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Bedfordshire
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An invitation to explore Bedfordshire on your old bike(s)
| Location | Landmark | Details | OS Grid | |
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| 1 | Barton-le-Clay | Old Fire Engines (sadly vandalised) | In car park of Barton Mill, alongside A6 Barton by-pass | TL076312 |
| 2 | Holme, nr Broome | Jordan's Jesus | Eroded, unlabelled stone bust at the bridge over the River Ivel | TL185430 |
| 3 | Cranfield | Old jet fighter | In field alongside entrance to TrafficMaster building | SP937419 |
| 4 | Dunstable Downs | Robertson Corner Memorial | On main road near new Visitor Centre (good lunch/coffee stop) | TL009197 |
| 5 | Elstow | Moot Hall | Well sign-posted | TL049475 |
| 6 | Heath & Reach | Well-house & Clock-tower | On Leighton Buzzard Road, opposite Dukes Head pub | SP925280 |
| 7 | Ickwell Green | Maypole | On village green - hard to miss! | TL148455 |
| 8 | Keysoe | William Dickens Plaque | On church tower, by rear door | TL074625 |
| 9 | Ridgmont | Segenhoe Church ruin | Up dead-end track 1/3 mile SE of current Ridgmont church | SP981358 |
| 10 | Roxton | Chapel Orné | Thatched Congregational Church, near Roxton House in centre of village | TL152544 |
| 11 | Turvey | Statues of Jonah and his wife | On river bank beside bridge by Ye Three Fyshes Inn | SP928523 |
| 12 | Wymington | Castellated towers on church | In centre of village | SP955644 |
The challenge:You are invited to visit as many, or as few, of the above landmarks as you wish on a VMCC eligible motorcycle(s) over the course of the summer months. Take a photograph of the landmark - with your bike in front, if you can get it in the picture. Submit your pictures as prints or digitally by the end of October (or at the November club night), with your name, home town/village and bikes used, to the organiser: Bryan Marsh, 37 Brian Road, Harlington, Beds, LU5 6NH (bryan.marsh@btinternet.com) |
Gold = 12 landmarks Caveats:
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Comments, suggestions and articles for inclusion to: Will Curry (wcurry37@hotmail.co.uk) Site sponsored by DJ Automation Engineering Ltd . |