A closer view of this junction

GETTING TO THE SITE. Message from Sally at the campsite :- Think the road closure was in Langport, best route avoiding Langport is the A303 and come off at Ash/Tintinhull, head through Ash, straight across the traffic lights at Stapleton Cross, through village of Coat, after Coat over river bridge turn right, (we are brown signed from Stapleton Cross!!) If anyone has problems they can always contact me on my mobile 07803005042.

Using Outdooractive to import rides using .gpx files, all rides are ok except 1911. Yes, I downloaded zip file and also tried .gpx from ride details. My screen freezes. Any helpful suggestions?

I imported all routes incl 1911 into Outdoor Active without issue. Maybe try again. Restart phone first if still not working?

The Club Shop has arrived on pitch #12

Re Outdooractive, I had the same issue and I solved it by using 1910 as a basis, modifying it and then saving as 1911.

VELOCIO This glorified treasure hunt will take palce on Thursday and will follow the format started by Stephen Dee 3 years ago. Within a 20km radius of the campsite will be 64 clues. Each of these have a question that is very specific, so I have asked for the number of letters or numbers in the answer to reduce 'appeals' As you go further out from the campsite the value increases. There is no set route so it is up to you to plot a route to find as many as you can. For families and also for those who want a more relaxed day, I have done a walking hunt around 3 local towns, where there are 27,19 and 16 clues to find. These are all fairly close together. If you are doing the 64 clues as well, these will also count. As the event can take up to 6.5 hours if you want to try to find as many as possible, there is a tea stop arranged, pre paid and yes there are a lot of points for attending the teastop and availing yourself of coffee/tea and a bun of some decription. Start and finish at the campsite at a time to suit (from 08:00 - 09:30) In the evening, I will have collected your answer papers and we'll meet in the marquee to redidstribute and mark them together. I have pictures of nearly all the clues which will add to the evening. There will be a prize for the team that gets the most points in each of the 3 towns and there is a stunning trophy for the winner, which we'll present on the night. Remember there is a bar open so it should make for a lovely day. Teams are your tandem pairs. To help you find the clues there are 2 ways. I have printed out all the clues on A4, please bring a pen. On each is a map reference. The other is a first. We have created an icon for each on rides that marks the exact spot and in there is the clue. That's the picture with this (to be continued as only one image will load)

VELOCIO CONTINUED When you open Rides there are buttons on the left hand side, you want S

VELOCIO CONTINUED When you click S you get this. Press select NONE, this wipes out all the boxes

VELOCIO CONTINUED Then select misc/velocio. Press SET and only the velocio icons will appear (however it won't be turned on till the day on Velocio (insert smiley) I'm telling folks in advance, so you can give it a go. So try selecting food/cafe for example, this will show you all the cafes in the area. You may wish to add a few more so you can see cafes/castles/museums. t is an amzing piece of programming (Thanks to Terry)

SHOW US YOUR TANDEM. Show us your Tandem This has worked brilliantly at the Cycle Touring festival. 10 minutes to talk and answer questions about your Tandem. How can you get luggage on it? Tyres/Splitting it/Electrification etc etc. There will be a sign up sheet when you check in and collect your badges. On Wednesday night starting at 19:30 in the marquee

Re road closure in Langport : according to ‘one.network’ (a site we use frequently and find to be very accurate) a short section of Bow street is closed, and the work is scheduled to close tomorrow (Sunday 2nd August) so for anyone arriving on Monday the road should be open. For anyone arriving tomorrow by tandem, although the road is closed, the pavement will be open so you should be able to wheel your tandem past the roadworks.

Re Outdooractive, As some users can import ride 1911, maybe this is an Outdooractive App version issue. Has everyone updated to the latest App, is it only on Apple or Android phones (Linda says it works for her and that is on Android) ?

Are there any error messages for those who cannot import ?

Didn't work on Outdooractive Windows. No error messages, just hangs.

Just checked ride 1911's GPX file with a couple of validator programs and no issues were found. I suspect there are issues in that MsWindows Outdooractive program, is it the latest version, maybe you can report that to Outdooractive ?

Just re downloaded 1911 and imported it into Outdooractive and it is ok. Something has changed???

Not from this end (insert smiley)

IMPORTANT, If you've read nothing read this. I have updated and put a synopsis of everything on the rally information at https://tandem-club.org.uk/events/tcn2026/info/info.html This includes timings, what's happening etc. Booking in starts at 14:00 on Monday and everyone including those alread onsite and those 18 off site must register as there are confirmations to be ascertained in regards the meals being provided. Also the badges are rather nice. No more from me now until Monday. See you all from 14:00 at the start, safe travels

There will be a burger van on Tuesday. Not any old burger apparently a farmer from Wells that rears rare breeds and these are pressed beef. ,

TUESDAY The rides all head out together to Yeovil then diverge. Suggest tea stop on the old railway path through Yeovil, outdoor seating. Cafe have been warned. If full there are a few options a kilometre later in a shopping area. Short ride then returns. Medium and Long, basically head for Sherbourne. A pretty Dorset town. The Abbey is good for a picnic, a few cafes at the bottom of the High Street. Going back. Cafe at East Knowle is open according to Facebook. There are cafes in South Peterson. The cafe at Merritt is closed but open on Saturday when routes pass this way again. In the evening burger van at 17:30, sounds yummy. At 19:00, not the quiz, teams of 8 in the marquee, bring your glasses and maybe a torch!! Depends on how long this takes, who knows, could be fast, could be slow 😉 The bar will be open

South Petherton not South Peterson

Woodstock lane marked “closed” at the top is roadworks gang who will help you past the works

Should be Woodhouse Lane on the Family ride. Roadworks gang very helpful getting us past.

Orange bone conduction ear phones now in reception in marquee, found in shower

BURGER VAN caught behind a tractor, he’s coming

As the burger van was an hour late, we’ll start the ‘not the quiz night’ at 19:30. Teams of 8-10, just bring yourselves, no pens needed but if you wear glasses don’t forget them

RIDES on WEDNESDAY. The short and medium are ‘similar’ Recommend a morning coffee stop at Barrington Court (National Trust) The medium goes to Perrys Cider Farm which has a good cafe. I’ve never known it full but their website recommend to book to avoid disappointment. Not sure how relevant this is, but the link is found if you google Perrys Cider Farm. Both then go via North Curry and then to the Wetlands museum and cafe which is a lovely visit. Return to Langport, my favourite cafe is next to the bridge just after you cross it on the left side. The long takes you to Wellington. Monument worth looking at but views not great as a lot of tree growth. Better from the car park a few hundred metres before the turn to descend steeply to Wellington.

https://www.perryscider.co.uk/cafe The link to book the cafe

WEDNESDAY EVENING At 17:30 tandem games. Head for the marquee and

Wednesday continued. Head to the Marquee and Clem will come up with various games involving tandems. In the marquee from 19:30 Show us you Tandem, how was it built, where have you been, who’s idea was it, maybe even talk technical. Talking of that if you have anything to sell/ give away then bring it along. I’ll also put out an OS map with the Velocio points so you can plan the next day