A Group Oct 24th

‘A’ team trip today to Hayes Not a long ride today although the weather was bright if not warm. The leader didn’t get it right. He thought he had got all those interested in the ride in his sights when he went off but he later discovered that a couple: Pete M and Mike M were a bit behindhand and didn’t in fact join the group. Apologies to those concerned. We set off from Teddington going through Twickenham and on the tow path to Richmond Bridge . From there we kept to the north bank and went on to Old Isleworth and the splendours of Syon Park before joining the Grand Union Canal and making our way up it to Hayes in Middlesex where we stopped for lunch at – you’ve probably guessed it – a Wetherspoons establishment. For the return trip we took off back down the canal for a bit before turning off and making our way across the M4 and into Osterley Park , then on to Richmond and back through side roads into a side gate to Richmond Park for tea down at the golf course end where we met up with Pete M. Although the trip was a bit on the short side I think that it was generally a quiet route and enjoyed by all who went on it. Stephen Cox 24th October 2007