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Latest News and Programme of
The Section
(update as of 25th July)
Pat Gill’s machine gun carrier at North
Weald on 30th December 2024
Important Update : The next section run is a previously
non scheduled run on Wednesday 30th July to try a new route for an
Alternative run and will start from Crown Corner at 9.30am sharp to meet those
who wish to start from Battlesbridge at 10.00am for the start of the run route.
The next mid-week lunch meet will be at Rosey Lea’s, North Weald on 6th
August. The next club night at The Woodman will be on Thursday 14th August.
At the club night on 24th July it was decided to try an improved
route for the Saturday run at the Alternative after the previous trial run on
June 18th so we are therefore having an extra section run on 30th
July to try this route out. It will start from Crown Corner at 9.30am sharp for
those living nearby but will meet up with the main group at Battlesbridge at
10.00am for the start of the run proper.
Graham Eaton’s long running frustrations with
the Norton engine of his G15 continue when after rebuilding the engine it
dropped a valve seat during its first run out after the rebuild, fortunately
without causing more major damage. So the head had to come off yet again to
sort that. Hopefully his problems with
it are now finally at an end.
The section run on 18th June was to
try out one of the suggested routes for the Alternative runs so although we
started from Crown Corner we first rode to Battlesbridge as the route “try out”
needed to start from there. We had fine weather for the day and Myself, Roy,
Dave Walling, Keith Smith and Dave Watts left from Crown Corner and met up with
Lin Brown and Graham Eaton at Battlesbridge. Dave Watts had to attend another
appointment so left from here while the rest of us followed the run route “try
out” before having lunch and then making our individual ways back home.
Any
information on forthcoming section activities will be always given on this page
of our section web site as the frequent changes that occur and the lead times
for the “Jampot” section notes does not allow for them to be used for this
purpose. So check this page regularly. It gets updated after any new
information becomes available and usually as soon as possible after each club
night .
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Our Future Planned Events
Update from 25th July 2025
Wednesday 30th July – Extra section run (start from Crown Corner at
9.30am sharp, or Battlesbridge at 10.00am)
Wednesday 6th August –
Mid-week lunch meet at Rosey Lea’s, North Weald airfield. (11.00am)
Thursday 14th August –
Section club night at The Woodman, Stanford Rivers (from 7.30pm. 6.30 if
eating)
Sunday 17th August –
British Owners Club classic bike event at The Woodman.
Wednesday 20th August –
Section run (destination and start location to be announced)
27th August to 1st
September – Section attendance at the Jampot Rally, Corbridge, Northumbria.
Thursday 28th August –
This should be a section club night but may be cancelled due to Jampot Rally
Wednesday 3rd September –
Mid-week lunch meet at Stapleford airfield club house cafe (11.30am)
Thursday 11th September –
Section club night at The Woodman, Stanford Rivers (from 7.30pm. 6.30 if
eating)
Wednesday 17th September
– Section run (destination and start location to be announced)
Thursday 25th September –
Section club night at The Woodman, Stanford Rivers (from 7.30pm. 6.30 if
eating)
2nd to 5th
October – Section running the Alternative Rally at Battlesbridge Antiques
Centre
Thursday 9th October –
Section club night at The Woodman, Stanford Rivers (from 7.30pm. 6.30 if
eating)
Thursday 23rd October –
Section club night at The Woodman, Stanford Rivers (from 7.30pm. 6.30 if
eating)
Thursday 13th November –
Section club night at The Woodman, Stanford Rivers (from 7.30pm. 6.30 if
eating)
Thursday 27th November –
Section club night at The Woodman, Stanford Rivers (from 7.30pm. 6.30 if
eating)
Saturday 6th December –
Section end of season dinner at The Plough, Bulphan. (contact Dave Walling)
Thursday 11th December –
Section club night at The Woodman, Stanford Rivers (from 7.30pm. 6.30 if
eating)
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Any impromptu runs or meets can
be confirmed at short notice by contacting