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6th November
Latest Section Secretaries Newsletter is now on the VMCC HQ button above.

23rd October
Free laptop computer in the Bar.

18th October
For those interested the Western Region Road Trials Championship, the results can be seen here - all in Excel spreadsheet format. Quite a few of our members are in the lists, with trophies won as class runner-ups, by:
Bruce and Di - Post Vintage
Rob Jones - Post war
Bill and Jean - 3 wheeler

17th October
Some photos from the Levis cup trial of our members are now on the reports page in the Lounge. New CMB magazine now on the button above. Film night next Monday.

7th October
Latest HQ newsletter is now on the above button. Also included with the newsletter are copies of the five year plan. Download version one here - download version two here. Any comments can be passed back to the Chairman via HQ. If you haven't had enough of that then you can have a read of the latest proposed amendments to the club By-laws here. The changes are in italics and they are a bit haphazard, I must say.

4th October
New bike for sale in the bar and a report on the recent Isle of Wight Scurry - now in the Library on the features page.

28th September
New bike for sale in the bar.

20th September
Some notes and photos of the Saundersfoot weekend are now on the Reports Page in the Lounge.

21st August
Vale of Glamorgan event report, results and photos, now on the Reports page in the Lounge. Next meeting on Mondaythe 27th, followed by the wednesday evening rideout to the Creigiau Inn on the 29th.

18th August
Vale of Glamorgan event tomorrow first away from the Llanharry club at 11am - if you haven't entered then turn up tomorrow and enter on the day. The grape vine has it that John F is to sell his Bond Bug, so if you fancy something different, contact John.

10th August
Some photos added to the Roof of Wales report on the Reports Page, many thanks to Steve T. Don't forget the Chairmans run this coming Sunday - meet 10am for a 10.30am start at the Mountain Cafe.

7th August
A few notes on the Roof of Wales run are now on the Reports page. Anyone got some photos?

3rd August
Latest CMB magazine is now available on the above button. Don't forget the "Roof of Wales" Run this coming Sunday . It includes a free BBQ at around the halfway point. Also - entries are desperately needed for the Vale of Glamorgan event - regs at the bottom of the calendar page in the Lounge.
I now have a copy of the minutes from the Area Reps meeting, so if you're interested, just ask, and I'll pass you a copy.

23rd July
Report on yesterdays "Historic Tour" now on the Reports page.
Don't forget the Wednesday evening rideout on the 25th - venue? the Red Lion in Bonvilston.
Next Mondays clubnight is the Fish and Chip run - 7pm from the car park on the south side of the A48, outside the Indian restaurant - NOT at the old cafe, where we used to meet. F&C back in the clubhouse, after the ride, at £5 per head.

18th July
Reports on the Follow the Velo run and Ireland visit with the West South Wales Section are now on the reports page in the Lounge. Don't forget Geoff's "Historic Tour" this coming Sunday - leaves at 10.30am from the Caerphilly Mountain cafe.

15th July
Vale of Glamorgan entry form etc now on the events calendar page at the bottom.

3rd July
Last nights BBQ went off very well, especially as the weather was very good. We had two new members attend, which was a real positive. We were down on numbers a bit at something like 40 odd, but much of the grub went, which means that I don't have to eat burgers for the next two weeks.

Some of us are off to Ireland on Friday, so this is a reminder for the "Follow the Velo" run on Sunday the 15th - 10.00 am meet at the Caerphilly Mountain Cafe for a 10.30 start.

IMPORTANT
It came to my notice in the past couple of days that there is, in existence, a so-called "five year plan" for the club. It has not been well distributed and I had to ask the Chairman for a copy - find it here. He needs responses within the next ten days, which gives very little time - so please read it and pass any comments direct to Pat on his email here. I must say that I find much of the historical analysis incorrect and it would appear that it is obviously based on much of the agitation that a small group within the club have carried out over the years. Then there's our President, who openly stated at the AGM that his position was 'apolitical' and who is not following that line at all. The plan also seems to be suggesting an 'area' event - just as we held at the Dare Country park in June - what amazing planning. It would appear that there has been two consultative exercises - I remember one only, but may well have 'missed' the other. Personally I see little in this five year plan to cheer me up concerning the management of the club. The management structure is dire at the moment - we don't seem to elect our directors any more and likewise our area reps, let alone their deputies.

29th June
Final episode of Rob's Scarboro report now in the Library. BBQ next Monday - please don't forget, we need you.

28th June
Scarborough report updated daily, as I get reports and photos from "our man oop North"

26th June
Rob has been sending in reports and photos from Scarborough and I've compiled them on a new Scarborough report page in the Library. More will be added, on a daily basis, as Rob sends the pics and notes.

