VMCC South Durham

  22         Club Night

  28         Evening Social Run 

  31        STOP PRESS                Open invitation to display bikes at the Family Fun Day at Ark on the                                                       Edge Animal Sanctuary. The sanctuary is at Woodland, County Durham and more details can be found at www.arkontheedge.org.uk Several members have expresed an interest and will be leaving the Cricket Club at 10:30am.

August

1         Chairman's Run - John Robinson Download Regs

5         Club Night*

7/8      Brian's Social Weekend

15        Trial at Snilesworth 

19       Club Night

22        Topcliffe Run (North East)

28-5     Manx Week

30         Golden Era  Run (North East)

31         Club Night

September

5  Baydale Run-Denis Marwood  Download Regs

 BSA A10 RGS Replica - Tom Reed

Nice garden Tom

Written by Tom Reed

There were several good events in June, starting with Brian’s evening social run to Holwick. Read more...

A very successful Ride and Buffet with a turnout of some 40 plus machines on a pleasant evening. There was a great variety of bikes ranging from Excelsior and Greeves two strokes (sorry Brian) through classic Velocettes, BSAs, Nortons etc. to modern Speed Triple & Bonneville Triumphs.

Interestingly, there were two Honda DN01 bikes which use a V-twin engine to drive a hydraulic pump which then drives a hydraulic motor.

The buffet was up to Elaine’s usual high standard and appreciated by all.

                          For more Photographs see here... 

Once again, Eric’s run was blessed with clement weather for the 23 riders who managed to start and complete a course of some 45 miles along the best of local lanes. Read more...

Written by Richard Blackburn

This event, organised by the South Durham section, Read more...

Written by Tom Reed

What a good idea .  A run through the North Yorkshire Dales to celebrate 100 yrs of Rudge Motorcycles...

Read more.

Written by Brian Smith

The South Durham Section and friends in Forin Climes Read more...

The Saturday Quaker social run to Allendale was led by Brian Smith by his usual curly route technique. There was something like 25 bikes out - too many to count, snaking around Weardale and Teesdale. We must have been within 5 miles of our destination at least 45 minutes before we actually arrived.  The numbers were boosted by the visiting Touring Section members which were here for Wilf's Touring Weekend.

The return journey took us past Burnhope Reservoir above the village of Wearhead and evetually we stopped at Winston Bridge which featured a Spitfire flying under the single arch for the TVseries "A Piece of Cake" http://archive.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/2002/11/25/113489.html

We eventually finished at The Duke of Wellington High Conniscliffe from where we had started quite a few hours earlier.

A good ride, at least the rain held off for a change!!

 Lunch Stop At Allendale

 Stan Bartle fixing the pillion seat on his Indian with wood specially carved for the purpose.

 Quaker Run

Awards for the Sunday event  Winners

Full results are Here

Some pictures of the Run

 Mayor and Mayoress of Darlington Jim and Margaret Ruck with Irene Porteous.

                                                              Mike and Linda

Mayor Jim without chain.

Tony Bailey post war Concours winner.

Written by Brian Smith

It was beginning to look like I was going by myself as the lame excuse brigade whimpered their sorry tales.