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.
Things to look out for in June:
We have our first Thursday of the Month Evening Ride out on the 6th of June, led by Ian Levin. This will start from Kineton at 6:30.
The group meeting on the 10th of June is open to all and will be hosted by a special guest presenter Stephen Wilkinson-Carr talking about the psychology behind SMIDSY! We look forward to seeing you there!
The Monthly Ride Out will be on the 16th of June led by our very own Richard Taylor.
Tours – Last call! If you’re interested in the Vosges in September please sign up before the end of June.
This month’s second Evening ride will be on the 20th of June – Observers can one of you please volunteer to lead this ride?
We have the Cornering Course on Saturday the 22nd!! Please sign up ASAP to attend!
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST!!! It is happening this month!!
Prescott Bike Fest Sunday, June 23rd
SWAR is hosting a stand at the Prescott Bike Fest alongside Gloucestershire Advanced Riders! – We could use one more volunteer! please reach out to Gaya to discuss it if you’re available!
If you’re interested in attending please book your tickets through the website! https://prescottbikefestival.co.uk/
Achievements
Congrats to James Dawson for his Gold and congratulations to Chris Moody who obtained a well deserved Silver!
Other news
The observers’ meeting that took place on the 28th of May provided us with some good feedback and insights into the ride reports. These have now been simplified and reformatted to match the RoSPA test criteria.
As per the membership guidelines, non-grant associates are expected to contribute £25 per session to their observer. This is purely intended to cover the running costs of the observers bike such as Insurance, Maintenance, Tyres, Fuel, Depreciation etc.
Socials
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, 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.
Tours in 2024
The tours are continuing! 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) – A great time was had by all who went
July – A Four-day tour to Normandy and the D-Day Beaches (REGISTRATION CLOSED)
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.
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.
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.
