Members should give serious consideration to joining British Cycling or CTC in order to get 3rd party liability insurance for when they are on club runs. The current cheapest available is British Cycling's "Ride" (formerly Everyday Cycling) membership at £24.00 but CTC membership is available at £22.50 for the "unwaged". Ordinary CTC membership is now £32.00 and British Cycling's Silver membership is £36. Members are reminded that Rule 8 of the club constitution and rules states that members should be affiliated (i.e. members of an organisation providing 3rd party liability cover)

A number of people have expressed an interest in going to Mallorca again this year. The club usually goes the week before the Whitsun Bank Holiday, which would be Saturday 22nd-29th May. We need to establish whether there is enough interest to make a trip viable. If anyone wants to go on this trip can they please email Helen Russell by 19th Feb at the latest
If there is enough interest we will then find out about availability and get definite quotes based on the number of people who want to go. As we are booking later this year the cost may be slightly higher. The estimated cost would be about £600 to include hotel (half-board), flights and bike hire.

The role of the West Midlands Regional Event Officer will be to focus on increasing the quantity and quality of participation opportunities across a range of Cycle Sport disciplines, working closely with HQ staff colleagues, and Regional volunteers and officials. More details can be found via the following website link: vacancy
If you know of anyone who might be interested in applying for this job, do please bring these details to their attention.

After the successful first X BIKES spinning class on Tuesday evening it was generally decided to run the class every Tuesday until the end of March. Time of start will be 7.30pm so you need to arrive at 7.20pm. If the session is oversubscribed with riders the session will be split into 2 x 40 minute ones.

A reminder that the pedals on the bikes are compatible with SPD cleats and trainers only. You will need to bring a drink, towel and a dry top to change into. Each session will cost £1.00 for each rider payable on the evening. Any further information contact Norman Smith 0771 993 2536

Mike Sampson is raising funds for the Motor Neurone Disease Association by selling copies of his excellent painting of Paul Carbutt It is available in A4 or A3 size. Details here

Fancy a Challenge Ride on 28th February starting in Pershore? Have a look at http://www.echelon-cycles.co.uk/challenge_ride.html

The Evesham Wheelers Annual Dinner and Presentation Night will be held on Saturday 6th March 2010 at Raphael's Restaurant, Hampton Ferry, Boat Lane, Evesham starting at 7.30pm.

It will be a Carvery with a selection of meats. Cost for this is £7.00 per head with desserts and coffee extra, as required. Please book with Adrian, by the end of February. Payment can be made on the night but places must be reserved at least a week before the event.

50-4 & 60-4 March 14 and 50-4 & 60-4 Reliability trial.

There will be a change to the event this year: The course will remain the same with the 50-4 for the C Group, but there will be an additonal loop of 10 miles to achieve the 60 mile distance in 4 hours for the A & B Group. The start will be at Argos in the High Street 9 for 9.15am The finish will be at John Deere Agricultural Engineers at Hinton Cross Roads
Entry Fee £2.00 each. All finishers will receive a free 1 litre drinks bottle. Route Sheets will be available. Rider's own responsibilty to stay on course.

Spinning sessions start at Evesham High School on Feb 2nd. Arrive at 7.30pm for an 8.00pm start with a 9.00pm finish There are 13 X BIKES available which are adjustable for individual riders. However, the pedals are for use with shoes with SPD cleats or Trainers only. The structured session will be taken by a qualified instructor. You will need to bring a drink and a change of kit.

We will split the session into 2 x 30 minute periods if there are more riders than bikes. We will run the sessions every fortnight until the end of March with the option of weekly if the first session proves popular.
The club will sponsor the first session so there will be no cost to anyone who supports the first session. This is an open to all initiative

The Official Club Run on Sunday 10th January is cancelled due to the adverse weather conditions. Further cancellations will be made if the difficult road conditions persist.

The Christmas dinner was a huge success with a good time being had by all. A few hardy soles braved the icy conditions on their bikes but most members either walked or arrived by car. Many thanks to Pam and Sue for preparing and cooking our wonderful, tasty lunch. The food was excellent and the service, by Carol, Caroline, Cathy, Muriel and Rosie, first class.

Evesham Wheelers member, Helen Russell has been shortlisted for the Bromsgrove Advertiser Newspaper Sports Personality of the Year and need your votes! Helen has been shortlisted due to her age group 3rd place at World Duathlon in USA and 10th place in European Triathlon in Holland. To vote click here and (at the bottom of the page) vote_for_your_sports_personality_of_the_year/ or, if that expires over the next few weeks then: try here. Closing date 11th January 2010. As it is an online vote you can vote even if you do not live in Bromsgrove.

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The Spinning Sessions planned to start in December will now start during the Spring Term. Further news will be posted here when it is available.