23rd May 1930 – 18th January 2020
Broo Started cycling in 1946 with friends and formed the Warren Rd Whrs and after 12 months
or so he got involved with Southport RCC. He was soon going on club rides at weekends with his new club mates and I think the most famous of these was the grand tour of the Lakes in Oct 1950 230 mile with 12 starters which took in Windermere Kirkstone Pass Patterdale Matterdale St John in the Vale Grasmere Kendal and back home just before midnight. Rides of more than 150m were a regular feature in those days.
Holidays with his clubmates followed to the Isle of White and back to London to the Festival of Britain – when they got to Festival it was 2/6p to go in and as that was all they had they pressed on home using the money for food and sleeping in barns on the way up. Another 3 week trip was to Northern France and Belgium with Harry Wright. Linking up with Roy Freeman who was in the army North of Paris they toured the area using Youth Hostels. Continue reading Obituary – Derek (Broo) Rimmer – 89 years
