Bedgebury Forest Cycle Club Newsletter 27th April Good Evening Boars, Sows and Piglets and welcome to another edition of the fortnightly computer virus I like to call the club newsletter.

This newsletter has been virus checked, spell checked, grammar checked and punctuation checked. Unfortunately my brain has not been error checked so all mistakes remain, as ever my own…


Stolen – Reward Offered!

I start this week with news of a very serious theft from Bedgebury. It appears that over the past couple of weeks some devious thieves have been systematically stealing the very thing which makes Bedgebury special. The Mud! Now I don’t know who has been doing it, but I would certainly like to offer a reward. How great is it to ride there for the day and come back with a bike which is just “a bit dusty”? So take off your mud tyres, throw the mudguards in the back of the shed and enjoy the dust! Summer is here!

And now I’ve just seen the weather forecast for this weekend and I feel a bit silly having said all that. Nevermind, at least the rain is warm now…

Trail Build

Thank you to all who turned out for the trail build on the 17th. It was nice to see a couple of new faces there. We did a lot of work on the new Black section which hopefully will soon be opened. The next trail build will be on the 15th of May – please try to come along if you can. It really is very satisfying and we really appreciate your assistance.

This weekend…

This is a very busy weekend for the club with something for everyone.

On Saturday the second of our Junior Saturday Clubs meeting at 9.30 for a 10am start. This week Michael is due to lead with me assisting. Be afraid!
The usual club ride will also take place on Saturday starting at 10am at the bike shop. All are welcome.

On Sunday the first of our ladies specific rides will start from the Bike shop at 10am. Join Ali for a friendly ride around the forest using some singletrack, some of the family trail and some bits you may never have seen before.

Night rides

Wednesday nightrides are now starting from 7pm.
When it is our monthly committee on the first Wednesday of the month, then the nightride will be on following Thursday starting at 7.30pm. Confused? Well on Wednesday 5th May there won’t be a ride, but there will be one on Thursday May 6th starting at 7.30. We will finish at around 9pm, so you will still have time to vote on your way home!

Coaching

The coaching year is in full swing. We have already run successful courses for adults covering drop-offs and cornering and Junior courses introducing Mountain Biking. Coaching runs through until the Autumn, please see our coaching courses at http://www.boarsonbikes.co.uk/courses.html . If you would like something covered which is not in our diary, please contact Gary our head coach on Gscot1@aol.com or call him on 0789 641 2223 as we may be able to add to our diary if there is sufficient demand.

Committee Meeting

The committee meeting in May is on May 5th starting at 6.30pm in the old pantry in the walled car park. All are welcome to attend; this is your chance to influence how the club is run.

And Finally

This is your newsletter for your club. If you have anything cycling related to say which you would like to share with your fellow club members please drop me a line and I’ll include it. Racing news, coaching feedback, cycling events may well be of interest to all of us so send your plans and reports to me. Thanks!

Enjoy your riding.

Boris

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