[VC Walcot] Club and Membership Update

[Russell George]

Hello All, I'm hijacking the club email circular in order to hand the hat round.

A few weeks ago I asked if anybody would be up for sponsoring me
cycling 300 miles to Amsterdam for Scope. I got a few takers, but
decided against as the wanted about £800 up front and it was all a bit
"fly our helicopters round and round London all day and raise £10 for
Charidee". Plus, lets face it, 300 miles followed by a weekend in
Hamster Jam would have probably been the death of me. I wouldn't have
minded that, but I've got kids to think about.

Anyway - I'm doing this instead - It's a way of cycling 300 miles with
out actually leaving S**tkicker Land and with absolutely no glamour or
enjoyment attached at all.

If any of you feels at all moved by this you can donate on my just giving page:-

http://www.justgiving.com/Russell-George0

I'm collecting for Scope,

http://www.scope.org.uk/

Anything you give will be gratefully accepted.

I am also offering the incredible opportunity to sponsor a specific
part of the bike, or me. Simply bung in over a fiver and name your
part, and I will dymo print a label with your name on and stick it on
it. You get a commemorative photo, (or something, I haven't worked
that bit out yet)


Here is the route


http://www.pendragon-sports.com/pendragonEvent.aspx?id=21

Ignore the thumbnail, its got sod all to do with the Dolomites, or,
for that matter, any other type of Triumph .

Thank you all in advance

Russell


On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 2:13 PM, VC Walcot <vc_walcot at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> It's been a busy few weeks for the club and as such the regular updates and
> ride notifications on email have fallen by the wayside a little.
>
> It seems, however, this hasn't dented the enthusiasm for our Sunday Group
> Rides. We've regularly seen numbers in excess of 15 each Sunday which
> considering the weather of late has been outstanding. There is a steady flow
> of new people joining the rides for a taste of what its like, returning for
> more the week after and subsequently becoming members. Membership this year
> has exceeded everybody's expectations, so much so that I ran out of the
> self-laminating membership cards. I've now managed to source a few more so
> those of you who have been waiting for your membership card (9 in total) it
> should arrive this week. If you're planning to be at our round of Bath Cycle
> Races on Wednesday you can pick it up then otherwise I will post them on
> Thursday to your home addresses.
>
> Our club kit was delivered in April and it appears to have gone down very
> well with those who ordered. I still have 2 pieces left over from cancelled
> orders; 1 x XL Green Jersey and 1 x S Green Gilet. If you would like to
> purchase one of these then please drop me a quick email or speak to me the
> next time you see me. I'm getting requests for kit regularly and it is
> possible to do another kit order this year but we would need to reach the
> required discount level to make it worthwhile. An order which comprises a
> mixture of 20 x Tops (jerseys/gilets/jackets etc.) gets us the standard
> discount which means that a club jersey will cost approx £53 depending on
> what we get charged for delivery from Kalas. It really is great kit and you
> won't see better round these parts!
>
> If you're looking for some evening riding now that the weather is getting
> better and the days very much lighter Bath Amphibians are still running
> their rides up to the Castle Combe circuit every Tuesday evening. This
> entails a ride up to Castle Combe, riding session around the circuit and
> then return to Bath getting back before dark. They meet at 5-30pm at the
> bottom of Bathwick Hill. If anybody has got any questions then let me know
> and I will pass them on. A number of the Bath Amphibians have been joining
> us for Sunday rides so if you are considering going up to the race circuit
> use this as an opportunity for some ride buddies there and back.
>
> Finally, in a previous email I mentioned the Summer All-Dayer Ride to
> Clevedon and back. I'd hoped to run this on 17th June but a number of other
> commitments have got in the way of this so I will be moving it to 1st July
> instead. Expect the ride to start at 9am, either at our usual location or
> where we can have a quick caffeine hit before heading off towards the
> Mendips. This is the
> route http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/bath-clevedon-bath-august-classic and
> more details here http://www.vc-walcot.com/events
>
> Hopefully I'll see many of you on Wednesday evening in the park for our
> round of Bath Cycle Races. If you haven't been so far then it's really worth
> the trip, even better if you're doing a bit of marshalling at the same time
> ;0)
>
> Cheers, Laurie.
>
>