Cyclists Touring Club

Here's one of the many quirky little plaques and signs that you see around Bakewell. It's situated on the chimney of the Castle Hotel which was once according to this plaque the Headquarters of the Cyclists Touring Club.

The CTC is the UK's national cyclists organisation, promotes cycling in the UK, and had about 70,000 members in 2013.

It's objectives are
1). Promote community participation in healthy recreation by promoting the amateur sport of cycling, cycle touring and associated amateur sports;
2). Preserve and protect the health and safety of the public by encouraging and facilitating cycling and the safety of cyclists;
3). Advance education by whatever means [CTC's] trustees think fit, including the provision of cycling, training and educational activities related to cycling;
4). Promote the conservation and protection of the environment.