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Left to right - Trevor Stones, Roy Edwards, Phil Goodwin, Ian Paterson, David Fletcher, Stan Croot. Taken outside the Wunderlich shop near Kranzweiherweg

pretty village of Monreal and lunched at a little cafe that clearly wasn’t used to

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

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

Christmas

always fall in the winter?

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

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

POLICE WORLD Vol 61 No. 1, 2016

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