Latest News
Updated 1st April 2009
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Newsflash
It's now official and confirmed.
We Have
Moved
September 2008 was our last meeting at the Flowing Spring.
(We had a Barbeque to say goodbye).
The venue for all Vultures meetings is now:
Redingensians Rugby
Club,
Old Bath Road,
Sonning,
Reading,
Berkshire,
RG4 6TQ
Its great news as we have outgrown the Spring but didn't want to leave as we got
on so well
with Steve the Landlord.
However Steve is in charge at the new place so we get a bigger venue, lots of
space outside and a
place where we will be able to put on shows and maybe even rallies.
I'm looking forward to the next stage in the growth of the Club.
Stay Safe.
Col
Map of New Venue
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Help for Heroes River Cruise
News Flash. 11th August.
We raised £1171 for Help for Heroes.
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Egg Run 2008
Grand Total
3382 Eggs.
Thank you all for your support.
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2008 Committee Positions
As voted in by the Members at our February 2008 AGM.
As a reminder, all committee members
must
attend at least 75% of the Rideouts and 75%
of the meetings every year. i.e. at
least 9 Rideouts and 9 Meetings. A combination of both
which reaches a total of
18 attendances is not sufficient.
Committee members who do not meet the required
attendance will be
able to stand the following year as acting. However if they do not meet the
required amount
in their acting year, they must step down at the next AGM.
This year Committee is as follows:
Rep. Col.
Deputy Rep/Rideout Officer. Mick.
Treasurer and Charity Officer. Helena.
Newsletter Editor. Geoff.
Acting Dealer Liaison Officer. Ren.
Official Club Greeter. Gerry
Merchandise Officer. Wolfie.
Acting Membership Secretary. Sean.
Acting News/Publicity Officer. Responsible for promoting our club in the Press/TV/Radio. Woody
Acting Social Secretary/Show Organiser. Vicky. (Stimpy to her friends)..
Club Liaison Officer. Position Vacant.
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All our rideouts start at the
old Little Chef building on the Basingstoke Road, next to the Petrol station,
just off Junction 11 of the M4.
As most of our members live on this side of town, it seems sensible to meet
here.
(Please remember to fill up your tank on arrival)
Riding on a Rideout
As we’ve began riding out as a group again,
I thought it might be a good idea to remind everyone of our Rideout protocol.
When moving together, on an open road, the pack should ride in staggered
formation, so each rider has a suitable braking distance, but the overall length
of the column is minimised to reduce inconvenience to other road users. When the
road ahead is clear, but has bends, the column can spread out a little, to allow
each rider full use of the lane width for correct positioning for safety, view
and progress around the bends. However, the gaps should not be big enough to
allow an impatient motorist into the middle of the pack. As road or traffic
conditions cause the column to slow down, the staggered position is resumed. A
point to note here is, that which ever position you start off in, i.e. the
outside of the lane, is where you should stay throughout the ride. If, for
whatever reason a rider in front of you drops out, do not change sides to
maintain the correct stagger, merely move up one position on the same side, thus
re-establishing the formation without affecting other riders.
For safeties sake, all inexperienced riders
and those on slower bikes should ride towards the front of the group on the
inside lane.
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The Thames Vale Vultures exists to bring together people interested in riding or owning a bike, or simply being part of the Biking Community.
The aim of ‘The Vultures’ is to meet people, have fun and ride our bikes whenever possible. All points of view are welcomed, valued and considered. Not every club can say that !
If you have an article you’d like included in this Newsletter, please e-mail your
contribution to: Mail@tvvultures.co.uk.
Due to space restrictions, all articles etc may be subject to editing
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