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Below is the report published in the April 2022 issue of Nacelle, which covered Branch activities in February 2022

The times they are a’changin’! We had our Branch AGM in February and elected three new people to our committee. Congratulations to: Bob Cromwell, our new Chairman; Steve Yarwood, Vice Chairman and Graham King, Events Coordinator. The existing committee were all re-elected with some role changes. See the Branch website for more details.

While the January cold failed to stop us riding, the February storms got the better of us. Two Sunday ride-outs were cancelled at short notice due to rain or high winds. Determined to get a ride, a small group set off for Popham Airfield one Sunday and got drenched to the bone, testing the limits of their wet weather riding gear. Finally, for the last Sunday of February, we had a clear, sunny day. Nine members turned out for a ride through the country lanes of Hampshire, ending up at the Flower Pots Inn at Cheriton, where it was mild enough for us to sit outside at picnic table for drinks and brunch.

We are looking forward to hosting the National Club AGM on 10 April. For those that want to come for the whole weekend, there is a Bike Meet on Saturday 9 April and beer, food and skittles on Saturday evening. You can camp overnight onsite for free (please contact the Berkshire Branch if you plan to camp). Then you’ll be ready for the AGM on the Sunday. Check out the Branch website for more details. We’ll see you there.

Keep on rolling! 

Ton-Up Ted

Below is the report published in the March 2022 issue of Nacelle, which covered Branch activities in January 2022

Dashing through the snow!! Oh, what fun it is to ride!! We’ve had some very cold, but fun rides in January. We started early, with 12 of us meeting up for our first ride of 2022 at 10.30 on New Year’s Day. After a brisk ride through the back roads, we stopped at the H Café near Berinsfield for hot drinks and a late breakfast.

The cold didn’t put us off following this up on the next two Sundays with rides to Court Hill and the Leckford estate. The only problem was that our bikes needed cleaning afterwards.

We held an evening bring and buy sale at one of our club nights, with people spreading out their wares on tables. Browsing through the motley collection of motorcycle clothing, books, spare parts and tools made for an interesting evening.

We had a new face and venue when we went on a mid-week ride to the Red Lion Café. A warm welcome and thanks to Neil who was on his first Branch ride and suggested the venue.

We rounded the month off with a Sunday ride to The Iron Bull Roadhouse for breakfast followed by a fun ride through the Pirbright bends.

Put the weekend of the 9/10 April in your diaries!! We are having a bike meet during the day on the Saturday, a social event in the evening and the National AGM on the Sunday. All at the BCSA. See the Branch website for details.

Keep on rolling! 

Ton-Up Ted

Below is the report published in the February 2022 issue of Nacelle, which covered Branch activities in December 2021.

I’ve got a feeling!!!  Everybody had a hard year, but this year will be better!! The Reading Toy Run was back on at the beginning of December this year and a group of Branch members rode together to the start point. A massive crowd of riders and bikes, many in Christmas themed fancy dress, congregated there before riding off in a gigantic convoy for the 7 mile ride to the Dr Barnardo’s school where we dropped off toys. Lots of people lined the streets to watch. The following Sunday we had our last Sunday ride out of the year with a run to Popham Airfield and a late breakfast in the café there.

We used to have a Christmas dinner on a Saturday, but we couldn’t last year because of Covid. This year we decided to do something different. So instead of a dinner, we had a free buffet at our Thursday evening meeting on the 16^th December and about 40 people attended and had an enjoyable evening.

We also took advantage of some dry weather to have a couple of mid-week ride-outs to the Iron Bull Inn and Midhurst.

In 2022, the TOMCC National AGM will be hosted in Berkshire. We are planning to have a bike meet on the day before (Saturday 9 April) and organize some other activities so anybody coming to the AGM on the Sunday could come for the weekend if they wished. We’ll provide more details nearer the time.

Keep on rolling! 

Ton-Up Ted