Our annual Coast to Coast ride for 2017 will be Hadrian's Cycleway on 18 - 21 May. Approximate cost will be £245.
This includes accommodation and transport to the start from the overnight accommodation and return transport from Tynemouth.
The group will meet up on the Thursday evening (18th) and start the ride on the Friday. The route is 154 miles over 3 days.
A deposit of £80 is required to secure a place and numbers are limited to 12 riders. Any queries please contact
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Our Christmas Lunch this year will be held at the Rolls Royce Social Club, Barnoldswick on Sunday 4th December at 3pm, and will be followed by a short awards presentation .
This is a change from our normal venue as the Copy Nook is no longer available.
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This year, because of the change of venue, payment upfront is required, along with your choice from the menu, a copy of which is available for download below.
Cost is £17 per person
As usual a short ride will be held beforehand.
Plesae can you let Ian (or another member of the committee) have your food choice and payment. We have to confirm numbers and payment at least one week in advance.
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Our Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday 2nd Novemeber at the Birtwistle Trust Community Centre, Keighley Road, Colne at 7:30pm.
All welcome.
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On Wednesday 23rd November we will be holding a slide show at the Hare and Hounds at Haggate crossroads in Burnley. Tony and Anne Stott from Blackburn CTC will be presenting their trip to Ireland.
This will be followed by a Pie and Pea supper.
Tickets £5 per person.
Please contact a member of the committee to reserve your place.
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After the success of our joint ride "50 miles in 5 hours" with Blackburn & District CTC, several of our members have asked if we can do something similar.
On Sunday 24th July we will be hosting a 100km Challenge Ride. There is no time limit on this ride, it is designed to offer a distance challenge to those wanting to add 100km to their list ot achievements.
Starting from Whalley Bus Station, the route takes in the familiar Ribchester and Longridge before heading off through Broughton to Great Eccleston then turning north towards Stakepool and Pilling before breaking for lunch in Knott End.
The return trip heads north east along the cost before dropping back by Pilling, through Garstang and Inglewhite, returning through Longridge and finishing by the bridge over the Ribble in Ribchester.
(Right-click Save link as... to save the files to your PC).
For those wanting even more of a challenge, we will also be staging a 100 mile challenge later in August. More details to follow nearer the time.
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A few weeks ago we reported about the proposed rebrand of CTC to Cycling UK. As you will no doubt be aware, the rebrand has now gone through, but not without comment.
Former CTC Council member, Philip Benstead submitted a petition, signed by many of our members, asking that the re-brand was put to a full membership vote.
The latest issue of Cycling should have arrived through your letterbox in the past few days, and includes a voting form (on the back of the address insert) in which all members can now vote to either accept the re-brand, or ask for it to be reverted back to CTC.
We would like to ask our members to read this, along with the associated articles on pages 7 - 10, and vote on this important issue.
Just to confirm our committe's message from the initial announcement:
"Specifically for Burnley and Pendle CTC members, we will not be changing our name or identity. We will continue to be known as Burnley and Pendle CTC, and will retain our current club clothing designs."
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On 19th september 2015, the CTC launched a series of Ride Leader Workshops, to be held around the country over the following months.. We were lucky enough to secure a couple fo places on the first of these workshops, held in at the Palatine Sports Centre, in Blackpool
This was a chance for both new and experience ride leaders to discuss various topics that add up to a successful ride, and ride leader, and was attended by approximately 20 cyclists from the CTC and affiliated clubs.
Topics included
- Examining what makes an enjoyable ride and a good Ride Leader
- Understanding what information ride participants need ahead of the ride
- Examining how to plan a good group ride
- Introduction to CTC's current Policies and Procedures in relation to leading rides
- Understanding how to lead a group ride
- Providing an opportunity for knowledge-sharing and networking for existing and future Ride Leaders
- Examining further training and development opportunities
- Providing an opportunity to go on a group ride with other participants down the seafront to Lytham
Burnley and Pendle members, Jim Duerden and Mark Clegg are pictured above along with their certificates of attendance.
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