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Old Events Report Chris Johnson This report appeared in the August 2015 issue of TUG. Nothing special about it, but it seemed fairly typical, especially the weather, and should give you a nice warm familiar feeling. I am due to set out on a 2500 mile bike trip to Scandinavia in a week, so I had intended getting this report in early. There may be no hurry. Editor Colin sent round an email last night to say that he had precisely nothing for TUG, and even if the usual suspects submitted their pieces there would still not be enough for an issue. Since he was off on holiday (again?) next week, unless there was a massive influx of contributions in the next two days TUG would not be appearing until September! I duly dusted off an old, relatively harmless, article which was published in TUG twelve years ago and sent it off to him, and I suppose I now have to create an outstanding report for him as well. No pressure. There was a consistent theme for all the rides during this period; rain. The first of them was Ian Taylor's Richard Replacement Ride to Swaffham on 31st May. Richard was off gallivanting in France at the time. We had eight riders and, with Paula tailing, set off for a first coffee stop at Lakeside near Stowmarket. I have a vague memory of parking the bikes at a pub not far off in order to have more stable ground for them since it was, of course, raining. Fortunately they had an awning outside so we could avoid the scourge of putting our helmets back on with wet hair; something which normally defeats even the best of anti-mist sprays and pinlock inserts. We reached Swaffham without incident and there had lunch at Bridget's, an establishment which had only been open for three weeks. We were crammed into a yard at the back. It is true that there were only eight of us but it was a very small yard. The tables had umbrellas and, providing you kept tucked in over the table and avoided any expansive gestures, you stayed relatively dry. It was merely damp on the way back. I think Andy must have done something truly terrible in a previous incarnation because the poor guy seems to get more than his share of bad luck.
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