APMC Staffordshire Run 2022

APMC Staffordshire Run 2020

Mick Leach has sent this report and photographs from Ray Furness and Andy Roberts. Eddy

Wednesday 17th August 2022, after a lie in due to the overnight rain removing the need to water the plants before breakfast, I met Andrew Ray and Andy together we rode over to the Clifford Arms at Great Haywood, my wife's parting words were it's in for the day. On the pub car park we eventually numbered twelve by the time Brian arrived, most of us being members of the VMCC and the APMC
Still raining we set off after Tixall the route became very unfamiliar except I had been to the gates of RAF Stafford before to identify the jet when taking part in a rally. I think we were traveling in the Eccleshall direction for a while but eventually turned onto minor roads through a tunnel before arriving at Norbory Junction wharf cafe where we were afforded some shelter in the outside seating area.
The return route carried on in the same direction passing through another tunnel and underneath canopies of trees along very rural roads, we crossed the A518 at Gnosall but other than there I didn't really have any idea of where I was until approaching Penkridge where we crossed the A499 and the A34 at Brocton then on to Milford, Tixall and back to the Clifford Arms, by which time it had stopped raining. This was an excellent run I imagine it would be even better on a dry autumn or spring day. Thank you to Brian Amies for organising and leading the run and to Andy Roberts and Ray Furness for providing the pictures. Mick Leach.