Update 5th Jan
Posted by Ray Semmens on Friday, January 6, 2012
An update for January 2012
1.MEPs, Peter Skinner 14th January– (A message from the Motorcycle Action Group (MAG)
I hope it's a good one for you and if we can keep up the pressure from last year, it should be a good one for Riders' Rights too - If you live in the South East of England, I'm pleased to say that one of your MEPs, Peter Skinner, is holding a special 'motorcycle surgery' at P&H Motorcycles in Crawley on 14th January. (P&H Motorcycles Ltd - 61-63 Gatwick Road – Crawley - West Sussex - RH10 9RD ) - As a result of the huge volume of correspondence he has received from riders in his constituency, he has agreed to meet as many as possible on Saturday afternoon (14th Jan) in perhaps the ideal venue, a bike shop. He is hoping to hear all your concerns about EU legislation first hand, as well as discuss rider training issues, the state of the retail bike industry and the future of the whole industry in light of various legislation, both proposed and under discussion for future proposal.
If you could arrive before 2pm (time enough to grab a cuppa) Mr Skinner will be available to take questions and hear what you have to say, after 2pm - It is common to visit an MP surgery and discuss local or national issues, but so much of what affects our motorcycling lives now is decided in Europe, this is a great opportunity for us to voice our concerns to an MEP who genuinely wants to understand riders and the bike industry generally. It should be an interesting afternoon, and remember, P&H is a multi-franchised dealer, so there'll be loads of bikes to look at too... Regards - Paddy Tyson - Campaigns Manager - Motorcycle Action Group - www.mag-uk.org.
2.Events 2012
Just a reminder that a new events list for 2012 will be circulated in the next few weeks or, I think I have some great idea’s, but if you have something that you have in your mind like runs, functions etc that we as a club could consider adding to the events list then please let me know and I will let our runs leader and illustrious chairman and committee members know. I have updated the Surrey Tomcc website with dates that I have for the coming year, but please if you want to share your ideas for the club then it is essential that you disseminate them as soon as possible – email me at rayds@sky.com with you suggestions. My thanks to Tony Early for some great suggestions so far that have already been submitted to the Committee.
3.Club Nights January 2012
We have 4 scheduled meetings this month – please pop along for the evening at the King William IV, West Horsley, Surrey, we kick off around 815pm, be great to see members new and old for a Christmas drink… remember 815pm tonight … hope to see you all there…
Thursday 5th - Club night
Thursday 12th - Club night
Thursday 19th - Club night
Thursday 26th - Club night
4.E-petition
Please don’t forget the e-petition for the Roehampton Limb Users Group Campaign: Hands Off Our Amputee Beds For The Limbless – I did send out an email earlier regarding this so you have full details, but please will you sign the e-petition? MP's are beginning to take notice but we need maximum effort to stop this plan before February. Click on the link http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/26030
5.Wey Valley Institute of Advanced Motorcyclists
As you all may be aware I am a member of the IAM (& Rospa) and along with several other Surrey Tomcc members and usually attend the Wey Valley Institute of Advanced Motorcyclists Observed Sundays at Ripley Village Hall.. Do you want to come and see what it’s all about? Interested ? Curious? – well if so arrive between 09.15 and 09.30 and enjoy a very reasonably priced bacon sandwich and chat to one of our Observers. You can join on Sunday or you may prefer to take an assessment ride to get a feel of whether taking the IAM Test is for you. The ride will last about an hour and is usually on a 2:1 ratio with a Senior Observer. There will be a short briefing beforehand, and also debriefs during the ride and again at the end. We have a comprehensive system of direction giving and lost/stop procedures to avoid you having to worry about directions as well as riding. This format is very similar to our normal observed ride. If you want to come and look at us before joining please feel free. Alternatively make a note in your diary to attend one of our monthly open evenings, which will give you an idea of what the club is all about, and what we get up to. These are also held at Ripley Village Hall and start promptly at 20.00 (tea and biscuits are free though!) on the last Tuesday of every month except December.
Either way come and see us. You'll find we are as much a cross section of Motorcyclists as you would find anywhere at any motorcycle meet, no one that I know smokes a pipe, none of them wear slippers (at least not in the hall!) and only the Chief Observer has two heads ! You won't go away with a ticket for a small number plate either.
That’s all for now - keep an eye on the Website and Forum for any changes or updates to club runs or functions and as always - any problems with the website / Forum or anything concerning the Surrey TOMCC you wish to bring to the committee’s or my attention – please email me at rayds@sky.com – hope to see and speak to you soon, but in the meantime Ride safe.
