she has my utmost sympathy - we used to have an old French rambler at the back of our house - Adelaide d'Orleans. The label said it reached 15 feet. After it had made 30 feet and was on its way to the house next door we decided to call a halt to its territorial expansion. Completely. Ever seen Rosa Kifsgate ? ]
A 3 day ride to raise money for the mental health awareness charity Mind, on 100 year old bicycles, roughly following the old Bordeaux-Paris cycle race route.
Our arrival in Angoulême on Friday coincided with the Circuit Des Remparts held there that weekend.
We set off from the Montlhery Circuit near Paris on Tuesday afternoon, but a mechanical problem early on with my front wheel bearings set us back a couple of hours, and we only made it to Orleans at midnight. Once the sun had set it was bitterly cold, and we only had wool shorts and jerseys to ride in. Our mileage today was only 70 miles. Luckily Sorrel in our support vehicle had a motel room in Orleans.
Next day we headed out along the Loire river towards Tours. We made it to Amboise and then left the river and turned south. We made our second stop that evening at a lovely campsite just past of Loche, 104 miles.
Thursday we planned another big day, and hoped to break the back of the ride. The scenery was changing now, as were the roads, lots of gently undulating roads. We skirted around Poitiers, and made it to this evenings campsite just before dusk, after covering 95 miles today. That left just 38 miles to Angloumême, which we covered the next morning. It was getting increasingly warmer the further south we headed, 34 that afternoon!
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We smashed out initial target of £300 and raised well over £1200 in the end, thank you so much to all our supporters along the way.
I did the ride on the 1925 Bruneau Durieux, single rear brake, with a single gear coaster hub. Ben rode the whole distance on the single fixed gear Tapon, pre WW1 racer.
The Tapon actually comes from Angoulême, sold by the Tapon Brothers there in about 1905. The ride was essentially a homecoming for Ben's bike.
Queen’s Birthday Parade, 2 June 2022
From the Court Circular:
“Her Majesty the Queen was represented by The Prince of Wales (Colonel, Welsh Guards) who was present at The Queen's Birthday Parade on Horse Guards Parade this morning at which The Queen's Colour of the 1st Battalion Irish Guards was trooped.
The Prince of Wales was accompanied by The Duke of Cambridge (Colonel, Irish Guards) and The Princess Royal (Gold Stick and Colonel, The Blues and Royals, Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons).
His Royal Highness was attended by Lieutenant General Sir Edward Smyth-Osbourne (Gold Stick in Waiting and Colonel, The Life Guards), Lieutenant General Roland Walker (Regimental Lieutenant Colonel, Grenadier Guards), Lieutenant General Sir James Bucknall (Colonel, Coldstream Guards) and Major General Christopher Ghika (Major General Commanding Household Division).
The Lord de Mauley (Master of the Horse), Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Segrave, Colonel Toby Browne (Mounted Equerries in Waiting) and Colonel Crispin Lockhart (The Blues and Royals, Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons, Silver Stick in Waiting) were in attendance.
Colonel Jeremy Bagshaw (Chief of Staff), Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Griffin (Silver Stick Adjutant) and the Household Division Staff were present.
The procession was led by Lieutenant Colonel James Shaw, Grenadier Guards (Brigade Major Household Division).
The Troops on Parade, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel James Aldridge, Irish Guards (Field Officer in Brigade Waiting), received The Prince of Wales with a Royal Salute.
The Duchess of Cornwall, The Duchess of Cambridge with Prince George of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte of Cambridge and Prince Louis of Cambridge, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Princess Beatrice, Mrs. Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and Mr. Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, Princess Eugenie, Mrs. Jack Brooksbank and Mr. Jack Brooksbank, The Earl and Countess of Wessex with The Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor and Viscount Severn, The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, The Duke of Kent (Colonel, Scots Guards), Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence and other Members of the Royal Family drove to Horse Guards Parade and witnessed The Queen's Birthday Parade.
On the conclusion of the Parade, The Prince of Wales rode back to Buckingham Palace at the head of The Queen's Guard, preceded by The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery, under the command of Major Francesca Sykes, the Massed Mounted Bands of the Household Cavalry, the Sovereign's Escort of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, under the command of Major Russell Bond, The Life Guards, and the Massed Bands of the Guards Division.
On arrival at Buckingham Palace, The Queen's Guard entered the Forecourt and formed up opposite the Old Guard, the remaining Guards marching past Her Majesty, accompanied by The Duke of Kent. The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment ranked past The Queen.
Her Majesty, from Buckingham Palace, witnessed a fly-past by aircraft of the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force, led by Wing Commander James Calvert, to mark the official celebration of The Queen's Birthday.
Royal Salutes were fired today by The King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery in Hyde Park and from the Tower of London Saluting Battery by the Honourable Artillery Company, under the command of Major Matthew Aldridge.”
The largest gourmet cooking contest is the Sol Over Gudhjem event, held in the city of Gudhjem, Bornholm each year at the end of June. This year on June 28th.
Lakrids by Johan Bülow with our booth presenting hand crafted liquorice from our original store in Svaneke
Berners Roding, Essex
Abandoned and derelict church on the remote Berners Hall estate.
In 1911, my great-great-aunt Julia Mortlock was a cook at Berners Hall. By then, it was inhabited by James, Charles and Caroline Glasse, two brothers and a sister from Morwenstowe in Cornwall. There was only one other servant. By 1919, the farm had been sold to the Co-op, who still own it today. I believe the grounds have a famous carp lake.
A tremendously hard day for Scotland's Grant Ferguson who also rode the mountain bike event and finished fifth. Glasgow Commonwealth Games Road Race, 2014. Grant was the last member of the Scottish squad left with David Millar in the race. He dropped out on the second last lap and only David finished the race for the Scottish team. Now 2018 British national cyclo-cross champion and Scottish national hill-climb champion.
Rode Duivels ontvangst op het Koninklijk Paleis door koning Filip en koningin Mathilde. Fans voor het podium Paleizenplein
Das Kalksandsteinwerk am Rodinger Bahnhof produzierte schon vor dem Ersten Weltkrieg. Im Jahr 2000 wurde der Betrieb endgültig eingestellt.
Sant Pere de Rodes appearing and disappearing in the mist. The monastery was built in the 10th and 11 century and dominates the valley. At the top of the hill you can just see Verdera Castle.
We braved the heat and rode to the event from Surly Brewing Company with The Current, Freewheel Bike, and 30 Days of Biking, admired and won ARTCRANK bike posters, and explored the culture of craft with The Growler. We made art and got safe with The Hub Bike Co-op safety checks and spin-a-paint, and rocked out to live music from Warehouse Eyes & Totally Awesome Summer.
We played #BikeNightMia Bingo struck a pose in the Nice Ride Minnesota photobooth and checked out the latest and greatest bike gear from Shinola, One on One Bicycle Studio, Handsome Cycles, and Cherry Cycles.
We also connected with the biking community from Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition, Open Streets Minneapolis, Midtown Greenway Coalition, MPLS Bike Love, Slow Roll Twin Cities, The My Bike Project, Major Taylor Bicycling Club of Minnesota, and Black Girls Do Bike; enjoyed the spectacle of Art Bikes of MN, and climbed on an old-fashioned high-wheel bike with the Cycling Museum of Minnesota.
And it was all FREE!