Report on October 2007 activities

Bore Da! Croeso at Esgyll Gogledd Cymru! - Good Day!  Welcome to North Wales Wings!

Hi there!

First things first! Following our AGM this month (November) the positions are as follows:

• Regional Rep - Dave Turvey
• Minutes Secretary - Joanna Mackintosh
• Treasurer - Janet Turvey
• Quartermaster - Colette Clapham-Dickenson
• Writer - Christine Prescott
• Runs/Events Co-ordinator - Pete Rowe
• Webmaster - Nigel Mackintosh

I am Christine and have been given the task of keeping you all abreast of our doings and adventures in the mountains and valleys of North Wales. I will be kind…. .! Allen & I ride our converted GL1500 Trike and have been members for 9 years. You will see a little bit of Welsh as an opening greeting. We are not Welsh by birth but Allen & I have lived in beautiful North Wales for 40 years. I hope that the Welsh speakers among you will –gently, very gently - correct any mistakes I may have made in my use of Welsh.

October was an eventful month. After the monthly meeting, a group of us were led by Pete ‘Mr Runs’ to see how he has landscaped Joy’s last resting place and we had a short time to reflect. After this the fun started as Pete led a group of us to see the Men of Mersey. For those who do not know of these amazing men – they are life sized sculptures of men in the buff, standing in the sands at Formby.

Well, we did ride up and down a few roads and in and out of a housing estate, dodging pot-holes and speed bumps – perhaps someone should start a campaign to Bring Back Better Roads. What do we pay taxes for?? The access road over the railway was closed so we Wings turned and swooped along the lanes in search of THE MEN. That was a lovely sight in itself and passers –by stopped to stare and go WOW!

By now Dave and Nigel were getting hungry, so the search changed to one of ‘search for the best but cheapest noshing house’. More ‘WOW’s from diners. The search for ‘THE MEN’ continues.

Xmas Lunch plans were underway in October with Jan T. anxious to get it all sorted before the arrival of their daughter’s Mr/Miss Bump. This will take place (the lunch, not the new arrival) as usual, at the Beaufort Hotel. If you happen to receive your Wingspan before the 2nd December meeting, lunch is planned for 2 pm after the meeting, when we can all let our hair down, eat, drink and have a laugh. It is also an opportunity for the ladies to get out of biking gear and ‘pretty up’. Men- likewise.  

We look forward to welcoming members and potential members who are looking for some friendly people to ride and talk GoldWings with and don’t know where to start.

Welsh Air Ambulance Charity Day in Criccieth, recently supported by North Wales Wings (see October Wingspan) raised £400. (Our Charity Box is now taking its place at monthly meetings to house any loose change etc. throughout the year).