The BMW Motorcycle Club South West Section
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WELCOME
TO THE BMW CLUB SOUTH WEST SECTIONS WEB SITE !
Our web address is www.thebmwclubsw.org.uk so please point your browsers to this page and bookmark it .
Remember this is YOUR website ! If there is anything you would like to comment on or see added please contact me.
All the best and safe riding.
Peanut
Contact me HERE
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A BIG WELCOME TO NEW SECTION MEMBERS 2019
"Please come along to an event and introduce yourself, you will be made most welcome"
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JOIN THE BMW CLUB SOUTH WEST SECTION TODAY !
JOIN Here
We often think about improving our riding, there is only one way and that is to take on some training and below are two options
At the Rugby Club, Pottington Rd, Barnstaple EX31 1JH
Tuesday 5th February - Registration and first presentation
Tuesday 12th February - 2 presentations
Tuesday 19th February - 2 presentations
Tuesday 26th February - 2 presentations
Tuesday 5th March - 2 presentations
Tuesday 12th March - Final presentation and quiz
From then on and throughout the summer training sessions take place on Tuesday evenings.
Rideouts are a regular feature usually on Sunday
If anyone wants further details please contact TimPattemore 07754 468969
There is also IAM which includes groups in Cornwall, Devon and Plymouth, they offer rider training in your local area all year round, they can be contacted at the main website https://www.iamroadsmart.com/courses and direct you to the local groups.
Membership renewals are now due * Please renew by the end of January 2019 or you may not get the next journal
* This is for members who joined during the previous system and for those new members who may have joined in January 2018.
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Tim Pattemore is running a South West Landmark Challenge starting on Tuesday January 1st 2019 and running through to Thursday October 31st .
This is a great way of getting out and about on your bikes and have loads of fun !
Full details HERE
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Social Secretary HERE
Webmaster HERE
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In memory of our great friend Chris Crocker
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SECTION EMAILS & NEWSLETTER
You all should all be receiving the monthly section newsletter .
If you haven't, it means that we dont have an Email address for you or the one that we do have on the clubs database is wrong.
If you are not receiving it, please Email our membership secretary Phil Sampson pmsamp85@gmail.com with your up-to-date details
Please also check your spam/junk folders as your email client may treat it as such due to the volume of recipients .To make sure these notices are delivered to your
" IN" box mark them as" NOT" spam/junk .
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ARE YOU A NEW MEMBER ?
If so, you have joined one of the most active motorcycle clubs in Great Britain if not the most active.
The South West section also happens to be one of the most active sections within the club, infact each year you have over sixty local events you can choose to join that have been organised by our dedicated section members and nationally you literally have hundreds to choose from.
I remember when I went along to my first event after being a member for a few months , it was a ride out led by John Dyke to Exmoor Zoo. Firstly joining any new club can be very intimidating! Becoming a newbie in any established group is hard, cliques have been formed over many years, everyone is getting on with what they are used to doing each time they meet, they all know each other and chat away like life long friends. I am not a shy person, but was hesitant about going along, it was actually my wife who gave me the push that I required and encouraged me to go.
So I Pulled up outside The Woodleigh Hall cafe at Cheriton Bishop and was the last person there ..Great !
There was a very healthy turn-out of members and the car park seemed to be stacked with BMWs and a few Japanese bikes too covering all years ( not everyone in the club rides a BMW you can join our club whatever you ride , first and foremost we are motorcyclists ) so in I went to a cafe packed full of club members and asked who was in charge ? John came up and shook my hand and offered me a place at his table.
I was made most welcome, everyone was talking to me about my bike and bikes in general , it was clear that this was a group of very keen motorcycle mad bikers. So here I am eight/nine years later and now a committee member and the section webmaster.
So if you are new please don't be shy, come along to an event and introduce yourself, you will be made most welcome.
Yes it will take time to get to know people, but many life time friendships have been formed within the club and a few marriages too !
But you will only become a real member by becoming an active member and remember ? You will only get out of this club what you put into it!
So maximise your motorcycling and join an event, we are waiting to meet you.
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Never attended a rally before ? New to camping on a bike ? If so we have compiled a rough guide to camping if you want to join one of our fantastic rallys ?
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LUNCH MEETS
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2015 HIPPO RALLY CHARITY COLLECTION
A huge thank you to everyone who particpated
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CHRIS CROCKER
It is with great sadness that we received the news today, of the passing of our great friend and long time section member Chris Crocker, who had battled prostate cancer for the past few years. Chris had been a member, committee member and for two years Chairman of the South West section. Chris had been at the forefront of organsing many events over the years and up to just two years ago, still organised our annual Concours D Elegance and Barbeque.
I first met Chris at one of his Mid Summer Rallies held each year at Tiverton RFC, he made me very welcome and was always on hand for great advice and was a larger than life character who always had a great story to tell with an infectious laugh .
Our thoughts at this very sad time are with his wife Sylvie and family.
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REFRESH-RELOAD
To keep up to date please make sure you refresh or reload your web pages regulary.
The refresh button will look similar to the above.
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EMAILS
By far the easiest and most effective form of communication within the section is by Email.
The best way however, to be kept informed of new events or changes to events, is to make sure the Membership Secretary has your up to date and correct email address, many of the emails on the clubs data base are incorrect or no longer valid.
You can make sure The Membership Secretary has your correct email address on the membership renewal form.
If you DO NOT wish to receive communications via E mail please contact Don Rabson southwest.social@bmwclubuk.net with the subject REMOVE and he will remove you from the mailing list.
As always Folks ,if you know of a member who does not have web access please keep them in the loop and pass on any changes to them.
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VINTAGE AND CLASSIC REGISTER
Jim Isherwood is the South West representative for the Vintage and Classic Register and also the vintage and classic register R80ST and G/S specialist.
Membership of the VCR is available to any paid up member of the BMW Club and is free. (i.e. included as part of full membership)
All BMW motorcycles older than 25 years are eligible, so any manufactured before 1989.
He would like to invite all owners of eligible BMW motorcycles in our Section to contact him with the intention of getting together to attend SW Section events, having a beer etc.
Jims contact details are on the link below.
VCR LINK
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LETTER FROM HOSPISCARE
One of our two chosen charities for this year.
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ORGANISING AN EVENT
New events are always welcome, but please remember these must be organised through our social secretary Don Rabson. This is so we do not have a clash in events, ie: Two camping weekends or two ride outs at the same time. Don has the complete event calendar at his disposal and will be able to tell you what dates are free , he can then forward your event for publication in the journal and for the web site.
Don Rabson
9A Sportsmans, Camelford, Cornwall. PL23 9QT
01840 212913 Click here to email
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LETTER FROM M.A.G
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