Club Activities in Tier 4 Lockdown Week 46, 12 February 2021
Funny week last week. I usually bang out these emails and if one or two people comment on them, it’s usually because I have said something insensitive or dumb. In the last 3 weeks I have had many people reply to me and we’ve even sparked off a couple of Facebook chats. I’m self-aware enough
Club Activities in Tier 4 Lockdown Week 45, 5 February 2021
I thought we might delve into some ethical philosophy this week. It’s perhaps a bit controversial, so I apologise if anyone is offended, but I tend to believe we should face difficult issues with intelligent open-mindedness rather than hide from them. The 21st Century is throwing us so many complex moral and ethical issues and
Club Activities in Tier 4 Lockdown Week 44, 29 January 2021
There is a guy who used to live opposite us in West Norwood. He must have moved out at least 12 years ago, but every time I saw him, he was ridiculously cheerful. And every time, he’d comment on the weather. ‘Hey, it’s cold today. Maybe it will be better tomorrow.’ ‘Lovely weather eh? All
Tier 4 Lockdown Week 43, 22 January 2021
[Editor’s note: No news was published during this week. All our group rides remain cancelled due to lockdown restrictions.]
Whether to Ride in Tier 4 Lockdown Week 42, 13 January 2021
[Editor’s note: This newsletter was sent on a Wednesday rather than the customary Friday. London remains in Tier 4 and therefore our weekend group rides are still cancelled.] It’s been a while since I last wrote a Friday email and I apologise. Like most of us, I’m just hunkered down and keeping going the best I
Tier 4 New Year Lockdown Week 41, 1st January 2021
[Editor’s note: London remains in Tier 4 and so all our group rides have been cancelled. The government announced this lockdown would last until mid-February 2021 and possibly beyond.]
Tier 4 Christmas Lockdown Week 40, 25th December 2020
[Editor’s note: London entered Tier 4 lockdown. All our group rides were therefore cancelled.]
Tiered Lockdown Week 39, 18th December 2020
At least this year has been consistent. Pretty much every plan we have made has gone down the toilet. Back into semi-lockdown as we plunge into Tier 3. Thankfully, we can ride in groups of 6 with the same restrictions on stopping and so on as we had in Tier 2. All is not lost.
Tiered Lockdown Week 38, 11th December 2020
I have a new, more Zen approach to life and Covid now. As those who ride with me will attest, I have been becoming more and more frustrated and angry about the virus, how we are dealing with it and how it has wrecked 2020 and shows no signs yet of being much kinder in
Tiered Lockdown Week 37, 4th December 2020
It feels good to be writing an email about group rides again. Lockdown 2.0, for all that it’s been a fairly ‘lite’ version, has been a particularly dispiriting time for many people. A mix of shorter days, worse weather and the continuing torrent of depressing news stories hasn’t helped. For many, myself included, cycling has