Sunday 16th November at Carrville Park & Ride, Durham.
Usual start time of 1030hrs with signing on from 1000hrs.
We will be a bit short handed at this meeting so please if you can help to set up the track or take it down at the end it would be appreciated.
Any cancellation due to bad weather will be posted on the website / Facebook/ Twitter by 0915hrs
The calendar costs £8 including post and packaging and has some fabulous pictures of our local Police Dogs.
Get yourself a great calendar and you will also be helping to support these dogs after their working lives are over
Photos are now online from the latest meeting of BikeWise Mini Bike Club, which was held on Sunday 19th October at Carrville Park & Ride..
It was first observed in 1919, however until 1945 it was called Armistice Day. Traditionally there is two minutes of silence at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month because that was the time (in Britain) when the armistice became effective in 1918.
Today, in the UK Remembrance Sunday is also observed on the Sunday nearest to November 11th. So, in the United Kingdom, two minutes' silence is observed on November 11 itself, and on the second Sunday of November. Remembrance Sunday, ceremonies are held at War Memorials, all over the UK and over the years it has become a day to commemorate not just the sacrifice of servicemen and women but the suffering of civilians in times of war.
Remembrance Sunday is commemorated by church services around the UK and a parade of ex-service personnel in London’s Whitehall. Wreaths of poppies are placed on war memorials from the Cenotaph, a war memorial in Whitehall, to the tiniest war memorials in villages all over Britain. Small wooden crosses are placed in Gardens of Remembrance as private acts of remembering individual losses and suffering and people pin poppies to their coat or jacket.
History states that it was the poem 'In Flanders Fields' written in 1915 by Colonel John McCrae, a Canadian Medical Officer, that captured the imagination of the British people in the dark days of trench warfare on the Western Front when so many young soldiers failed to return. Six months before the Armistice, McCrae was brought on a stretcher to a big hospital on the French coast and saw the cliffs of Dover from his room. He died that night and was buried in a cemetery above Wimereux. Before he died, he said to the doctor: "Tell them this . . . If ye break faith with us who die, we shall not sleep." An American woman, Miss Moina Michael, wrote a moving poem in reply and bought 25 red poppies, wearing one herself as a way to keep faith with the war dead; a French woman, Madame Guerin, came up with the practical idea of making and selling artificial poppies to help ex-service men and their dependents in need.
Britain's first Poppy Day was held in 1921 and the money raised helped children in war-devastated areas. The Royal British Legion opened its own poppy factory in London in 1922 to give practical help in time of need to all who have served in the armed forces and their widows and dependents. The paper poppies that are worn today are made by ex-service personnel and are sold by representatives of the Royal British Legion, an organisation of ex-servicemen and women. Today, they make more than 35 million poppies and 65,000 wreaths for the annual poppy appeal. Poppies grew in great abundance in the shell-torn fields of Flanders during the War. Because of its abundance it became the symbol of remembrance of two world wars.
Sunday 19th October at Carrville Park & Ride, Durham.
Usual start time of 1030hrs with signing on from 1000hrs.
We will be a bit short handed at this meeting so please if you can help to set up the track or take it down at the end it would be appreciated.
Any cancellation due to bad weather will be posted on the website / Facebook/ Twitter by 0915hrs
Karting NE will host there last session of 2014 on Monday 27th October (5pm – 8pm)
Many Thanks to all who helped with the preparation and taking down of the track, signing on of riders and marshalling at the event – we couldn't run the club without your help & support.
Once again Thanks to John Attle of Durham Photographic Society for taking all the photos.
Next meeting of the club is provisionally planned for Sunday 19th October.
A Monday evening at Karting NE (Warden Law) will be held on Monday 13th October.
Emails will be sent to club members confirming.
To view the photos of the meeting, please click on the image above, which will take you to the BWMBC website gallery and then click on the thumbnail image for the 28th September
Sunday 28th September at Carrville Park & Ride, Durham.
Usual start time of 1030hrs with signing on from 1000hrs.
We will be a bit short handed at this meeting so please if you can help to set up the track or take it down at the end it would be appreciated.
Any cancellation due to bad weather will be posted on the website / Facebook/ Twitter by 0915hrs
Karting NE will host there next session on Monday 29th September (5pm – 8pm)
Photos are now online from the meeting of the BikeWise Mini Bike Club at Carrville on Sunday 7th September 2014.
Many Thanks to all who helped with the preparation and taking down of the track, signing on of riders and marshalling at the event – we couldn't run the club without your help & support.
Once again Thanks to John Attle of Durham Photographic Society for taking all the photos.
Next meeting of the club is provisionally planned for Sunday 28th September, followed by a Monday evening at Karting NE (Warden Law) on Monday 29th September.
Emails will be sent to club members confirming.
To view the photos click on the image which will take you to the BWMBC website gallery and then click on the thumbnail image for the 7th September
The next meeting of the BikeWise Mini Bike Club will be on :Hard-hitting footage of a fatal collision in Norfolk has been released by police in a bid to get motorcyclists and drivers to think seriously about road safety. Viewers are warned that this video contains content which some may find distressing, but it does not show any graphic images of the rider during or after the collision and they are given the option to refrain from viewing.
Please 'THINK' when you're out on your motorbike or any other vehicle
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Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident which happened near Witton-le-Wear at 8.30pm on Thursday (September 4) evening.
