Ctc Gazette, Vol 1911, No 3
Articles in this issue
- p. 2
The editor welcomes the Duke of Portland as the Club's first President in its history and reports that the Duchess herself is an enthusiastic cyclist with a well-stocked stable of machines.
- p. 36
The Council's annual report and audited accounts for 1910, covering income, expenditure, membership figures, legal cases pursued, and the Club's financial position.
- p. 2
A report on the joint conference of motoring and cycling organisations establishing a national standard of triangular road warning signs, now handed to the Roads Improvement Association to implement.
- p. 2
An editorial observation on the introduction of trolleybuses, noting that while these eliminate the cyclist-hazardous rail grooves, they instead leave damaging furrows in road surfaces.
- p. 14
A cycling tour in search of England's oldest surviving inns and coaching houses, combining historical research with road cycling and accommodation of a particularly venerable character.
- p. 17
A continuation of the San Remo touring guide, covering further excursions into the Maritime Alps and along the Italian Riviera from this popular winter cycling base.
- p. 20
An account of cycling through Galicia in north-west Spain, describing the roads through this Celtic corner of the Iberian peninsula, its granite villages, and its pilgrimage routes.
- p. 21
A reflective article considering the future of cycling and the CTC, arguing that an expanding membership and active advocacy can ensure the Club's continued relevance in an age of motor vehicles.
- p. 13
Practical notes gathered during recent tours, covering useful inns, notable road stretches, and miscellaneous observations of interest to fellow touring cyclists.
- p. 29
Notes on motor-cycling developments for CTC members, including the Club's new international travelling passes for motor-cyclists wishing to tour the Continent.
- The British and Irish Handbook
Announcement of the publication of the 1911 British and Irish Handbook, incorporating new steamship and hotel concessions secured by the Club for the current touring season.