Blackburn and District C.T.C.
Our activities
About us
Hello & welcome to the web page for the Blackburn & District CTC Member Group. Here you will find information about our cycling group, the club rides & other social events that we have planned in the coming weeks and months. If you would like to obtain more information then please feel free to send us an email using the link above
Sunday club rides are always relaxed and sociable and new members are always given a very warm welcome, plus plenty of support and encouragement.
Our membership area is defined by the postcodes BB1 - BB7 inclusive, and by the towns of Blackburn with Darwen, Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley (Mellor, Langho, Billington, Whalley and Clitheroe). Cycling UK members outside of this area are still eligible to ride with us. We usually cycle beyond this area, on Sundays, to the Yorkshire Dales, the Pennine Moors or to the Lancashire Coast.
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Information about the group rides
Our main ride of the week is the Sunday club ride. The club has operated a club ride on almost every Sunday for the whole of its 100 year history. In addition to the Sunday rides there are ad-hoc midweek and Saturday morning rides run by members, but these are usually organised at the clubroom or on the Sunday club ride. The schedule of upcoming Sunday rides is:
| Date | Destination | Meet | Leaving Time (am) | Lunch | Special Notes | Approx Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28/07/2024 | Hebden Bridge | WBS | 9.00 | Hebden Bridge | Long | |
| 04/08/2024 | Rimington, Gisburn & Sawley | WBS | 9.00 | Gisburn | Introductory ride | Short |
| 11/08/2024 | Chapel-le-Dale | WBS | 9.00 | Ingleton | Long | |
| 18/08/2024 | Darnbrook with Burnley and Pendle | Cafe Esse | 9.00 | Arncliffe | Long | |
| 25/08/2024 | Bronte country | WBS | 9.00 | Haworth | Long | |
| 01/09/2024 | Barley Moor | WBS | 9.00 | Clarion House | Introductory ride | Short |
| 08/09/2024 | Dent | WBS | 9.00 | Dent | Long | |
| 15/09/2024 | Druid's Altar | WBS | 9:00 | Threshfield | Long | |
| 22/09/2024 | Wainman's Pinnacle | WBS | 9:00 | Cowling | Long | |
| 29/09/2024 | Hunter Bark | WBS | 9:30 | Settle | Medium | |
| 6/10/2024 | 50miles/50km within 5 hours | WBS | 9:30 | Dunsop Bridge | Medium | |
| 13/10/2024 | Airton and Settle | WBS | 9:30 | Airton | Medium | |
| 20/10/2024 | Ribblehead | WBS | 9:30 | Ingleton | Long | |
| 27/10/2024 | Wardley's Creek | RCP | 9:30 | Knott End | Long | |
| 3/11/2024 | Treasure Hunt | WBS | 9:30 | Little Town Dairy | Short | |
| 10/11/2024 | Rivington | BR | 9:30 | Rivington | Medium | |
| 17/11/2024 | Hoffmann lime kilns | WBS | 9:30 | Knight Stainforth | Medium | |
| 24/11/2024 | Paythorne Moor plus Freewheel competition | WBS | 9:30 | Tosside | Short | |
| 1/12/2024 | Hodder Valley | WBS | 9:30 | Dunsop Bridge | Short | |
| 8/12/2024 | Catlow fords | WBS | 9:30 | Colne | Medium | |
| 15/12/2024 | Xmas meal | WBS | 9:30 | Calf's Head, Worston | Pre-booking only | Short |
| 22/12/2024 | Foulridge Wharfe | WBS | 9:30 | Foulridge | Short | |
| 29/12/2024 | Pendle lanes | WBS | 9:30 | Clarion house | Short | |
| 5/1/2025 | New Year ride | WBS | 9:30 | Decide on the day | Medium |
Please note that the start times shown above are the departure times from the meeting point, so you should aim to arrive there in advance of the stated time.
Introduction to group riding. The first Sunday of the month rides will be approximately 4 hours and will include a cafe stop.
Meeting Places
The meeting places used for clubruns are:
BR - Brownhill Roundabout. GVH - Grindleton Village Hall
RCP - Ribchester Car Park. WBS - Whalley Bus Station
2024 Social Programme
The Clubroom is located at Methodist Church, Albert Street, Rishton, BB1 4JE and club night is Thursdays from 7:30pm to 9:30pm.
The next clubroom meeting will be Thursday October 3rd.
Oct 3rd Canterbury tales of the unexpected. Stew & Sue Clark
Oct 10th The Blackburn quest part 2. Tony & Anne Stott
Oct 17th Snow shoeing the Dachstein mountains. John Cowburn
Oct 31st Israel - a tour od biblical proportions. Helen & Ian Yates
Nov 7th Biking in Bavaria with Richard Dugdale
Nov 14th The website explained plus members pictures
Nov 21st Superstars hosted by Tony and Anne
Nov 28th Antartica with Anne Moyle
Dec 5th Photographic competitions and Super Tourist results
Dec 12th Avalon adventures. Caroline and Dave Collinge
19th Dec Christmas fun party
Jan 9th 2025 Ring of bright water and Glenelg. Anne and Tony Stott
Last update: 23-7-24
