Welcome back, Ruth It was a wet day! The worst for 300 years. It was a good ride, to St Margaret's then Eastry for lunch. Everywhere was flooded. The Nailbourne was in full spate. John of Millstone's email says it all. Thank you so much, Robert, for hosting yesterday's ride, and for your heroic interventions rescuing weary and storm battered cyclists at various stages of the day. The idea of lunch at cuddly Mary's was excellent, and the après-ride refre...

Judith, Ruth, Peter and John pedalled out of CH and down the hill towards Eyethorne. Ruth knew a shortcut along a shady lane, which eventually opened onto open fields and a colourful display of wildflowers, predominantly a purple one with four names which even after four repetitions, John could still not get right, let alone memorise! Passing through Barfrestone and its Romanesque church and magnificent voussoirs, John and Peter were reminded of a recent visit to...