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Pickwick Bicycle Club Magazine Volume 11 No.2 September 2014 !3

A message from your President……………

I write this message having just returned from the Club’s Annual Tour de France trip.
Since the last magazine we have enjoyed an evening in an East End pub and the
culmination of the Revolution cycling series at the Olympic Velodrome, the President’s
Luncheon, the Annual Golf Day/Cycle Ride at Harpenden, the commemorative plaque
unveiling on The Downs Hotel in Hackney Downs, days following the Tour de France in
Harrogate, Cassel and Orchies, not forgetting the Benson Veteran Cycle Rally (which I
was able to complete on a loaned 1928 Sunbeam Road Racer from Mr Brooks!). Reports on
the above are contained within the magazine.

It has been good to see some new faces at these events – however out of a membership
of 191 and 21 retired members, it is often the same people who come along. Their
presence is always welcome and much appreciated, but it still leaves a large proportion of
the Club unrepresented.

I set myself a lofty objective at the start of my year as President to encourage
members of the Club to meet others with whom they were not already acquainted to
spread Pickwickian fellowship wider.
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I have met my goal – have you?
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I urge those members amongst you who have not attended events away from the two
main luncheons to try something different and book a place. I can guarantee you will not
be disappointed! I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at our remaining
events this year.

With Pickwickian Greetings

SAMUEL PICKWICK