tales from the river bank oct 2014
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Magazine of the Thames Valley HOG Chapter Magazine of the Thames Valley HOG Chapter
OCTOBER 2014
Sue
It’s been a brilliant month for me, starting from last month’s club night. I was completely taken aback when Don announced that I had earned an ‘Appreciation’ award for the work I’d done as editor. Thank you so much! Then, at the Blazin’ Blazers Rally, my trike won the ‘Best of the Rest’ trophy in the ride-in show! The public put money in the bucket by the motorcycle they liked the best and mine had the most! How cool is that? Second year running it’s won the same award. We got a medal, too, this time. Don’t forget to give your mileage to Don at the end of the month, and your ‘Miles of Fun’ cards to Nick. And, the last Poker Run is on 22nd of this month… Enjoy the last of the good riding weather and take care out there!
Inside this issue…
Front cover: Ladies of Harley in Berkshire Life magazine
Page 2 Editor’s thoughts
Page 4, 7 Director’s Update
Page 7 News - SofER
Page 8, 9 LoH - Sue’s Scribbles
Page 10, 11 Blazin’ Blazers
Page 12, Broom Farm Toy Run
Page 13 Mileage, adverts etc.
Page 14, 15 Calendar
Page 16, 19 Alpine Adventure - Doughnut
Page 20 Photo Gallery
Page 21, News - Winter Bash
Page 22 Saturday Social
Page 23 A Mystery!
Page 24 Ride to the Wall
Page 25, 27 Safety First Back cover: Meet the committee
Oct / November
Birthdays
Michael Walters 19th Oct
Geoff Cutting 21st Oct
Malcolm Poulter 25th Oct
Hayley West 26th Oct
Nick West 4th Nov
Ray Shepherd 7th Nov Elaine Shepherd 11th Nov
Bernie Churchill 13th Nov
Lee White 16th Nov
Happy birthday to
you all!
A BIG Thank You to those who sent copy for this month magazine:
Don, Sue B, Linda, Doughnut, CJ.
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Hi Everybody... ...and welcome to the October edition of Tales from the Riverbank.
After such a busy August, September and October have not been that
different so far this month. A group of our members have been down
to Blazing Blazers in Weymouth
for the last Rally of the season.
From the pictures on Face Book
it looks like a great time was had
by all that attended this year.
Two members brought back
trophies from the ride-in bike
show, Sue Knight for Best of the
Rest & Ray Shepherd for Best
Tourer.
Well done to both of you.
On Saturday October 4th thirteen of
us left Sportsable for Thames Valley’s
Ride to the Wall. Not a bad turnout as
the weather forecast was not looking
very good for most of the day.
Clive, our lead Road Captain for the
day, had decided that the motorway route was our best option as we
were certainly going to get wet on the way up to the Arboretum.
It didn’t take long to get soaked - between Cherwell and Warwick we
had a taster, which got worse as the ride went on. This carried on ’til
early afternoon. Just before the service started at the foot of the wall
somebody upstairs waved His wand and the weather changed to a
beautiful afternoon, which stayed like that for the rest of the day and
evening. An estimated 3000 + bikes attended the ride this year from
all over England & Europe. Earlier this year, Martin Dickinson, the
founder of Ride to the Wall, and the committee, handed over a cheque
to the National Memorial Arboretum for £82,750 from the 2013 ride,
which will go towards the upkeep of the Arboretum.
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Following the service, many wreaths
were laid on behalf of Hog Chapters &
Motor Cycle clubs from around the
country.
Frank Mirtle & Diane Early asked to lay
Thames Valley’s wreath.
The Royal Marines are celebrating their
350th anniversary this year and after serving 29 years, Frank thought it would
be appropriate to ask to lay the wreath.
SofER
A couple of weeks ago it was announced to all the
5 organising Chapters at the same time, that
The South of England Rally had been booked at the
world famous Hickstead Show Jumping grounds,
just south of Crawley in West Sussex, for 2015.
The Rally will open on August 14th and close Sunday lunchtime with a whole
new set up including many new attractions and a few of the old favourites.
We have no accommodation on site at Hickstead other than camping. There
will be a Yippee Yurt Village erected on site, which will be available to book
through the SofER website very soon. The nearest hotels are a Travelodge, which is a 10min walk from the main gate (½ mile), and a Premier Inn in
Burgess Hill (3½ miles). Mini-buses will be available to both these locations
and more.
