title	The Last-Ever BSCC Weekend Away Bike Ride, Thaxted, Essex - 6th May 2017
intro	It's the end of an era as the Brome Swan nears imminent closure through retirement, making this the last ever "official" Brome Swan Cycle Club weekend away bike ride under the auspices of the actual pub, although rumours are the weekends away may go on in some form. As such, it's back to the previous haunt of Thaxted in Essex, near Saffron Walden, to the newly-refurbished Swan Hotel - with its almost-unbelieveable special deal offer for the weekend. Also riding or the first time in any significant capacity (by himself) is Fred, who resolutely manages to do the entire 21 miles of the hilly ride - at the age of eight.
imgc5848	Isobel and Harry do pudding
imgc5852	Harry has fruit salad
imgc5856	Colin does some "jazz hands"
imgc5857	Jill and Spam look at photos
imgc5859	Apple leans over to have a look
imgc5860	Matthew and The Boy Phil
imgc5861	DH looks like he's been caught out
imgc5862	The boys have flaked out
imgc5863	Time for break-fer-ast
imgc5864	The BSCC eat breakfast
imgc5865	Assembling in the car park
imgc5866	Colin, Jill and Pippa
imgc5867	Suey gives it all the thumbs up
imgc5868	Jill and Colin in the car park
imgc5869	Isobel, and Fred on his bike
imgc5870	Colin goes to give Harry a hand
imgc5871	The Boy Phil roams around
imgc5872	Various cyclists mill around
imgc5874	Bike club photo
imgc5875	A brief stop at the top of the first massive hill
imgc5876	The group heads off again
imgc5878	There's another stop to check maps
imgc5879	There's another map stop at the top of a hill
imgc5882	We pause over the M11 motorway
imgc5884	John Willy looks on at another map stop
imgc5887	We make it to the first pub
imgc5888	The Cricketer's Arms at Rickling Green
imgc5889	Isobel brings some drinks out
imgc5890	Outside the Cricketer's Arms
imgc5891	Colin gets some sort of "Mustang Envy"
imgp9143	DH has got his grump on
imgp9144	The Cricketer's Arms
imgp9146	John Willy has a smile on
imgp9147	Apple has a beer
imgp9152	Alan checks that his helmet is on
imgp9156	Fred messes about
imgp9157	Picturesque lane at Rickling Green
imgp9158	the Saga group heads off
imgp9159	Fred does a thumbs up
imgc5894	Apple and Pippa head off
imgc5896	Fred holds up a leaf in the Cock's beer garden
imgc5897	Beers in the Cock Inn at Henham
imgc5898	Fred does Lego in the Cock Inn, Henham
imgc5899	Empty Hendrick's bottles on a shelf
imgc5900	A nice old wedding car arrives
imgp9161	There's a wedding at St. Mary's Church
imgp9162	The Cock Inn - the lunch pub at Henham
imgp9163	In the pub garden
imgc5902	The Prince of Wales at Broxted
imgc5903	Harry climbs around over the bench
imgc5904	Fred does a power salute
imgc5905	Suey, Paul and Pippa ride in
imgc5906	Apple gets off his steed
imgc5907	The Boy Phil and the Tandem rock up
imgc5909	More bikes outside the Prince of Wales
imgc5911	Pippa passes a beer over
imgc5912	Fred and the gang flake out in the lounge
imgc5913	DH is on the phone
imgc5914	Pippa gives Harry a hug. Harry likes hugs
imgc5915	Fred chats to Isobel
imgc5916	Less-then helpful directions on a defibrilator
imgc5917	Suey gets her leg up
imgc5918	Fred roams around a gravel pit
imgc5922	Pansies in a hanging basket
imgc5923	Fred has a staring contest with some flowers
imgc5926	Fred leans on a roadsign
imgc5927	Marc looks out
imgc5929	Paul, Pippa and Apple outside the pub
imgc5930	Harry is on his walkie-talkie
imgc5932	Harry shouts at stuff
imgc5933	The Boy Phil does some tormenting
imgc5935	Phil and Harry wrestle on the sofa
imgc5937	Fred pushes his bike up a very long hill
imgc5938	Isobel waits at the top of a hill
imgc5939	Fred and Isobel
imgc5940	We re-group at the top of the hill
imgc5941	Old-school road sign near Folly Mill
imgc5942	Harry has a straw
imgc5944	Pippa looks over
imgc5945	Suey helps out Fred with some Lego
imgc5946	The BSCC do dinner at the Swan, Thaxted
imgc5947	Fred's Lego construction
imgc5948	Fred shows off his Lego
imgc5949	Colin does an "end of it all" speech
imgc5950	Colin announces his retirement
imgp9138	One of the better views from a hotel window
imgp9139	A view of Thaxted
imgp9142	Fred looks at telly in our room