Big 'Thank You' to the Riders & Families who turned up to support this event.
Next meeting at Carrville Park & Ride, Sunday 13th July. Email will be sent out to members to confirm
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| Warden Law 24/06/2008 |
BikeWise 2019
Photo's online from Warden Law - 24th June
Photo's are on - line from our meeting at Warden Law
Big 'Thank You' to the Riders & Families who turned up to support this event.
Next meeting at Carrville Park & Ride, Sunday 13th July. Email will be sent out to members to confirm
Big 'Thank You' to the Riders & Families who turned up to support this event.
Next meeting at Carrville Park & Ride, Sunday 13th July. Email will be sent out to members to confirm
And After BikeWise 2008......
Another date for your diary.......Sunday 28th September 2008...
Starts at 1000hrs at Police HQ, Aykley Heads, Durham
A Mystery Ride Out....
£5 per person with proceeds going to the Great North Air Ambulance
Further details on : Great North Air Ambulance Website (Click Here)
Photo's from Carrville Park & Ride - 8th June 2008
Photo's are on - line from our 1st outdoor meeting of the year at Carrville Park & Ride.
Big 'Thank You' to the Riders & Families who turned up to support this event.
Next meeting at Warden Law is Tuesday 24th June - 4pm-9pm.
Big 'Thank You' to the Riders & Families who turned up to support this event.
Next meeting at Warden Law is Tuesday 24th June - 4pm-9pm.
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| Carrville Park & Ride - 8th June |
Next Meeting - Tuesday 24th June
4th meeting at Warden Law - Tuesday 24th June.....
The management at Karting North East have kindly agreed to allow us the use of the circuit even though they could earn more by allowing Karts to use it.... They are, after all, a commercial venue and need to generate income to pay wages etc, so the support of club members at the circuit is vital if we are to continue to be allowed to run there..
Last meeting at Warden Law was 'washed out' due to heavy rain (even then Don & Chris Churchill turned up to ride and Joan to watch... now that's what I call committment)
Hopefully this time we might get a bit of the sunshine we had at Carrville.
3rd meeting at Warden Law - Tuesday 3rd June.....
3rd meeting at Warden Law - Tuesday 3rd June.....
The management at Karting North East have kindly agreed to allow us the use of the circuit even though they could earn more by allowing Karts to use it.... They are, after all, a commercial venue and need to generate income to pay wages etc, so the support of club members at the circuit is vital if we are to continue to be allowed to run there..
Further meetings at Warden Law are on the following dates :
The management at Karting North East have kindly agreed to allow us the use of the circuit even though they could earn more by allowing Karts to use it.... They are, after all, a commercial venue and need to generate income to pay wages etc, so the support of club members at the circuit is vital if we are to continue to be allowed to run there..
Further meetings at Warden Law are on the following dates :
Tuesday 3rd of June from 4pm until 9pm
Tuesday 24th of June from 4pm until 9pm
Photo's on-line from 2nd Warden Law Meeting
Photo's are on - line from our 2nd outdoor meeting at warden law. Big 'Thank You' to the Riders & Families who turned up to support this event.We need that type of support to keep Warden Law open to us... Next meeting at Warden Law is Tuesday 3rd June - 4pm-9pm.
Look out for an email with the date of our first meeting at Carrville Park & Ride....
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| Warden Law - 2nd Meeting (19th May 2008) |
Photo's from last indoor meeting at Black & Deckers
The photo's from our last indoor meeting at Black & Deckers, Spennymoor.
'Many Thanks' to John Attle for taking the photographs on the day.
Big Thank You to everybody for making the day such a success...
Some really smooth riding and a really nice atmosphere.
'Many Thanks' to John Attle for taking the photographs on the day.
Big Thank You to everybody for making the day such a success...
Some really smooth riding and a really nice atmosphere.
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| BikeWise Mini-Bike Club May 4th |
Win a Free BikeWise Training Course
To help you learn how to raise your standard by getting the most out of your machine and staying safe on the roads we have lined up three training sessions with BikeWise TrainingThis would normally cost £150 for a full day but can be yours completely free by entering the competition and answering three questions the answers to which can be found on the BikeWise website
The winner will receive a full day of one to one tuition from an experienced police advanced motorcycle instructor with ongoing comprehensive debriefing and a certificate.
All you need to enter is a full motorcycle licence and a suitable machine in excess of 400cc.
The winners will be announced at the BikeWise event at Durham police HQ on the 27th July 2008 and their names will appear on the website.
Next Meeting - Sunday 4th May 2008
Next Meeting will be held at Black & Deckers - yes, indoor..... on Sunday 4th May, sign on 10am for a 1030 am start.
