On Sunday afternoon we joined about 60 other people to go on a cycle ride round the town's boundary. Beating the Bounds is a traditional part of parish life, but it is not usually done on a bike! Spokes, the local cycling group organised the day and the route, and Spokes member and Town Council Chief Executive, Graham Hunt lead the way.
We started and finished at the Starting Gate pub, which is on the boundary, and set off Southwards off-road by Speen Moor, and over the canal. Unfortunately at this early point my younger son Louis fell off his bike and badly scratched himself. He limped home with Dad, and we met up again at the end when we all had sausage and chips in the pub garden.
The weather was glorious and the countryside was looking its best with fresh leaves and blossom everywhere. It was a very sociable afternoon, and whole families came, with ages ranging from 7 to 70 cycling, and younger ones on tag-alongs or child seats. It felt great when I was near the back and looked up to see a line of cyclists as far as the eye could see! I thought I'd be very stiff the next day, but wasn't at all!
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