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Shepshed is twinned with Domont in the Val D'oise - Ile de France, to the north of Paris adjacent to Route Nationale 1. An event which had been 3 years in organising was a cycle tour from Domont to Shepshed, by L'Union Cyclotouriste Domontoise (UC Domont). After arriving in Shepshed on the Friday, and a leisurely ride round the local lanes on the Saturday it was time to relax playing skittles before heading off home on the Sunday morning. |
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Saturday night's entertainment was a game of skittles in the skittle alley at The Three Crowns in Hathern. It is a bit like boules but with wooden rough shaped cheese's (fromage - but not the sort you eat!) and ....... ©Stephen Dee ID 2007-06-23-20365 |
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9 wooden skittles. A cheese is seen on the left. ©Stephen Dee ID 2007-06-23-20394 |
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There was much celebration when one of our visitors knocked all 9 skittles down. ©Stephen Dee ID 2007-06-23-20429 |
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After we completed a game, we were then told we had not thrown our cheeses from the correct spot - a foot sized depression in the floor at the opposite end to the skittles. So it was play it again..... ©Stephen Dee ID 2007-06-23-20484 |
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A sausage, faggot, and mushy pea supper was provided. ©Stephen Dee ID 2007-06-23-20497 |
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Which was eaten either on one's lap or at tables. ©Stephen Dee ID 2007-06-23-20512 |
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Sunday morning collecting the bikes from the garage at Shepshed Town Council Offices ©Stephen Dee ID 2007-06-24-20525 |
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Some of the bikes were protected by pipe insulation for the journey back. ©Stephen Dee ID 2007-06-24-20528 |
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Some members of the UC
Domont travelled up in a car with a trailer which carried the cyclists'
luggage during the day. The others travelled back by coach. ©Stephen Dee ID 2007-06-24-20532 |
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Now how much will it cost to
post that back to Domont? Some cyclists packed their cycles in
SNCF bike boxes. ©Stephen Dee ID 2007-06-24-20550 |
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Now how did I get all these
bags on my bike? ©Stephen Dee ID 2007-06-24-20555 |
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Exchanging addresses at the
end of a successful visit. ©Stephen Dee ID 2007-06-24-20560 |
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Loading cycles on to the
coach back. ©Stephen Dee ID 2007-06-24-20533 |
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Packing the bikes in the
luggage compartment required some crawling around the inside of the
luggage compartment. ©Stephen Dee ID 2007-06-24-20535 |
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As can be seen the space
was limited in the luggage compartment. ©Stephen Dee ID 2007-06-24-20535 |
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A retired Shepshed Postman
examines the parcel and thinks how will I post that through the
letterbox, I hope somebody will be in when I deliver this? ©Stephen Dee ID 2007-06-24-20580 |
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Now I wonder if this wheel will fit my bike? ©Stephen Dee ID 2007-06-24-20545 |
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Some of the bikes went inside the coach ©Stephen Dee ID 2007-06-24-20576
There was no snogging in the back seat on the way back! ©Stephen Dee ID 2007-06-24-20611
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One final group photo of
hosts and visitors ©Stephen Dee ID 2007-06-24-20602 |
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Then it was all aboard the
coach and au revoir ©Stephen Dee ID 2007-06-24-20614 |
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