This will be our last indoor meeting as we will be going outdoor to the Carrville 'Park & Ride' after this where we can set up a decent sized track on tarmac... (I hope we have a better 'summer' than last year)
Any help would be appreciated at the end of the meeting as all the cones will need collecting in and put into vans to take back to Police HQ and then unloaded and stacked up there... ( Mick & I will still be busy at midnight if we have to do it all ourselves :-) )
Facebook members, please RSVP to the invitation to attend the event and then we know you're attending (or not) without having to ring around.
ACU licence renewals are required by some of our long standing members, please check your dates and bring forms etc with you so that we can get the renewals sorted out. If you are not licensed then you are not authorized to ride under the ACU guidelines...
This will be our last indoor meeting as we will be going outdoor to the Carrville 'Park & Ride' after this where we can set up a decent sized track on tarmac... (I hope we have a better 'summer' than last year)
Any help would be appreciated at the end of the meeting as all the cones will need collecting in and put into vans to take back to Police HQ and then unloaded and stacked up there... ( Mick & I will still be busy at midnight if we have to do it all ourselves :-) )
Facebook members, please RSVP to the invitation to attend the event and then we know you're attending (or not) without having to ring around.
ACU licence renewals are required by some of our long standing members, please check your dates and bring forms etc with you so that we can get the renewals sorted out. If you are not licensed then you are not authorized to ride under the ACU guidelines...
1st meeting of 2008 at Warden Law
New circuit at Warden Law....
Many Thanks to the members who travelled to Warden Law on Monday night (21st April), for the first meeting on the new circuit. The management at Karting North East have kindly agreed to allow us the use of the circuit even though they could earn more by allowing Karts to use it.... They are after all a commercial venue and need to generate income to pay wages etc, so the support of club members at the circuit is vital if we are to continue to be allowed to run there..
Further meetings at Warden Law are on the following dates :
Tom Alder prepared a short video which shows the circuit and some of our members 'in action'
Many Thanks to the members who travelled to Warden Law on Monday night (21st April), for the first meeting on the new circuit. The management at Karting North East have kindly agreed to allow us the use of the circuit even though they could earn more by allowing Karts to use it.... They are after all a commercial venue and need to generate income to pay wages etc, so the support of club members at the circuit is vital if we are to continue to be allowed to run there..
Further meetings at Warden Law are on the following dates :
Monday 19th of May from 4pm until 9pm
Tuesday 3rd of June from 4pm until 9pm
Tuesday 24th of June from 4pm until 9pm
Tom Alder prepared a short video which shows the circuit and some of our members 'in action'
4th Indoor meeting of 2008
The photo's from our 4th indoor meeting of 2008 at Black & Deckers, Spennymoor.
'Many Thanks' to John Attle for taking the photographs on the day.
Big Thank You to everybody for making the day such a success...
'Many Thanks' to John Attle for taking the photographs on the day.
Big Thank You to everybody for making the day such a success...
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| Bike Wise Mini-Bike Club March 30th 2008 |
THANK YOU.....
THANK YOU.....
Sadly the Run had to be cancelled on safety grounds due to the snowfalls that we had during the night. The car parks (and roads) were checked early on the morning and it was felt at that time to be too dangerous to proceed with the run.
We put the cancellation notice out on the website & local radio about 0800hrs.
Apologies if anyone travelled and was disappointed,there was nobody more disappointed than ourselves....
Thanks for all the Easter Eggs & cash donations that were made. The Eggs have already gone out to the hospitals and the money will be donated to our nominated charity..
(Donald Waller- Durham County Council & Sgt Iain Rodgers)CANCELLED - Easter Egg Run
Due to the weather conditions and the state of the surface conditions in the car parks we regret that we have had to cancel the Easter Egg Run. If you wish to drop your Easter eggs off at Tesco's we will be there to distribute them at a later date or alternatively drop them at police headquarters on Tuesday.
Photo's from the Easter meeting
The photo's from our 3rd indoor meeting of 2008 at Black & Deckers, Spennymoor.
'Many Thanks' to John Attle for taking the photographs on the day.
Big Thank You to everybody for making the day such a success...
Some really smooth riding and a really nice atmosphere.
'Many Thanks' to John Attle for taking the photographs on the day.
Big Thank You to everybody for making the day such a success...
Some really smooth riding and a really nice atmosphere.
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| Bikewise Mini-Bike Club 16th March |
Next Meeting - 30th March
Hi everybody.....
Sorry it's taken a few days to send this email but it's been a bit hectic at home with my granddaughter staying..
Firstly - can I say 'THANK YOU' to everyone who attended the last meeting....
The Marshals & the start box crew.... (without your help & support we would not be able to put the event on safely)
The riders.... You're all getting smoother (and faster), Casey Stoner will be watching over his shoulder soon....
The parents / grandparents & friends who turn up and support.
