Another excellent event organised by Rod and Carol. The route to Yandles provided plenty a good views, with traffic pretty light – except for the Tesco delivery van speeding through a narrow lane which was a bit of a close shave. We were welcomed back to Leigh with a fantastic buffet which all enjoyed. Many thanks to Rod and Carol for all the work they put into our club, they really are a inspiration to us all. Report from Rod below.
The Jeff Clew Memorial run was held on Sunday 31st May, 2026, and started and finished at Leigh Village Hall. 27 riders (from seven different Sections) signed on to tackle the morning route of 31 miles which took them to Martock for a lunch stop at Yandles Cafe. Another return leg of 26 miles took everyone back to Leigh.
Tea and cakes were consumed by the 40 people present before the prizegiving took place. Our Section President and Alison Clew (Jeff’s daughter who had attended from Rugby) presented the prizes as listed below.
Luckily fine weather added to a very pleasant day enjoyed by all.
The prizewinners were as follows:-
The Haynes Shield (Best Machine Overall) = Lindsey Pickford – Yamaha XS650
Hinton Motorcycles Trophy (Best Veteran or Vintage Machine) = Josh Stephens – Sunbeam Lion
Bob Foster Trophy (Best Post Vintage) = Colin Bentham – Norton International
John Brittain Trophy (Best Post War) = Steve Edgington – Triumph T100
Clew Family Trophy (Best Velocette) = Steve Lindsley – Velocette Thruxton
The Denny Trophy (Best Threewheeler) = Andy Sharp – Armstrong and S/Car
Mike Penn Award (Spirit of the Event) = Lynda Sharp
The Orman Tankard (Best Japanese Machine) = Tony Gumbrill – Kawasaki Z650
The Hann Trophy (Best Unrestored Machine) = Martin Walsh – AJS
Our next run on Sunday 7 June is our yearly trip to the Somerset Levels starting at 10.00 from The Farmyard Kitchen, Sherborne, DT9 4 JX. If you plan on using the SatNav routes on the website please check for any updates as there are currently lots of road closures on my planned route which I will have to check later this week.
AT THE START
AT YANDLES, BOWER HINTON
BACK AT LEIGH AND PRESENTING THE AWARDS
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