I would suggest booking sooner rather than later if you are the non-camping
type. www.travelodge.co.uk & www.prenierinns.com
I should have Thames Valley’s allocation of tickets for the Rally at
November’s club night. The tickets are being sold for £40, inc VAT, for what
looks like being a great weekend for bands and entrainment.
Mileage Program &Miles of Fun
Only a couple of weeks left to clock up those miles for the Chapter Challenge
Mileage Program. All mileages need to be returned to me as soon after 31st
October as you can get them to me, so I can get them signed off and sent to
the Hog co-ordinator.
After suffering being reminded from our Ladies of Harley Rep for the last
couple of years, that she had ridden more miles than the Director, I am
determined to put that right this year - I hope!!
Miles of Fun cards need to be returned to Nick at the end of October for him
to sort out the winners for this year’s prizes.
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Committee
Applications to join the committee for 2015
are still available up to the end of this
month. All committee positions are available
to be applied for and will be considered for
2015. We do have some of our committee
members who will standing down from their
posts at the end of this year, including the
Ladies of Harley rep, the Poker Run
co-ordinator & Membership Officer.
If you would like to join the committee or organise the Poker Runs and be a
part of a growing Hog Chapter, please put pen to paper and apply for a
position, or at least come and talk to Pat or myself.
Events
Our Christmas Party, arranged for December
13th at the Calcot Hotel in Reading, is now
fully booked with 40 Guests attending.
Final payments are required by club night,
tonight, paid to
Pat & Barry, to
secure your places
at the table.
The Christmas Hamper, for the December club
night draw, has been ordered and our ladies will
be selling raffle tickets for the hamper during October, November and
December club nights.
The 2015 Winter Bash is now booked at Sportsable for February 14th which
is, of course, Valentines Night! The theme for the evening is
Black Tie & Posh Frocks. A buffet supper will be served during
the evening with music by Robbie. Tickets available soon.
Looking forward to 2015, our committee is starting to put the calendar
together for rides and events. The first rally of the season is The Cider
Rally held over the May bank holiday weekend. I hope everybody has
booked, because the accommodation has been selling fast.
COULD THIS BE YOU?
CALCOT HOTEL
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We have a Suggestion Box at club night for your suggestions
and ideas for Rallies & Events that you would like to visit
during 2015. We would love some input from you, our
members. This is your club and we would like to arrange a
ride for you.
Just a little bit of Hot News about Reading Harley -
Davidson, gathered at the launch night for the 2015
bikes…
Contracts for the building work have been signed
and demolition is due start and be completed by
Christmas. Building work is to start soon after.
Great News.
That’s it from me for another month,
Ride safe and have fun.
Don
The SofER Chapters are delighted to confirm that the eleventh South of England Rally will take place on 14 -16 August 2015 at their great new venue - Hickstead, the home of International Show Jumping in the UK.
Sue says... I am just sitting down to write
this month’s article after returning
from an excellent lunch at the
Jolly Woodman in Burnham. Thanks to Toni for arranging this
month’s Saturday Social, and to Fred for recommending the venue.
It was well very well attended and I will certainly be going there
again. Thank you Linda for bringing along a copy of Berkshire Life,
I hope the magazine and link that was shared on the TVHoG page
has raised the profile of Thames Valley Ladies of Harley locally.
Well, Autumn has finally caught up with us and memories of the
summer holidays are beginning to fade into the background. We’ve
had a fabulous riding season this year and l hope the winter is kind
to us, too.
One holiday memory that will always stay with me, however,
comes from our recent road trip around Europe (which you can
read a bit more about in Paul’s article, p16). We travelled through
7 countries and rode 100’s of hairpin bends, so I had already had
lots of practice but was still feeling rather intrepid about riding
the Stelvio Pass. The ride started in brilliant sunshine and as we
started up the mountain I couldn’t envisage the extent of the
twisty roads that lay ahead . I have seen the pictures but nothing
could quite prepare me for that awesome sight.
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Turn after turn after turn of steep twisty mountain roads. We
were being buzzed by sports bikes all demonstrating their ability to
whip round the bends faster than us, until one came unstuck and
tipped over on an especially tight uphill turn. He wasn’t hurt (well,
maybe just his pride) and we all rode past with a ‘we are better than
you are’ grin our faces! Then there were the coaches - well
fancy taking a coach up and down those roads! Fair play to the coach
drivers but they were a bit of a hazard. I reached halfway and my
hands were starting to chill, but there was no stopping. I looked up
and saw at least another 40 turns and thought ‘sod the hands girl,
just keep concentrating on keeping the bike on the road!’
