Bit of a wet start today, but as their early start enabled them to qualify for an extra lunch, one before lunchtime and another some time in the afternoon, and the rain disappearing as well, then that was OK.  It is interesting to read Charlie’s comments about the Crown Inn at Llandegla being ‘frequented and immortalised’ by the revered cycling author under the pen name of ‘Wayfarer’.

Many years later, in the late 1950’s, Charlie had become the first Chairman of the newly formed Rough Stuff Fellowship.  One of the tasks he set himself was to bring about a memorial stone high in the Berwyn Hills, the said stone to be dedicated to the memory of ‘Wayfarer’ on his favourite rough stuff route recorded in his story ‘Over the Top’.  After a lot of work getting the funds together and permissions, the project was duly completed and the memorial stone was finally unveiled.  Fame for everyone involved, it is marked on Ordnance Survey Maps.

Finally, some more good news from your Web Editor.  We are currently getting towards the end of Charlie’s 1923, and because we were still running 1922 and starting 1923 to run concurrently when 1923 was commenced, the Prologue Charlie penned on the 1st of January 1923 has never made it to the web.  It is my pleasure to play catch-up and the link from here will bring all his hopes and aspirations for 1923 into focus, so that when his Epilogue duly appears at the end of 1923 you will be able to assess what he did with his year compared to his hopes of 12 months earlier.  But just for a little more suspense, the Prologue will only arrive on our Website after 10am tomorrow, the 18th.  Job done !