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Pickwick Bicycle Club Magazine Volume 16 No.2 October 2019 !30

Peter Magnus reaches a milestone Birthday

and eats his hat!

Dear Samuel Pickwick
I had a fabulous 90th Birthday celebration, it lasted
five days, plus two to get over it.
Wednesday the actual day passed quietly, ready for my
trip to London on Thursday to celebrate with 10 guests
at the Pickwick B.C. President’s lunch where 400 diners
sang happy birthday to me, for which I thank
them; then a large number of members came over and
congratulated me. Friday saw my cousin from Yorkshire
and son from London and their partners arrive for a dinner party. Saturday, I took my
family out for a special meal, finishing up on Sunday
with my family and many of my nephews and nieces
and their children, who came to a party organised by
Nicola my daughter, where the weather changed and
the sun shone. I am sorry my two remaining brothers
could not attend - one in Australia, who landed an
excellent job as the Manager and Coach to the
Australian Women’s National football team; and my
youngest one for health reasons. Nicola made a
beautiful Birthday cake in the shape of my Pickwick
Boater Hat. I was gobsmacked. I will not be able to
say in future, I’ll eat my hat because I have already
done so!
Peter Magnus/aka Keith Robins.

Advance Notice that the National Cycle Museum Cycle jumble/auction
will take place on Saturday April 4th 2020.

More details will follow in the March 2020 magazine
in the meantime you can always contact Steve Griffith at
griffith531@homail.com