March 2006
Member
News
Many of you know Woody and what a crap year the bloke's had.
Well, only a week or two ago he had another blowout on his scooter which
really was the straw that broke the camel's back. Thankfully it was a
low speed one and no damage was done, other than to his confidence, so
that was it. He's now sold his scooter on and wont be likely to get back
on one for a good year or so. Just to say that he's not giving up the
scootering lifestyle, just the scooter, so I'm sure we'll still see him
at the do's and the Piazza.
Another member has some news too! Seems that we'll be seeing a new scooter shop opening locally in the very very near future! I'm not sure about how much I can divulge but I'm sure that if you're at Henlow on Thursday you'll get more information.
The
Pre-Season Do..
...was a great success with people coming from all over including Peterborough
and several Mysterons from Middlesex! A big thanks to Bill and Chris for
providing the decks / setup / great music as well as Big Rob.
Great fun was had by all and over £250 was raised for equipment
for the Neo-Natal Unit at Bedford Hospital due to the raffle and the auction
of the signed Gift Poster. Oh, and for some reason, Donegal won the Best
Supporting Member Trophy!!
The
Ist Pilgrims Ride Out of the Year...
...was to Costello's Cafe to see the North Herts Scooter Collective on
Sunday 26th February and boy was it a big one! Ok, I lie. Steve rode up
from Dunstable and met Bedford Rob and Donegal on the Piazza. Then we
picked up Russell at Henlow and then Pete just after and rode over.
It was a good turnout when we got there including several other Pilgrims
that rode straight there including the Quincy's and Simon and Lyn. All
told there were about 35 to 40 scooters there, damn good for a cold February
morning.
Becoming
a Pilgrim...
....couldn't be simpler. I've been getting questions from quite a few
people lately on how to join the club. Now while some clubs have subs
and committees and it works for them, however, The Pilgrims are very simply
a group of like minded scooterists, that's it. There's no secret handshake,
there's no subs or committees, there's no membership as such. All you
have to do if you want to join the club is turn up and join in, that's
it.
Monthly Ride
After the rideout last month there isn't one this month, there's
two! Yes two!! First, we have our old favourite Wicksteed Park Parts
Fair on Sunday 19th March. Apparently the original organiser has bowed
out but Kev Walsh (The Lambretta Club of Great Britain General Secretary)
has taken it over as he believes its too good an event to just disappear.
The second rideout will be the Peterborough Lambretta and Vespa Scooter Club's famous Easter Egg Run which is in its 9th year and takes place on Saturday 25th March 2006. It promises to be a great event and don't forget they also have a great evening do too!
Details of both events including kickoff times at the bottom of the page.
Keeping
in Touch
Just a reminder that the club has a website at www.thepilgrimssc.co.uk
where members can keep in touch with what's happening and even make
suggestions on what we could do this coming year.
Next Meet
The 2nd Thursday each month - The Five Bells, Henlow
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
Sunday
19th March 2006
Wicksteed Parts Fair
Leaving the Piazza, Bedford at 9.30am
Saturday
25th March 2006
PLVSC Easter Egg Run
Meet beside the Piazza to leave at 9.30am sharp.
The Piazza itself will be full of market traders.
Friday 31st March - 3rd April 2006
Modrapheniacs 30th Anniversary
Sandford , Wareham
Saturday
1st April 2006
Elton marries Jane Run
Stevenage Somewhere
Details to follow, watch the website!!
Sundays
At The Piazza
Bedford Square, 11am onwards
Sundays wouldn't be the same without it!
For details contact Donegal Paul on 01234 857465