TEast Coast Pedalers section of the NACC Ltd.
caters mainly for members in the East Anglia Region, currently we have members
in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex but we regularly have members attend our events
from much further afield.
Our members own a truly
diverse selection of machines both 2 and 3 wheeled, ranging from; 1950s Cycle
attachments such as Cyclemasters, Motamites, Cyclaids, Autocycles such as New
Hudsons and Bowns, Mopeds such as Raleighs, Mobylettes, Garelli, right through
to "modern" sixteener mopeds such as Honda SS50s, Yamaha FS1-Es and Puch Grand
Prix.
We have another busy year ahead in 2011, apart from March and
November we have an event every month.
We start on February 20th with our "Washington" Run, this starts from
the scenic grounds of Framlingham College where we have full use of the Canteen
facilities so are able to offer Drinks and refreshments on arrival and if
required on return from our customary stop off at the renowned Blaxhall Ship
where we always enjoy a good lunch.
Our April event is somewhat
unusual in that we have two starting points: Saxmundham and Norwich; we ride in
to the East Anglia Transport Museum in Carlton Colville, nr Lowestoft where we
have our machines on display and have a few hours to view the other exhibits or
take a free bus ride into Lowestoft, before heading off home which we usually
do together for a short while before separating and heading our own way back to
the respective starting points. This event is part of the national "Drive it
Day weekend.
On the weekend of May21st/22nd we have a camping
weekend, this year it is at North Walsham Rugby Club, Scottow, Norfolk where we
are joining in with the annual Norfolk Rally, so there will be plenty of other
vehicles, stalls etc to view when we are not out and about on our road runs. On
the Saturday we have a run devoted to really feable NACC machines such as Cycle
attachments, Ariel 3s etc whilst on the Sunday we have our more usual runs for
more reliable ! bikes. We hope to visit the North Walsham Museum at some point
over the weekend. For those camping there is free entertainment (NOT by the
East Coast Pedalers you will be glad to hear !) provided by the organisers of
the Norfolk Rally.
On June 26th we head off to the Nedging Vintage Fete
which is another interesting vehicle rally set in the majestic grounds of
Nedging Hall, again we have a road run including the usual stop off somewhere
for lunch. July 10th will see us nearby in Great Waldingfield for our second
Waldingfield "Wander" Road Run, a nice gentle run around the lanes in the
Sudbury area stopping off at a nice pub for lunch.
On August Bank
Holiday (29th) we pay our customary visit to the Harleston Fun Day, this is a
great day out for all the family, and usually the weather is brilliant for this
one, once again a static display of our machines and a road run around the
south Norfolk area with the usual lunch stop en route.
The Norfolk Gala
Day is an event that the NACC have supported for many years, this year it is on
September 11th, this is purely a Static Display for us as there is so much to
see what with exhibits, arena events, music, stalls etc. that there really
isn't time to leave the site and go for a ride. Our members take it in turns to
man the display and answer the many questions put to us by the members of the
public so that we can all enjoy the many attractions on offer.
October 23rd
will see us at the Leiston Long Shop Museum where we help them celebrate
another successful year with our own display, we also incorporate a road run
and stop off for lunch before heading back and join in with the fun that goes
on at this interesting event.
Finally on December 27th we
will shake off all those festive excesses with the "Cold Turkey" run which
starts from Framlingham College, usually fairly cold and we are always glad to
reach the lunch stop so that we can warm up and have a nice hot, tasty meal.
So as you can see we have plenty going on, in addition we also have 4
informal Summer Evening runs which run from May to August. Details of these
will appear in Buzzing, and more detailed information of the official events
above are on the calendar section of the main website.
Feel free to
email us: eastcoastpedalers@hotmail.com
for any further information you might require.
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