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Paul Efreme, 14 Lisa Close, BILLERICAY, Essex,
CM12 0QT
01277 657106
Paul Efreme is our co-ordinator in Essex and he is always keen to hear from fellow EACC members in Essex; you can e-mail him at
Essex members often support the events organised by Suffolk Section. They have been known to organise occasional runs of their own.
For 2012 we are hoping to have a run towards Layer de la Haye, crossing Aberton reservoir two times and stopping at the Layer Fox. The route is about 15 miles out and 10 miles back. It will start and stop at the Café in Marks Tey. The café has a huge car park. We'll let you know more when a date has been fixed.
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Gavin Osborne, 107 Manor Crescent, NEWPORT,
Isle of Wight, PO30 2BH
01983 528583
Dear Club Members,
How about a rally down here on the Isle of Wight? There are
some very nice routes for a rally, plenty of caravan and camp
sites to stay at. We have down here quite a number of
classic car rallies where we show off our machines, also steam
rallies and other shows. I have worked out quite a number
of runs from ten miles to up to thirty; some are a little hilly,
most are on fairly flat roads. I am, at the moment, sorting
out all the shows and venues.
Will any members (or anyone else) interested please contact me by
e-mail at ?
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Jim Lee, 2 Bramfield Park, Theddingworth Road,
Lubenham, MARKET HARBOROUGH, LE16 9TP
01858 461386
Our venue for events in Leicestershirehas is The Sharnford Arms in Leicester Road, Sharnford, Hinckley, LE10 3PP.
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Peter Smith, 13 Ivel Way, BALDOCK,
SG7 6LL
07977 936123
The North Hertfordshire
Non-conformists first met in 1November 2009 at the
Rising Sun, Hall's Green. An
inauguaral run was held in April 2010. Like the meetings,
this started from the Rising Sun,
Hall's Green.
If you'd like to find out more about what they are up to - or if
you have any ideas for section events, please contact Peter Smith
on 07977 936123, or Peter Lawson at . The two Peters are hoping that they will promote
co-operation between our club, members of the NACC and the VMCC
cyclemotor section).
The section organises several road runs each year.
For 2012, they have planned five events, two will be EACC runs, two NACC and
one VMCC. EACC members are
invited to all these event - please remember that the
appropriate day membership rates will apply at the NACC and VMCC
runs.
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Neil Morley
Mark Daniels, 52B Levington Lane, Bucklesham,
IPSWICH, IP10 0DZ
01473 659607
2012 has had a good start with more than 75 riders on the Mince Pie Run from Orwell Yacht Club, Ipswich on 8 January. Our section's next event will be the Radar Run on 15 April. The East Anglian Run will take its usual spot in may and tis will be the thirtieth running of this, the oldes-established run in the club's calendar.
Although the club has members all over the country, Suffolk is the county that's best represented in the membership, simply because that's where the club started. Therefore, we've had a full programme of events in Suffolk since the club was revived in 2007.
Members in the Ipswich and Felixstowe area regularly meet every week - on Tuesday evenings at Walton Half Moon.
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Ralph Richardson, 12 Queens Crescent, Putnoe,
BEDFORD, MK41 9BN
01234 403796
Alex Lees, 19 Duloe Road, EATON SOCON,
PE19 8FQ
01480 219333
The section was formed when the 'St Neots Boys', Ralph Richardson & Alex Lees, came up with the idea of holding a West Anglian Run on 28th September 2008. This was a resounding success with 32 riders signed on for the ride and several other members coming along for the jumble - or was it for the bacon rolls?
This year's Spring run: Strictly Come Stinkwheeling was on 27th March. 36 club members signed on and, in addition, we had some visiting riders from the VMCC - a splendid turn out that somewhat overwhelmed the pub at the lunch stop!
Our second run of the year was the Great Ouse Cruise on 22nd May - where were you all? Only a dozen riders turned up for this one but, nevertheless, we all had a superb day out. Our Shuttleworth Shuffle on 4th September suffered from the Thurleigh curse - it always rains!
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Mike Bagshall, 52 Park Road, FARINGDON,
Oxfordshire, SN7 7BZ
01367 243928
Wiltshire Section has meetings at the Prince of Wales, Wootton Bassett from 7:30pm on the last Wednesday of each month. This is the same time and place as the NACC North Wiltshire Section meetings - several people in the area belong to both clubs so, not only does it make sense to share a meeting place, but we hope it will help to promote co-operation between the two clubs at the 'grass roots' level.
Mike Bagshall and his 'Moped Marquee' will be staging a club display at several shows in this area throughout the year. At the Burford Vintage Rally on 12 & 13 June 2010, Mike and the Moped Marquee won the Best Stand award.
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We are hoping that, as the club grows, we will have events further afield. If you're interested in starting a section in your area, please get in touch (the e-mail address is at the bottom of this page). Above all, we want the club to be driven by the enthusiasm of its members so, if you have any ideas, don't hesitate to let us know them. If you're tempted to have a go at running an event, we've prepared some guidelines on how to do it... but if you have any questions at all, please ask.
