Unless anyone else wishes to volunteer, Bob Hill is happy to do a chip shop run.

Dragon Road Car Park for a 7:00 prompt start.

Tom Tom Rider V2 Full well looked after working kit excluding headset.

UK & Full European Maps updated summer 2015. Treated myself to new 400 model but beginning to wonder why, this stuff works perfectly fine. Anyway it’s got to go. Offers from HAB riders invited before it goes on Ebay.

From : barry.ring@which.net

Members and Associates are reminded that the Slow Riding Workshop scheduled for Sunday 24th April has had to be postponed. This is due to our friends at A2B Motorcycle Training not working at the site that day. A2B store all our equipment for slow riding and also provide the essential toilet facilities.

The provisional rearranged date is Sunday 29th May at the Knaresborough Technology Park. This has yet to be finally confirmed with the car park owners.

I am conscious that this is a date during the bank holiday weekend. If that means you would not be able to come and you had hoped to do so, please email me because it would not be worthwhile to proceed on a date that was generally inconvenient or unpopular.

A final notification will be posted in due course.

With best wishes

Doug Masterton

Chief Observer

Harrogate Advanced Bikes.

Harrogate Advanced Bikes Sunday 15^th May Ride-out.

Pendle Hill and Dales.

Leader: Richard Falls

Start; usual place and time, departing 09.30 from lorry park Dragon Road, Harrogate, close to ASDA.

Route, 108 miles : Harrogate, Addingham, Silsden, Keighley Tarn, Oakworth, Haworth, Colne, Foulridge , Blacko, Downham, Chatburn, Grindleton, Slaidburn, Giggleswick, Settle, Airton, Grassington, Stump Cross Caverns.

Morning coffee will be in Haworth and I have arranged parking for us hopefully without need to pay and display but please bring change.

Lunch at Slaidburn, Riverbank Tearooms.

Petrol in Settle.

Finishing at Stump Cross Caverns .

PLEASE NOTE

The member who was going to be tail ender is now unable to do so .

Richard has asked if anyone would be willing to go at the back as sweeper and if they could contact him by email or phone 07901001500.

Chris Armstrong will lead this ride to Silverdale through the Trough of Bowland stopping there for lunch overlooking the Morecambe Bay estuary.

Return will retrace our steps partly with a coffee stop at Tosside.

Meet at Cafe 59 on the A59 West of Bolton Abbey, at 09.45 for a 10.00 departure.

Dear John Blanchfield,

On behalf of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance Charity we would like to thank you for your generous online corporate donation of £95.00

The YAA currently operates two helicopters – one based at Nostell Air Support Unit, near Wakefield and the other at RAF Topcliffe, near Thirsk. Both of which can be airborne in just two minutes, flying at speeds of up to 160mph. We currently attend over 1000 missions a year, an average of 3 incidents every single day.

• 90% of YAA patients are flown to one of the region’s four Major Trauma Centres: Leeds General Infirmary, Sheffield Northern General, Hull Royal Infirmary or James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough.
• 90% of all emergency missions result in a patient receiving expert clinical treatment from YAA aircrew paramedics or doctors.
• 90% of Yorkshire’s population live within a maximum of 20 minutes’ flying time of the two YAA Air Support Units.

As you are probably aware it costs the charity £12,000 every day to keep both our helicopters maintained and in the air. Every donation we receive will help us to carry on flying and saving lives across the region seven days a week, 365 days a year and we are extremely grateful for your support. Thank you for thinking of The Yorkshire Air Ambulance and supporting our work.

Yours sincerely

A Turner

Meet Ripley car park 9.15 for a 9.30am start.

The route takes the A61 north from Ripley before turning east on minor roads through Bishop Monkton and Roecliffe to Boroughbridge then on to Tollerton and Huby before turning north through Ampleforth to Helmsley for the morning coffee stop.

From Helmsley we’ll head further north on single track roads to Bransdale then loop back down the other side of the valley towards Fadmoor then on to Rosedale for lunch. This is a fabulously scenic road, especially on a good day (so fingers crossed!).

The return journey heads north east to Egton Bridge, Grosmont and Sleights then south down the A169 to Pickering. After Pickering, we’ll turn right off the A169 to Kirby Misperton then minor roads again passing Ampleforth College and on to Byland Abbey for the afternoon coffee stop. Finally on to Coxwold, Rainton and Ripon before heading back to Ripley on the A61.

Mileages: 67m OUT and 81m IN

Hope you can join us.

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David Haywood

I aopologise for the short notice to members and associates but the Slow Riding workshop that I had arranged for the morning of Sunday 24th of April in Knaresborough has had to be postponed.

The facilities and equipment that we need are not available on that day. Without our cones or access to a toilet etc., the event would be greatly compromised.

A new date will be notified as soon as possible. Please would all observers ensure that this postponement is brought to the attention of associates, who may not receive this message.

Thank you for your understanding.

Doug Masterton

Chief Observer Harrogate Advanced Bikes

The Harrogate Advanced Bikes meeting on 11th April is at Bilton Cricket Club, Bilton Lane, Harrogate HG1 3DQ. at 7:00 for 7:30.