{"id":3893,"date":"2025-03-20T20:15:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T20:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/?p=3893"},"modified":"2025-03-20T20:22:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T20:22:37","slug":"svgw-15-mar-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/svgw-15-mar-25\/","title":{"rendered":"SVGW &#8211; 15 Mar 25"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week we had our first outing of the year on our local ride &#8211; the Spen Valley Greenway. It was fabulous to see everyone again, as our ride leader Judith remarked afterwards. We were also joined by our latest pilot recruit, Paul, who seemed to be immediately at home within our jolly tandem peloton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12cfa70d-dbb2-4305-8afa-04178e7c6839-1024x768.png\" alt=\"Steve D (Piloting) and Katherine (stoker), with big grins as they ride along a stretch of the SVGW lined by hedges on one side\" class=\"wp-image-3895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12cfa70d-dbb2-4305-8afa-04178e7c6839-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12cfa70d-dbb2-4305-8afa-04178e7c6839-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12cfa70d-dbb2-4305-8afa-04178e7c6839-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12cfa70d-dbb2-4305-8afa-04178e7c6839-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12cfa70d-dbb2-4305-8afa-04178e7c6839-1200x900.png 1200w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12cfa70d-dbb2-4305-8afa-04178e7c6839.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a cold and frosty start, most tandems made it to Low moor station before a swift return to see our friend Hayley at the Sunflower Pot Caf\u00e9. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/24713c38-181a-4fa7-be73-573e3eb28fca-1024x768.png\" alt=\"Stevie B and Martin parking up outside the Sun Flower Pot Cafe, Martin has already dismounted and is removing his helmet whilst Stevie B is smiling at the camera whilst holding the tandem straight.\" class=\"wp-image-3897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/24713c38-181a-4fa7-be73-573e3eb28fca-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/24713c38-181a-4fa7-be73-573e3eb28fca-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/24713c38-181a-4fa7-be73-573e3eb28fca-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/24713c38-181a-4fa7-be73-573e3eb28fca-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/24713c38-181a-4fa7-be73-573e3eb28fca-1200x900.png 1200w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/24713c38-181a-4fa7-be73-573e3eb28fca.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/f60404fd-8185-4003-8d67-e73abcfc7355-1024x768.png\" alt=\"Recent Recruit Paul piloting, with Ian  as stoker on the SVGW outside the cafe. Paul is grinning, and both seem to be enjoying blue skies and sunshine.\" class=\"wp-image-3898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/f60404fd-8185-4003-8d67-e73abcfc7355-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/f60404fd-8185-4003-8d67-e73abcfc7355-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/f60404fd-8185-4003-8d67-e73abcfc7355-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/f60404fd-8185-4003-8d67-e73abcfc7355-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/f60404fd-8185-4003-8d67-e73abcfc7355-1200x900.png 1200w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/f60404fd-8185-4003-8d67-e73abcfc7355.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There was a really joyous vibe going on as we refuelled and had fun as only Trekkers can. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/640cd935-e5f7-4f67-be53-df94677f7655-1-2-1024x768.png\" alt=\"Louise  guiding Aisha at the cafe, Both ladies are mid laugh as they chat to each other.\" class=\"wp-image-3908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/640cd935-e5f7-4f67-be53-df94677f7655-1-2-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/640cd935-e5f7-4f67-be53-df94677f7655-1-2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/640cd935-e5f7-4f67-be53-df94677f7655-1-2-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/640cd935-e5f7-4f67-be53-df94677f7655-1-2-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/640cd935-e5f7-4f67-be53-df94677f7655-1-2-1200x900.png 1200w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/640cd935-e5f7-4f67-be53-df94677f7655-1-2.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/c236559c-70d4-41e3-bd7d-b1538c13215f-1-1024x768.png\" alt=\"Judith and Elisa sat at the picnic benches in the cafe area, smiling straight at the camera\" class=\"wp-image-3906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/c236559c-70d4-41e3-bd7d-b1538c13215f-1-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/c236559c-70d4-41e3-bd7d-b1538c13215f-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/c236559c-70d4-41e3-bd7d-b1538c13215f-1-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/c236559c-70d4-41e3-bd7d-b1538c13215f-1-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/c236559c-70d4-41e3-bd7d-b1538c13215f-1-1200x900.png 1200w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/c236559c-70d4-41e3-bd7d-b1538c13215f-1.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">All returned to HQ in glorious sunshine, see you next week for our Ripon ride.<br>Post by <em>Stevie B<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week we had our first outing of the year on our local ride &#8211; the Spen Valley Greenway. It was fabulous to see everyone again, as our ride leader Judith remarked afterwards. We were also joined by our latest pilot recruit, Paul, who seemed to be immediately at home within our jolly tandem peloton. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/svgw-15-mar-25\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;SVGW &#8211; 15 Mar 25&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3893"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3893\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3910,"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3893\/revisions\/3910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}