Cycle 2000 Talk

Dad is doing a talk for Cycle 2000 tomorrow night (Tuesday 5th January) at the Greyhound pub in Hartshill (on George Street) about his cycle round the coast of Britain. Think the start time is about 9.00 ish.
Come along if you can I'm sure you will be more than welcome.

Season's Greetings

Wishing you and your loved ones Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Hope 2010 brings you good cheer.

Best wishes

Kendal & Jack

The Sentinel

My Dad made the local newspaper the Sentinel today
http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/news/Interview-Jack-Allen/article-1514098-detail/article.html

Updates and photo links

For those that have been following Mike Carter's journey around the Coast of Britain he has posted some photos of his trip and there is one of Dad

http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/gallery/2009/nov/06/mikes-big-british-bike-ride?picture=355217635

Mike has also finished off his blog and for anyone who has not seen it the link is
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/series/big-british-bike-adventure

The Sentinel (local paper) have been in touch with Dad so hopefully there will be a "feature" in on a Saturday evening. No sure which one yet.

Manchester Velodrome - World Cup Track Cycling

Dad and myself had a great day watching the cycling at Manchester velodrome yesterday.
Watched Hoy and Armitstead get gold and Pendleton, Crampton and Kenny pick up silver/bronze. Posted some photos of my Facebook which hopefully you will be able to see here
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=118542&id=585777112&l=4f7d027d61

If you haven't been the Velodrome, you must. It's a great day/evening out!

Happy Birthday Dad

It's Dad's birthday today - he's 75 but don't tell him I've told you! He's been out on the bike with the Wednesday Wheelers and they've cycled to Alrewas and the National Memorial Arboretum http://www.thenma.org.uk/ He had hoped to clock up 75 miles but the trip was only 62! I did ask why he'd not gone round the block a couple of times but he'd limped back with only three gears, so we will let him off this time. It's a good job that bike is going in for an overhaul on Friday!

Cat & Fiddle ride was on Sunday. Dad did it in 4 hours 45 minutes. He did say cycling without the panniers was a doddle! Met loads of folk out on the road and back at Rourkes that had been following the blog. Weather was a bit mixed and the heavens opened up at the Cat & Fiddle.

Dad has been in touch with Mike Carter - the guy from the Observer who is cycling around the coast in the opposite direction. He's hoping to be back home (London) towards the end of this week.

Dad has caught up on reading this blog so he knows everything I've written about him!!

Well that's all for now folks.

The Observer again!

Dad has made it into the Observer again

http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2009/sep/27/mike-carter-british-bike-adventure