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Mountain Biking in Gisburn

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Lee, Ed and Simon went to Gisburn on Saturday for a swift 20K spin in the trees 🙂

Simon’s new SunnyCam glasses got their second outing and he did better with them this time around – will try to figure out how to get some footage up on here for all to enjoy soon 🙂

First footage from the trip is here in the form of Lee’s Decision…

Next one is Hully Gully – oh my…

The trail was certainly more rocky than we remember and the rain had not helped – there are not only loads of rocks and stone but also lots of tree roots that are exposed and when they get wet, they are SLIPPERY 🙁

Hully Gully was as usual a lot of fun although lots more ruts than the last time we visited.

We also checked out the skills section this time around – not been in there before and wow – demonstrated to us that skills is something that we need to work on 🙂

No falls this time and lots of laughs – perfect medicine 🙂

40th Birthday Celebration Weekend

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Thankfully we were able to escape for just one night (had planned for two but events overtook us) to Center Parcs with the Drewett’s and the Box’s to celebrate the three 40th birthdays of the summer season 🙂

On Friday the boys all went out and played Golf in the beautiful sunshine near Worksop – the first time any of us had played in over 7 years (over 10 for Simon)… It was a simply fantastic late morning and afternoon, following which Simon returned to Ossett and Lee and Ed head on to Center Parcs for the next stage of the celebrations.  The girls all had a quiet morning and early afternoon soaking up the goodness that is Meadowhall before Vicky returned to Ossett and Caroline and Sharon headed to Center Parcs.

On Saturday morning, Vicky and SImon were able to join all at Center Parcs where the boys went out for some fun on the mountain bikes around Sherwood Pines and the girls enjoyed a lovely session in the SPA 🙂

The boys then nipped to the pub for a bite to eat and a well deserved cold beer or three.  The food took over 50 minutes to arrive so the country club refunded us our meal cost AND supplied us with a free drink each – on the house – FOR THE WIN – GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE.

We enjoyed a lovely meal together on Saturday night and whiled away a few hours back at the villa recognising old TV show theme tunes – the sort of randomness that just happens sometimes 🙂

Great times with great friends celebrating a big year for three of us – thanks all for arranging and cheers 🙂

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Great garden party yesterday

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We had a fantastic garden party yesterday to celebrate Simon’s 40th with plenty of friends coming round and having fun. Massive thanks to Lee for brining his BBQ – without it we would have all been eating salad and cake since Simon’s charcoal BBQ simply would not light 🙁

The inclusion of a bouncy castle in the garden kept the kids entertained along with the option of playing on the XBOX 🙂

The weather held out for us and as the evening advanced some of the adults over indulged with the wine and the Sambuca shots – Simon didn’t take much persuasion to get the latter out of course 🙂

Massive thanks to Vicky for arranging everything and keeping it all on track and to everyone for coming and helping out along the way – specific call out to Paula for all the help in getting us ready to roll in the morning 🙂

A great birthday – THANKS to everyone.

Mountain Biking again

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Lee, Ed and Simon ventured out to Dalby Forest this morning for a mini adventure.  This was to be the longest tour yet at around 36Km / 24 miles it was a long gruelling fight to the end 🙂

We had a great tour although it did take 4 and a half hours from start to finish (not including the drive there and back and the obligatory lunch post ride 🙂

So, it is home, wash bikes, shower and then we are all meeting up with better halves for a curry and a few scoops – happy days 🙂

The Lion King at the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford

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Gracie’s grandma invited us to join them all at the Alhambra Theatre in Bradford to see The Lion King. We had a simply fantastic time and the show was truly out of this world. If you have not seen this show and can find it on near you – DO IT – you will not be disappointed.

We took Gracie and her mummy and daddy out for dinner afterwards as a thank you, but given there were 10 of us (including Euan and his parents) we struggled to find a location that could fit us all in. We ended up at Chiquito’s in Birstall, which we have not had a great deal of success at before. However, the meal was lovely, the company was of course top notch and although the food took an hour to arrive, it was certainly worth it.

A great day all round – thanks to the Box’s for their hospitality – we had a great time.