The previous day’s snow was still edging the roadside, my fingers
were starting to numb but we were all elated on reaching the summit,
then would you believe it? It started raining! So, wets on and then
down the other side we came. If it had been raining when we
started the journey I would never have attempted the climb in the
first place.
The Stelvio was the most challenging ride of my life (that’s if you
don’t count that little hairpin bend on the Brecon ride when I first
had the Sporty, Postie!) and I felt so proud that I’d reached the top.
If ever you get the chance to do it then you won’t be disappointed.
For those ladies joining us in
Bath, I will be sending out some
details in the next week or so, so
if you have changed your contact
details, please let me know.
Also, just a reminder to keep 17
January free for the LoH New
Year dinner.
Thanks for reading.
Bye for now,
Sue x
Well done, New Forest Chapter, another great Rally! This year the goodie bags had school boaters for the girls and caps for the boys; toy pull-back cars, rings, school badges, sweets, and the usual gifts of bottled water and loo rolls (the caravans don’t provide it!) Fifteen members of Thames Valley joined in the fun, staying in caravans dotted around the site. It would have been better if they had grouped chapters together but it wasn’t too far to walk - if you could remember the caravan numbers!
The 45 minute rideout on Saturday was very well organised with a police escort and excellent marshalling all-round. Over 500 bikes enjoyed the ride with many of them taking part in the charity, ’Cash for Kids’ Bike Show at the Pavilion. Two Thames Valley members came away with trophies! Good accommodation, good friends, good entertainment, good food, and good weather! What more could you ask for at a rally?
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ROAD MARSHALS FOR BROOM FARM TOY RUN CAN YOU HELP? SPEAK TO DON OR NICK
We’ve had miles and miles of fun throughout the summer and now the time has come to get your card up-to-date. Give it to Nick to sort out who’s done the most rides, the most miles and find our Chapter’s winners!
HOG Mileage Programme finishes on 31st October
Please get your mileage to Don as soon after that
date as you can so that he can finalise his report
We will be running private adverts in the club mag and on our website. If you would like to advertise your business here, it will cost £50 for 12 issues. See Don, Lee or Sue for further details.
Reach the membership of the
club, and way beyond
on the Website.
To advertise your business
contact a committee member..
October
Club Night
Thurs 16th, 7:30
Hoggin’ the Bridge
Sunday 19th,
S’Able, 9:00
Poker Run - 7
Weds 22nd,
The Cunning Man,
Reading, RG30 3RB
Ace Café Harley Night
Thursday 30th, 6:00pm
November
Committee Night
Tues 4th, 8:00
Remembrance Day Ride
Sunday 9th,
9:00am Sportsable
Saturday Social
Sat 15th, 12:30
Venue TBA
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Ace Café Harley Night
Thurs 27th, 6:00
(Reading Toy Run)
Broome Farm
Sunday 30th
S’Able 10:30 for 11:15
Windsor Coach Park
Depart 12:00
See website for further
details and updates
December
Committee Night
Tues 2nd, 8:00
Windsor Toy Run
Sunday, 7th
Starting at Foster
Wheeler
See website for further
details and updates
Nov cont.
Club Night
Thurs 20th, 7:30
Club Nights
November 20th
December 18th
January 15th
February 19th
March 19th
Mag contribution
Deadlines
November 14th
December 11th
January 8th
February 12th
March 12th
Dates, events, ride-outs and activities
Details correct at time of going to print. Check the website for updates and amendments
www.thamesvalleyhog.org.uk
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Entries for your Diary 2014/15
Mallorca Bike Week
3rd - 9th November
2015
Harley-Davidson Euro Festival
Grimaud, St-Tropez
7th - 10th May
Cider Rally - 1st -4th May
Ireland Bike Fest
29th May - 1st June
Blazin’ Twenties
New Forest Rally
25th - 28th Sept
Check website for Changes / further
details on all events
A nd so, the time for our long anticipated trip had finally arrived. It was Friday 29th August and we were travelling to the Holiday Inn Express, Ashford, to meet up with the rest of the group. It was bright and early on the Saturday morning when we all set off for the Channel Tunnel as part of the a Hadrain V Twin Alpine Adventure. a The next 16 days would be spent exploring the high mountain passes and majestic scenery of the European Alps and Dolomite Mountains and taking in the European Bike Week at Faak Am See in Austria. We had met the group earlier in the year at The London Excel Bike Show where Nigel, Jan, Dot and John (our Hadrian V Twin tour
guides) had given us a pre-trip briefing and a chance to meet the other riders who we'd be sharing this experience with. They seemed to be a very nice group of people, who would turn out to be great friends as the days rolled on. The first couple of days were spent just riding to get to the Alpine ranges where our real experience would begin.
