A staple of the Stockport pub business is cycling to all the pubs he’s owned over 50 years in the industry this weekend, to raise money for charity. Doug Almond will be joined by a group of 30 other cyclists to take on the ride, which kicks off tomorrow morning (April 2) at the Fletcher’s Arms in Denton.
“I’ve got to tell you, I’m a bit nervous,” he told the Manchester Evening News. “At the end of the day, I’m bl***y 80 and cycling nearly 30 miles with hills.”
After the Fletchers Arms, Doug and his vanguard will be following a route that will take in the Spread Eagle in Romiley, then to the site of the former Almond’s Hotel in Marple, now a block of flats, before heading to The Crown at Hawk Green, the Red Lion at High Lane, the Three Bears at Hazel Grove, the Hesketh Tavern, the site of the former Unity Inn, the Puss In Boots in Offerton and the finishing line at the Jolly Sailor.
