27th of March '05 

Easter Sunday - Woodheys Easter Egg Run

The three principal members of the Woodheys Social Club that have pulled all this together each year are John Armstrong, Phil Chadwick and Pete Owens, and each year they try to enlist the help of other bikers in carrying the burden of eggs.  This has until now always been a case of word-of-mouth amongst friends and associates, but in recent years some of the regulars have no longer been able to help out, so the number of bikes has dwindled.

Although the chocolate eggs are no doubt a big attraction and greatly enjoyed by their recipients, it is the fact that they are delivered by bike that creates the excitement on the day.  This year is likely to see but half a dozen or so bikes turning up so it would be nice to swell their ranks a bit with any local Cloggers who would like to help out.

As the egg run itself is only short, we thought it would be more attractive if we were to add a bit of a longer ride-out event afterwards.  A 09:00 collection from the Club invariably sees the delivery finished by lunchtime, so a run of a few hours and 85.9 miles will take us, via a meal break near the Trafford Centre, to a late afternoon conclusion.  This of course all depends on the weather on the day!

If you live close enough and would like to help out then please contact the event coordinator, but please do not expect a large organised Easter Egg Run.  This is a small and informal affair, and in many ways the more rewarding for it.

Click here for more information on Francis House.

Please note that although we previously stated that you are not expected to bring along any eggs yourselves and that there will be more than enough already collected by the Woodheys Club, unfortunately the club has been let down by a major contributor.  So, your welcomed contribution as egg transporters and making an impact at delivery would also be enhanced if you could bring along an egg or two yourselves.

Do though, make sure that you bring along plenty of ways of carrying the eggs, you'd be surprised at how bulky they are!  So fit those throw-over panniers, bring that rucksack and tankbag, make sure your top-box is fitted and whatever other ingenious methods you can think up.

Meet at the Woodheys Club between 08:30 & 09:00 to load up with eggs!

*****  URGENT  *****

Big Kev & Nikki have very kindly offered to do a BBQ at their place in Bolton for after the ride-out.

What they urgently need is an accurate indication of who is going to be continuing on for this.  They only lives a handful of miles from the ride-out finish, and Bolton is convenient for the M60, M61, M66 and M62 motorways for a quick blast home!

PLEASE CONTACT BIG KEV & NIKKI DIRECTLY, OR THROUGH THIS SITE'S  EVENT COORDINATOR TO LET THEM KNOW EITHER WAY.

See the Attendees table for confirmations of who's doing the BBQ as well.

REMEMBER:

The clocks go forward Saturday night, so the Sunday starts an hour earlier, in effect!