Looking for something to do this summer? Join us on the Summer Ton Challenge!
Now that summer is finally here, perhaps some of us are looking for inspiration to get us out on our bikes.
Details are on the club website here: https://www.cheltenhamandcounty.cc/post/the-summer-ton-challenge-2024 but put simply, we're hoping that, as a club, we'll be able to visit every one of the 400+ villages within a 50 km radius of Cheltenham whose name ends in 'ton'. That might sound like a crazy idea but the word 'ton' is the Saxon word for farmstead, and normally it's evolved into a nice little village with a church and manor house that is worth a detour or visit.
Joining in is easy - just take photos of the places you've been and upload them to the club's Google album. You might want to save them to Strava as well, to be sure.
This isn't a competition and there are no prizes for winning anything. Hopefully it will just help us all discover some of the beauty tucked slightly our of the way in the beautiful country around us.
The challenge started on May Day,. and we'll keep it open all summer long. How many do you think you'll be able to visit by then?