Although it is still early in the year we had a plan for a pre-meeting ride out, which I thought was being a bit ambitious but why not. Thanks to the clocks going forward and the weather holding, 13 bikes and 14 people took off for a ride leaving the Cricketers at 19:00. I wasn’t expecting so many to participate, but perhaps everyone, like me, were look for any opportunity to blow the cob webs away and get the bikes out. It was great to see Colin (our previous section leader) out on his new 125 and Kevin Lee playing “Tail End Charlie”, which we are all grateful for his attention.
The original route I had planned had to be changed last minute, as yet another Road had been closed this week. But it didn’t make much difference, we still manged an ad-hoc 40 min trek into Suffolk. Getting back just before the light started to fade.
On the night there was 20 members and 1 guest, as mentioned quite a few on bikes with a few from the Tollesbury area opting for a warm Car, which generated some banter. The agenda covered a brief mention of the Clare Castle Ride Out, which was well attended and the suggested monthly ride schedule has support. This month has a planned ride on the 18th April to Café 33 at Stradishall. It’s difficult to find a date that suits everyone and we have to choose a Weekend to accommodate those that still work. It seems to be working and it allows everyone to plan.
With another year passing it was time to collect Club subs again. Kim is doing a fine job of managing the Clubs financing and it’s good to use the funds to subsides member events.
Last item was an update on our yearly Coach trip, which is in May to Snetterton CRMC race event. We have 13 people signed up but we need 15 as the minimum to ensure the costs are reasonable. With the price of Diesel going up it’s difficult to budget. We have another potential couple of people, so hopefully we can reach 15 as It would be a shame if we had to cancel. But we still have time to get the numbers we need.
