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PUB TALK

At the time of writing the weather is rapidly getting back to normal wintry conditions for the time of year, and today’s ride was decidedly cold! However the relatively mild weather had continued a little later than usual, which was good for riding, although in spite of that PUB has not been doing a lot of it. She manages to exercise one bike or another most weekends, and did visit ATS Corporal Mary to join her for a trip to see the Bridgwater ‘Somerset series’ carnival. This event takes place after the clocks change to ensure darkness for the extensively illuminated floats, and tours a number of the local towns over a fortnight span.

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