A lovely spring day with the help of a westerly wind took us via Hanney, Sutton Courtenay and the Moretons to the Oxshed cafe in Cholsey.

A new stop for all of us and definitely worth visiting again...nice coffee, good section of food, friendly service and an overall nice community cafe vibe.

Heading home was a bit more challenging...into the wind, a few more hills to navigate and for Richard the additional headache of no gears on the homeward leg!

With the advancing hour it was an early feeling start for this Vale loop out to Lechlade. A tough headwind on the outward leg was rewarded with some great wind assistance after coffee in Lechlade. Managed to overlap with the tail end of the Wantage half marathon close to home.

The recent few days of warm spring sunshine unfortunately disappeared, but at least we had a dry ride together with a bit of a chilly and reasonably strong SW wind.

Four of us explored some well known and lesser travelled lanes across the ridgeway to Hampstead Norreys via Fawley, Boxford and Chievely.

Coffee, cake and service was as usual great at the community cafe, which was also celebrating it's 15th birthday this week...a pretty amazing achievement given it is run by volunteers.

More ups and downs on the way back via Compton, East Isley, Stanmore and Lilley together with a growing blustery wind which was "interesting" coming down Chain Hill.

Thanks Andy, Richard and Louis for a nice ride out.

The weather was beautiful, if a little crisp to start with. We also welcomed a new rider "Alessia". We made our way out to Farringdon and at a reasonable pace and got to The Sadlers cafe in could time. Just as we pulled in Andy discovered he had a puncture and in true Corallian style we left him to sort it out while we ordered refreshments!! It wasn't long before he was enjoying his refreshments. The ride back to Wantage was uneventful and the temperature had risen a few degrees so was very pleasant, Andy peeled off as we approached Denhworth and the three of us got back to the market place. I don't think we put Alessia off too much, so hopefully she will join us for another ride.

A good-sized group of 6, joined by Hugh (good to see him again for the first time this year), took on this hilly little ride over the downs. After a chilly start a few sunny spells developed and it felt quite warm on the way back. Refreshments were taken at the very comfortable Hermitage Garden Centre. We particularly enjoyed the smooth tarmac of Hangman's Stone Lane.

Well, what a turnout 8 riders to face the trip into Jericho, which was by a fairly traditional route, however, the route out was to say "interesting". We certainly went along roads and cycle paths many of us had not done! Refreshments were taken at the Jericho Cafe. No significant issues on the way back apart from a leaking tubeless tyre for Peter, but this was quickly sorted. The weather stayed dried and we did see the sun - so a good start for the first Spring ride.