Marquee is up and waited. All boarded just in case

waited = waiting (sorry)

First day. Arrival from 11:00 please. The marquee is up and the pitches are allocated. Tonights entertainment is Mike Higginbottom who will be giving an hours talk 'Railways across the Derbyshire Peak for cyclists' starting at 19:30 in the marquee. I should be at the campsite at around 11:30 and have printed maps of the routes which will be available in the marquee. For riding over the W/E. We will be riding on trails that can have a slippery surface as there will be gravel. If cycling in groups, please be aware of other traffic and although there is no set figure, maximum of 6 tandems together with a gap to allow motorists to pass safely. Please check your tandem in the morning to ensure that it is safe. An M check is an excellent way of doing this https://www.walkwheelcycletrust.org.uk/our-blog/get-active/mcheck/ The weather is looking OK over the W/E with chances of rain, so please go prepared for this.

The Club Shop has arrived on pitch 14. Will be in the Marquee later

TONIGHT Welcome drink 18:30, bring a glass please. Railway talk 19:30

Hi we have brought a Dolan to sell silver 105 gears hydraulic brakes available to view pitch 61, £1200 on

AGM this afternoon 4pm in the marquee.

Zoom link. Helen Blundell is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Tandem Club 54th AGM Time: Apr 4, 2026 04:00 PM London Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83455321713?pwd=6iHWbW0mAK6huAmWebGJoS5HS5lMLY.1 Meeting ID: 834 5532 1713 Passcode: 471968

AGM at 16:00 in the marquee. Band at 19:30.

Sorry no Zoom access at today's AGM as poor wi-fi on site.

Just going through the pictures. This one was from the photographer at Kirk Ireton

April 2026 ride postponed till May

Mary and I live in Bishops Stortford, and started tandem rides in the area last autumn.

We have a new Club Secretary Jan Cheng who is taking over from Helen Blundell.

Helen has been an excellent Club Sec and I am sure Jan will be the same. Many thanks to her for stepping up and allowing the club to continue for us all.

Just to let you know we are organising rides in East Essex, close to the Herts border - see the Herts page for details. next ride May 9th

GPX files now available as a zip file on the Attendees Page

I loaded all of the map information onto my Garmin 1050 approximately two weeks ago. Before moving forward, I wanted to confirm whether that version should still be current, or if there have been any updates that would require me to reload or refresh the maps. Please let me know if I should proceed with what I currently have installed, or if you recommend updating prior to use.

I'm struggling to load them onto my Garmin etrex 30x, it and the laptop are the same as I used for the 2023 rally without any difficulty.

May Ride postponed till June

We can bring pre-ordered items from the Club Shop. e-mail: Club Shop with details.