We travelled through France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland. We stopped at some great hotels and dined in some good restaurants along the way, where everything was laid on for us. We didn't have to worry about any- thing, just enjoy each other's com- pany and the riding.
This summer, Paul & Julie Houghton and Sue & Dave Brown, decided to do something a little different. This small, written piece is an attempt to give just a taste of their journey...
A typical day would start off after breakfast by loading our suitcases and bags into the support van and assembling at the bikes, ready to roll at about 8:30 each morning. We'd usually stop for a coffee break mid morning, a decent lunch on route, another coffee break mid afternoon and aim to arrive at each of the 10 different first-class hotels by approx 5pm each evening. We would be covering, on average, approx 200 miles of good roads with lovely scenery each day. Our group consisted of 21 people on 12 bikes and each came from different riding backgrounds and different levels of experience. We were all to gain extra skills in the coming days as we negotiated the stunning Grossglockner Pass, the twists and turns of the Furka Pass, the beautiful Susten Pass, the ride above the clouds on the Grimsel Pass, and the miles of cobblestones on the Old St Gotthard Pass. And, the breath-taking, never-to-be-forgotten, steep,steep climbs; sharp, sharp hairpin bends and even steeper, steeper descents of the famous Stelvio Pass.
As we stopped to catch our breath at the top of Stelvio and looked back down at the road we had just ridden it became very clear why Top Gear had voted it the best driving road in Europe, possibly the world.
There was a huge sense of achievement in the camp that particular evening and group hugs helped to cement the friend-ships that had formed. Midway through our Adventure we
stopped for a few nights in Villach, Austria and took in the European Bike week. The Rally is set around the banks of Faak Am See lake and consisted of several biker villages, the biggest being Harley World.
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Thousands of bikers ambled around the various trader tents, bars, food outlets and listened to the bands playing late into the night. The con-stant thunder of Harley David-sons was never far away as they continually rolled past doing lap after lap of the lake in a never ending procession. If you haven't already been then I recommend that you add it to your “to do” list. Villach is perfectly placed for the rally, its a nice town with plenty of hotels and restau-rants and is in easy reach of the lake. You can ride there during the day (be prepared to do several laps of the lake while searching for a parking place) and then return again later in
the evening, by train, so that you can enjoy a drink or two while listening to the live entertainment on the main stage, or in the smaller bars dotted
around. Its a huge event claimed to be on par with Sturgis in the USA. During our tour we had a couple of occasions where we stopped for two nights and had the chance for a day off if we chose to. Nige still had rideouts planned for those who wanted to continue in the saddle and on both occasions of course we did.
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The scenery was just too stunning to miss out on and, as the group was
smaller on those days, we could let off some steam and ride faster :-) I have ridden many miles in my time but nothing as stunning, varied and often challenging as this. There was just so many different riding experiences all packed into one great adventure. If you fancy a biking holiday where all the planning and hard work is done for
you, I would highly recommend Hadrian V Twin, they are just great - very professional and very friendly too. There were a few with lumps in their throats when the time finally
came to say our goodbyes and go our separate
ways; we had shared some great memories and forged some good friendships as well as having a fantastic holiday covering almost 2,800 miles, many of those around the Faak Am See Lake.
Doughnut.
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WHEN? February 14th (yes, Valentines Day!) 2015
WHERE? Sportsable, Club Night Venue
DRESS? Posh frocks and Black Tie
FOOD? Fabulous Buffet!
Put this date in your diary!
Do you enjoy rideouts with the club? The calendar is being compiled for 2015 and we need YOUR input for rideouts and places to visit. Where would you like to go; what would you like to do with other club members? Put your ideas into the suggestion box on club night, or talk to activities officer or any committee member.
