It’s that time of year again, the one where I have to sit down and write a report on the year, and then get hundreds of photocopies done, followed by a frantic session of stuffing envelopes in order that everyone gets all the paperwork in good time for the AGM.
We are still ticking along quite nicely, at a pretty low level, with 19 racing members from a membership of approximately 35. Of those, only two rode a 12 Hour and qualified for the Club B.A.R., but I gather that others are threatening to have a go next year. We do still have members who have never ridden a 12 Hour, but who are beginning to wonder just what they could achieve
at the distance – after all it’s only a day’s ride, just like a long clubrun...
We welcomed two new members this year: Ian Burt (ex-Surrey Roads CC) who has joined us because he feels that they are on their last legs. Their loss is our gain, but I would be sorry to hear that they really have ceased to exist. Also Amy Robinson, having felt no desire to race for many years has finally given in to the “go on, have a go, it’s fun!” brigade. I’m not sure if she does find the racing “fun”, but I hope that the challenge and the comradeship make it worthwhile. Finally there was the return, after a long absence, of Andy Pearce whom we are pleased to see
again.
It had to happen: the moment I publicised a web address for the Phoenix (well a month later actually) I had an email from my provider stating that they were stopping the service, so the address that I listed last year vanished, as did my email address. With future continuity in mind, I have now signed us up for our own “domain name”. Please don’t stop reading here, this won’t be too technical. We can now publicise the internet address of the Phoenix, to anyone remotely interested, and tell everyone that information about the club can be found online at: http://www.kprc.org.uk this shouldn’t change now, no matter where the files are actually stored. For people who know little about the web: the first bit is common to almost all internet sites; the kprc should be obvious; the org indicates
that we are a non-profit making organisation and the uk bit indicates that we are a UK organisation. Unfortunately not everyone follows this system, but I thought that we should.
I have tried to keep the format of the site simple, and to keep the information as comprehensive and up-to-date as possible during the season. I know that there are a (very) small number of people who look at the site on a regular basis and who appreciate the service. Please take a look if you can, and offer any suggestions if you think something should be added. I will do my best to include anything of interest. You will see that there are some links to stuff I plan to do, but have not yet had the time for. Also please let me know if you have any trouble seeing any of the
pages as not all internet browsers are the same and I am unable to test the pages with every available browser.
To go with all of this, my email address is now lisa@kprc.org.uk
and I can offer up to 17 other members whateveryoulike@kprc.org.uk as an email address. It is a pointer that can forward mail to any other email address and I am the webmaster who administers where the addresses point, so you will be able to change your receiving address (as seems to happen quite often) without any of your friends noticing – as long as you tell me!
Interested? Contact me.
This time last year we were contemplating the possibility of compulsory helmet-wearing in RTTC events. The National AGM voted this motion out, but the RTTC is still scared of litigation alleging that it is not doing enough to ensure riders’ safety. It seems that at the moment we have reached an uneasy truce whereby we are told we should wear helmets for our own safety but can
make up our own minds. It is your choice to wear a helmet or not: the committee believe that you are the best person to decide and that your choice should be respected.
Yet again a trip is planned to Majorca in the spring. I have rather lost count of how many times the club has been, so if anyone can help me document the details I would appreciate the help. I do remember that the first time Frank took us there was 1986.
Club Dinner: I forget now exactly how this all went, but I think that the Hotel Antoinette are due to be closed for redecoration on our chosen date (last Saturday in Feb) so we moved into March; then Brian found out that he was due to be on a family holiday in America on the reserve date, so we settled on 23rd March 2002 as it looked likely at the time that he would be our Club Champion. Meanwhile the family decided that having flown all that way they ought to stay for two weeks, which would then prevent Brian from coming after all. Unfortunately for Brian and family, the holiday has now been cancelled because of all the uncertainty following the September 11th attack in New York, so it looks like we will have our Club Champion at the dinner after all!
On top of everything else, no one told the Dinner Organiser – Jake - that we’d changed dates in March, so we booked the Disco for the wrong week. But I think we’ve got it all sorted out now...
I also believe that Frank is planning to be kind and arranging the Medium Gear for a different weekend. Don’t know what’s come over him!
Tickets, as usual, from Jake.
That’s all from me, although I’m sure I’ve forgotten something that I should have said. My dream is for everybody to have internet access and be able to read the club noticeboard online. That way important information can be posted during the year, rather than crammed onto a single page each November – if it is even remembered at the right time.
Best Wishes for a safe and speedy 2002
Lisa
Lisa Colombo: November 2001
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