19/03/2009 by Simeon Orme.

I’ll start this report by giving my thanks to both Ken Glaze and Dug Heaven for organising and leading three of our rides this year. It helps tremendously when other leaders, and may I say friends, give the group support by putting on rides in areas that I do not know well, and also giving other members the opportunity to take advantage of their local knowledge.

The ride of the Masry Townley Loop of the Pennine Bridleway, over two days from Mankinholes YHA is now fully booked.

Anyone wishing to participate in the ride of the High Peak Trail in May and wanting to book the camp site at Street House Farm should book in plenty of time, it is a bank holiday weekend. Please contact me for details.

That’s all for now, Brian Parkinson.

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14/03/2009 by Simeon Orme.

Next meeting of the Kendal Cyclefest will be on Wednesday 18th March at 7.30pm in the theatre bar at the Brewery in Kendal.

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14/03/2009 by Simeon Orme.

The Lake District National Park have received an application for the temporary closure of Bridleway 514018 at Row Road because of works to be carried out near to the path.

In 2006 a limekiln, adjacent to the bridleway, collapsed. The structure was stabilised but is in a poor state of repair. Following negotiations with Natural England, the landowner is now in a position to restore the limekiln but the works will affect access to the bridleway.

So the National Park are proposing to make a closure order for 6 months, from 1st May for the section of bridleway from SD 45148958 to SD 45108953 The bridleway will only be closed when necessary within this period -hopefully only two to three week.

There is alternative route for cyclists using Back Lane and public road U5600 to avoid the closure.

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11/03/2009 by Simeon Orme.

Hope you all got copy of the Rough-Stuff Journal now! my journals landed on my doormat on Monday. It’s look like I am going have to plan about two half months of rides for May, June and part of July in case the Journal late again if you have any ideals for South Lakes Group rides please let me know about them!

Here around up of the cycling news and interesting web sites on the web, you may enjoy looking at The Chap Magazine website ‘Which takes a wry look at the modern world through steamed up monocle of a more refined age occasionally getting its sock suspenders into twist at the unspeakable vulgarity of the twenty first century’ I think you get ideal what the website about.

If you interest in news about Shimano, the technical editor of the cycling news website has been testing the Shimano Dura Ace 7900 Group set, from the Sustrans website ‘Get fit, save money turn the clock 10 years - what’s the secret?’ about the launch of www.bikebelles.org.uk a cycling website for women. The 5O Best Cycling Gear by Simon Usborne on the Independent website. A Crawley teenager attempts unicycle record from The Argus website. Another Jerk Recipe and Jerk Chicken from the hungry cyclist website. Kona Bristol Bikefest 2009 by Michael Wilkens on the bike magic website about this year’s Bikefest which will be on the 6th to 7th June.The bicycle diaries: From England to India on two wheels - preparation begins on the Telegraph website. Biological passport : 10 years beyond other sports  from Bike Rader Website.The latest issue of Bike Biz is online here. Women in cycling still a minority in the UK bike trade on the bikebiz website. How to cycle to work and look chic on the Times website. If you interest in cycling betting: Velotips - Cycling Betting Odds website is worth a look.

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06/03/2009 by Simeon Orme.

Well if you have not sign up for Site’s weekly e-newsletter Where’s the Cafe? and wondering why your Rough-stuff Journal has not landed on doormat yet, well its bit late out and should be landing on our doormats in the next few days and if you know any members without web access please let them know about forthcoming weeks rides.

Anyway has you know I join Twitter on Sunday it great way following whats going on the web here around up what I been following on Twitter over past two days,  the CTC’s Campaigns Department is launching a ‘New Vision for Cycling’ which you can download a copy from here or read a bit about it at this link. The folk at Singletrack Magazine have weekly lottery where they hand out prizes to their Twitter followers on Friday afternoon. There interesting blog started  by John Macleary of the Telegraph this week of week by week to his riding Tour de France Stage race from Montelimar to the summit of Mont Ventoux.  Also there post ‘Ring cycle: how I joined in bicycle bell orchestra’ by Helen Pidd of the Guardian. The Hungry Cyclist has recipe for Mad March Hare on his website. There video of the Green Slime attack on Lord Mandelson on the Channel Four website. It worth having look at this Pro Cycling on Twitter:48 People who Aren’t Lance Armstrong by Chris Spagnuolo.

Anyway South Lakes Group Members will glad to here I have bought a new 1:25 000 map of the Forest of Bowland for tomorrow South Lakes Group Ride to replace old one.

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04/03/2009 by Simeon Orme.

I have been contacted by Nick Thorne at Lake District National Parks to assist with attaining some information as to the usage of Walna and Garburn Passes by cyclists prior to 1930.

I’m sure that there must be many members with stories and maybe even photos of activities in these areas at this time.

If you are able to help with this or collect some information or suggest if any other member (perhap not on email) who may have information please contact me at pro@rsf.org.uk and I will pass the information onto Nick.

Barrie Usherwood (Rough-Stuff Fellowship Public Relations Officer)

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04/03/2009 by Simeon Orme.

First has anyone got any ideals to help cycling in Lancaster District if you have Lancaster City Council’s Cycling Demonstration Town Team would like to hear from you has they got £10,000 in grants to give away for details click here.

Donald Taylor Lancaster’s cycling painter has few cycling watercolours on his website worth looking at in Watercolours on Paper Section.

The great escape from bike theft by Sally Hamilton of The Observer is worth a read. Also worth reading Get on your bike with Glentress Trail Fairies by Deirdre Lattimer of Peebleshire News.

There new mountain biking show called The Big Bike Bash in the New Forest from 22nd to 23rd of August may interest some of you!

There new cycle centre with a cafe open up in the Yorkshire Dales in Fremington near Reeth.

This site may interest some members The Hungry Cyclist.

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03/03/2009 by Simeon Orme.

There be around 18,000 potholes reports to the CTC’s fill that hole website, I see from the Authority League Table about 34 percent of the potholes have been fill in with Cumbria County Council managing to fix 60 of the 138 potholes report to the website and Lancashire County Council managing to fix 256 of the 454 potholes to the website.

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02/03/2009 by Simeon Orme.

I f you have Twitter account (Twitter is free to join) you can now follow South Lakes Website updates at this link on Twitter and make a short rely about the updates or send me direct message  but you limited to 140 characters or less, so its useful to me post short updates on whats happening on the South Lakes Website and let more people know about the website, plus  increase the number of visitors to the site which may lead to more people coming out on Group rides and joining the Rough-Stuff Fellowship.

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