Due to re-furbishments at Bilton Cricket Club during January, this will be our first meeting of 2023. Get there for the official start time 7.30 or earlier for a chat with your club mates.
Alan Beadle, talk on Thrills “n” Spills of Yorkshire Speedway
We have a speaker for this Monday evening, Alan Beadle will give us the lowdown on Yorkshire Speedway and in Alan’s own words:
“Having been a lifelong speedway fan, Trills “n” Spills is a talk about Speedway in Yorkshire. There have been many different venues throughout the history of the sport including sections on Sheffield, Halifax, Bradford and Hull. Many famous riders and pioneers from its first appearance in 1928 through to the modern day”.
Following Alan’s presentation Bilton Cricket Club will provide a buffet for us hungry folk.
OnSunday February 12th we are meeting at Dragon Road Lorry Park HG1 5DB for ourfirst Sunday Club Ride of 2022. Please arrive from 9.00am for chat and pre-ride briefing before a 9.30am set off.
The route takes us westwards on the A59 briefly stopping at the Route 59 Cafe near Bolton Bridge to pick up any HAB members wishing to join the ride there. Continuing on the A59 a taking a minor road left turn which will lead us on some back roads into Silsden. Through Silsden, straight across the the A629 to Steeton and onto another back road route into Haworth, stopping for a morning break and using the Museum car park BD22 8DS (80p fee, download the Ring Go app for ease).
Haworth
After morning break, off towards Oxenhope and Pecket Well, taking a left in the village after The Robin Hood Inn, along Ackroyd Lane and the aptly named Height Road affording spectacular views across Hebden Bridge & Mytholmroyd down in the valley. Crossing the A646 and on some back roads again leading to the B6138. Right turn onto the A58 towards Littleborough to Hollingworth Lake for lunch at The Wine Press OL15 0AZwhere there is dedicated motorcycle parking.
The Wine Press at Hollingworth Lake
After lunch, setting off on a simpler route back home through Mytholmroyd (fuel available), Hebden Bridge, Haworth, turning right to Cullingworth, Bingley, Menston, Otley and Farnley finishing the ride at the Sun Inn at Norwood.
If you are planning to come along please send me a text to 07847 786 608. Don’t let it stop you coming on the ride, but we have a lunch reservation and it would be helpful if we need to increase the numbers.
96 miles. A GPX file is available.
Barry Ring is your ride leader with Roy Beniston as TEC.
Thanks for the super-quick response to our last note. We now have 19 of the 22 places fully paid. Could I please ask for the remaining members to let me have the balance of £17.50pp as soon as possible and in any event before the final confirmation on February 13.
We had not intended to have a seating plan but two groups have asked to be seated together and we have agreed to make this happen. If any other groups would like to sit together, could they please let me know and I will see if this can be made to work as well. 11 days to go as I write…..
Final details:
Papa’s Mediteranean Restaurant, 11A Prices Square, Harrogate, HG1 1ND (it’s down the steps in the basement) Saturday, 18 February, 2023 7:15 for 7:30pm Price per person is £27.50 – including gratuity.
To those of you who have already paid their 2023 HAB subs, thank you.
To those who haven’t, this is the final reminder to pay your £15 via Lloyd’s Bank, Harrogate, sort code 30-93-91, account number 01807888. I would like to remind any member who does not renew by paying their subs to both HAB and the IAM is not allowed to take part in group activities, including ride outs.
Associates who have not passed their test in 2022 do not need to pay until they have, so if passing this year, your subs will be due in 2024.
Finally, I look forward to seeing you all during our future meetings.
I hope you all had a great Christmas break – although it does seem rather a long time ago now.
I’m looking forward to our NtCD get together on February 18 and confirm that our attendance has grown slightly since my last update and we’ll now have 22 members in attendance, spread as before over 4 tables. I’ve also received deposits from everyone – thank you.
To keep administration simple, I will settle everybody’s food bill myself on the night leaving attendees or tables to settle their own drinks and/or extras bill as they go and before leaving please.
Final details: Papa’s Mediteranean Restaurant, 11A Prices Square, Harrogate, HG1 1ND (it’s down the steps in the basement) Saturday, 18 February, 2023 7:15 for 7:30pm Price per person is £27.50 – including gratuity.
