Below is the report published in the December 2025 issue of Nacelle, which covered Branch activities in October 2025
“From the dew-soaked hedge creeps a crawly caterpillar and breeze blows leaves of a musty-coloured yellow, yes, yes, yes…”. (Credit to Ray Davies) Autumn is well and truly here. However, we’re a hardy bunch (well some of us are) at Berkshire and weekly ride-outs continue apace, so why not join us and blow some cobwebs out of those hard to reach places.
Early in October we rode to the Rawles Motorsport open-day in Upper Froyle. High quality restorers of Austin “Big” Healeys, fantastic cars with accompanying prices of full resto’s (>£100K). Mr Wobbly led us on an enjoyable bucolic route to the middle of Hampshire, although some may say it was a bit of a peregrination…
I hope you didn’t miss Mick Bennett’s engrossing presentation on riding Route 66. Although the tour took place over 2 decades ago, his photographic odyssey and description of issues that the group overcame, in their 4,000+ mile trip, remain relevant today and hopefully inspired attendees to be more adventurous. The old adage that the difference between our nations is that Americans think a hundred years a long time and British think a hundred miles a long way, springs to mind.
Whatever you do, keep the evening of the 18th December free so that you can join us at the BCSA for our annual Christmas Buffet, gratis naturally. There will be a raffle with fantastic prizes, as you’ve all come to expect. We hope to see you there.
Ride fast and safe.
Bibendum