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To Festival Park
This was definitely one of those occasions where the journey is more important than the destination. For those readers not local to this part of the world, Festival Park is a large Retail Park with Entertainment Venues where you could, … Continue reading
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Failed Canal Ride
I pride myself on being a competent navigator, so it was a little disconcerting today to set off on a canal ride and then fail to gain the towpath. Setting off down the Old Knutsford Road I came across this … Continue reading
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Tagged alsager, canal, church lawton, cycling, school, towpath
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On the Level
Setting out on a trip to Newcastle today, with no time pressure, I chose what I hoped was the flattest possible route. There were some pleasant surprises along the way. Taking the Canal towpath from Alsager and heading East it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged alsager, bathpool, canal, cycling, harecastle, kids, Kidsgrove, tunnel
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Riding the Towpath
Canals are flat. They must be. Think of it from the viewpoint of the canal designer, James Brindley perhaps, my wife Karen’s great great grandfather: Any gradient means a lock; a lock is expensive, and slows down the barge traffic, … Continue reading
A Bikeride a Day 