Everyone had a good laugh at Michael's expense when John had to ring him to remind him about the ride! His excuse was that he had been very busy all day! He joined up with the group at the top of Green Lane and from there we proceeded down the nearby rough lane past Riverford Organic and on to Staverton. The girls were going very slowly this week whenever they saw gravel on the road!

The riverside track brought us quickly to the village, then after a couple more hills we were in Landscove and trying to decide which route to take home. In the end we split the group, John leading two of the girls directly to Green Lane and Michael and Matthew leading the rest on the longer route past Thornecroft to the bridleway descent to Lower Combe. The youngsters enjoyed the bumpy descent through field and woodland, but the final climb was not quite so amusing!

Everyone showed a huge improvement this week, and we look forward to seeing some of the faster youngsters transferring to Friday rides very soon.