Kind Regards Ray
1.MEPs, Peter Skinner 14th January– (A message from the Motorcycle Action Group (MAG)
I hope it's a good one for you and if we can keep up the pressure from last year, it should be a good one for Riders' Rights too - If you live in the South East of England, I'm pleased to say that one of your MEPs, Peter Skinner, is holding a special 'motorcycle surgery' at P&H Motorcycles in Crawley on 14th January. (P&H Motorcycles Ltd - 61-63 Gatwick Road – Crawley - West Sussex - RH10 9RD ) - As a result of the huge volume of correspondence he has received from riders in his constituency, he has agreed to meet as many as possible on Saturday afternoon (14th Jan) in perhaps the ideal venue, a bike shop. He is hoping to hear all your concerns about EU legislation first hand, as well as discuss rider training issues, the state of the retail bike industry and the future of the whole industry in light of various legislation, both proposed and under discussion for future proposal.
If you could arrive before 2pm (time enough to grab a cuppa) Mr Skinner will be available to take questions and hear what you have to say, after 2pm - It is common to visit an MP surgery and discuss local or national issues, but so much of what affects our motorcycling lives now is decided in Europe, this is a great opportunity for us to voice our concerns to an MEP who genuinely wants to understand riders and the bike industry generally. It should be an interesting afternoon, and remember, P&H is a multi-franchised dealer, so there'll be loads of bikes to look at too... Regards - Paddy Tyson - Campaigns Manager - Motorcycle Action Group - www.mag-uk.org.
2.Events 2012
Just a reminder that a new events list for 2012 will be circulated in the next few weeks or, I think I have some great idea’s, but if you have something that you have in your mind like runs, functions etc that we as a club could consider adding to the events list then please let me know and I will let our runs leader and illustrious chairman and committee members know. I have updated the Surrey Tomcc website with dates that I have for the coming year, but please if you want to share your ideas for the club then it is essential that you disseminate them as soon as possible – email me at rayds@sky.com with you suggestions. My thanks to Tony Early for some great suggestions so far that have already been submitted to the Committee.
3.Club Nights January 2012
We have 4 scheduled meetings this month – please pop along for the evening at the King William IV, West Horsley, Surrey, we kick off around 815pm, be great to see members new and old for a Christmas drink… remember 815pm tonight … hope to see you all there…
Thursday 5th - Club night
Thursday 12th - Club night
Thursday 19th - Club night
Thursday 26th - Club night
4.E-petition
Please don’t forget the e-petition for the Roehampton Limb Users Group Campaign: Hands Off Our Amputee Beds For The Limbless – I did send out an email earlier regarding this so you have full details, but please will you sign the e-petition? MP's are beginning to take notice but we need maximum effort to stop this plan before February. Click on the link http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/26030
5.Wey Valley Institute of Advanced Motorcyclists
As you all may be aware I am a member of the IAM (& Rospa) and along with several other Surrey Tomcc members and usually attend the Wey Valley Institute of Advanced Motorcyclists Observed Sundays at Ripley Village Hall.. Do you want to come and see what it’s all about? Interested ? Curious? – well if so arrive between 09.15 and 09.30 and enjoy a very reasonably priced bacon sandwich and chat to one of our Observers. You can join on Sunday or you may prefer to take an assessment ride to get a feel of whether taking the IAM Test is for you. The ride will last about an hour and is usually on a 2:1 ratio with a Senior Observer. There will be a short briefing beforehand, and also debriefs during the ride and again at the end. We have a comprehensive system of direction giving and lost/stop procedures to avoid you having to worry about directions as well as riding. This format is very similar to our normal observed ride. If you want to come and look at us before joining please feel free. Alternatively make a note in your diary to attend one of our monthly open evenings, which will give you an idea of what the club is all about, and what we get up to. These are also held at Ripley Village Hall and start promptly at 20.00 (tea and biscuits are free though!) on the last Tuesday of every month except December.
Either way come and see us. You'll find we are as much a cross section of Motorcyclists as you would find anywhere at any motorcycle meet, no one that I know smokes a pipe, none of them wear slippers (at least not in the hall!) and only the Chief Observer has two heads ! You won't go away with a ticket for a small number plate either.
That’s all for now - keep an eye on the Website and Forum for any changes or updates to club runs or functions and as always - any problems with the website / Forum or anything concerning the Surrey TOMCC you wish to bring to the committee’s or my attention – please email me at rayds@sky.com – hope to see and speak to you soon, but in the meantime Ride safe.
Kind Regards Ray
