Fernilee Reservoir Archives

The Stockport Community Cycling Club hilly rides are always popular events. And Andy S’s hilly rides have become almost de-facto. Thus, this latest cycle ride indicating a few lumps to climb on our journey to Buxton was highly anticipated. Daunting? Perhaps. Challenging? Certainly. Rewarding? Definitely! We were promised a day of mixed weather when we met in Disley. Sarah was due to back-lead this ride. However, she has been struggling with pain in the foot, which has increasingly become acuter. After…

Monyash – Cycling the Buxton Fringe and Millers Dale

12 October 2015 Andy

The Stockport Community Cycling Club calendar traditionally includes a couple of longer rides that are not necessarily much longer than regular rides (this cycle ride to Monyash was just over 34 miles for instance), but what they lack in distance they make up for with he amount of climbing. And when it comes to putting together and leading ‘hilly’ rides the king is undoubtedly Andy Shaw. A surprisingly small group of just seven of us met at Whaley Bridge on a…

Cycle it to Buxton

15 April 2012 Andy

Our first two posts are related to our upcoming End-to-End ride, but where did it start? It started of course when we took up cycling and for both of us it was joining Stockport Community Cycling Club where our love for this form of transport took hold. SCCC is a different kind of cycling club in that it’s leader, Jim Court, has a passion for beginner cyclists. The core club rides are tailor-made for new or returning cyclists. And people…