A spokesman for Durham Police said that the man, who lives locally, was riding a blue Suzuki south when he saw the tractor, towing a 32 ft-long trailer, pull out of Saunders Avenue onto the A68.
He took evasive action to avoid the tractor but his bike left the road.
He was taken to Darlington Memorial Hospital where he died from his injuries. The tractor driver was unhurt.
Police would like to speak to anybody who may have seen the motorcycle on the road at or around the time of the collision.
Anyone who can help should contact Durham Police on 101 of the force’s collision investigation unit on 0191-3752159.
Photos are now online from Sundays meeting of the BikeWise Mini Bike Club at Carrville.
Great meeting with lots of new faces to welcome to the club.
Many Thanks to all who helped with setting up & taking down of the track, signing on the riders & marshalling throughout the day.
Some great riding in really windy conditions.
Next meetings :
Warden Law on Monday 1st September ( Not run by BWMBC) & Carrville on Sunday 7th September.
Many Thanks to John Attle of DPS for taking the photos
Sunday 17th August at Carrville Park & Ride, Durham.
Usual start time of 1030hrs with signing on from 1000hrs.
We will be a bit short handed at this meeting so please if you can help to set up the track or take it down at the end it would be appreciated.
Any cancellation due to bad weather will be posted on the website / Facebook/ Twitter by 0915hrs
Karting NE will host there next session on Monday 18th August (5pm – 8pm)
Photos are now online in the BikeWise website gallery.
There are plenty of photos to keep you looking for hours and it shows what a great time we had at our 20th BikeWise show.
Many Thanks to John Attle and the team of photographers from Durham Photographic Society who attended and recorded the event in great detail for us all to enjoy.
Hope you enjoy the photos as much as we did & looking forward already to BikeWise 2015 (our 21st show)
 Air Support |  Clann An Drumma |  Dave Coates |  Dog Section |  Fire & Rescue |
 John McGuinness |  Kimera |  Mini Bike Club |  Paul Swift |  Presentations |
 The Event |  3 Sixty Stunt Bikes |
We've took a early decision in view of the awful forecast for tomorrow to cancel the meeting at Carrville in the morning and to reschedule it for the following Sunday - the 17th August.
Hope this gives you a bit more time to make alternative arrangements for tomorrow and then to keep your fingers crossed for a better forecast for next Sunday :-)
Many Thanks to John Attle & members of Durham Photographic Society for taking the pictures.
Sunday 10th August at Carrville Park & Ride, Durham.
Usual start time of 1030hrs with signing on from 1000hrs.
We will be a bit short handed at this meeting so please if you can help to set up the track or take it down at the end it would be appreciated.
Any cancellation due to bad weather will be posted on the website / Facebook/ Twitter by 0915hrs
Set in beautiful countryside a few miles south of Darlington this 2.1 mile track has some challenging corners and extensive straights which give a really broad
spectrum of experiences to help riders develop their skills.
This full day event offers sessions of circuit riding under the guidance of an experienced IAM instructor interspersed with theoretical input to help you enhance your riding. The instructor will develop your observations and your techniques of bike control so that you are able to make rapid and smooth laps of the circuit. You will
work on positioning, braking, gear choice and acceleration technique. Repeated laps of the same circuit allow you to experiment with different variations of approach, and demonstrate how critical the right choice is to making the ride feel absolutely right. It doesn’t have to be done at fearsome speeds. You can enjoy the Skills Day at your own pace and your instructor will work with you in whatever way suits you best. After booking, we shall ask to you for details of your previous experience so that we can
ensure you get instruction at a level most beneficial to you. The circuit environment allows you to experience the subtleties of your bikes handling. You are in a controlled space. The usual hazards associated with the public roads are entirely absent. The setting for Skills Day training is unique.
The experience is invaluable!
Croft is ideal for us to help you to learn so much more about your bike and yourself.
No matter what they have been riding, IAM members have enjoyed this unique experience and been surprised by what they have learnt in the just a few hours.
You should be next!
Croft has all the facilities you could ask for!
Refreshments are available throughout the day, with a free coffee or tea on arrival once you have signed in.
An IAM photographer will be present and a full set of shots is sent to every rider after the event
Guests are welcome and can enjoy the freedom of the pit lane and watch the action from the pit lane wall. Make a real day out of it!
All this for an exceptionally low cost!
IAM Rider Skills Day only £149
Booking opens on Tuesday, 24th June 2014 at 10 am
Just call IAM Support on 0208 996 9600 or 0845 126 8600 It couldn’t be easier!
IMPORTANT NOTES
The booking and payment arrangements for this event are very specific and to help us you must follow them closely. There have been
occasional difficulties with bookings for previous events when events have become oversubscribed, a situation which we wish to avoid.
1. Booking opens on Tuesday, 24th June 2014 at 10 am. No earlier bookings will be taken under any circumstances. Please be ready to call
as soon as the booking window opens as we anticipate the event will fill rapidly.
2. Payment will be due by credit or debit cards at the time of booking.
3. Detailed joining instructions will be circulated by e-mail in early
August.
NOISE
There are specific noise limits at Croft circuit which we must
adhere to.
It is a condition of entry to the event that the bike you use must be fully road legal, and capable of legally being ridden to the event on
public roads. On the day of the event the bike must be taxed,insured, and be capable of passing the MOT test, with number plates, lights and any fairings all fitted and working.
In addition to the exhaust being fully road legal, it MUST be fitted with a baffle. In the event that these restrictions are not observed,
entry to the event on the day will not be allowed.
