N.B. Rota Cancellation
Due to certain difficulties within the Club, the next rota has been cancelled, but Derek will be in contact with you in due course regarding restarting it.
Please send in articles/photos/suggestions etc to www.bury-tandem-club.org.uk for publication in the next newsletter or phone John.
An agreement has now been reached to take water from the Workshop's neighbouring property, owned by Joe. David and Derek describe the initial cleaning method as being to apply TS10 (Muckoff) cleaning fluid, agitate with a brush, then a gentle spray rinse with water followed by a natural drying off in the Workshop. The tandems would then be safe from corrosion and ready for a more thorough cleaning by Mike Berry during the week. Could each tandem pair please do this on returning from winter rides?
David Harrison announces the Annual Dinner as Friday, February 23rd. 2007. The venue is the Waterloo Hotel, Bury starting at 7.30 pm for 8pm at a cost of £17.50 per head. David reminds everyone that guests are very welcome and gifts are needed for the Raffle.
ALL these BENEFITS for just £25!! " Use of a well-maintained tandem " Free maintenance of that tandem " Reduced subscriptions for annual family or individual cycle insurance " Use of fluorescent winter and summer Club cycle tops " Club newsletter.
REMEMBER Membership subscriptions are due BY March 1st. Please make your cheque payable to Bury Tandem Club for the Visually Impaired and send it, BEFORE March 1st, to David Jones, 22 Turks Road, Radcliffe, M26 4PU. Thank you.
The final fundraising total of sponsorship monies for the 76 mile Peter Jackson Memorial Ride is a magnificent £1215.72. Thanks to every one of the 14 members who took part, and especially Angela Green and Janice Lowe who organized this highly successful event!
The Club has ordered a new purpose-built trailer available from Indespension Ltd. of Horwich. This will carry six tandems as opposed to our other old adapted motorbike trailer which only carried five. Thanks to John Robinson for securing this funding from the Co-op.
The Health for Bolton Fund has granted £2000 for the Club to be spent on Mechanic's wages. This means that the Club commences 2007 with a healthy bank balance.
Please get in touch and tell us how you think the Club could improve its non-cycling social side. Phone John or visit www.bury-tandem-club.org.uk .
If you know of any visually - impaired people who would enjoy riding out with us, please give them Derek's phone number on 0161 764 1239. We have surplus tandems in the Workshop waiting for riders.
We are considering setting up a sales board within the Club. If you're clearing anything out, why not put it on the board? Please send to www.bury-tandem-club.org.uk for publication in the next newsletter or phone John.