20th June
Latest HQ Section Secretaries newsletter in now on the button above.

17th June
Some photos and a few notes from the Banbury Run now on the Reports Page.

15th June
After the news that Cefn Carnau Lane was re-opened I got a bike out and took my camera for a ride. The lane at each end is still marked as "No through road", but the gates have gone and the lane has been cleared of debris and patched up very well. The important bit is where the Nant-y-pwyntel stream used to ford the road and I found that "proper" culverts had been put in. All of which indicated that the opening was not a short term measure. The VMCC and TRF can take a pat on the back for the six year effort to get the road re-opened.


14th June
Some super news - after a six year campaign by two of our members and one from the Trail Riders Fellowship, the dear old Caerphilly council have repaired Cefn Carnau Lane and removed the gates and re-opened the road last night. The council had 3 x 18 month TTROs(Temporary Traffic Restriction Orders) in place from time to time over the past six years and gated the road with the stated intention of permanently closing it. Despite numerous letters to the council and the Welsh Office, objecting to the councils actions, the last letter that I had from the council stated that they were repairing the road and that it would be re-opened soon. That I didn't believe, as I've had a lot of 'fobbing-off' rubbish quoted to me by the council in the past and, in fact, Paul D squeezed his Tiger cub through the gates to ride the lane and found nothing being done at all after I posted my note, dated the 11th May, below. It seems that it was a final letter from counsel that tipped the scales. Lousy weather, as I write this, but tomorrow - the sun is out and I shall get a bike out and go for a ride with my camera.

13th June
A few notes and pics on the "Great Gathering" and Black Mountain event are on the Reports page.

Something to note - whilst at the Dare Country Park someone canvassed us all with details of the Three Cocks Show on the 12th August. The entry form contained a declaration that you had to sign that you accept the conditions of entry. One of those conditions that you are agreeing to is "All exhibitors should carry appropriate Public Liability Insurance for their exhibit". Your road legal insurance covers you for that, of course, whilst the bike is in motion, but you wil not be covered as a static exhibit, yet you have stated that you are covered by entering. In fact it is the organisers who need to have PL cover for the whole show and they should not try to shift the requirement and cost on to the exhibitors, which many organisers do in the hope that any problems are not theirs and that they do not have to pay out for PL insurance. This is something that the VMCC flagged up years ago - hence the Yellow Permit insurance, that we run our events under. So if you see a show organiser asking you to declare that you have PL insurance - my advice is avoid the event like the plague - because - guess who they'll point the finger at, if a problem occurs whilst your bike is a static exhibit.

7th June
More for sale in the Bar, including a very good Lomax.
Don't forget the "Gathering" this coming Saturday - arrive around noon at the Dare Country Park, Aberdare.
Latest CMB magazine on the above button.

5th June
Seaside run report now on the Reports page in the Lounge.

1st June
34 entries for the Seaside run and we could do with more please - see you on the day in Penarth. The weather promises to be good for the whole day.

Back in 1994 a Leslie Jenkins applied to HQ to set up a section in Bridgend. That was only a mere 10 miles from where we were meeting at that time and we objected, so the Bridgend VMCC section did not get off the ground. All a bit of a shame that they did not want to attend our meetings or discuss matters with us. Consequently, Les Jenkins set up the Bridgend and District  British Motorcycle club. I notice that OBM, this month, reports that the club has disbanded due to dwindling membership. However, it's always a shame when a club closes. Several of us have given them talks over the years and we have sent invites to our events.

28th May
Please don't forget the Wednesday evening rideout to the Victoria Inn, on the 30th. There was a very poor turnout last month at the Black Cock Inn.
Also, final call for entries for the Seaside Run this coming Sunday - just email details to me by Wednesday and you can pay on the day. Entries on the day, however, have an entry fee of £10, so if you intend to come, let me know quickly please.

23rd May
As from the 25th May the GDPR regulations, regarding privacy, come into force and they have an impact on this website. Photgraphs are considered to be 'personal data' and any photographed individual needs to give their written consent for any photo that they are in, to be posted on this website. The best way to achieve this is via a photography release form. This must be signed and include a clear indication of how the photos are going to be used. That is difficult and a near enough impossibility in some cases - for example, the need to get the written permission from each individual in a group photo, even more so when members of the public are milling around in the background.
Consequently, site visitors need to be aware that under article 17(the right to erasure) any photograph that they appear in, if they wish it to be deleted , then all they have to do is email the web-admin, as listed on the office page, and the request for deletion will be dealt with as quickly as possible.