These are all the dates I know about. please email me adrian@beeston.cc if I have missed something or got something wrong and I will post an amended version. So the dates for you to put in your diary or pass to your PA are:

8th November – Club Social Ride
12th November – Social Night
22nd November – Track Session at Manchester
29th November – Bike Maintenance Night
2nd December – Committee meeting
6th December – Family ride
10th December – Social Night
3rd January – Club Social Ride
9th January – Pudding Ride
14th January – Social Night
24th January – Bike Maintenance Night
3rd February – Committee meeting
7th February – Family Ride
11th February – Social Night
28th February – Bike Maintenance Night
7th March – Club Social Ride
11th March – Social Night
28th March – Bike Maintenance Night
4th April – Family Ride
8th April – Social Night
14th April – Committee meeting
25th April – Bike Maintenance Night
2nd May – Club Social Ride
13th May – Social Night
23rd May – Bike Maintenance Night
6th June – Family Ride
9th June – Committee meeting
10th June – Social Night
26th/27th June Challenge Ride weekend
4th July – Club Social Ride and La Marmotte
8th July – Social Night
25th July – Bike Maintenance Night
1st August – Family Ride
12th August – Social Night
22nd August – Bike Maintenance Night
8th September – Committee meeting
5th September – Club Social Ride
9th September – Social Night
26th September – Bike Maintenance Night
16th October – AGM

NB Time Trial League on Tuesdays starting Aprilish time

The Executive Committee would like to form a sub committee to lead on the development of a Go Ride Club.  This is in effect an after school cycling club with support from British Cycling.  We have quite a lot of information about Go Ride and some contacts from British Cycling and the local council who can provide support and funding.

What we need is a group of club members who are able and willing to make a significant commitment in time to get a club up and running and to sustain that club into the future.  I know we have a number of qualified teachers in the club who may be interested but there is no requirement to have any teaching experience to be a Go Ride coach.

Go Ride coaches will be required to undertake a Criminal Records Bureau enhanced check.

I am interested in doing this but feel we need a group of at least 4 who are prepared to dedicate some hours to it if we are to go ahead.  If you are interested please e-mail me at secretary@beeston.cc

Minutes of the last Executive Committee are being circulated among members of the committee.  Once ratified they will be available to any club member on request by e-mailing me at secretary@beeston.cc

We decided not to post them on the blog as there could be times in the future when we may not want to share all our decisions with the general public although we will always want to share all minutes with members.

At the AGM in September we failed to elect a Welfare Secretary to the Executive Committee.  This was an oversight.  Judy Claxton is happy to continue in the role.  The constitution demands that we have a Welfare Secretary.

The Executive Committee have made a decision to invite any members wishing to stand for election to the position of Welfare Secretary here on the blog.  If you or any other member wish to stand please contact me at secretary@beeston.cc by the end of November.  We will then organise an on line election.

The Executive Committee has decided not to create any more executive positions.  It was felt that the current committee represented all members interests and a larger group could compromise the future of the club as the constitution demands that all Exec posts are filled.  If it is felt that any other members views regarding social rides, women members, marketing or any other issues would be beneficial then members will be invited to attend Exec meetings in a non voting capacity.