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VMCC 1000 bikes Mallory Park 2019

17 July, 201927 September, 2019 Brian Williams

Another great year at the VMCC 1000 bikes at Mallory Park with great weather, lots of bikes to see and hear around the track. Wherever you went there was always someone who wanted to chat to you about bikes, this was a brilliant weekend and you don’t have to be a VMCC member to participate, in fact you don’t have to have a classic bike any road bike can go around the famous Mallory Park circuit, you can even join the VMCC club with a modern bike, no old bike…

Rainhill Gala 190 years since the Rocket Rainhill Trials.

17 June, 201927 September, 2019 Brian Williams

North West VMCC Display at Rainhill Gala celebrating 190 years since the success of Stevenson’s Rocket at the Rainhill Trials.

Junction bike show 16th June 2019 & autojumble

17 June, 201927 September, 2019 Brian Williams

We would like to thank Paul Draper landlord of the Junction Pub in Rainford for once again allowing us to have a bike show in his very large marquee. The event was well attended but not quite as many as in January, this was probably due to it being father’s day and the unpredictable weather. However, the weather wasn’t too bad and we had riders in and out all day. There was a great variety of bikes on display and our thanks go to all those who attended, as without…

Holmeswood run Sunday 12th May 2019

13 May, 201916 May, 2019 Brian Williams

Holmeswood run 12th May Sunday the12th of May and we’ve just finished the Holmeswood run and what a cracker it was. I didn’t accurately count the number of entrants but I estimate between thirty or forty attended on this beautiful sunny day. Kath and Warren had plotted a lovely run down the back lanes of Lancashire culminating in the lunch stop at one of our favourite venues the Farmers Arms pub in Hilldale. We had a diverse selection of bikes ,each a delight to see . Girder forked machines,…

Blood Bikes Fundraiser 2019

8 May, 201916 May, 2019 Brian Williams

Saturday May 5th members of the VMCC North West section joined our friends at Southport Auto Centre. This is the second year the owner Chris and his staff have staged a car and bike show as a fundraiser for the Blood Bikes. This is a much-needed charity run by volunteers who ferry blood and other lifesaving deliveries to hospitals. We recently had Chris Williams at our clubhouse explaining the duties of this hard-working crew it’s a purely volunteer charity that operates on donations and this show was a credit to…

March Ride Outs

21 April, 201917 July, 2019 Brian Williams

Ride outs to Rivington Barn & Fettlers Wharf Once again there was a good turnout for the ride outs to Rivington lower barn and Fettlers Wharf in March. Whilst it was wet early on for the ride out to Rivington Barn on 19th March 2019 it didn’t deter these hardy classic bike riders.Fortunately, the ride out to Fettlers Wharf on Wednesday 27th March 2019 was blessed with lovely warm weather as can be seen in the following pictures.

February 2019 ride outs

21 April, 201917 July, 2019 Brian Williams

Central Lancashire Section arranged two meets during the brilliant weather in February. The first was a meet at Rivington lower barn on a nice dry day. There was a good showing of about 20 to 30 bikes. A nice natter to catch up with what everyone had been up to over the winter was accompanied by nice cup of tea and lovely cakes.The second meet was at Fettlers Wharf in Rufford, again there was a good showing on a lovely warm summer like day. There was a little confusion as…

THE GOOD SAMARITAN

21 April, 20196 May, 2019 Brian Williams

Our North West Section Chairman Alex has also been helping a lady celebrating her 105th birthday. She loved it as can be seen in the VMCC March 2019 Journal. Alex’s letter regarding this is the journal’s Star Letter. Wow, that’s an achievement Alex. I don’t think any of us who knows Alex, is surprised how keen he was to help out this lady celebrate her 105th birthday. As we all know Alex is relentless in all he does. We are extremely lucky to have such a dedicated Chairman in the…

BRING & BUY SALE

21 April, 20196 May, 2019 Brian Williams

The club held a bring & buy sale recently and I attended with my friend Tom, neither of us had been to a bring & buy sale at the club before and didn’t know what to expect. As we didn’t know what to do, we both brought bottles of alcohol for the sale. When we arrived, we were confronted with a large table full of all kinds of items, from jigsaw puzzles to motorcycle parts. Alex had said the theme for the bring & buy sale was tramps, but again…

Our Venue

21 April, 201925 November, 2024 Annette

Venue: Mere Brow Village Hall Meeting nights: Second and Fourth Wednesday every month 7.30pm. Mere Brow Village Hall 65 The Gravel Mere Brow Preston PR4 6JX There are good facilities: a bar, restaurant and also a kitchen to make hot tea & coffee drinks. There is also a projector screen and plenty of secure parking.