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Chester
Saturday evening found 31 Motorcycle Group
members sitting down to a Chinese Buffet
(We had turkey last year) organised by Llangollen
based member Paul Firth. It was of the same
high standard as when we ate there
last year.
The Motorcycle Group is like a big
family and there is no shyness as you
haven’t seen that person for months
and months, it was just a time for
catching up, eating and drinking.
Sue Marlow leading the shopping
expedition to Chester as part of
the Motorcycle Group Christmas
Weekend
Christmas
always fall in the winter?
group and Stan who had made us very welcome
on previous occasions. Phil, with his greater
knowledge of the area volunteered to lead us
there on the motorway network to Aachen and
then on a cross country route south to Rieden.
A friendly reunion with Stan (who lives in the
village) shortly after our arrival at the hotel
commenced the ‘catch up talk’.
The following two days were taken up with Stan
leading us out on rides around the area which
covered the Rhine and Mosel rivers, vineyards,
a visit to the world famous Nurburgring, lunch
at the ruined castle of Grevenburg at Traben-
Trarbach and ice cream at the picturesque town
of Cochem. All in all a fabulous (dry) two days.
On our third and last day we drove to the very
pretty village of Monreal
and lunched at a little cafe
that clearly wasn’t used to
having six people turn up at once.
We stayed a night in Ypres, Belgium
on our return journey. Dinner was
taken at the Captain Cook restaurant
(which I can highly recommend)
and we attended the moving Last
Post ceremony at the Menin Gate, a
ceremony which has taken place almost
every single night since 1928.
Our grateful thanks go to Stan for
hosting our visit and our thanks also to
Christian and his staff for looking after
us so well during our stay. Hopefully we
can repeat the trip again next year.
Roy Edwards,
Leicestershire Branch
Left to right - Trevor Stones, Roy Edwards, Phil Goodwin,
Ian Paterson, David Fletcher, Stan Croot. Taken outside
the Wunderlich shop near Kranzweiherweg
The fact that 31 members had attended from all
over the UK shows the strength of the Motorcycle
Group with the furthest distances travelled being
travelled 270 and 240 miles.
Next years activities include a two centre break
in the Peak District and Harrogate for the AGM,
a novice track day incorporated into a weekend
in Bedfordshire/Northamptonshire (The track
day is optional not obligatory being organised by
member Simon Kelly) and a 10 day tour to The
Black Forest (This could be called a Gastrotour
being organised by member Chris Van Heerden)
If you are interested in any of these trips and tours
please contact the secretary of the group Mick
Marlow via the link on the Section UK website.
Mick Marlow
Motorcycle Group Secretary
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POLICE WORLD
Vol 61 No. 1, 2016
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