Sunday 22nd September

Nine jolly chaps and girls met up at Effingham Vineries for tea and buns, but the weather forecast for the day was very wet and windy, so seven of the nine decided to turn back home after tea. Myself and Pete Foster decided to cut the ride a little shorter so instead of lunch at Okewood Hill we made our way to the Royal Oak at Brockham Green for lunch. And we managed to avoid the rain !!

Our next port of call (as it was heritage weekend) was Buckland windmill which was open to the public for the afternoon. This windmill is one third scale and is the UK's only wind powered saw mill and was built around 1880. A few years later a steam powered traction engine was attached to the mill. Apparently it was never very windy in Buckland.

The owner very kindly supplied us with coffee and a flapjack, very nice too.

~ Pete

Attendance: Pete B and Pete B completed the ride and Dave W, Ed, GFH, Maureen, Pam, Vic, Brian B. were at elevenses. Carolyn and John Beer were also present.

For everyone who missed Pete's ride to Buckland Windmill look what you missed:

~ Tim