Eight enjoyed our first quiz and we hope that more of you are able to join us this Wedneday.  Zoom Meeting at 7pm on Wednesday https://us04web.zoom.us/j/74541554330?pwd=ZmpCOXlhT0I4RWZKM3JSVHdOTDNNZz09 Meeting ID: 745 4155 4330 Password: 000857 Before the meeting download the zoom app. Ipads and android tablets work well. Laptops that can use skype (i.e. forward camera and microphone) also ok. PLEASE MAKE SURE WE CAN SEE YOU - switch on video and audio, light should be in front of you (silhouette if light behind/ bright background) If you have never used zoom and would like help with setting up please contact Jonathan (email link) for a link to a 'set-up' meeting at 18.45. It would be good to sort out technical issues prior to the meeting !! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIkCmbvAHQQ&t=10s shows you options of joining a meeting  

Keep in touch by joining our quizz   Time: Apr 15, 8pm Join Zoom Meeting:  https://us04web.zoom.us/j/74459732076?pwd=bVZUeXEyRWtQNzI3Z0RWZ20wVTRDdz09 Meeting ID: 744 5973 2076 Password: 000727 Before the meeting download the zoom app. Ipads and android tablets work well. Laptops that can use skype (i.e. forward camera and microphone) also ok. PLEASE MAKE SURE WE CAN SEE YOU - switch on video and audio, light should be in front of you (silhouette if light behind/ bright background) If you have never used zoom and would like help with setting up please contact Jonathan (email link) for a link to a 'set-up' meeting at 19.30. It would be good to sort out technical issues prior to the meeting !! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIkCmbvAHQQ&t=10s shows you options of joining a meeting  

Our monthly meeting will be held online using zoom and all members are welcome to join in. Please register so that we know how many members will be online. To join the meeting please click: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/415848227?pwd=UElkSlRUZGp5alRwamNOZmF2ZWtVUT09   Password: 024167 Before the meeting download the zoom app. Ipads and android tablets work well. Laptops that can use skype (i.e. forward camera and microphone) also ok. If you have never used zoom and would like help with setting up please contact Jonathan (email link) for a link to a 'set-up' meeting at 19.30. It would be good to sort out technical issues prior to the meeting !!  

POSTPONED After  crossing the watermeadows with the iconic view of Salisbury Cathedral  we will ride along the valleys of 2 chalk streams - Nadder and Avon. There are only 200 crystal clear chalk streams in the world, and most of them are in the southern England. Lunch will be at The Bridge Inn in Upper Woodford. After lunch we will ride to Old Sarum (click on link) and then to Cathedral Square where you can view the Magna Carta in the cathedral or visit Mompesson House or Arundells (Edward Heaths house) Itinery: meet 07.50 Viridor Car park for 08.00 start, Arrive 09.40 Harnham Church Hall car park. Ride to Fisherton Mill  for coffee. 10.30 ride to Upper Woodford and 12.15 arrive at The Bridge Inn for lunch. 1.30 ride to Old Sarum and then on to Salisbury. Depart Salisbury 16.30-17.00, Arrive Taunton before 19.00 PLEASE PRINT MAPS Map 1 + Map 2 . Download GPX file if you have a garmin or use ride with gps to navigate. ONLY CLUB MEMBERS CAN BOOK ON THIS RIDE.  MAXIMUM NUMBER 18. PLEASE COMPLETE MEAL CHOICE  (click to open) when booking and state if your cycle needs  a place on the trailer. BOOKING CLOSES THURSDAY 26 MARCH ride leader Jonathan (link to email and mobile phone)  

Dear C.O.A.C.H. group. For the time being there will be no rides posted but the weather for the next few days looks fine so keep fit and enjoy a ride or two with a partner or friend keeping to the club guidance. With cafes closed don't forget to take water, a snack and possibly a hot drink with you. Don't feel isolated and keep in touch through the WhatsApp group with news, comments and photos of trips out. The Afternoon Tea for the end of April looks unlikely unless the college reopens but I'll keep you notified .  Take care Peter

Dear All There will be no more organised "Weir" rides until further notice. Please take care and follow all the guidance relating to the pandemic. Hopefully you will still be able to ride your bike, unless in an identified group, but remember to keep it to you and a friend whilst observing social distancing advice. Pete Hanratty and I hope to put out a newsletter early in April with any updates. Stay safe. Paul  

A chance to join an informal conversation about the best way the club can support members during the time of social distancing. Before the meeting download the zoom app. Ipads and android tablets work well. Laptops that can use skype (i.e. forward camera and microphone) also ok. Jonathan Sladden is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Cycle Somerset Zoom Meeting Time: Mar 18, 2020 08:00 PM  Join Zoom Meeting https://us04web.zoom.us/j/421591136?pwd=ZVZlMWU0VkcxY3lraHh5NFoyeTFyZz09 Meeting ID: 421 591 136 Password: 025884    

Tony will lead the ride to The White Post Cafe in Langford Budville. A pleasant ride through country lanes with just that hint of an 'incline' as we approach Langford Budville! The weather forecast at the moment seems fine but keep an eye on things and dress accordingly. Don't forget to bring water & a spare inner tube. You can email me through the link in my name below if you wish to. Peter

Broadway Bells: At the moment the intention is to ride until we get advice to the contrary. The boys and girls of the Molteni Team (Above) suggest no more than twenty-one cyclists in any cycling group and the usual advice about self-isolation applies...especially if you have a flat tyre. We are off to Broadway, out through Creech, Thirteen Bends, Hatch Beauchamp, Ashill and on to the Bell Inn at Broadway for a coffee and whatever they conjure up for us to eat. On return we head back along The Drove, down Stoke St Mary Hill and home (27 Miles and a couple of undulations but nothing too steep). Water, Waterproofs, Tubes and Snacks. Ride Leader: Paul Not Quite So Flat This Week But Still Easyish Harper

CANCELLED    A new series of bike rides in and around Taunton along quieter routes. We aim to increase the distance you cycle from 5 to 20 miles. (You should be able to cycle 3 miles to join this group). The pace is very leisurely. Please register for the event if you are coming -a bit like an internet purchase but no cost! Spare inner tube, bike in good working order, waterproof are essential. Backpack or saddle bag useful. We stop for coffee and chat either during /after the ride leader Jonathan (click link)

Anti clockwise circuit to Horton and back. Stopping at Jordan's café for lunch. Riding out via Stoke St Mary, Curland, Horton Return via Broadway, Isle Abbots, Creech St Michael Just under 30 miles. (This route was taken from the Cycle Somerset web site rides list, for those who would like to down load it on to their Garmin or similar.) Meet at 10am. Please note: the start is from the Coach café at French Weir and NOT the Brewhouse. Ride leader Martin Atton. Tel: 01823252332 or 07925968007

Short Flat Daisy:  Thanks for those of you who have been in touch with your request for this week's ride. This is a shortish, flattish ride to the Daisy in Bishop's Lydeard, encompassing few hills and mostly flat terrain. We are off out through the short, flat route to Oake and then on to Halse, flattish to Ash Priors and then a short-flatout cruise into Bishop's Lydeard where we will stop for a Short, Flat White, Coffee and a piece of Shortbread at the Daisy. After a short break we  return via the mostly flat route to Kingston and home. The weather is still a little variable so this route provides us an escape plan if there is a short, sharp, shower or a flat-out downpour. All the usual advice about flat tyres and kit applies! Ride Leader: Short Flat Paul Harper