ALL CLUB MEMBERS
If your email address
has changed since
membership renewal
PLEASE SEND UPDATE
TO
WEBMASTER
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Saturday, 11th October, saw our first Saturday Social of the season. Twenty one people enjoyed a leisurely lunch at The Jolly Woodman, a quaint little pub in Burnham. It was great to see Bernie out for the first time since his sudden hospital stay, and great for everyone to catch up with each other’s
news. Some had come from Guildford’s open day, and some went there, after lunch.
Leo, enjoying
the Saturday
Social
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Partying, Thames Valley style
There were
6 in the bed
and the little one
said...
WHOSE HAND IS THIS?
Linda’s hand
Nick’s hand
Genuine photo, completely untouched (more than can be said for Linda!)
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In spite of the terrible weather thirteen members of Thames
Valley Rode to the Wall
Thames Valley bikes joined thousands of others at the
National Memorial Arboretum
‘We will remember them forever’ carved onto the wall with the names of the fallen soldiers
Remembering those from all the Armed Forces who have
fallen in the line of duty
Thames Valley Chapter took part in a solemn and moving service
Frank Mirtle (green beret, 4th from left)
and Di line up to lay a wreath on behalf of our Chapter
Some months ago I was asked if I could publish an explanation of the Second Man Drop-Off system in the mag. I was reluctant to “re-invent the wheel” and so I have taken some information I found on the net and tweaked it a little to suit our riding style.
Here at Thames Valley HOG, we usually prefer to adopt the second man drop-off system where there are 6 or more riders in the group. Such a group will consist of a minimum of a LEAD Road Captain and a TAIL Road Captain. The lead road captain and/or their pillion will be wearing a YELLOW hi-vis vest and the tail road captain will be wearing an ORANGE hi-vis vest.
The second man drop-off system for group riding.
The second man drop-off
system of ride management
is designed to allow each
member of a group of
riders to arrive at a given
destination, irrespective of
the delays that riders
behind the lead Road
Captain may experience.
The system is based on
the principle of leaving a
rider (the second man) at
key points on a route to
direct following riders to
the correct route.
I hope that none of our
lady riders will mind my
use of the term "man"
throughout this article, I'm
using it just for continuity
with the name "second
man drop-off".
When will the lead
Road Captain drop
the second man to
mark the route?
The Road Captain leading a
ride SHOULD ALWAYS
drop off a rider to mark a
change of direction when
at roundabouts, junctions
etc.
The lead Road Captain may
not drop a rider where the
route is straight on and
where there is no doubt
about which road is the
straight ahead route.
Exceptions to this rule
apply where a lead Road
Captain has identified that
a rider cannot be dropped
to mark a route for legal
reasons (such as marking
a motorway exit) or where
they judge that there is no
safe place at which to
drop the second man to
mark the route. In these
exceptional situations, the
lead Road Captain should
have clearly identified the
correct route during the
pre-ride briefing.
The lead Road Captain
will give clear hand signals
to indicate where he/she
would like the second man
to drop off to mark a route.
Initially, the lead Road
Captain's arm will be bent
with a finger pointing to
the sky. This is the sign
that the second man
should be ready to drop
off.
When the lead Road
Captain points at the kerb,
this indicates the point at
which he/she wants the
second man to stop. The
lead Road Captain may
give signals with his/her
left or right hand indicating
on which side of the
carriageway the second
man should stop.
The second man must
always be vigilant for
these signals - particularly
when approaching
junctions/roundabouts etc.
If you find yourself
behind the lead
Road Captain, you
are the second man!
The second man in a ride
group should maintain a
minimum of 2 seconds
gap between him/herself
and the lead Road
Captain in order to have
adequate time to follow
the lead Road Captain's
instructions.
The second man should
be aware that the lead
Road Captain may wish to
drop a rider off at any time
- sometimes a lead Road
Captain may, for instance,
wish to drop a rider off on
a long straight stretch of
road.
The lead Road Captain
may indicate that the
second man should drop
off to the left or right hand
side of a lane in the road
so the second man needs
to be in a good position to
stop where indicated - for
this reason, the second
man should ride in the
middle of the lane.
The second man, when
stopping, must ensure that
he/she stops in a safe
place. If he/she is not
satisfied that the stopping
place indicated by the lead
Road Captain is safe then
he/she should look for an
alternative which is safe
and from which he/she
can clearly communicate
the route that following
riders should take.
Lead Road Captain wears YELOW
Tail Road Captain wears ORANGE
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When a rider has been
dropped off to mark a route,
he/she must make it clear
which direction the following
riders should take. This may
be achieved purely by their
position on the road where
stopped (as indicated by the
lead Road Captain), or by
pointing out the correct
route to following riders by
appropriate hand signals.
