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bikes and six of us. The phrase “the sun shines on the righteous” was used, until it was pointed out it
also “shines on the sinners” nuff said! The roads had very little traffic which enabled good progress to be
maintained throughout and we were able to use some of the bikes’ performance.

On Sunday the ride included Pooley Bridge, Ullswater, Keswick, Newlands Pass to Buttermere, and
Sykes café. Then on to the Honister pass, Derwent water, Keswick, Thirlmere, Ambleside, Kirkstone
pass back to Ullswater. There were three bikes with riders and one pillion for this ride. Some of the roads
resembled rivers and some sections were flooded
but all got through without incident.

After dinner entertainment and charity fundraising
on Saturday evening included a raffle. The raffle
proved a good success with a lot of prizes
donated, plus a slight twist in the proceedings!
The prize was identified first and then the draw for
it was made, which meant that at least those
drawn later in the proceedings didn’t end up with
‘what’s left?’. There was also an auction - Martin
did his usual hard sell on the items kindly donated
by members and despite not having the famous
shooting-stick (featured at previous auctions) to
pass on, generated a substantial sum from the
bids. Finally we held a quiz - 30 questions, loosely
based on general knowledge, and nine teams of
two took part. I’m pleased to say after reviewing
the answer sheets every question was answered

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