Willesden CC – Monthly General Meeting

The Willesden CC hold a Monthly General Meeting (MGM) on the first Tuesday of each month. It is held at the Wembley Club rooms from 9pm afterwards. It is a good chance to find out what is happening in the club and to help shape its future. You also get to eat cake and drink tea.
The main points from last Tuesday’s MGM were as follows –

Subscriptions.
IMPORTANT – There are a number of members who have forgotten to renew their membership for 2008. Please contact Gladys Purdy ASAP to ensure your continuing membership.

Track
The WCC Track Championships will be held at Calshot on 21st September 2008. 10:00am to 1:00pm. Organiser – Keith Wilmot

Road Racing
The Willesden Road Race will be held on 14th September. All WCC members are expected to attend with either with a number on their back or sporting a Marshall’s tabard.
Organiser Jumbo James

Audax
The Willesden are organising 19 Audax events this year.
The first of these took place at the end of January, namely The Willy Warmer (215km) and The Little Willy (125km). It attracted over 65 riders and raised over £120 for the club. Well done Paul Stewart.
Two teams are entering this years Easter Arrow. This is an interesting team event finishing in York. Teams start from all over the country on Good Friday with aim of seeing who can rack up the greatest distance in 24 hours. The minimum distance is 360 kms. The two Willesden Teams are captained by Mark Brooking and Paul Stewart.

Reliability Ride
The Willesden round of the Chiltern Classics will be held on Sunday 24th Feb 08. Start will be at 10:00am from the Scout Hut, Community Close, Ickenham.
Organisers: John Williams/ Giovanni La Brummi

Social
The Isle of Wight 100km Randonnee will be taking place on the first May Bank holiday. Exact details to be announced.

Coaching
The Willesden have an impressive number of coaches in the club who are very active across all areas in cycling. There are some very interesting developments about to take place that will raise the profile of the Willesden CC coaching squad. So watch this space and support your coach.

John Davies