Latest News October 2021
There hasnt been a lot of activity after the September club night, except for Johns mystery tour which saw seven of us making an enjoyable ride to the Cafe 33, Stradishall. The Fish and Chip run never got past the planning stage so lets see if we can do something this month. The fuel shortage has been a bit of an issue over the last week, and I must say I wouldn't queue up to fill a bike! You may have seen in the e mails, that Dot is starting up the saturday lunches after a long break,so do let her know if you are going to the first one. Its October 23rd,at the Saracens Head, Newton Green. The next club night is October 6th and as well as discussing daytime rides, including a possible fish and chip run, there is talk of reviving our annual dinner and presentation evening, and your opinions are important. And as usual, any volunteers to help with the clubs activities will be gratefully recieved! Keep safe . Gordon
Update September 2021
The daytime ride is tomorrow, 15th September , leaving the Alma at 10-30, for a mystery tour courtesy of John Swan. He assures us the venue will be open!. No news about the fish and chip run so anyone who fancys organising a ride ,please let us know! The copdock show is this coming weekend,and the Hadliegh Club and the Pre 65s will have stands. The Hadleigh Club were pleased with our support of their successful BBQ to raise funds for the BMF insurance. Keep safe , Gordon
Latest News September 2021
Good to see so many of you at our September club night. We had 17 on the pre meeting ride, and apart from a bit of a problem at the back of the group,we all got back to the Alma in time for the meeting. There were 31 members and 5 guests at the meeting, and John Swan offered to do a daytime mystery tour on Wednesday 15th, details to be announced. Paul should be organising a fish and chip run, which may have to finish somewhere other than Mersea. Watch this web sight and your e mails for details. The call for a couple of volunteers to give us a hand with running of the club once again fell on deaf ears! I hope to see you on the events. Next Club Night October 6th, but no pre meeting ride. Keep safe ,Gordon
August Update 2
Just a quick update. The Shudy camp trip was enjoyed by a few of our members who attended. There is one more evening of music in September, but we must emphasise its a non section event, and if you are going ,to make arrangements among yourselves. Nine of us had an interesting trip to Diss, courtesy of John Swan, and an excellent lunch at our usual cafe stop, which was busy but they looked after us well. Unfortunately, the scrap yard was closed,and despite a few phone calls, no one could be found. Of course, some of us will remember that we have a bit of history of finding places closed on our ride outs! We will just have to have another go. Good to see Mark and Chris Mac there as well. I escorted Vic back to the A14, where he was able to get up to speed to be back in Harwich for meeting. It was my longest ride for a while,and while the old bike went well, I realised that I was a bit out of practice riding more than half an hour at a time. Which brings me to our next clubnight on September 1st, when the last pre meeting ride will leave the Alma promptly at 7pm,as its now getting towards being dark at 8. We will be looking for suggestions for a daytime ride for September, and hopefully get to Mersea, for fish and chips, while seeing for ourselves how the other half live. Looking forward to seeing you all. Gordon
Latest News, August 2021
It was so good to see you all at last nights club night.It makes all the hard work that has been put in to keeping things going throughout all this, worthwhile. There were 15 bikes on the pre meeting ride, and it would seem that the majority of you have mastered the drop off system. Its understandable that one or two newcomers hadnt grasped it but by the time we got back Im sure everyone had got the idea. As we get more numbers on a ride, its better to do that, than have people get lost. There were 25 members and three guests at the meeting,and good to hear a couple of them signed up. And a special vote of thanks to George, for liaising with the Alma, and for the landlord for having us. Due to popular demand, Julian has planned another ride to the Shudy Camps music evening on Friday 20th, departure time yet to be decided. Be prepared for some real riding! John Swan is going to lead a ride to Diss on the 25th. On the face of it its not an exciting destination, but I can assure you you will not be disappointed if you come along.We have been several times and I for one wouldnt miss it. Departure time to be decided. Paul has deferred his fish and chip ride untill September so details will be announced at our next club night, September 1st, which will be preceeded by a local ride out. I hope to see you at some if not all of these events. Keep an eye on this website and for Colins e mails for the up to date info. Keep safe , Gordon