Brother George’s Cycling Poem
Brother George’s Cycling Poem This is the first of George Ient’s poems from his little book of poems written many years ago. I hope you enjoy it, I certainly do as it speaks of endeavour, a bright future and of course the freedom of cycling!
The night train south!
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Summer Newsletter
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The lads on a 1960s road trip to the Italian Riviera!
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France – South To North Cycle Ride 2025
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The Secret Life of Bletchley Park and other adventures!
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Settle to Carlisle Railway!
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Skiing Trip – March 2024
Once again, I was able to enjoy a very pleasant hotel and beautiful surroundings in the mountains of the Savoie region of France. We had a very enjoyable trip with convivial evening meals for the group.
Madrid!
Grenoble to Madrid by train – super train journey across France & Spain + meeting James + a pint in Lewes!
Cottenham Ients cycle trip to Normandy!
Cottenham Ients cycle trip to Normandy! We had some fantastic rides through the countryside, by the coast and along the river Vire and on to Bayeaux
French Coast to Coast + Canal du Midi cycle trip 2024- diary notes
French Coast to Coast + Canal du Midi cycle trip 2024. A great trip cycling 631 km!
Tour de France by Train!
A great trip which took us to Paris, the Pyrenees, Perpignan, Figueres (Spain) and the Dalí Museum, Béziers near the Mediterranean coast, Nimes with its Roman colosseum and through the through the beautiful hills of Languedoc and the Massif Central.
Dalí Museum – Figueres
This was the highlight of the train tour through France and Spain which my friend Norman Baker and I took in February. I was blown away by the number of artistic pieces, their variety and quality.
2024 Cycling
Great cycling trips and days out including Coast to Coast in France along the Canal du Midi!
My Mum
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After the Second World War, my Mum had a very difficult time. She had returned from Australia with my two brothers, George and John, to a very wet, rainy and cold Liverpool in June 1945…….
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Touring northern Spain with our fully electric car
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Cycling in Spain – Pyrenees and Picos de Europa!
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The Highlands of Scotland by Rail!
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Liberal Democrat policies and beliefs
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Vic Ient 