Bryan, hi. ive probably seen you on the road around that time, and probably raced you through the tunnel into the Wirral. Once out of the Tunnel it was a case of "last to the cyclist cafe in Ruthin buys the drinks" thank god I was never last, cos there were about 25 of us who used to dash in Ruthin" happy memories, TED, ----- Original Message ----- From: <citizenuk@aol.com> To: <eng-liverpool@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 4:58 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-LIV] Cycling Clubs > > I have been reading, with interest, the articles about cycling. I belonged > to a club in about 1947/9, can't remember the name but, we had a place in > the Wirral that we camped at on the Friday or Saturday nights and took > off?the next?morning into Wales. Stopped at all the places mentioned in > previous emails. > > And, yes we also cycled through the Mersey Tunnel, pedaled as fast as we > could trying to beat the people who had taken the ferry across to > Birkenhead. > > Unfortunately that all came to an end one day when I received a letter > from "His Majesty's Service" and spent the next two years in Catterick > Camp, Royal Signals. After that went to work for British Callenders > Construction Co in Prescott and ultimately ended up in America but, I'm > still a "Scouse" and always will be even though I'm now 79 years old with > many, many happy memories of those days. > > > > Bryan Briscoe-Smith > Email: citizenuk@aol.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: kathy binns <kathybinns@aol.com> > To: eng-liverpool@rootsweb.com > Sent: Mon, Jul 27, 2009 9:38 am > Subject: Re: [ENG-LIV] Cycling Clubs > > > > Hi all, > the cafe is still there and is part of local cycling legend. I think it is > called the Eureka Cafe. > > Kathy > Wirral > > > From: "Paul and Sylvia" <hiluv-8@shaw.ca> > Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 12:32 AM > To: <eng-liverpool@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [ENG-LIV] Cycling Clubs > > first stop was the cyclist cafe at two mills, not far from Queensferry > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > Admin Message - List guidelines: > http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm > > The list admin can be contacted at > Eng-Liverpool-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-LIVERPOOL-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body > of > the message > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > Admin Message - List guidelines: > http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm > > The list admin can be contacted at > Eng-Liverpool-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-LIVERPOOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.13.30/2262 - Release Date: 07/25/09 18:01:00