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EACC and FMCC meeting at the Half Moon, Walton, Felixstowe, around 9:30pm.
West Anglian Section's Duloe
Daffodil Dash from Duloe Village Hall.
This run will take in villages around North
Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire in the area of Grafam Water and
Kimbolton with a lunch stop at The Chequers,
Yelden. There will be refreshment facilities at the village
hall from 9:00am. An informal moped-style 'bring and buy'
is envisaged, so bring along items for sale or swap.
Directions: Duloe is ¼ mile West
of the A1 trunk road.
From the East: journey through St Neots town on the B1428, over
the river bridge and straight on at the roundabout (where the
B1048 goes right). Turn right at a mini-roundabout, follow
the road up hill to a roundabout, go straight on, under the
A1. The village hall is on a right turn in Duloe,
¼ mile after the A1.
For more information please contact: Alex on 01480 219333,
or Ralph on 01234 403796.
The 9th Radar Run and Mopedjumble starts at Bromeswell
Village Hall.
A superb circuit around Bawdsey peninsula
with lots of historical interest details on the course
notes. The usual free pitches for jumble stands -
call Paul on 01394 671222 to allow him to set your spot in
the hall. Jumble opens from 9:30am, run sets off at
11am. Everyone welcome. This year's Radar Run has an
alternative, shorter route suiatable for
cyclemotors.
The route sheet and map for this event are available on our documents page.
EACC members are invited to The
Nasty & Nice run - a North Herts Non-Conformists
event.
The North Herts Non-Conformists aim to
promote co-operation between the EACC,
NACC & VMCC.
This event will be run under the auspices of the VMCC Cyclemotor Section and VMCC day membership rates apply. Meet at
the Rising Sun, Hall's Green,
SG4 7DR (TL275286 on Landranger sheet 166).
Information from Peter Lawson on 01438
743515 or Pete Smith on 07977
936123
The 30th East Anglian Run starts at Long Thurlow
Village Hall.
This is the oldest-established event in our
calendar: the
first East Anglian run was the very first event staged by the
EACC. The Village Hall (which,
despite its name, is in Great Ashfield) will be open from 9:30am
for refreshments, toilets and mopedjumble. The run sets off
at 11:00 on a route of around 30 miles on lovely country
lanes and villages. Everyone welcome.
E-mail if you need more information.
The route sheet and map for this run are available on our documents page.
Provisional date for the Reservoir Dogs Moped
Run.
It will leave from the Marks Tey Café
(Junction A12/A120 west side of Colchester) at 11:00am.
Lunch stop The Fox at Layer De La Haye,
route via Copford Green, Heckfordbridge, Birch, Hardys Green,
Layer Marney and crossing Aberton Reservoir two times: 15.5
miles. There are 2 possible short cuts to make 5 (missing
reservoir) or 10.6 miles. Return run will be 10.1 or 14.5
miles, depending on what people want.
Please e-mail if you are interested:
We will be at the Horham Bygones Country Rally, Horham
Community Centre, Suffolk.
The Saturday is the actual Horham Bygones
Rally and this is organised by Horham Community Council.
We'll have a club display during the day. If you'd like to
bring a machine along for the display, please book it into the
Horham Bygones Rally so that you'll get passes to get
in. If you intend to camp on Friday night, Saturday night,
or both - again, please book this with the Horham Bygones Rally
because they control the camping pitches. The booking form
for all this will be available later on Horham Bygones
Country Rally website. Camping must be
booked by 1 April.
We'll have a short road run around tea-time
on Saturday. The Community Centre bar will be open all
evening.
On Sunday we have a longer Road Run, returning to the Community
Centre for lunch.
Do whichever bits appeal to you - booking is only needed for
camping and Saturday's daytime rally. There are no fees for
any of this - we will be accepting any donations you might choose
to make and all the money we collect will go to East Anglia's Children's
Hospices.
The route sheets and maps for both runs are available on our documents page.
Club Stand at Felixstowe Motor Cycle Show
We're having a club stand at the show, so come along and meet us
there.
The show will be held in the town centre and
the council will close the main part of the shopping area to
traffic. There are lots of dealers and clubs
attending. With all the town centre shops open too, it
should be a great day.
If you can help with the stand, we'd like to hear from you - we
particularly need people who can man the stand during the day, if
only for an hour or two. Please contact (01473-659607) or (01449 673943) if you're willing to lend a hand.
Tenth Peninsularis Run and Mopedjumble from Bucklesham
Village Hall.
A busy and atmospheric day that is one of the
major events on the cyclemotoring calendar; it features full
reception facilities and free refreshments on arrival. The
route is a superb and fully marked course through the quiet
countryside of the Felixstowe peninsula, including a super
riders' section between Nacton and Levington, a classic drag down
a 'passing place' road to Trimley, lanes through to Falkenham,
Kirton, the greenhouse village of Newbourne, then more lanes on
to Waldringfield Maybush, an idyllic
spot for lunch and ale in the sunshine. The jumble is
supported by both the larger trade stands and the smaller pitches
of club members. Please call us if you'd like to book a
jumble spot in the hall or the car park ( or tel: 01473-659607). The jumble opens 9:30am,
the run sets off at 11:00am, the jumble re-opens at 2:00pm when
the run returns.
