Hello everyone, just a quick note about the Sunday social ride on 18^th May. Meet at Ripley Ice Cream HG3 3AX for 9.00am with a 9.15am start and returning to Booths in Ilkley LS29 8EE at 4.15pm. 

We’ll be covering approximately 164 miles and our route will take us across the North York Moors and into the Dales. View the map for waypoints or use the link below to get a GPX file via MyRouteapp. Breakfast brew at the Daff Caffy in Church Houses YO62 7LF & lunch will be at the Castle Bolton Tea Rooms DL8 4ET.  

gpx file of route – https://www.myrouteapp.com/embed/route/11025886?lang=en

If you are using Garmin Drive to download to your sat nav select .gpx 1.1 (route, track, POI) and only tick Car Share Lanes & Unpaved Roads in your navigation AVOIDANCES.

PLEASE NOTE: If you intend to join this social ride out and it will be your first HAB ride out, please e-mail beforehand (ds55dcs@outlook.com).

Finally, Barry is ready to step in if necessary, but if more than six riders attend we’ll need a TEC, if anyone with experience wishes to volunteer for the day would you please text me on 07879 470554 before 12^th May – thank you.

Looking forward to seeing you all there for a great day out!

Derek

The meeting at Bilton Cricket Club starts at 7.30pm, but arrive earlier if you can for a drink and a chat. This Monday’s HAB meeting we have Mark Gibson, who runs Seven Seas Motors, a Japanese Motorcycle Specialist. Mark is coming to talk about his time living and working in Japan and other countries in Asia, the thriving motorcycle import company based in Morley Leeds and his motorcycle travel company Motorcycle Tours Japan. You can visit the websites for a peek at:

https://www.sevenseasmotors.com

https://www.motorcycletoursjapan.com

It’s going to be sunny and warm again on Monday so there is a Ride-In. Meet in the car park of The Curious Cow of Harrogate, Otley Road HG3 2AP at 6.00pm to leave at 6.15pm for an hour’s ride around the lanes to arrive at Bilton Cricket Club for our meeting around 7.15pm.

Let’s get a good turnout for Mark for this meeting.

Dear Members,

For those who weren’t at the AGM, I thought that I would give you a brief summary of the proceedings, albeit nearly a month ago now.

I am posting this message because I was given the honour of being elected as the Chairman and we also have three new or relatively new committee members.

Glynn Richardson was elected as the Vice Chair and Paul Dresser as Treasurer to replace me. We were joined by Graham Crowther as a volunteer very recently and Martyn Hanson stood and was duly elected as well.

Peter Smith and Pete McNulty stood down as Vice Chair and Secretary respectively and I would like to express my gratitude for their hard work while they were part of the committee and also to the new members for taking on the task.

Reports were given as normal by the Chairman, Treasurer, Chief Observer and Ride Co-Ordinator. All were accepted without controversy and the meeting ended smoothly. If any member wishes to have a copy of the minutes, please ask.

We do not currently have a Secretary and if anyone is willing to be recruited, please let a committee member know. Meanwhile, Paul has volunteered to fulfill this role for the time being.

It was also reported that the club is in a healthy position regarding both membership (61 at present) and financially.

It only remains for me to say that if any member has any ideas for speakers at meetings, topics to be discussed, favourite ride-out routes or other suggestions, please let us know. It would also be good to generally see more of you at Bilton, so please do come along.

I look forward to seeing you in the future and safe riding to you all.

Best wishes,

Richard Stembrowicz

Chairman

Thank you to all the HAB club members who made it to the Harrogate Advanced Bikes Annual General Meeting on Monday 14th April at Bilton Cricket Club. Whether you made it to the AGM or not you can read the minutes of the meeting by clicking on the link below.

Upcoming Events:

Richard Stembrowicz-Chairman

It’s time for our AGM Monday evening meeting at Bilton Cricket Club (HG1 3DQ) starting at 7.30pm. If you are a member of Harrogate Advanced Bikes, get there if you can, and take part in the nominations of your committee or indeed get yourself involved in discussions on the future of the club. You can view the official notification sent out on March 12th and the nomination forms also sent out March 16th by clicking on the links below or go to the original messages on the website. If you’ve not been to a meeting for a while, renew your interest, it would be great to see you all, turn up on your motorcycles if you can or join the Ride-In.

