The Western Region Action Group
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November 2004 |
Fifty or so bikes and trikes turned up at Burrington Combe for Bristol MAG’s annual charity ride to the Julian Trust Hostel in Bristol.
Laden with tinned food, blankets, socks and toiletries, the convoy set off for Bristol with MAG marshals clearing junctions to allow the ride to proceed unhindered.
On arrival the volunteers of the trust laid on hot drinks and biscuits, a collection was taken up, and £112 was handed over to the trust to help with running this shelter for the homeless.
Well-done Bristol MAG and the marshals.
Bristol MAG now have a new home, they now meet at; The Mayors Arms, Clarence Road, Bristol, BS1, from 8:30pm every Thursday.
Check out their website for a map of how to get there: http://bristol.mag-uk.org
Mid Wilts also have a new home and are meeting at The Kingfisher, Hungerdown Lane, Chippenham, every Thursday at 8:30pm.
On the 4th December Mid Wilts are holding their Christmas Party at the Lysley Arms, starting with a ride at 12:30pm to a Pre-school for children with special needs to raise funds for a special chair.
The evening festivities will be at the Lesley Arms with live bands and a raffle. Tickets £5.
For more info and tickets e-mail:
Glos MAG now has a new Rep in the form of Donna, a dedicated MAG member of long standing.
Well done Donna and may all your troubles be small ones!
The 2005 AGC is to be held at The Cattle Market, Salisbury, on Saturday the 9th April 2005 at 10:30am. Followed by the evening party and disco at the Cattleman’s hall at 8:00pm.
On the Sunday at 12noon the Salisbury Spring Surprise Bike Show will be held at the cattle market.
We are looking to do a mass region ride to the AGC so watch this space for further details.
The Highways Agency have conducted an experiment during October with variable message signs on various stretches of the M1, M6, M18 and M62 in the Midlands to encourage better lane discipline with messages such as; ‘Keep left unless overtaking’ and ‘Don’t hog the middle lane’.
This initiative has been launched to test the reaction of motorists with a view of to making the signs permanent.
A good number of bikers turned t escort Dave Fox on his last motorcycle ride on the occasion of his funeral, his friends followed the Hayabusa hearse ridden by Rev Paul Sinclair through Worle to the packed service at Weston Crematorium.
Dave succumbed to an illness he had been fighting for some time and will be missed by his family and friends.
Weston and North Somerset MAG would like to all thank those hardy soles that braved the atrocious weather to help marshal at this years Enduro Secure Bike Park.
We hope that you have now dried out?
Unfortunately two spectators had their Bikes stolen form their hotel on the Friday night, despite police attempts to turn back undesirable elements on the towns outskirts.
By the time you read this you should have put your clocks back an hour, if you remembered that is?
According to statistics this is when the accident rate rises, in 2003 deaths rose from 256 in October to 316 in November, so please take care out there!
A new interactive CD-ROM has been released. Key features are:
For those of you who like wading through facts and figures the DfT have released the above titled tomb on their website; www.dft.gov.uk, it covers all aspects of biking and would be useful for those involved in Bike Forums around the Region.
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