Toy Run – Dec 2024

The annual Reading Toy Run organised by Reading Christian Motorcyclists will be on Sunday 1st December 2024. As usual, we will be supporting this in various ways, with some of our members acting as Marshalls or supporting the event at the High Close School destination while others will be joining in the ride alongside thousands of other bikers in the area. Note that this year the ride will set off at 1pm, with riders congregating at the start point from 11am onwards. There is also a new start point, which is at the Thames Valley Science Park near Shinfield Studios.

Rather than organise a ride in, this year we will be meeting up at the at the start point with everyone else. Remember to bring a toy with you. We look forward to seeing you there on Sunday 1st December

See below for information from the organisers.

See here for more information from the organisers.

Quiz Night – 2024

We’ll be holding our annual quiz night at our Thursday Club Night on 7 November 2024 at the BCSA.

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 often 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.

See here for some photos of last year’s quiz.

Proceedings will kick off around 8.30pm so get there before that so you can get your team together and get yourself a drink from the bar.

Christmas Club Night 2024

The BCSA bar where we meet on Thursdays as it is now

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the club, with our room covered in Christmas decorations. We’re getting ready to make the last Thursday before Christmas on the 19 December a really special club night starting at 8pm at the BCSA. It’s open to all Branch members and their partners and there will be a complimentary buffet of festive food and Christmas music. The bar will be open as usual. We will be holding a raffle with some great prizes. So come along and enjoy a yuletide evening with fellow Branch members.

All members should have received an email about this by now. If you are planning to come and partake of the food, please reply to the email and let us know to help us plan for the right numbers of people.

Bring & Buy Sale – 2025

We will be having a bring and buy (aka autojumble) sale for motorcycle related stuff at the BCSA on Thursday 16 January 2025 at our Thursday club night, from 8pm to 10pm. So if you have any: motorcycle clothing, parts, tools, accessories or books that you no longer want, bring them along.

Just turn up with your stuff and lay it out on a table in the bar and see if anyone wants to buy it.

Or just come along and browse through what is on offer. You might just grab a bargain.

Food, drink and endless chat about motorbikes is also on offer as on all other Thursday club nights.

See here for photos of our 2024 Bring & Buy Sale

Annual General Meeting 2025

The 2025 Branch Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on:

Thursday 13 February 2025 at 8.30pm

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 is an opportunity for all Branch members to have a say in the plans for the Branch during the next year.

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 is on the notice board by the bar.

Come along and have your say in how the club is run. Consider how you may be able to participate more in club activities. Do you think you might like to be a committee member?

See the following links for more information.

Current Committee Members

Committee Roles

Lunchtime Bike Meet – 28 Sept 2024

We are having a Lunchtime Bike Meet on Saturday 28 September 2024 from 11am to 4pm. It’s a great opportunity to meet other riders, see their bikes and have lunch and a drink . All motorcycles and riders are welcome. 

We will be holding a collection for Thames Valley Air Ambulance.

A wide range of food and drink will be on sale at the bar.

See here for details of the venue and how to get there.

See here for photos from our last Lunchtime Bike Meet earlier this year.

Popham Mega Meet – 4 August 2024

Our Branch stand at a previous Popham Megameet

We’ll have our Branch stand at the Popham Motorcycle Mega Meet on Sunday 4 August 10am – 4pm. So come along, enjoy the show and come to our stand and meet other members. If you are a Branch member and you want to exhibit your bike on our stand, let us know.

This is one of the largest motorcycle shows in the area and is held at Popham Airfield , Coxford Down, SO21 3BD Winchester.

See more details of the event from the organisers here.

Triumph Day – Sammy Miller’s – 4 August 2024

Triumph Day at Sammy Millers in 2023

The TOMCC is organising another Triumph Day this year at Sammy Miller’s Motorcycle Museum on the 4 August 2024 from 10am to 4pm. This follows on from the amazingly successful event organised last year by the TOMCC at the same venue. Last year we organised a ride-out to this event which was well attended by our members and everybody enjoyed the day. This year we have left it to members to make their own arrangements for getting there if they want to go.

See here for photos from last years ride-out to this event.

For more details of event see here.

British Superbikes – 9 – 11 August 2024

We will have a our Branch stand at the British Superbike Championship at Thruxton race circuit from 9 to 11 August 2024. We will be there for the whole weekend from Friday to Sunday. So if you are planning on going to the Thruxton BSB meeting, why not drop in and visit us at our stand.

See here pictures of us at BSB previously.

See here for details of the BSB event from the organisers.

Swallowfield show – 25 – 26 August 2024

Our stand at the 2023 Swallowfield Show

We will have our Branch stand at the Swallowfield Show on Sunday 25 and Monday 26 August 2024 with a display of Triumph bikes. So if you are going to the show, come along to our stand and say hello. We will be in the “Classic Car” area.

If you are a Branch member want to display your bike on our stand, remember you need to inform us before hand, so please get in touch.

Click here to see photos from last year’s Swallowfield show.