A typical meeting at the Beafort Park Hotel

Our February meeting started with a nice touch – visitors included members of GoldWings North West and a representative of the formative GoldWings North Yorkshire Club. –   Looks like we have started a ball rolling here!

With the weather being a little on the damp side and the mounds of salt still visible on the roads I was quite surprised to see two GoldWings actually parked in the car-park. These Wings are obviously well cleaned and polished by their owners when they return home, as the salt on the road will soon make a meal of all the chrome if given the chance.  I sincerely hope that rain will wash the salt away over the next few days so that I can get my trike out.

Back to the meeting……

I reported favorably on the reception and breakfast we had received from GoldWings North West at their inaugural meeting, even though they served breakfast without toast!   Perhaps I can instill in them the need to ensure that a Full English is ‘settled’ with a nice lid made up of toast, (also enables the plate to be wiped clean!).

Certain members of our region did ask for the breakfast to be at a more sociable hour but for those of us who get up in the morning the time was fine.

The future events for GoldWings North Wales and GoldWings North West were discussed as well as events which are likely to fall under the Federation when it officially starts.

It was refreshing to see that already there is a fairly full calender of events and still more to be added to the events pages of both Clubs and also possibly on the Federation Website when it goes live.

There were examples of the Club patch available from 2 different sources for the members to compare and decide which one they prefer.  There was also an example of a  ‘Federation ‘ logo available to view.

I have been asked to ensure that an email is sent out a few days before the monthly meeting to remind everyone, as a few were unsure if it was this weekend or not.  I will set up a reminder on my calender to let everyone know of the next Club meeting  a few days before by email, and I will set up a further reminder to ask everyone to check their emails on a regular basis, and a yet a further reminder to everyone to check their emails. ( I am not picking on those who have email but don’t check it- honest).

At the conclusion of the meeting everyone except Jan and I descended on Joanna for coffee and muffins. this being the reason for her absence from the meeting, while she was entertaining relatives and baking.

Not being able to go for a ride due to the weather does occasionally have it’s benefits as the muffins, biscuits and cakes would have been missed otherwise.

Keep watching the events page as there a quite a few new events to be added to the list.

Dave T

Nigel's entry for the GoldWings North West logo competition!

On Sunday 2nd 1st February I’m travelling to The Swallow Hotel, Samlesbury, where the inaugural meeting of GoldWings North West will take place, to ensure that they see the support they will have when they form their own club.

The start of this new club will be giving GoldWing Owners in the North West and North Wales a real choice in GoldWing Clubs to join.  And make no mistake – that is what it is all about – Choice!

The meeting has been arranged to coincide with the breakfast time at the venue, so that on normal club meeting days members will be able to turn up first thing to a cooked breakfast before the business of the day and a rideout.

I really wish I’d thought of that!

If anyone wished to join me on the trip, please get in touch.