Fife and Kinross CTC part of Cycling UK
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About us
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Please remember that Covid procedures still apply and if you feel at all unwell, then please check that you are negative before attending a ride and passing on any potential germs. Please use common sense and I hope to see you at the Runs.
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In Fife and Kinross, due to the wide distribution of our members, there is no ‘HQ Meeting Place’ but we meet regularly throughout the year to enjoy cycling, not just in the local countryside, but also further afield depending on the enthusiasm of our members.
We also keep in touch electronically on our web site and our Facebook page at Fife and Kinross CTC, part of Cycling UK, sharing photographs, stories, routes, views and opinions.
How our runs are organised
We have a Covid Officer but the onus is on you to not attend if you feel unwell, However, please do notify the Covid Officer as necessary. We also record your name and town that you live for each ride you attend, so that we can see who is attending the rides and you may win an award at the end of the year. However, this is not compulsory.
We use a system of Rendezvous runs and these take place on a Saturday and on every alternate Wednesday during the colder months then weekly from April to September. The Wednesday runs are Veterans' runs and are usually attended by retired members although all are welcome, even non members but we would eventually ask you to become a member of Cycling UK. Check out our Facebook page to see who intends to go and which route they are thinking of taking. We also have a few Sunday runs in the summer which are group runs, not led by a rides leader, just someone who has compiled a route, usually meeting in the morning at an easily accessible car park. This means we publish a Runs List (see below or to the right) which gives a meeting place and this could be in the open air, or in a café, pub, Community Hall or even in someone's home. When these take place in someone's home the Host/Hostess will provide the tea or coffee and members will bring a packed lunch. Open air meets means providing one's own drink and sandwiches, but tea is available in Community Halls and we charge £1 for tea and the rent of the Hall. All runs can also be group rides by communicating on Facebook, confirming if you are intending to ride that day and where you would like to meet up, but this would not have a specific ride leader.
These meets are arranged all over Fife and Kinross and we try to vary these so that they involve different routes. The meeting time is usually 12.30 from April to October, but we've decided that for the winter months, we'll have a meet time of 12.00 as the days are shorter and the Rendezvous Rides members can make their way singly or by arrangement in small groups.
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Information about the group rides
A list of our Rides for the first three month of 2024 have been compiled and I've attached them here and also as a file you can download:
Cycling UK CTC Fife and Kinross RUNS LIST Jan –March 2024, meet at 12noon
March 2024 Meet Address
Sat 30th Harbourmasters Cafe, Dysart
APRIL ** Meet for lunch at 12.30 ****
Sat 6th Lochore Meadows Country Park café or picnic
Fri/Sat 5/6th Away Days out from Pitlochry,routes to be confirmed. Send message for details
Sun 7th 70k Group ride from Pitlochry, Meet at Station 10.30 *bring lunch, café later
Wed 10th Birnie Loch , Fife Zoo café, near Ladybank
Sat 13th Douglas and Lorraine Allen’s house, Dunfermline * Bring lunch
Wed 17th Tea House Evans Easyspace, John Smith Business park, Kdy
Sat 20th AGM Milton Balgonie Hall, Dickson Lane. Business at 1.30 *Bring lunch
Wed 24th Fishery Museum, St Ayles, Harbourhead, Anstruther
Sat 27th Café at Findatie, Loch Leven
MAY
Wed 1st Caulders Garden Centre, Eden Valley Bus Park, East Road, Cupar KY15 4RB
Sat 4th Larick Centre, Shanwell Rd, Tayport
Wed 8th Rouken Glen Garden Centre Nr Linlithgow EH49 7LY
Sat 11th Andy and Sue Batham’s house – Dunfermline * Bring lunch
Sun 12th Group ride -- Route and date tbc
Wed 15th Bridgend Garden centre café, Freuchie
Sat 18th Kellie Castle, Nr Anstruther Café or * bring lunch for picnic
Wed 22nd Bridge of Earn Picnic benches in Park * Local Bakers or Bring lunch
Sat 25th Ale and Pate cafe, 8 Moray Way N, Dalgety Bay KY11 9NH
Wed 29th St Bryce Kirk/Centre café, St Brycedale Avenue, Kirkcaldy
JUNE
Sat 1st The Tee Room, Dunning
Wed 5th Art Café/Robertson Fine Art, Eastfield Bus.Pk, Newark Rd Glenrothes.KY7 4NS
Sat 8th Bandrum Café, Bandrum home, Saline KY12 9HR
Wed 12th Earlsferry Golf Clubhouse
Sat 15th Sma’ Glen ride –meet lunch Crieff Visitor Centre, Perthshire - departing 13:00
Wed 19th Jamesfield Farm Shop, Abernethy
Sat 22nd Culross picnic benches in Play park * Bring lunch
Sun 23rd Group Ride Route and Date Tbc
Wed 26th Dook cafe, West Sands St Andrews, café or picnic
Sat 29th Kate McBrides House in Markinch *Bring lunch
JULY
Sat 13th 100 mile Ride, Start Kirkcaldy/Inverkeithing, or meet up on the way
COMING SOON – Summer Cycling Treasure Hunt, date to be confirmed