All welcome - free Day Membership if you're not an
EACC member.
The route sheet and map for this run are available on our documents page.
EACC members are invited to The
Magic Wheel Run - a North Herts Non-Conformists event.
The North Herts Non-Conformists aim to
promote co-operation between the EACC,
NACC & VMCC.
This event will be run under the auspices of the NACC Cyclemotor Section and NACC day membership rates apply. The
start will be from the East Lane Car Park Wheathampstead, 10:30
for 11am start.
Information from Peter Lawson on 01438
743515 or Pete Smith on 07977
936123
Club stand at Gloucestershire Steam & Vintage
Extravaganza
My name is Keith Bradley and I am a fairly
new member of the EACC but I am also
part of the organising committee of the Gloucestershire Steam
& Vintage Extravaganza, now in its 38th year, to be held at
South Cerney Airfield in Gloucestershire on Aug 3, 4 & 5
2012. I, of course, exhibit my Raleigh Runabout (and Austin
Atlantic) in the appropriate sections but feel that "our" end of
the classic motor cycle exhibits tends unfortunately to be a
little under-represented on the ground. Our Motor Cycle
Section Leader amd I would like to invite any members of the
EACC to enter their machines in 2012
and try and rectify this. Not only can we guarantee a great
week-end out at one of the premier events of its kind but it
would also increase the exposure of the EACC in a part of the country where it is perhaps
not as well known as a National Club as it should. If a
Club stand could be arranged all the better to spread the
word. The event web-site is www.steamextravaganza.com
and this will give an insight into the event and the charities it
supports.
Members can contact Keith for entry forms and any further
information by e-mail on or by phone on 01453 757502 or by mail at: 5 Far Westrip,
Stroud, Gloucester, GL6 6HD.
The Periwinkle Run and Spares Bike Jumble - a North
Herts Non-Conformists event. Meet from 9:30am, run will
commence at 11:00am starting from Cottered Village Hall, SG9
9QL.
The North Herts Non-Conformists aim to
promote co-operation between the EACC,
NACC & VMCC. This event will be run under the auspices of
the EACC and free day membership will
be available. Everyone welcome - Free day membership if you're
not an EACC member. Mark Daniels
has kindly agreed to be in attendance once again & if you
require anything in particular please contact him in advance as
he cannot carry all of his stock with him. The route of
approximately 30 miles and consists of mainly typical cyclemotor
lanes and classic English countryside. All in all a very
rideable run for all classes of machine. The run takes us
through Brent Pelham where we will be stopping for a lunch and
social chinwag at the Black Horse
public house.
For information regarding the run, contact Pete Smith on
07977 936123.
West Anglian Section run from from the Village Hall,
Old, Northamptonshire, NN6 9RQ.
The section is moving north a bit for its
first run in The Rose of the Shires. There will be
refreshment facilities at the village hall from 9:00am. An
informal moped-style 'bring and buy' is envisaged, so bring along
items for sale or swap. The run itself will be about 30
miles long and will start around 11:15.
Everyone welcome - Free day membership if you're not an EACC
member.
The 3rd Airship Run and Mopedjumble from Cardington
Village Hall (Howard Reading Room), Southill Road, Cardington,
MK44 3SP (opposite the Kings
Arms).
Meet from 9:30am for an 11:00 start to the
25 mile ride. There will be tea and biscuits on
arrival and on return. There is no charge for this run but
we would appreciate any donations however small to help pay
towards the cost of hiring the village hall. There will be
free day membership for non-EACC
members. Mark Daniels has kindly agreed to be in attendance
once again & if you require anything in particular please
contact him in advance as he cannot carry all of his stock with
him. This is the third year of this successful and well
supported event. This will be basically the same route as
last year; it will pass the great Airship hangers at Cardington
and you will see some surprising views of them on the return
journey. The lunch/refreshment stop is at The Crown public house, Henlow.
Details from Pete Smith on 07977 936123.
9th Coprolite Run & Mopedjumble from Bucklesham Village Hall to Felixstowe Ferry Boat Inn. E-mail or telephone Mark Daniels on 01473 659607. The route sheet and map for this run are available on our downloads page.
EACC members are invited to The
Vincent Run - a North Herts Non-Conformists event.
The North Herts Non-Conformists aim to
promote co-operation between the EACC,
NACC & VMCC.
This event will be run under the auspices of the NACC Cyclemotor Section and NACC day membership rates apply. The
start will be from the Fairlands Valley Car Park off Six Hills
Way, Stevenage; 10:30 for 11am start.
The route master is Graham Jeffries on 01438
726840.
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The EACC extends a warm welcome to anyone who comes to our events - whether you are a club member or not. All we ask of non-members is that they register as 'day members'. This is required for insurance purposes and is free of charge.
Enquiries about the EACC can be sent to .
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