As we enter the last quarter of the year, things are starting to slow down as the daylight hours reduce. However, it’s been a good month leading up to club night. We have had a good relationship with the Hadleigh Motorcycle club (in Suffolk) for many years and attending their BBQ event to help raise money for their club funds took place in Sept. They always put on a good show and this year was no different. We accumulated at the Cricketers Pub as we would use the event as a club ride out, 8 Bikes and 10 people set off and we took a beautiful route through the Suffolk countryside. Unfortunately, the lead rider decided to keep ignoring “Road Closed” signs and there was a couple of U-Turns. I would sack the Lead Rider for poor navigation, but as it was me, I decided to be lenient and give myself a good talking to instead. The BBQ was well attended and after a few hours we all started to make tracks for home. A couple of the old girls, had trouble starting but after some helpful pushing and bump starting they fired and away, they went. It was good to feel we had one last good ride out before the weather and darkness started to creep in.
There was no pre-meeting ride out organised for this October meeting as it is now getting too dark, but a few decided to arrive on bikes – the brave souls. The main topic for discussion was our Christmas Dinner and Awards event, which will be held on the 7th Jan. December being so busy for most, having it in Jan always seems to work best. We only have one more Club Night this year as there is no December Club, The Cricketers Pub use the room for festive events. To offset this, we are organising a December Club Breakfast on the 6th December – venue to be decided.
On a personal note. On the weekend of 3/4th October I attended the Alternate Rally organised by the East London and Essex Section at Battlesbridge Antiques Centre. I would just like to thank their section for a great weekend, good company, good ride outs and lots of laughs, many thanks for a job well done.