The Ragstones Riders set off on the Round the Churches 2012 ride in warm September sunshine confidently leaving their rain gear behind. Seven riders - joined by one car driver who brought the emergency back-up tube - had an excellent day visiting 11 churches on and around Romney Marsh. And, of course, enjoyed he obligatory lunch in the garden of the Red Lion at Snargate. What a great pub that is! All in all it was a great day. Thanks to everyone for joining ...

Taking advantage of the unseasonally good weather John G rode to Wye last Saturday Jan 7th 2012, and climbed his favourite hill to the Devils Kneading trough. The hill is 1.9 miles and took him 19.38 minutes. He was unable to pass The Bowl PH at Hastingleigh. A glass of wine and probably the best ham sandwich ever (home cooked ham and bread from the little baker in Beaver Road). A very nice lady called Pippa had a chat with JG. She lives in Elham and thought...

John, Adonis, Simon and Peter made a rendezvous in Sandwich to cycle round the Isle of Thanet. There were slight problems as the new motorway had cut the cycle path in two. Peter was sure that the sign 'road closed' did not apply to cyclists, but on this occasion it did. Having memorised the map and then having to improvise, the team took a wrong turning and ended up going to Margate rather than Westgate on Sea. Oh well, it wasn't far away. Cycling past the ...

Round the Churches 2011 Another year, and another attempt to visit some of Kent's fine Churches and raise money for their upkeep. Some Ragstones- Peter, Rosemary, Ruth, Robert and Jane plus the youngsters Alex, Lorna, Jessica and Adonis came along. And especially this year, Sophia, not just joining us along the way, but in her own personal bike trailer courtesy of her Dad. It was christened her carriage and she played the princess very well, while Dad strug...

Voici un blog de Villiers-le-Roux, un petit village de la France profonde. Since we got here in early August the weather has been kind, but occasionally - at 38 deg - a bit hot for les ballades en velo, especially between the hours of 11 and 4, but since that interval is dedicated on most days to lunch in the shade, followed by a brief restorative 'sieste' to work up a thirst for the first aperitif before dinner, ca n'a pas beaucoup d'importance. Today howev...