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We'd like to start running monthly Intro Rides again on the first Sunday of each month, starting in May. These runs will obviously follow whatever Covid-related rules apply at the time. On 2 May, that looks like meaning a maximum of six pre-enrolled riders, with an outdoor café stop and keeping separate from other groups at the BH and elsewhere. In due course, I'll be preparing some publicity material for prospective participants explaining the arrangements in more detail. For now, what I'd like to do is recruit leaders for the months ahead. Do I have any volunteers?

2 May
Leader - George Barker
Assistant - Chris Yan

6 June
Leader - Chris Yan
Assistant - David Jones

4 July
Leader - David Jones
Assistant - Richard Chaplin

1 August
Leader - Chris Yan
Assistant - volunteer needed

12 September
Leader - George Barker
Assistant - Mariana Sorrill

3 October
Leader - Mariana Sorrill?
Assistant - volunteer needed

7 November
Leader - Simon Woodward
Assistant - volunteer needed

5 December
Leader - Chris Yan
Assistant - volunteer needed

Hi George. I am happy to assist you in May and then I'll lead for June if that helps?

ChrisY wrote: ↑

04 Apr 2021 16:51

Hi George. I am happy to assist you in May and then I'll lead for June if that helps?

Great, thanks, Chris. I look forward to seeing you in about a month. I'll message you beforehand.

Thanks George I'll look forward to it

Hi George I can lead the august one sorry busy in July

Mariana278 wrote: ↑

06 Apr 2021 08:46

Hi George I can lead the august one sorry busy in July

Great, thanks, Mariana!

Hi George I'll definitely do one as long as COVID infections keep going down. Plans a bit fluid at the moment but won't be before June. I'll get back to you once I've had a second jab !!

Dave Cox wrote: ↑

06 Apr 2021 17:37

Hi George I'll definitely do one as long as COVID infections keep going down. Plans a bit fluid at the moment but won't be before June. I'll get back to you once I've had a second jab !!

Excellent! Thanks, Dave. I look forward to one day enjoying a coffee with you again.

Hi George,

Happy to assist Chris in June, with a view to leading the July ride.

Thanks

Dave

Thanks, Dave!

djj212 wrote: ↑

03 May 2021 15:58

Hi George,

Happy to assist Chris in June, with a view to leading the July ride.

Thanks

Dave

Awesome. I couldn't wish for a better wing man Dave!

Hi George, I am happy to support Dave on next month's ride.

Cheers
Richard

Hi George, I am happy to support Dave on next month's ride.

Thanks Rich, I'll figure out the route in the next week or so.

Dave

Rich_Chaplin wrote: ↑

08 Jun 2021 11:24

Hi George, I am happy to support Dave on next month's ride.

Cheers
Richard

Great! Many thanks, Rich.

djj212 wrote: ↑

08 Jun 2021 12:21

I'll figure out the route in the next week or so.

Dave

Dave, when you've made your plans, Laurence Cooley will flag up the ride on the club website and in the Facebook group. We generally try to do that roughly a couple of weeks before the ride. Simply start a new thread with the relevant details in the Club Runs area of this MB, and Laurence will pick it up.

A general note for ride leaders: we should collect emergency contact info for newcomers (on the day or beforehand). In other words, a name/number to call if there's an emergency involving the rider. If you or the rider feels uncomfortable about asking/sharing, at least check that they've got ID somewhere readily accessible in an emergency, e.g. a jersey pocket. There's no need to follow any strict protocol, just use common sense: if this person keeled over in a ditch, what would I do after dialling 999? Do I have the first idea who they are, where they're from, etc?

Thanks.

George wrote: ↑

09 Jun 2021 11:52

djj212 wrote: ↑

08 Jun 2021 12:21

I'll figure out the route in the next week or so.

Dave

Dave, when you've made your plans, Laurence Cooley will flag up the ride on the club website and in the Facebook group. We generally try to do that roughly a couple of weeks before the ride. Simply start a new thread with the relevant details in the Club Runs area of this MB, and Laurence will pick it up.

Thanks George, I'll make my mind up by the end of this week and post it on the message board. I'll send Laurence a direct message so he knows the information's available for promoting on the website.

Great, thanks.

I'm struggling with most of the dates but will happily least the November intro ride.

Thanks, Simon. Probably best not to make it a laden camping weekend in the Cairngorms at that time of year.

George Chris Y Will lead the august intro tide as something came up and I will be away sorry I can lead an October or November one

Mariana278 wrote: ↑

12 Jul 2021 20:06

George Chris Y Will lead the august intro tide as something came up and I will be away sorry I can lead an October or November one

Thanks, Mariana and Chris.

Details of the September ride now here:
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=9658

We don't yet have a volunteer to lead the intro ride on 5 December. Any takers? It would be good to have someone lined up by this weekend, so that we've got a week to plug it. Intro rides are fun and rewarding to lead. They are also short and easy-paced, so an experienced rider should be able to lead one even with not many miles in their legs. It's a great way to help others take the next step in their involvement with a pastime which has given all us established riders so much pleasure. Share the bike love, people!

I can't easily lead that day myself, because of other commitments that weekend. If all else fails, I could lead on the second Sunday of the month, but it would be better if we could stick to the advertised dates.

Hi George. I got this

ChrisY wrote: ↑

26 Nov 2021 21:00

Hi George. I got this

Many thanks, Chris!