Veteran Leaguer - LVRC

Announcements, additions
and amendments
Fifteen years of LVRC
track training at
Manchester Velodrome
Fancy riding on the fastest track in the world? Would
you like the chance to ride behind a derny motorbike?
If so, Region 4 is pleased to announce that for the
fifteenth consecutive year there will be LVRC track
training at Manchester this winter. These sessions are
suitable for all levels of ability, including complete
novices.
The dates and times are as follows:
Sunday 6th November 2011 3pm to 5pm
Sunday 11th December 2011 3pm to 5pm
We hope to be able to announce further dates for
January, February and March.
Please enter on a standard LVRC entry form, enclosing
£10 per session. One form may be used for multiple
dates. Please make cheques payable to "D Watson".
Please don't forget to enclose a stamped addressed
envelope.
Hire bikes are available. If you need one, simply specify
the size required on your entry form and pay for it on
arrival at the track.
Please send entries to:
Dave Watson, 207 Manchester Road, Greenfield,
Oldham. OL3 7HX.
If you have any questions, please ring Dave on
01457 837113.
(Anyone who would like to get early notification of
future events is invited to send an e-mail to
dave@greenfieldyorkshire.freeserve.co.uk with "Track
Training - subscribe" in the subject line.) If you do not
have e-mail, please send a brief note in the post and I
will put you on my postal list.)
The 2012 Annual General Meeting of the LVRC will be
held in October.
Date and venue to be confirmed in early 2012.
Region News
Region 9
Another year virtually done and dusted. Now is the time to rest in
the warm glow of our winter fires and reflect on the season’s successes
and failures and to start to formulate our New Year resolutions
to forgive our adversaries that may have been made during
the heat of the summer. What’s he talking about? - It wasn’t hot at
all. The penultimate event at Hogg Hill saw a very good turnout but
only a derisory but faithful 21 staying on for the annual AGM. We
crammed into a very hot room to learn from Mike Cross that the
region had now reached 563 members (up 40 on the 2010) which
is not only the largest in the country but also comprises 26 per
cent of the national membership. Amongst the attendees it was
very good to see Tony Woodcock, on a bike, but still with a broken
collarbone - soon to the plated. That boy has suffered from some
major mishaps in recent years including taking a header over a
chair he was carrying down a flight of stairs. Don't try this at home
as he did. Six apologies for absence were received. One from that
gentlemen's gentleman Ginno Goddard. Bill Ollis reported on the
progress of the Gravesend Velo Park . Sounds an extremely serious
addition to the cycling world to be officially opened in April 2012.
Fred Little reported that Region 9 had held 51 events in 2011 with
12 on the road and 39 on closed circuits. The three series held at
Hogg Hill were extremely successful with an average of 50 in each
race. This total number of events is slightly down from last year as
Bill Butterworth is still having an affair with the beautiful and youthful
BC. Real concern was raised from the floor on the relentless rise
in costs of LVRC racing. Increases in membership and entry fees are
to blame. Pete Wilson replied that the national insurance premiums
had increased dramatically and at the Region is about to embark
on a policy of providing expenses for officials and marshals all of
which will not ease the trend. Pete also reported the region’s kitty
stood at 2.5 K. It was noted that a large number of cruise brochures
were seen mingled in with his papers. The Region now supports
full sets of flags and will shortly be self-sufficient in road race signs.
The great and generous Trevor Madden, purveyor of pedals to Mark
Cavendish, has donated a large, excellent and noisy bell to announce
the last laps. No excuses now for not hearing that welcome
noise. Consideration is being given to the purchase of a gazebo for
officials to use at Dunton and Hogg Hill. We all hope this expense
does not impinge too much on Pete’s cruises. Trevor is planning,
throughout the winter at Hogg Hill, on the first Sunday of every
month a race and bike jumble. A chance perhaps to pick up some
of Cav’s old pedals. New promoters will be required for next season
with the advent of the Gravesend circuit. It matters not whether
they are Kent or Kentish clubs. The Dulwich Paragon have mooted
their interest in running the Region's Percy Stannard Series event.
There is much to look forward to in next season's Schedule. With
the undoubted increased costs of travel there does appear to be
at decrease in the cross-fertilisation of riders from different areas
even within our own region - east sees very little of the West and
vice-versa. In a small attempt to rectify this situation it has been
suggested by some very wise men that an Inter circuit competition
be held next year with the cream of Hillingdon, Hogg Hill and the
MK Bowl fighting it out for the title of ‘The Very Bestest Circuit in
the Whole Wide World’. Gravesend could even be included if they
get their act up and running as MK must their tea urn. The Region
9 Lunch is scheduled again for next year again at Stapleford Tawny
with details being released nearer the date in February.
Richard Wall
The Veteran Leaguer: Autumn 2011 Page 5