Club Night

We’re back! ….our first Club Night since the start of the pandemic. And we’re back at Henstridge Golf and Leisure.  Sandra and Brian are the new managers.   Despite the 4 week lockdown extension, having just spoken with Sandra, she is more than happy to still have us on the 14th July, which is great news. […]

Come and have a natter and a drink with friends.  This will be our first indoor social event for many months, so is long overdue.  No speaker. And to make it more interesting, bring Something Interesting !!   Got a strange tool in your garage that only you knows what it does…perfect!  Or a weird kitchen […]

Sorry, but due to COVID, we’ve had to suddenly cancel this meeting at short notice. Our AGM will now take place on Wednesday 13th October.  Please note: the meeting will start promptly at 7pm;  get there earlier to order a drink etc… From 7pm to approx 7:45 we will be holding our Annual General Meeting […]

We will be holding our Annual General Meeting (AGM), our first in two years so please come along.  This is your chance to tell your Committee what we’re doing right and what needs improving, anything goes really (too many runs, too few runs, too many emails, etc etc).  It is also an opportunity for you […]

Once again, Paul Miles has kindly volunteer to put together a list of absurd questions with impossible answers and will become our Quiz Master for the evening. If you’ve not been to one of these before, they are great fun, so come along and have a laugh.

Come along, with your partner, for a natter and a free buffet! 🙂 All we ask in return is that you buy £5 worth of raffle tickets on the night and you contribute a prize for the raffle. See you there!

This Club Night is CANCELLED. David Morris, curator of RNAS Yeovilton Museum. Recovery and restoration of an aircraft that operated from Henstridge.

Note: this is a change to the printed 2022 Programme Card. David Morris, curator of RNAS Yeovilton Museum. Recovery and restoration of an aircraft that operated from Henstridge.

John Young – BSA/Triumph triples racing in the 70’s

Ian Clarke – 50 years of BMW ownership

Richard “Hutty” Hutson from the Bournemouth & New Forest Section will give us a talk about the trip around Tasmania that he and his son did on a Triumph Tiger 800 back in November 2019. This is a change to the published speaker.  Geoff Stray was going to talk to us about his V-twin Panther […]

Dear friends   This month it’s the section AGM and we’d appreciate your attendance on Wednesday the 12th October, at the Halsey Arms. This is a necessary mechanism to help ensure the continued smooth running of your section and presents an ideal opportunity for you to ask the committee any questions you might have and […]

Once again, Paul Miles has kindly volunteer to put together a list of absurd questions with impossible answers and will become our Quiz Master for the evening. If you’ve not been to one of these before, they are great fun, so come along and have a laugh.

Come along, with your partner, for a natter and a free buffet! 🙂 All we ask in return is that you buy some raffle tickets on the night and you contribute a prize for the raffle. See you there!

Note:  Club Night in January has had to be moved to Tuesday 10th At short notice, our very own Andy Grew has kindly volunteered to tell us all about the Moto Morini company and its motorcycles.

Jacqui Furneaux will be talking about her 7 year travels around the world. She visited 20 countries on a Royal Enfield! Jacqui is a very entertaining speaker, this is not one to be missed!

CANCELLED DUE TO BAD WEATHER John Young, who is a good friend and regular speaker at the Dorset Section will be talking about the Triumph Quadrant. This is Triumphs attempt to beat the Japanese at their own game by producing a  4 cylinder bike of their own. Now, John is an excellent speaker but to […]

You may have met Geoff and seen his marvellous V-Twin Panther at the Shepton Mallet show, but this is your opportunity to learn how he did it. We have been trying to get Geoff for a couple of years but were prevented by Covid and then last year Geoff was stranded in India. Hopefully we […]

September’s meeting will be a Biker Down training course, it starts at the earlier time of 7.00 pm as it is 3 hours in duration. The course gives instruction on what to do in the event that you are involved in or come across an accident or medical emergency whilst out on your bike. There […]

Dear friends   This month it’s the section AGM and we’d appreciate your attendance on Wednesday the 11th October, at the Halsey Arms. This is a necessary mechanism to help ensure the continued smooth running of your section and presents an ideal opportunity for you to ask the committee any questions you might have and […]

Once again, Paul Miles has kindly volunteer to put together a list of absurd questions with impossible answers and will become our Quiz Master for the evening. If you’ve not been to one of these before, they are great fun, so come along and have a laugh. Please see attached link!! quiz night 2023

December Club Night will be a social at The Halsey Arms. There will be mince pies and sausage rolls provided free of charge! We will also be holding a raffle, for club funds, please bring a prize to donate. Anyone returning the Boris Johnson book will, of course, be thrown out of the meeting! Hope […]

Tonight’s speaker will be Steve Williams from the Bloodbikes organisation. We hope to have a bike on display if it will fit through the door! We will also request donations for this valuable organisation which is run as a charity with no NHS funding.

Bill Southcombe will be our speaker this evening. You may have heard his talk of his experiences flying Vulcan Bombers a few years ago, but he is also a keen motorcyclist and has a passion for the TT races. He has recently written a book on  ‘ Tuners of the Golden Age of Motorcycling’ and […]

Tonight’s speaker will be John Young about his life in motorcycle competition. He will also be bringing along a bike or two to talk about how he has developed them over the years. His JAP engined Triumph sprinter is improbably quick!

Another meeting another John Young! This time our friend Trident John Young who will be talking about the Triumph Quadrant – a 4 cylinder version of the Trident.

Social night at the Halsey come along on any bike or any car but obviously the more interesting the better. If you would like to invite members of other clubs you belong to they will be very welcome.

Our first indoor Club Night for the autumn period will have  a speaker. I am pleased to welcome Steve Allen to our Section who will be giving a talk on the formation and early days of the VMCC from the perspective of  his father Titch Allen.

AGM night and your chance to give your opinion on what your club is doing well and what could be improved.

November Club Night is our quiz night, but this year we have  new quiz masters! So none of the usual tosh that we’ve come to expect, sanity may eventually reign – maybe….

Note that our December Club Night is cancelled.

Back to an evening mneeting this month 7.30 for 8.00. Our speaker will be Sarah Banister who races a sidecar unit at speeds of up to 150 MPH! She will be bringing her outfit to the meeting but because it is not possible to get it into the Halsey we will have to view it […]

Tonights speaker will be a tall Laverda rider, no not me the other one, Simon Barker  will give a talk on his working experiences on a range of machinary from Honda 50’s to Concorde.  

Car and Bike Night. Come along in/on an interesting vehicle, invite your friends and any other clubs to which you belong for a social at The Halsey Arms. Starts at 6.00 so you should be able to get home in daylight.

Unfortunately I have been informed that The Halsey Arms is closed with immediate effect until a new landlord can be recruited. In the current climate this could be a long wait. Therefore club nights are cancelled until we can make alternative arrangements.

Club Night cancelled

Our AGM will now be held at The Old Brewery, Gillingham after our breakfast meeting on the 18 October.

Club night rescheduled to 19 November