We’ve been out on the road again, rolling down the highway with no particular place to go. When the new rules came in on 12th April, we could not wait for Sunday, so our first ride-out was on Thursday to the Leckford estate. The following Sunday we went on a ride-out to the Departure Lounge Café near Alton and then finished the month with another Sunday ride out to the Rowdey Cow dairy farm shop.
The BCSA re-opened this month, but only for Saturday evenings outside. Four of our members went to its re-opening on Saturday 17th April. It was well organized with gazebos and tables outside and new caterers and we stayed until 8pm when the chill set in.
Ten members formed a motorcycle escort for Ross Clements’ funeral as his coffin was carried on a side car attached to a Triumph Thunderbird, setting off from his house for a 45 minute ride round the back roads before finishing up at the crematorium for his memorial service. It was good to go on a last ride with him and see him off.
Getting togeher at the start of a ride 
Ross Cliements as we remember him
As it looks like the summer will be opening up now, we are starting to think about what other activities we can do. We’ll be having more rides, of course, and we hope Thursday club nights at the BCSA will start again soon. We expect to go to some local shows and we’re discussing whether we could even have our own show.
Keep on rolling!
Ton-Up Ted