Could I ask attendees to let me have the balance of £17.50 per person as soon as possible please and before I commit to the final attendance which I’ve promised to do on Monday February 13.
For February’s mid-week ride we’re heading for the Howardian Hills & Ryedale.
Meeting atMorrisons Boroughbridge YO51 9UR at 09.45am for a 10.00am departure, (please note later than our usual start), heading via Thornton Bridge, Wass, Ampleforth & Helmsley. A short run east on the A170, then south to Great Barugh, east for coffee at the NY500, Malton Road YO18 8EA. A cafe & vehicle enthusiasts place a couple miles south of Pickering on the A169.
At the NY500
After our morning break, we’re off north to Pickering & east to Allerston, then south through the lanes, via Sledmere to Seaways Cafe, Fridaythorpe YO25 9RX where we’ll break for lunch.
Burdale
Suitably fed, we head north through Burdale to Wharram-le-Street, then west through Harton, Sutton-on-the-Forest, Aldwark Bridge to finish our ride at Morrisons, Boroughbridge YO51 9UR.
Andrew will lead this 110 miler, hope that you can join us.
Sorry folks, anyone planning to come on tomorrow’s ride-it’s off.
Some riders have pulled out already and I’ve been on another recce today too. It was -4 with hard frost on the side roads, iced-up slush in places and I was tiptoeing around, as if avoiding pot holes was bad enough. Haworth had snow a couple of days ago and it’s still on the ground. The forecast is -2 again tomorrow. Apologies to anyone hard-core enough to give it a go. The main roads are clear, but I’m convinced it’s not safe conditions for the ride so I’m putting it off again.
It’s a lot to ask in January but roll-on some warm clear weather!
OnSunday January 22nd we are meeting at Dragon Road Lorry Park HG1 5DB for ourfirst Sunday Club Ride of 2022. Please arrive from 9.00am for chat and pre-ride briefing before a 9.30am set off.
The route takes us westwards on the A59 briefly stopping at the Route 59 Cafe near Bolton Bridge to pick up any HAB members wishing to join the ride there. Continuing on the A59 a taking a minor road left turn which will lead us on some back roads into Silsden. Through Silsden, straight across the the A629 to Steeton and onto another back road route into Haworth, stopping for a morning break and using the Museum car park BD22 8DS (70p fee, download the Ring Go app for ease).
Haworth
After morning break, off towards Oxenhope and Pecket Well, taking a left in the village after The Robin Hood Inn, along Ackroyd Lane and the aptly named Height Road affording spectacular views across Hebden Bridge & Mytholmroyd down in the valley. Crossing the A646 and on some back roads again leading to the B6138. Right turn onto the A58 towards Littleborough to Hollingworth Lake for lunch at The Wine Press OL15 0AZwhere dedicated motorcycle parking awaits us.
The Wine Press-Hollingworth Lake
A simpler route back home through Mytholmroyd (fuel available), Hebden Bridge, Haworth, turning right to Cullingworth, Bingley, Menston, Otley and Farnley finishing the ride at the Sun Inn at Norwood.
If you are planning to come along please send me a text to 07847 786 608. Don’t let it stop you coming on the ride, but we have a lunch reservation and it would be helpful if we need to increase the numbers.
Mileage is about 96 miles. A GPX file is available.
Barry Ring is your ride leader with Roy Beniston as TEC (if his bike is fixed). Paul Dresser is on standby.
The AGM! Just kidding-it’s Trevor Cooper’s 2023 Scotland Trip!
Trevor is back by popular request to lead us to Scotland again this year. A three day trip commencing on Friday 12th May, returning home on Sunday 14th.
Stopping over for two nights at the The Sure Hotel, Lockerbie. A massive success in 2022 has gone to Trevor’s head and he is keen to repeat the feat. For an idea of last year’s trip check out the January 2022 post on the HAB website. Here is a link to it:
Full details for the 2023 trip including cost will follow, but get the ball rolling and contact Trevor directly on 07 525 130 234 to book a space(£20 deposit payable to Trevor please).