When the tail end Road
Captain arrives at the point
at which a dropped off rider
is stationed, the tail end
Road Captain will clearly
communicate that the
stationary rider can now
leave their station and will
give the rider an opportunity
to re-join the ride.
As explained in the second
article in this series, riders
may have to wait a signifi-
cant amount of time (20 or
30 minutes is not unusual)
before the tail end Road
Captain arrives at their
position. It is crucial that
dropped off riders do not
leave their station until the
tail end Road Captain
arrives as the ride will break
down if they do.
Points to note for
riders following the
second man
The rider behind the second
man should retain his/her
place on the road (i.e. on
the left or right of the
stagger) and should ensure
that he/she is far enough
behind the second man to
allow the second man to
stop safely in the place
indicated by the lead Road
Captain. The two second
gap should be maintained
between the second man
and the next rider.
If the second man does not
stop when the lead Road
Captain indicates that he/
she wants to leave a rider
as a route marker, the third
rider should drop off to
indicate the correct route to
following riders. Again, this
should only be if this rider
can find an appropriate and
safe stopping point.
Riders who are close behind
the third rider should there-
fore be very aware that they
may need to drop off if the
second man does not stop.
When a rider has been
dropped off to mark the
route, the following riders
MUST NOT switch to the
opposite side of the stagger
- this introduces an
unnecessary additional
element of risk.
Points to note for
riders who have been
delayed and are no
longer with the lead
group.
When approaching junc-
tions /roundabouts etc riders
who are detached from the
lead group should be aware
of any particular instructions
given by the lead Road
Captain during the pre-ride
briefing.
If the rider is on a motorway
section of the route, the pre-
ride briefing will include
details of which exit to take
from the motorway.
If there is a rider dropped off
to mark the route, then the
rider should follow the
direction indicated by the
dropped rider.
If there is no rider marking
the route and no specific
instruction relating to this
junction, then riders should
always assume that the
route is straight ahead.
This is a situation in which it
is vital that dropped off rid-
ers on the correct route
maintain their stations to
enable the second (lost)
group to re-join the main
body of riders.
Group riding can be great
fun but it does require that
good practice is observed
by everyone to ensure that
all riders arrive at the same
destination in safety.
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Don Wibberley Chapter Director Email: director @thamesvallyhog.org.uk
Pat Adams Assistant Director Email: assistantdirector@
Colin Wilkins Treasurer Email: treasurer@
Sue Moyler Secretary Email: secretary@
Fred Cotsford Membership Officer Email: membership@
Nij Jones Head Road Captain Email: headroadcaptain@
Nick West Safety Officer & Historian Email: historian@
Barry Adams Activities Officer Email: activities@
Sue Brown Ladies of Harley Email: ladiesofharley@
Lee White Webmaster Email: webmaster@
Sue Knight Editor Email: editor@
Bernie Meason Photographer Email: photographer@
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Pat Adams Assistant Director Email: assistantdirector@ thamesvalleyhog.org.uk
Colin Wilkins Treasurer Email: treasurer@ thamesvalleyhog.org.uk
Fred Cotsford Membership Officer Email: membership@ thamesvalleyhog.org.uk
Barry Adams Activities Officer Email: activities@ thamesvalleyhog.org.uk
Shirley Churchill Merchandise Email: merchandise@ thamesvalleyhog.org.uk
Sue Moyler Secretary Email: secretary@ thamesvalleyhog.org.uk
Don Wibberley Chapter Director Email: director@ thamesvalleyhog.org.uk
Nick West Safety Officer & Historian Email: historian @thamesvalleyhog.org.uk
Nij Jones Head Road Captain Email: headroadcaptain@ Thamesvalleyhog.org.uk
Sue Brown Ladies of Harley Email: ladiesofharley@ thamesvalleyhog.org.uk
Linda Friend Photographer Email: photographer@ thamesvalleyhog.org.uk
Lee White Webmaster Email: webmaster@ thamesvalleyhog.org.uk
Bernie Meason Photographer Email: photographer@ thamesvalleyhog.org.uk
Club Venue: SportsAble, Braywick Sports Ground, Maidenhead, SL6 1BN
Toni Charles Activities Officer Email: activities@ thamesvalleyhog.org.uk
Sue Knight Editor Email: editor@ thamesvalleyhog.org.uk
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