Charles Holland

Recently I discovered that the very first Englishman to enter the Tour de France, in 1937, was one Charles Holland. My inquisitive nature and keen

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75 Years

Limburg was liberated from German occupation by allied forces 75 years ago. To commemorate this, Nederweert council along with local historians recently erected nine pictorial

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De Groote Peel

De Groote Peel is a Dutch National Park to the north of Ospeldijk and extends for about 13.4 square kilometres. It comprises of peat bogs,

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Autumn

Today’s short cycle ride took me through local woodlands once again just as the trees are starting to change colour & lose their leaves. It

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Valkenswaard

In a woodland clearing a few kilometres south of the Dutch town of Valkenswaard lies a Commonwealth War Graves cemetery of the same name. Here

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Forests

I’ve not been able to get out cycling for eight days, so this morning I was really looking forwards to getting out & about in

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Late Summer

The record-breaking heatwaves we enjoyed/endured in the Netherlands in July & August seem such a long time ago now. It’s getting dark earlier in the

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Boels Ladies Tour

World class ladies cycle racing came to Weert this afternoon as stage one of this year’s Boels Ladies Tour finished in the centre of the

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Grevenbicht

Grevenbicht, in the Netherlands, is the destination of the 12 person ferry across the river Maas from Rotem in Beligium and was around halfway around

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