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Current Section Situation (update as of 18th April)
Important Update : Please note
that the proposed section run for Sunday 21st April has been
cancelled.The next mid-week lunch meet will be on Wednesday 1st
May at Rosey Lea’s, North Weald airfield from
11.00am. The next club night at The Woodman will be on Thursday 25th
April.
At the
club night on 14th March it was decided that each of the monthly
section runs would be organized and led by one of those taking part in turn as
had been suggested at the previous club night and the first one on 17th
April will be led by Geoff Gibbins. If you are
intending to take part in this run then it is important to let Roy know before
the event as he needs to book a reservation for the number taking part for
refreshments at the destination. For the mid-week monthly lunch meets it was
decided that they would alternate between Stapleford airfield club house café
and Rosey Lea’s café at The Squadron on North Weald
airfield, with those at North Weald starting half an hour earlier at 11.00am to
try and get a better chance of a table together.
Yesterday’s
(17th April) run saw 7 of us leave from Crown Corner. Geoff Gibbins, who
led the run, Roy, Steve, Steve’s brother Geoff, Lin,
Bob and myself. Geoff took us on a run to the café at Debden Barn antiques
centre near Newport, going out via Bishop’s Stortford
and returning via Thaxted and Dunmow.
The trip out unfortunately met with two long traffic queues at road works that
had to be threaded through but the return run had no such problems. Although
some rain had been forecast we were lucky enough to miss any along the way.
This was the furthest run so far for Bob’s AJS model 8 since he put it back on
the road but it went well and gave no trouble at all. In fact there were no
problems for anyone and Roy’s bike started ok each time, so hopefully is now
alright for the “International”.
On Sunday
April 21st (FBHVC Drive It Day) the VMCC Essex and Suffolk sections
are having runs which are meeting up at the TTT Motorcycle Village near
Sudbury, the run that we were going to have to there has had to be cancelled
but individuals are welcome to make their own way there
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 as soon as possible after any information becomes available.
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Our Future Planned Events
Update from 18th April 2024
Sunday 21st April – Stafford Classic Bike Show , there is an AMOC club stand at this event
Thursday 25th April – Section club night at
The Woodman, Stanford Rivers (from 7.30pm. 6.30 if eating)
Wednesday 1st May – Section mid-week lunch
meet at North Weald airfield Squadron/Rosey Leas
(11.00am)
Saturday 4th May – Section run to the Kettering
HQ Open Day (start from Crown Corner at 8.00am)
Thursday 9th May – Section club night at
The Woodman, Stanford Rivers (from 7.30pm. 6.30 if eating)
17th to 20th May – International
Jampot Rally in Luxembourg
Thursday 23rd May – Section club night at
The Woodman, Stanford Rivers (from 7.30pm. 6.30 if eating)
Wednesday 5th June – Section mid-week lunch
meet at Stapleford airfield (11.30am)
Thursday 13th June – Section club night at
The Woodman, Stanford Rivers (from 7.30pm. 6.30 if eating)
Wednesday 19th June – Section club run,
destination yet to be decided (start from Crown Corner at 10.30am)
Thursday 27th June – Section club night at
The Woodman, Stanford Rivers (from 7.30pm. 6.30 if eating)
Wednesday 3rd July - Section mid-week lunch meet at North
Weald airfield Squadron/Rosey Leas (11.00)
Thursday 11th July – Section club night at
The Woodman, Stanford Rivers (from 7.30pm. 6.30 if eating)
Wednesday 16th July – Section club run,
destination yet to be decided (start from Crown Corner at 10.30am)
Thursday 25th July – Section club night at
The Woodman, Stanford Rivers (from 7.30pm. 6.30 if eating)
Thursday 8th August – Cancelled due to Jampot Rally attendance
8th to 12th August – Jampot Rally at The Friars,
Aylesford, Kent
Thursday 22nd August – Section club night
at The Woodman, Stanford Rivers (from 7.30pm. 6.30 if eating)
Thursday 12th September – Section club
night at The Woodman, Stanford Rivers (from 7.30pm. 6.30 if eating)
Thursday 26th September – Section club
night at The Woodman, Stanford Rivers (from 7.30pm. 6.30 if eating)
Thursday 10th October – Section club night
at The Woodman, Stanford Rivers (from 7.30pm. 6.30 if eating)
Thursday 24th October – Section club nightb at The Woodman, Stanford Rivers (from 7.30pm. 6.30
if eating)
Thursday 14th November – Section club night
at The Woodman, Stanford Rivers (from 7.30pm. 6.30 if eating)
Thursday 28th November – Section club night
at The Woodman, Stanford Rivers (from 7.30pm. 6.30 if eating)
Thursday 12th 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