• In other news, I was in the Derbyshire Peak District last week, and Mrs Pharoah and I on the way back popped into the shop in Derby to have a look around. Knowing there was some interest here in a group going up for the Derby ride on the 21st, I spoke to the shop manager about the potential. She said that given notice and depending on numbers she could arrange to have the shop open and could also open the workshop (the framebuilding/painting happens at a separate location about a mile from the retail shop, I guess an industrial estate is a little more appropriate than a suburban storefront for that kind of thing).

    I have her contact details and am happy to coordinate if there is interest. Time for a list for a visit to the Mercian shop?

    1. Pharoah (I need to be in Toronto and Montreal that week so may not be able to make it).

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