Good Leapings Day
Q By Lionel Cox (Secretary Berkhamsted MC & CC Ltd)
Mills Recreation Centre, and both having an interest in Well what a good leaplings day developing healthy and lively for both the Berkhamsted Motor opportunities for local youth. Waterways Experiences is a Cycle club and the Waterways registered charity operating Experiences. three large canal boats from 29th February 2020 was a beautifully landscaped the day that the Berkhamsted boatyard on the Grand Motorcycle Club handed Union Canal just to the south over a cheque for £1000 to of Hemel Hempstead in the Waterways Experiences, Hertfordshire. Their mission motorcycles and canal boats being to promote well-being meeting on the Grand Union by providing affordable canal Canal. boat trips particularly for Since the year 2000 the disadvantaged. As well Berkhamsted MC chooses a as day trips all year round, Charity and runs a motorcycle they provide very special trial in its aid. To date, with the holidays for teenagers with hard work of the Committee learning difficulties or other and club riders alike, they have disadvantages. Waterways raised just over £23,000 for Experiences operate without any various charities. paid employees. As volunteers, For 2020 their chosen charity was the Waterways Experiences what makes them tick is the satisfaction of being able to (www.wexp.org.uk ), an share their passion for the organisation situated on the waterways and canal boating same site as themselves, Nash
Speedway at Iwade
Q By Graham Arnold
Speedway at Iwade celebrates 50 years with a number of events already planned for this year. The Anniversary 4's have 24
four rounds, these being May 17th, June 14th, August 9th, October 4th. The popular Ladies Day is planned for Saturday 11th and the following
with people normally excluded from this pastime. Berkhamsted MC (www. berkotrials.com) was formed in 1908 and is now one of the oldest clubs in the country. We have a record of providing continuous motorcycle, and in earlier years, car sporting events with only interruptions being the two world wars. Now one hundred and twelve years old they concentrate on trials events. They have their our own practice ground, club headquarters and enjoy a membership of around three hundred with a very active events programme eachyear. Along with its charity work Bekhamsted MC prides itself on its Youth Policy. Having training events and specific youth trials they were asked for a second time to run five rounds of the 2019 South Midland Youth Championship as it was recognised that the club held the key to rejuvenating the ailing South Midland Youth Championship. So the charitable synergy was there, location and youth. Thanks to the riders, Berkhamsted MC's Club President Ted North and Waterways Richard Tregoning. Well done and good luck to both organisations.
day sees the full Anniversary Meeting on Sunday 12th. In addition there will be regular practice sessions days and times to be announced.
