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Pickwick Bicycle Club Magazine Volume 14 No.2 October 2017 @26

Baillie Mac Something reports on his
Charity Cycle Ride held on 25th June

We had another good turnout this year and the weather was kind to us once again.
Amongst others, Sergeant Snubbins came from St Albans to ride. The ride followed the
usual route from “The Plough” at Winchmore Hill via Burnham Beeches before halting at
Huntswood Golf club for some refreshments. It was then time to head back through the
Chilterns to The Greyhound Beaconsfield for a pit stop and finally back to The Plough to
finish after 30miles. A BBQ at Wildhatch, courtesy of Mrs Baillie Mac Something finished
off the day ,which everyone enjoyed. The monies raised so far are £1,860.

Mr Pickwick Goes to France 2017…

Another select group of 10 members and guests
assembled in Marseille on the 20th July. We were based
in the Hotel Ibis near the Old Port. The King of the
Goblins (Robin Simpson) had booked us all in for dinner
on Thursday evening at ‘ The Entrecote’ in the Old Port,
where the Time Trial was due to pass on the following
Saturday. We had such a splendid dinner and the Patron
looked after us very well, that we all agreed that it would
be the perfect place for us to be on the Saturday. He
promised us a table reservation for the day with an
excellent view of the course.
On the Friday we took a bus to Aix-en-Provence and
after some refreshments we opted for the Mini-Train
around the city, to view the sights and learn a little
about Aix. After a light lunch on the square we returned
to Marseille. Meeting that evening for dinner at another
venue in the Old Port.