Edited Out

Cycling on the Trans Pennine Trail in North Derbyshire earlier this week I came across a Derbyshire County Council notice board which had on it a large poster exhorting people to explore the Greenways on foot, on bicycle or on horseback. One of the photographs looked rather familiar and in fact it was one that appeared on this Blog some years ago.
It portrayed horses on the Mickleover Greenway at Etwall and the original included Rangers John and Mavis Ratcliffe talking to a lady on a horse. Or maybe she was talking to the horse.

                                        Original photo - 24th March 2011







Sadly the Council have cut off Mavis and John and here is their version. Note that the sun is to the left, and what at first appears to be the shadow of the foreground horse, is in fact Mavis and John's shadow, so at least they appear in spirit.

                                                                 

A similar thing happened to me when Derby City Council organised a public outing on the Five Parks Ride starting from Markeaton Park.
I was asked to lead the ride together with Nigel Clough, the then Manager of Derby County. As we led the 100 or so cyclists across  the park, a Derby Telegraph photographer took a picture which later appeared in the newspaper.  I also had been edited out!
It wouldn't have been so bad, except that Nigel only rode as far as the park gates.

My wife has fared rather better, still appearing on the front of the Cycle Derby map (top right) with our two grandsons.

 
This picture has stood the test of time.  Jamie is now 23 and Owen 18.   How time flies!  My wife's age remains a closely guarded secret.

                             Here is the original photograph.