There is always something going on at CBC. Here is a snippet of what we've been up to recently:
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June 2025
Chippy Tea ride Back by popular demand - the CBC chippy tea ride. 18 members met at the Platform Gallery and set off in small groups to Settle. Mother Nature decided we needed a short shower at Wigglesworth, but the rest of the journey was fairly dry. We took over around half of the restaurant at The Fisherman and enjoyed excellent chippy teas, before heading back to Clitheroe. Huge thanks to Gillian for organising the event. 
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June 2025
Annual General Meeting CBC members met for the AGM. The committee for 2025/26 was elected and members had the opportunity to ask questions and to make suggestions about the running of the club. The evening was rounded off with a meal and time to socialise. |
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May 2023
Duck pin bowling A CBC social evening took place at the duck pin bowling alley at Holmes Mill in Clitheroe. We had the lanes to ourselves and enjoyed an hour of bowling followed by socialising in Bowland Beer Hall. Thanks to Bernadette and Gillian for organising the event. 
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May 2025
Park & Ride - Austwick to Arnside CBC ventured into new territory by taking part in a park and ride planned by Paul and Bernadette. Members parked at Austwick and enjoyed perfect weather for the round trip to Arnside, covering 58 miles and 4000ft of climb. 
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April 2025
Club night - talk CBC member Brian, presented a talk about his career in the off-shore oil industry. Brian expertly answered everyone's questions and members were so engrossed that the Q&A session could have carried on all evening! Everyone agreed that this was an amazing insight into a subject that very few people have experience of - thank you Brian! 
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March 2025
Club night - talk CBC chair Robert gave a talk about his 2024 bike tour of Poland. The journey was documented from travelling to the ferry, through the Netherlands, Germany and northern Poland (and back, of course!). Members enjoyed listening to Robert's exploits and the photographs brought the stories to life - thank you Robert! 
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February 2025
2024 Awards Evening CBC members gathered at the Rugby Club function room to celebrate the achievements of 2024. Trophies and prizes were awarded and members watched a slideshow of photos from 2024 whilst listening to music provided by Craig. Members, then enjoyed a supper and social evening. |
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January 2025
CBC Annual photograph competition 2024 Each year, club members vote to decide which was the best photo posted on the club Facebook page. This year, the award was won by Andy Gudgeon - congratulations Andy!
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January 2025
Snowy weather cancels club rides After a spell of cold weather, Mother Nature decided to send us snow. Members donned their walking boots again and enjoyed walks from Barley and Sabden to make the most of the great outdoors. Of course, we had to have a cafe stop - we may be walkers this week, but we're cyclists at heart. 
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January 2025
Icy weather January started off very cold and icy this year - not really safe for cycling, so Robert suggested a walk in lieu of our usual Saturday ride. |
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December 2024
Social Evening Members met in the New Inn for a pre-Christmas social evening. It was very odd to see everyone without their helmets. I think we brush up rather well! 
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December 2024
Santa Ride The weather allowed our annual Santa Ride to go ahead as planned this year. We had a leisurely, fancy dress ride around the Clitheroe area with festive music provided by our very own CBC DJ - Craig, after which we had lunch at Grindleton Pavilion. 
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November 2024
Quiz night Our annual quiz night was held at the Rugby Club in Clitheroe with club chairman, Robert taking on the role of quiz master. Members enjoyed testing their brains on Robert's questions, and the supper that was provided. Members of North West Air Ambulance were invited to take part, before they received a donation from the club. 
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November 2024
Bike-packing trip CBC members enjoyed a three day trip to North Yorkshire, staying in YHA Grinton Lodge. Beautiful countryside as always in the Dales 
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October 2024
Cumbrian Cracker CBC members took part in Epic Events' Cumbrian Cracker - a tough Lakeland 60 or 100 mile sportive which starts in Grasmere. Well done! (photo credit for some of these pics: Epic Events) 
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October 2024
Turbo sessions begin It's that time of year again - time to dust off the turbo trainer and keep up the miles, to avoid the cold and dark nights. Andrew G very kindly organises these Zwift sessions and all club members are invited to take part. |
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September 2024
Best cafe award Each year, CBC asks for nominations for a 'best cafe' award. A club-wide vote was held, and Shed24 at Hellifield was awarded the accolade. Members went to the cafe to present the certificate and couldn't resist ordering the legendary "Fireman's Breakfast" to celebrate. |
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September 2024
Kite Festival Ride 16 riders took part in the annual club ride to the Kite Festival at St Annes. It was ideal conditions for kite flying i.e. windy with a strong headwind for the outward journey. The return journey provided a tail wind through winding lanes back to Clitheroe. Lots of fabulous kites to see and a good cafe stop in Lowther Park |
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August 2024
Annual Blackpool photoshoot ride Two groups of CBC members set off in grim conditions to ride to Blackpool for the annual photo with the Tower. The weather brightened up as the neared Blackpool and the two groups met in Stanley Park for lunch at the Pavilion cafe, followed by the traditional group photo with Blackpool Tower. |
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August 2024
The Day of the Century A dry start was followed by a drenching at Inglewhite. Luckily the sun came out later, as CBC members approached the coast. A choppy ferry crossing at Knott End was followed by a hairy ride to St. Annes (the waves were coming over the sea wall). After that, a welcome tail wind took everyone home. Congratulations to all on their 100 mile ride. 
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August 2024
Bikepacking to Kettlewell Stephen, Derrick and Trevor packed their bikes and headed for the campsite in Kettlewell for a few days. They blended in very well at the scarecrow festival :) |
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July 2024
Chippy tea ride #2 Following on from the resounding success of the June Chippy Tea Ride, Gillian organised a repeat event. Riders set off a little earlier to ensure a return in daylight and had an excellent chippy tea at The Fisherman in Settle. 
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July 2024
Park, train and ride 5 CBC members parked up at Settle, then caught the train to Carlisle to ride back to Settle. A lovely lunch at the Three Clouds at Penrith was followed by snacks at Tebay Services and ice cream at Sedbergh. A great day out for all. It's all about the fuelling! |
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June 2024
Buttertubs Park & Ride Paul & Bernadette organised a ride from Kirkby Stephen which involved tackling the challenging, iconic Buttertubs Pass. Members braved wet weather to reach the Tan Hill Inn for a well deserved refuelling stop before returning to their cars for the journey back to Clitheroe. 
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