Chris Jeavons organised an October cycling weekend , continuing a tradition going back over 30 years to the founding of the club. This year it was to Upton upon Severn with the 9 club riders staying at the Star Hotel. After a familiar start through the lanes to Droitwich we took lunch at the famous Bull's Head at Inkberrow. After crossing the Avon by Fladbury Mill we passed through the picturesque Worcestershire villages of Elmley Castle and Eckington to complete the easy route to Upton.

The following morning, despite a few sore heads, saw the group heading for the southern end of the Malverns. By careful map reading to over Castlemorton and Bromesberrow Heath, the hills were crossed with barely a gear change and swift bit of down hill into the coffee stop in Ledbury. It is always a pleasure to visit the cafe in the High St. lane with the famous church framed by the narrow end of the lane. Barely using any main roads we skirted the Malverns , travelling northwards to the carvery lunch at Broadheath. In the afternoon it was back to very familiar roads alongside the Severn to arrive home by the late afternoon and never having seen a drop of rain.