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A whole bunch of photos from yesterday’s Dorset Dakar. It started at Compton Abbas Airfield, with an en-route pop-up café stop near the Fovant Badges and then onto the ford at Stratford Tony and finally to The Fox and Goose, Coombe Bissett for some lunch. Seems an excellent time was had by all with only… Read more

Many thanks to Phil Allen for organising this old favourite. His report of last Sunday’s run follows: We had 27 sign on with some very nice bikes. We stared off at Hinton St Mary village hall with coffee/tea and biscuits kindly arranged by Mrs Hoare (Bob Hoare’s wife);  Bob’s son, Nick, had organised a trophy… Read more

We did well yesterday!  Despite clashing with the Great Dorset Steam Fair, the Stock Gaylard Oak Fair and the Sherborne Historic Vehicle Rally, we still managed to get 25 riders for Andy Grew’s excellent August Run .  His report follows: The imaginatively named ‘August Run’ again proved popular with 25 signing on together with several… Read more

Yesterday’s Tiddler Run will be remembered for all the wrong reasons  🙂 .  I couldn’t attend yesterday but I knew something was up when I saw something on Facebook along the lines “Had a good time on the Dorset Section’s Tiddler Run today despite the numerous breakdowns!”  🙂 When there is no route sheet and… Read more

An unedited report from our Ariel-hating Chairman!  You would have thought he would have got bored of it by now, but no, the jokes (?) keep on coming 🙂 +++++++++++++++++++ One of our longest-standing events, the Border run started this year from a boiling hot Shaftesbury, at the top of Gold hill. Despite the distractions… Read more

We had a good turnout for last Saturday’s Purbeck Perambulation.  It started and ended at Stour Meadows car park in Blandford with a half way stop at the Cake House Tea Room in East Creech. The Sat Nav users learned an interesting lesson on this run.  On the outward journey, some went via Bere Regis… Read more

Paul Swaddle, the Run Organiser for yesterday’s White Horse Run, has raised the bar as far as run reports are concerned.  Brilliant report Paul…over to you: This was the first time your Junior Correspondent (Paul Swaddle) has arranged a run and it unfortunately showed! (no paper route, last minute admin I hadn’t done…), my personal… Read more

On Tuesday of this week, Andrew Rae took 5 volunteers* on a scouting mission to assess the feasibility of an off-road adventure for all our section members and friends, assuming little or no prior off road experience and a lack of dedicated machinery. We’re delighted to report it was 99% successful** and the new run,… Read more

Many thanks to Rod and Carol Hann for organising another annual Jeff Clew Memorial Run…something they have been doing for many years.  As in previous years, the start and finish was at the Haynes Motor Museum in Sparkford. Numbers were certainly down compared to pre-Covid levels, something we’re finding for all our events; it also… Read more

The following report from Paul Miles following his very successful Chairman’s Challenge Run yesterday: On Sunday, the chairman welcomed 23 riders, plus several pillions, for his annual Chairman’s Challenge run. With the aim of encouraging a gentler pace of run, the 40 mile route was almost exclusively over unclassified and B roads, heading North into… Read more

The Wessex V&V Section held their On The Beaded Edge Run today.  As we’re all one big happy family in the South West, riders came from many other Sections including Stonehenge, Somerset, West Wilts, South Dorset and, of course, our own Dorset Section. Great turnout at the start (Shillingstone Railway Trust) for a pre-1931 event… Read more

The weather was kind to us yesterday.  The BBC Weather was all doom-and-gloom, while the Met Office weather was a little more positive.  But in the end, nothing more than a few drops on our visor.  But it could have been warmer…brrrr.  🙁 We had 14 riders signing on at the Virginia Ash, where tea/coffee… Read more

We had our first 2022 Mid-Week Run today, but despite wonderful weather, I was the only “regular” Dorset Section member on it.  Thankfully, another 7 riders from the South Dorset Section also came along.  Run Organisers put a lot of effort into putting these runs together, but if people don’t want them….  Let’s see what… Read more

Oh dear.  Despite good weather , only four of us turned up for this run and only two of us were on two strokes:  Andy Grew on his Yamaha 400 trail bike and Andrew Rae on his mighty Simson (which never ceases to impress!).  I came along on my ’31 Ariel Sloper which sometimes smokes… Read more

Today is Wednesday, 1st June and our GIANTS 2022 Run held last weekend is already becoming a distant memory, so I had better hand over to Paul Miles for the report but, before doing so, I’d like to personally thank the following: Dorset’s very own GIANTS run was held over the weekend, the 100 available… Read more

One of our longer runs took place yesterday.  Dave Bramley put together a  very enjoyable 100 mile route starting from Sturminster Newton car park  with a lunch stop at Mill Café, Honeystreet nr Pewsey, Wilts and returning to Shaftesbury: a circular route around Salisbury Plain.  And in glorious weather as well. Many thanks Dave! We… Read more

The Bluebell Run is a firm favourite for most of us but, for the run organiser, it’s always a bit of a gamble.  The date for the run is decided in October of the previous year, so depending on the winter weather, the bluebells can sometimes be early, sometimes late.  But yesterday, we got it… Read more

Was it the glorious weather or the lure of those hot cross buns with tea and coffee?  Or maybe a combination of both?  Either way, it resulted in a fantastic turnout with 30 riders and pillions signing on with 26 bikes taking part.  Nice to have some youngsters on the run: Ryan Jeffrey’s son and… Read more

Sunny day yesterday with a great route; a good time had by all.  Many thanks to Peter Miller for a fantastic route and to Janet Miller for the teas, coffees and biscuits at the start.  And not forgetting the young assistants doing an excellent job signing us in, collecting money and issuing the route sheets.… Read more

Apologies for the late post; all this fine weather we’re having means I’d rather be out on bike than stuck indoors and in front of a computer screen.  But better late than never, I hope! Saturday 19th : the monthly Breakfast Meet Another great turnout and I see that Andrew Rae and William Webb are… Read more

Last night saw a welcome return for us to the Halsey Arms after a 6 year absence.  Combine that with a very entertaining talk by John Young and you end up with a very enjoyable evening. And as our Chairman reported on our Facebook page: An excellent club night at the Halsey Arms with a… Read more

It was a bit chilly yesterday but that didn’t deter any of us (well, maybe a few – you know who you are 🙂  ) and we had a good turnout for our March Hare Run.  A 69 mile route that started and finished at the Marsh & Ham Car Park in Blandford with a… Read more