We hope you are already subscribed to our calendar so you can keep up to date with the events happening and sign up for any that you may be interested in.
You can keep tabs on what we are up to on all our social media below! Don’t forget to join the WhatsApp group for general discussion and if you want to get out for a ride and take someone with you.
Disclaimer: The WhatsApp group is an open discussion forum set up by members to enable exchange of info between same – not an official moderated SWAR forum
Achievemets
Big congratulations to:
Dave Cooke for a well deserved Gold!
Tours in 2024
The tours are coming! If you haven’t already looked into this, please look at them on the Calendar and sign up if you are interested.
For 2024, we have arranged three trips:
April – A Three-day tour around Mid Wales (NOW FULL)
July – A Four-day tour to Normandy and the D-Day Beaches (CLOSING DATE FOR REGISTRATION 31ST MARCH)
September – A Five-day tour to the Vosges Mountains in the Alsace region of France (CLOSING DATE FOR REGISTRATION 30TH JUNE)
The conditions of the trips will be:
- Members undertake at their own risk ‘eyes wide open’.
- SWAR is not acting as a Travel Agent.
- Anyone attending will be required to sign a waiver form.
- For foreign tours, riders must book their ferries, trains, and any UK accommodation e.g. at Folkestone before le Shuttle.
- Non-returnable deposits may be required to secure tour accommodation.
- Riders are responsible for adequate insurance and breakdown cover.
Prescott Bike Fest
SWAR will be hosting a stand at the Prescott Bike Fest alongside Gloucestershire. We are looking for 6-8 volunteers to support us on the stand. Please let us know if you’re interested by reaching out to us in the WhatsApp groups, via email or during a group meeting.
Observers
For all members who have passed their tests and would like to continue to become an observer, the Observer training weekend will be held on the 2nd and 3rd of March 2024.
We expect to have some additional observers soon!
Memberships
Starting with a little reminder… if you have joined before 2023 or have joined us and passed your test 2023, you will need to pay your membership fees for 2024!
These can be paid very easily into the following account:
Sort Code 30-91-91
Account number 51124868
Please use SUBS24 with your full name as the reference.
Not all members are due to pay this time around. Those who joined us under grant funding in 2023, and have NOT passed their test, are covered for 2024.
Those of you who have passed your tests, joined on the 2022 grant, or joined as a self-funded member, will be due to pay for their 2024 membership for £25 for the year.
Upcoming Meetings
Group meeting on 11th March
Group ride out on 17th March
Committee meeting
The next committee meeting will take place on the 4th March so if you wish to share a topic you would like discussed or want to share your thoughts on how we can do better please get in touch before this date.
Skills days
There are skills days organized throughout the year details of which can be found on the following pages or via the calendar. Please click on the links and sign up if you are going to be attending. There are also other events on the calendar which you will be able to sign up for
As always thank you for your support and continued membership with SWAR
