Please note the change in the venue for the Midlands June 15th Lunch. Not now Meriden! New venue, same date, is 10 Acre Café, Oakes Farm shop, Balsall Common. Post Code CV7 7AQ.
The start of the ride On Astwood Bank Helliers A bequest to the Association The weekend started on Friday with a drive from Norfolk to Alcester to book in to the King’s Court Hotel for the duration. Ferg and I strolled to the nearby pub in search of a different…
The Midland Region Annual Lunch will be held on Sunday, 21 February 2016 at the King’s Court Hotel, King’s Coughton, near Alcester, Warwickshire, B49 5QQ. Lunch 12.15 for 12.45 pm. Cost £15.50. We will be welcoming Mrs Hazel Kenny, who has presented a new trophy to the Region in…
Barry Charlton of Swinnerton Cycles is back in Championship laurels. Winning the Jenny Noad Memorial 10 with a time of 23:39 and the Stan Spelling Memorial 25 with 1:00:40. The next four places of both events went to the same cast: 2. Andy Newham – Lincoln Wheelers CC – 26:01 &…
Hazel Kenny has let us know that her eldest daughter, Helen, is doing the Manchester marathon in memory of her father and to raise money for RoadPeace. The marathon on 4th October and the webpage for donations is www.justgiving.com/Helen-Kirkup2…
Barry Charlton added another 50 mile victory at the weekend with 1:54:11. He was within a minute of Glenn Longland’s Competition record of 1:53:13. Keep it up Barry, you’re very close. Jim Hopper, event secretary adds the following comment: Thanks to the BDCA for allowing…
Tricyclists gathered in sunshine in the car-park of the King’s Coughton Hotel a few miles west of Stratford-on-Avon for a morning clubrun that was to take them into the clouds. After lining up for a photo about a dozen machines joined in, with their riders glad to leave Roman…
Dennis Heggs (Midland Region) died on 21st August. He had recently celebrated his 87th birthday. His funeral will be on Monday, 8th September at 12.00 at Nuneaton ‘Heart of England’ Crematorium, CV11 6WZ. The family will be pleased to see cyclists attending this celebration of Dennis’s life wearing their…
