Allied Memorial Remembrance Ride 2021

At the moment it looks as though the event could be cancelled again this year. It's planned for July 3rd. This is after the Government relaxes the Covid rules that will allow us more freedom to move about the country. From June 21st we are supposed to be free again for the first time since March 2020!!

In England anyway. As I am unlikely to travel to Wales or Scotland I am not bothered what they do.

I have planned a route up there as usual with MyRouteApp for the TomTom. It's a round trip of about 230 miles so I have planned in a couple of petrol stops. The first might be unnecessary but I like to have a full tank before setting off on the motorways. I have an aversion to paying motorway services petrol prices!

I might add a few other stops before the actual day.

I am interested in a memorial to the WW2 pilots the flew Mustangs and Thunderbolts from Steeple Morden Airfield near Royston.

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