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We’re sorry to tell you that Martin Badham suffered a stroke on 13th December, but is out of immediate danger and in a rehabilitation centre in Norwich. He is eating well and gradually regaining his memory of people and places. As he did so much as Webmaster, I’m the current point…
Grateful thanks to Carol and John Pardoe for these pictures from the North Western Closer Who are those masked people? Well, there you go! Wayne, Alison, Lez, Brian and Alan. Joyce and Martin…
York Rally 2022 campsite bookings are now open! Super-earlybird discount bookings are available until the end of December 2021. Go to www.yorkrally.org to book and ask to be with The Tricycle Association.
Date: Sunday 30th January 2022 Venue: West Retford Hotel, 24 North Road, Retford, Notts, DN22 7XG Time: 12.00 for 12.30p.m. Ticket Price: £25.00 – please pay by cheque made payable to Tricycle Association North Eastern Region Please contact Dave Hardy for menu choices and send your choices and cheque to…
The next National Executive Meeting is booked to take place on Saturday 19th February 2022 at 2:00 p.m., subject to any changes in the Covid situation. This will be at the King’s Court Hotel, King’s Coughton, near Alcester, Warwickshire. The Midland Regional Luncheon will be held on the following…
Dave Hardy, Tricycle Association President w.e.f 2021 Firstly, at the recent Annual General Meeting, held at the Link Hotel in Loughborough, we thanked outgoing President Roger Alma for his fine work, fulfilling the office over a difficult period for the Association, and the world. Roger was the incumbent for…
The “Jack Covington Memorial” 25 was held on Sunday 3rd October, preceding the Lea Valley “Comet” 25. Several of us gathered at the Lea Valley’s “Comet” hut in Burton End, near Stansted Airport on the Saturday. The “residents”, Michael Keen, Frida Wezel; Ian Taylor and Alan Hedges were joined by…
The pre-dinner ride this year is from the Link Hotel across the Soar Valley (Leicestershire into Nottinghamshire). It traverses the meadows and is gentle and flat on quiet roads, with only one very small hill. We shall visit the 119 Gallery for cakes and drinks (lots of tricycle parking!). The…
John and I were in the Lake District last week and John insisted on riding to Far Sawrey to seek out Ed Green’s seat. John is not sitting on it because it had been raining and was wet. The seat was in excellent condition, thanks, I believe, to…