Maypool was good fun as always, although the wardens were a little stingy with the food and a little sharp with the youngsters. The firework display looked spectacular against the backdrop of the river Dart and the Dartmouth lights.

The younger members, who had been pressing Michael for months to tell them a really good ghost story at a hostel, didn’t get too good a reception for the one he told tonight - it had a rather disappointing ending!

On Sunday morning, when chores had been completed, we rode at high speed to Marldon to lead the local morning ride …