How to get there and get your dinner/tea? Well it’s summertime and there is a Ride-In. Meet at The Wetherby Whaler (in Wetherby LS22 6NE) at 5.00pm for sit down fish and chips, or just turn up for the Ride-In at 6.00pm, setting off at 6.15pm for an hour’s ride around some local lanes and back to the Cricket Club in time for our AGM. It would be helpful to know if you are coming along for the fish and chips and/or the Ride-In. Text Barry on 07847 786608. Or just arrive upstairs at the Wetherby Whaler.

Starting point–Meet at Morrisons RIPON –(not Boroughbridge!) HG4 2RU-fuel available. Get there by 9.15am to leave at 9.30am after a chat and a ride briefing.

The ride goes through Masham, Middleham, Redmire, Askrigg, Garsdale and onto our COFFEE STOP – Fairfield Mill Tea Rooms, Sedburgh LA10 5LW (approx. 1hr 40.)

Back in the saddle, eastwards and then northwards towards Kirkby Stephen but nipping to Nateby and east on the B6270 all the way to Reeth DL11 6SY for LUNCH with plenty of eating places to choose from.

After a hearty lunch, continuing on the B6270 to Grinton and onto Castle Bolton, then West Burton, Grassington (Fuel stop @ 125 miles)and finishing at Stump Cross Caverns HG3 5JL. 

Approximately 130 miles in total, Peter McNulty is your Ride Leader and Peter Smith is TEC.

Following on from the presentation we had back in January from (Jez)Jeremy Hardcastle from Mental Health Motorbike, I enrolled on the Mental Health First Aid course. 

The course was held in March, over 4 evening sessions each lasting 3 1/2 hrs. The course itself was interactive with lots of practical work within group sessions covering the subject matter comprehensively.

It was extremely informative and very well run and organised. 

As a result of attending the course I am now a registered Mental Health First Aider and I am available to anyone within our group who may wish to discuss any mental health matter.

All conversations will of course be treated in the strictest of confidence.

Colin Fairburn

We’ll meet in Ripley village HG3 3AX with plenty of fuel at 9.15am for a 9.30am depart, heading west for Threshfield, north to Arncliffe and over the tops to Settle Market Place BD24 9ED for coffee break. BRING A DISC FOR FREE PARKING.

Suitably refreshed we head north, crossing the Ribble at Stainforth Force and on to Austwick, Gressingham and Caton. Southwards to Quernmore and then east through the Trough for lunch at The Riverbank Tearooms, Slaidburn BB7 3ES

After lunch we’re eastwards via Bolton by Bowland, Nappa, Gargrave and Broughton where we join the A59 for a short run to the Route 59 cafe, BD23 6AF where our 120 mile ride will finish. 

Andrew Pratt is leading this one, with David Haywood on TEC duty and we hope you can join us for what promises to be a great day out.

Our Route is here:- https://www.myrouteapp.com/en/social/route/10786277?mode=share

At the upcoming AGM on Monday 14th April we will be voting in the Officers and Committee Members for the coming year.

OFFICERS

We currently have a nomination for the Chair of Richard Stembrowicz

We currently have a nomination for the Treasurer of Paul Dresser

We do not currently have a nomination for the Secretary as Peter McNulty is stepping down after nearly 6 years of service. Please let me know if you would like to be nominated for this position.

Committee Members

We have a new committee member nomination for Martyn Hanson to join the committee.

Please send any nominations to Secretary@harrogateadvancedbikes.co.uk

Notice is hereby given  by order of the group committee that the Annual General Meeting of Harrogate Advanced Bikes will be held 7.30 PM on Monday 14^th April at Bilton Cricket Club, Bilton Lane, Harrogate to enable the committee to present their annual report and accounts for the year ended 2024 for approval of the group members and to conduct an election.

Committee Nomination form

Nominations are invited from Full group Members to stand for the committee. The nominee must be willing to stand for the Committee and sign the nomination form. By signing the nomination form the nominee is affirming his/her ability and intention if elected, to attend the meetings regularly.

Note: You may not stand for the committee if the law debars you from being a charity trustee.

Only full group members may nominate Committee Members or be nominated as Committee Members

This nomination paper must be returned to the group secretary (secretary@harrogateadvancedbikes.co.uk) in advance of the AGM. All officers and one third of all other committee members must retire annually by rotation and may offer themselves for re-election by Full Group Members. Those elected become full group trustees.

Officers

Committee Members