We have recently held two first aid courses and over 20 of our members attended. If you would like to attend a future course please contact Phil Gasson.
We have had an approach from the Evans Cycles store in Guildford (Woodbridge Meadows, GU1 1BD) to offer a FREE “Pre-Season” bike check to WSCTC Members any time before the end of April 2019. Just call in to the store or phone ahead (01483 560 428) to book an appointment, on presentation of a valid CUK membership card.
This is part of a new initiative from Evans, who are keen to develop relationships with local cycle clubs, and we are actively exploring other ways in which we might collaborate with the store.
The club has had an approach from Bikestart, an Aldershot-based charity that offers services of potential interest to WSCTC members. Bikestart offers the following range of services:
- Refurbish bikes that have been donated by local people which are then sold through the Bikestart eBay site.
- Service and Safety Check bikes
- Train groups and individuals in bike maintenance skills – including charity days and team bonding days for organisations
All of the Bikestart Team’s work is supervised by a Cytech & Velotech qualified Bike Mechanic.
For more details, see http://www.bikestart.co.uk/community/bikestart-13419/home
The club has received several approaches inviting WSCTC members to apply for charity places on the Prudential Ride 100 ride on Sunday 4 August 2019 (and we already have 2 blog posts on this topic from other charities). Rather than bombard the web site with multiple blogs, here’s a quick summary of the approaches we have had (this will be updated if we have more requests):
Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) – details at www.rnib.org.uk/ridelondon
UNICEF – details at unicef.uk/ridelondon
Genetic Disorders UK – details at http://www.geneticdisordersuk.org/getinvolved/cycle#prudentialridelondon
Oakleaf Enterprises – details at https://www.oakleaf-enterprise.org/ridelondon1002019/
Action for Children – details at https://www.actionforchildren.org.uk/how-to-help/fundraising-events/prudential-ridelondon-surrey-100/ only £50 registration and £50 minimum sponsorship. Email Megan
So, that’s plenty of options to choose from if you would like to participate in this impressive closed road event whilst helping to support these very worthy charities.
Derek
Just a quick reminder that if you wish to attend the annual dinner and awards presentation on Saturday 2nd March, you should contact me in the next couple of days. We have plenty of bookings, but there is plenty of space for more. John