We worried more about getting fuel than the weather for our ride to the Weald and Downland Living Museum near Chichester. Five of us met up with various levels of fuel and anxiety about making it there and back. Luckily, we rode past a garage with fuel and no queues, so two of us filled up. Some others managed to find some fuel at the end of the ride. The weather shone for us apart from a very short shower that caught some people just before they got home. The cafe at the Weald museum was a beautiful place for a bacon sandwich and coffee.
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Quiz Night – 2021
We’ll be holding our annual quiz night at our Thursday Club Night on 11th November 2021.
Once again, quiz master, Bob Cromwell will be testing our knowledge with questions on motorcycle related topics and general knowledge. Prizes will be awarded at the end of the evening for the winning team.
You don’t have to form a team in advance, just come along. Teams get formed on the night, typically around three or four people each. You can also participate as an individual if you want. It’s a great way to get to know other people and have a fun evening.
Proceedings will kick off around 8.30pm.
Ride to Leckford – Sept 2021
The forecast said it was a going to be wet, and it certainly looked that way first thing in the morning, so we had a low turnout for our ride to the Leckford estate.
But it had stopped raining before we started the ride, and after half and hour we were on dry roads and had a great ride to the Leckford Estate in Hampshire. When we arrived there it was warm and the sun was shining and we enjoyed a late breakfast at the cafe there before our ride home.
It just shows, you should not let the weather forecast put you off riding your bike.
Lunchtime Bike Meet
A great opportunity to meet other Branch members, see their bikes and have lunch and a drink together as we get close to the end of the riding season. All motorcycles and riders welcome.
See here for details of the venue.
NEC Classic Motor Show
The TOMCC (Meriden Branch) will have a stand at this show. There is an potential opportunity for Branch members to exhibit their bikes on this stand. Branch Members can also get a £4 discount on normal entry tickets if they want to attend.
More details on the NEC website here
Any Branch Members who want to exhibit their bike or get the discount when attending, please contact here.
Ben Spiller Memorial Ride
A memorial ride for Ben Spiller on 26/9/21 is being organised by the Reading Toy Run organisation.
Ride to Thruxton – Sept 2021
We rode to the legendary Thruxton race track and airfield and ordered a late breakfast/early lunch from the Jackeroo cafe there and sat by the race track to eat it. Before departing we lined up by the Thruxton sign at the entrance to take some photos of the riders with their bikes and then just the bikes.
Bikes and Riders at the gate 
Settng off 
In the Jackeroo Cafe 
Bikes lined up at Thruxton Entrance
Thruxton is a great place to ride to when there isn’t a race on and we have ridden there before. Check out this video here of a Branch ride there we did in 2020.
Annual General Meeting 2021
The 2021 Branch Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on:
Thursday 28 October 2021
It will be held at the BCSA as part of our weekly club night. The AGM will start at 8.30pm. All Branch members are welcome to come to the meeting where we review the last year, present the accounts, elect a new committee and discuss plans for the coming year. Branch members can vote, ask questions of the current committee, put forward propositions and join in the discussion. This AGM would normally have been held in February, but was delayed due to the Covid restrictions.
People standing for the committee must be full members of the Branch and must be nominated by two other full members at any of the Thursday club nights leading up to the AGM on the nomination sheet that will be available.
This is an opportunity for all Branch members to have a say in the plans for the Branch during the next year.
See the following links for more information.
Ride to Popham – August 2021
We rode to Popham Airport from Cobbs Farm on the weekend of the August Bank holiday. Of the nine bikes on the run, 6 of them were classics. A couple of bikes got separated on the way, but made it to Popham by a slightly different route. All met up again for a late breakfast at Popham Airfield’s Cafe.
Ride to Saddleback Farm – August 21
We had a ride to Saddleback Farm cafe where we stopped for a drinks and then rode on to Court Hill centre where we saw a beautiful limited edition Triumph Daytona 765 parked up.
