There will be NO camping at The Hall.
Saturday 4th April. Gates at Holt Road, Bradford on Avon BA15 1AH open at 9am.
Admission: £3.00 for EVERYONE over 16 years old. Entry is restricted to Club Members only or family members living at the same address as a Club Member. (This is to comply with HMRC rules about the Club's Tax liabilities as a Mutual Association).
We welcome anybody who is not a member and can offer a Weekend 'Taster' Membership for £5.00. (This will expire at 23:59 hrs on Sunday 5th). If you decide to join the Club, the Annual UK Membership is £22.50 and the £5 Weekend Membership fee will be deducted from the £22.50.
Car parking on the Hall grounds will be in the upper car parks.
PLEASE use the lower car parks for loading and unloading and park back up the hill.
This year we will have our Bring & Buy sale for all things Moulton on the Saturday morning 10 - 12 noon, as in previous years. This will be held in the Courtyard outside the Moulton Bicycle factory.
If you want to sell anything Moulton - from a pair of mudguards to a trailer full of stuff, it's FREE!
There will be Tea & Coffee. Lunch is up to you! Bring it with you or go into Bradford on Avon for something!
After the break for lunch, we'll be heading off on 2 different rides at around 1:30 pm: A short 10 mile ride along the Kennet and Avon Canal (really easy, unless it's muddy!) and a longer 25 mile one mainly on road. (This could change due to weather considerations on the day, no one will know the routes exactly until Saturday morning).
In the evening I suggest we meet up in one of the pub/hotels in Bradford on Avon, The Swan Hotel or the Dandy Lion (opposite the Swan Hotel).
SUNDAY 5th April
On the Sunday we are going to visit Alex Moulton's initial place of employment, the Sir Roy Fedden Heritage Centre at Filton. It is now within a Rolls Royce aerospace establishment. The Rolls Royce Heritage Trust (RRHT) manage the centre which displays aircraft engines from the piston engines developed during Alex's time to Concorde & Harrier engines. This place is not normally open to the public, we have a special invitation for the day.
The ride is around 26 miles from Bradford on Avon, Rae Marshman will be leading a ride starting at 8:30am. The aim is to go through the RR gate at 11am; if you are late, you have missed it. If you or your bike don't feel up to a 52 mile day then you could make your own way by car (car share?) or public transport (train or bus) to the venue but you must ensure you arrive at the right place at the correct time.
Unfortunately there is no provision for food at the centre but just down the road is the “Aerospace Bristol”, now the home of Concorde where there is free admission to the cafe. If you want to see their displays you have to pay. As an alternative there is also a café on the disused railway platform near Kingswood for food and drink on the way back to BoA.
Then there is just the ride back to Bradford on Avon.
Before the weekend, if you and your family members intend to come to the Rolls Royce Heritage Centre you MUST let me know before Sunday 15th of March to be included on the list.
Please refer to the guidance in the club magazine regarding getting onto the list and where to meet at Filton. These strict rules are imposed by Rolls Royce & MOD, not your club.
All we need now is good weather!!
Mark Taylor
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