You all make the event have such a nice friendly atmosphere..
John Attle for taking the photo's throughout the day..
Commiserations to 'Jenky' - hope you 'mend' quickly (We can't have you wandering around with your arm in a sling not fixing bikes !!)
A Big Thank You to Denise, Denica & Phil Lockey & Anne Barber for putting on the Easter Egg Raffle (They bought all the presents and donated all the proceeds to the club) - a total of £100.70 was raised.
Also to Lorraine & Alex Crowther who made some cakes which were on the stall (although I never had time to eat a one..)
Next BikeWise meeting is going to be held on Sunday 30th March - 1000hrs, at Black and Deckers.. I know some of the riders would love to be outdoors again, but with the weather being so unsettled we are better running indoors at the moment to guarantee the event, rather than going outdoors and having to cancel because of bad weather.
PPIK is on the same day - (although it doesn't start till about 6pm) - apologies if this causes a problem to some.
Easter Monday (24th) - Teesside autodrome 10am-4pm £15 (http://www.teessideautodrome.co.uk/theTrack.php) - quite a few members attending (weather permitting)
See you all next Sunday - Have a great Easter
Sorry it's taken a few days to send this email but it's been a bit hectic at home with my granddaughter staying..
Firstly - can I say 'THANK YOU' to everyone who attended the last meeting....
The Marshals & the start box crew.... (without your help & support we would not be able to put the event on safely)
The riders.... You're all getting smoother (and faster), Casey Stoner will be watching over his shoulder soon....
The parents / grandparents & friends who turn up and support.
You all make the event have such a nice friendly atmosphere..
John Attle for taking the photo's throughout the day..
Commiserations to 'Jenky' - hope you 'mend' quickly (We can't have you wandering around with your arm in a sling not fixing bikes !!)
A Big Thank You to Denise, Denica & Phil Lockey & Anne Barber for putting on the Easter Egg Raffle (They bought all the presents and donated all the proceeds to the club) - a total of £100.70 was raised.
Also to Lorraine & Alex Crowther who made some cakes which were on the stall (although I never had time to eat a one..)
Next BikeWise meeting is going to be held on Sunday 30th March - 1000hrs, at Black and Deckers.. I know some of the riders would love to be outdoors again, but with the weather being so unsettled we are better running indoors at the moment to guarantee the event, rather than going outdoors and having to cancel because of bad weather.
PPIK is on the same day - (although it doesn't start till about 6pm) - apologies if this causes a problem to some.
Easter Monday (24th) - Teesside autodrome 10am-4pm £15 (http://www.teessideautodrome.co.uk/theTrack.php) - quite a few members attending (weather permitting)
See you all next Sunday - Have a great Easter
4th Annual Easter Egg Run - Sunday 23rd March
4th Annual Easter Egg Run - Sunday 23rd March
Our 4th Annual Easter Egg Run will be taking place on Easter Sunday 23rd March.
Registration for the run will begin at 9.15am at Tesco's car park, Rennys Lane, Durham. The run will leave Tesco's at 10.00am and will travel to Darlington Memorial Hospital and onto University Hospital North Durham to and distribute Easter Eggs to the children's wards. The run will finish at Police HQ, Durham where we will have a cuppa and get together to talk about the biking season ahead.
Again we ask that you bring along an Easter Egg or some change to put into one of our charity buckets.
We look forward to seeing you all on Easter Sunday.
Have a look at the videos below from the last two years Easter Egg Runs :
New motorcyle Fleet arrives...
The motorcycle section has this week taken delivery of a new fleet of patrol bikes.
The bikes are Yamaha FJR1300s, deep blue in colour and replace the former fleet of Honda Pan European ST 1300's.
The new bikes are a departure for Durham Constabulary in that they are the first vehicles in the whole fleet to adopt the national Battenberg style of police livery.
In addition they are the first Durham police bikes to be fitted with Incident Data Recorders which act rather like a black box in that should a collision occur they will instantly record data to help investigators establish the cause.
To view images of the new motorcycles click on the following links :
Durham Police motorcycles 1
Durham Police motorcycles 2
Durham Police motorcycles 3
Click on the image below to view a short video of the bikes :
The bikes are Yamaha FJR1300s, deep blue in colour and replace the former fleet of Honda Pan European ST 1300's.
The new bikes are a departure for Durham Constabulary in that they are the first vehicles in the whole fleet to adopt the national Battenberg style of police livery.
In addition they are the first Durham police bikes to be fitted with Incident Data Recorders which act rather like a black box in that should a collision occur they will instantly record data to help investigators establish the cause.
To view images of the new motorcycles click on the following links :
Durham Police motorcycles 1
Durham Police motorcycles 2
Durham Police motorcycles 3
Click on the image below to view a short video of the bikes :