Fishtail
‘Fishtail’ is the journal of the Velocette Owner Club, and our Thames Valley reports are published under ‘Centre News’. Below you’ll find our most recent reports.
Fishtail 465 – December 2019
Not a lot to report for this edition of Fishtail. Our Tuesday mid-week evenings usually see eight to ten members meet up at the Cherry Tree for a drink and natter about Velocettes and the rest of the world. We had our first Wednesday lunch time meet of the winter in November at the Riverside […]
Fishtail 464 – October 2019
The weather hasn’t been too good during recent weeks with two planned runs cancelled and a very wet second day at Kop Hill. Over the two days there were eight Velocettes on the club display at Kop Hill. Saturday was a good day but Sunday was very wet and consequently attracted less visitors to the […]
Fishtail 463 – September 2019
I have been unable to partake in most of the Centre’s activities recently and I apologise in advance for the rather sketchy report. Activities have continued apace with Popham Megameet on S11th August. Again a good turnout of Velocettes from TV and nearby Centres. The weather was good and a lot bikes attended the event. […]
Fishtail 462 – August 2019
The last few weeks have seen a lot of activity at the Thames Valley Centre. In addition to our regular club nights at the Cherry Tree, which continue to be well attended, there have been five runs. Unfortunately I was not able to go on the first three, the Flower Pot run on July 3rd, […]
Fishtail 461 – June 2019
Our annual run to Cheddar was well attended, with 6 Riders meeting at Padworth, 2 more joining at Hungerford and 2 more at Beckhampton. A lovely sunny morning perfect ‘bike riding’ weather. Unfortunately our normal morning ‘pit stop’ at the caravan near Trowbridge turned out to be shut. However with the help of Chris Wiggins […]
Fishtail 460 – April 2019
With the better weather our events programme is gathering speed. There were three runs in April, the first was to the Hovercraft Museum with South Hants. Unfortunate we were late getting to the start and it was decided not to carry on to the museum. The weather was better than forecast for the midweek run […]
Fishtail 459 – March 2019
A relatively quiet time of year at TV, our trial midweek lunch time meetings have been quite well attended and it is good to see some members who can’t make the evening meetings. We are going to a different venue for the March meeting which may be more convenient for members who live in the […]
Fishtail 458 – January 2019
The only event since the last Fishtail report was our annual AGM on January 11th. It was well attended by 26 members. Dennis and I gave a review of the last year and Keith presented his Treasurer’s report. Norman lead the review of events for the coming year and it looks like we have a […]
Fishtail 457 – December 2018
Only two runs since the last report as the cool days and long nights draw in. The Berkshire Downs run in October was eventful in that one of our riders took a tumble on a bend and hurt his elbow and ribs. Fortunately he is recovering well and we hope to see him on his […]
Fishtail 456 – October 2018
TV Centre had four runs since the last Fishtail report. On 19th September nine members enjoyed a run to the Iron Age and Town Museum in Andover. The route was mainly back roads from Padworth to Andover. The Museum features artefacts found at Danebury Hill Fort. It is a small museum run mainly by volunteers […]
Fishtail 455 – September 2018
August started off with a run to the Sammy Miller Museum in the New Forest on the 5th, eight members enjoyed the run in good weather. There wasn’t an autojumble on this year so no bargains this time. The next weekend it was Popham Megameet where we have a club stand. The new booking arrangement […]
Fishtail 454 – August 2018
The run to the Flower Pot at Cheriton was enjoyed by eight Centre members. The start had to be moved from Henley to Twyford due to the regatta and road works. About forty motorcycles were at the lunch stop which added another element of interest. Many thanks to Chris Webber for arranging and leading the […]
Fishtail 453 – June 2018
It’s been a busy time at Thames Valley Centre since the last Fishtail report. Events started off with four Centre members having an enjoyable, but cool, day at Brooklands with Dennis Edginton, our Chairman, featured astride his MSS on the first picture in Fishtail 452. The poor weather continued which resulted in our run to […]
Fishtail 452 – April 2018
The Thames Valley Centre AGM was held on Tuesday 9th January at the Cherry Tree in Stoke Row. Twenty four members of the Centre were present which represents approximately 25% of the membership. Dennis Edginton, our Chairman, welcomed everyone to the meeting and gave a review of the year and thanked everyone for their support […]
Fishtail 451 – March 2018
The recent bad weather has caused us to re-schedule our planned talks for March. We were fortunate that Stuart McGuigan from Criterion was able to come to our Club Night on Tuesday 13th March and give us a talk on the Velocette gearbox. About 30 members attended the night which shows how much interest there […]
Fishtail 450 – January 2018
The Thames Valley Centre AGM was held on Tuesday 9th January at the Cherry Tree in Stoke Row. Twenty four members of the Centre were present which represents approximately 25% of the membership. Dennis Edginton, our Chairman, welcomed everyone to the meeting and gave a review of the year and thanked everyone for their support […]