Club Kit and Club Meeting

Just a reminder that tonight's focus meeting on Club Management has been moved to Monday 6th August, 7.30pm at the Gaffers house.

Clib kit has been delivered, please speak to the Gaffer about collecting your order.

Meopham Ride

Tomorrow's updated route: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/1502987

Gaffer

Club Meeting - Focus on Ride and Race

Club Meeting - Focus on Ride and Race:

Wednesday 25th July 7.30pm

The Anchor in Hope Pub, Bellgrove Road, Welling, DA16 3RW (bottom of Shooters Hill)

Next weeks management meeting has been postponed until Tuesday 7th August.

Celebration!

I just wanted to take the time to say a big thank you to people for their huge involvement in the club over the last few weeks. The input into meetings, Kids Club and ride leading has been amazing.

This weekend, we had a very successful 'The Only Ride is Essex' club ride, courtesy of Dino and his friends Olivia and Joe. We were also joined by the L2P riders, for a sunny cycle through some beautiful Essex countryside.

Last weekend, we had what should have been our Wheels for All Appeal charity ride, the LEC Century Ride. Eight of us rode lengths of 115 miles +, under the very thoughtful care of Benny (Richard to the newbies!) and Greg. A very carefully picked 'flat' route with some great stops, beautiful scenery and good company was only topped by the lovely weather we had as well. And, never been heard of before in the LEC Peleton - no punctures or mechanicals! The only p's were kept to the bushes!!

As well as myself, Benny and Greg, we had Robbie, Gadget, Martin, John Gavin and Andy R. This ride was supposed to be our charity ride, to raise funds for adapted trikes. However, due to the fund raising for L2P, the effect of the economy on everyone's pockets and basically the weather possibly cancelling the ride, I decided not to burden people sponsorship requests.

Between us, we rode over 1,000 miles (four of us doing our first ever century rides), not quite our group target of 2,012, but quite an achievement all the same! I would like to invite you all to help us celebrate this achievement by making a small donation to the club's Wheels for All Appeal. It doesn't matter how small! Donations into the club account, or to the ride captains please.

A big thank you to Benny and Greg for all the hours they put into the ride preparation, it wouldn't have happened without you guys!

Gaffer

Club Meetings

At the last club meeting, it was discussed that we should try a range of smaller, more focused meetings, concentrating on individual issues and club development. With this in mind, I have put the following dates on the calendar:

Thursday 19th July, 7.30pm - Focus on Kids Club. Developing our junior section and their feed towards the adult club. Volunteers and coaching.

Wednesday 25th July, 7.30pm - Focus on Race and Rides. Developing racing opportunities and rides on offer.

Tuesday 31st July, 7.30pm - Focus on Management. How the club is managed, rules and policies.

There will be more dates and subjects to follow. Whilst I do not expect everyone to turn up to every meeting, I would appreciate attendance at as many as you can, you are quite welcome to get involved in the areas that interest you most. All decisions and proposals will be circulated to the whole club and then fed back at the next general club meeting.

Minutes from the last meeting will be circulated asap.

Gaffer

@TeamLEC do Box Hill

  

Complete with the customary heavy breathing and now very cleverly muted soundtrack where I would have been suitably told off by Dennis!

JD/Gadget