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WKRC Reliability – Results

Thank you to my club mates for putting on this event and to the 82 riders who have raised £450 for charity. List of Entrants by club is below:   SEEDS – 17 No Club / Private – 15 CC Bexley – 8 WKRC – 8 Bigfoot – 7 Old Ports – 6 Vulcan – 5 Repack – 4 Gemini …

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Club Membership Subscriptions Due 1 January 2019

Dear West Kenters   Please complete the attached form and send to Patrick along with your payment.  Alternatively please send the form and transfer your fee directly to the WKRC account.     http://wkrc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Membership-form-revised-2018.docx   Please note that if you intend to ride in KCA or ECCA events (this includes reliability trials) then you are expected to make yourself available …

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Gary Takes the Win

In a hard fought 1 hour race around cyclo parc Gary Richardson went for a long sprint to take the win.  Congratulations Gary. Colin Ashcroft and Lol Toombs came in second and third.   We had 10 riders, the weather was kind and we all stayed dry.   My thanks go out to Paul Townley for organising another great event, …

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Dashcam footage submission website goes live

Road users are now able to submit footage of dangerous driving to police in England and Wales, using a platform set up by a dashcam manufacturer. The website allows visitors to upload videos before sending footage to the right police force. It also redirects visitors to those forces with their own submission websites.

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WKRC Celebrate 80 years of Cycling

On Saturday 16th June 2018 over 50 people attended the lunchtime meeting for the WKRC 80TH Anniversary. This group consisted of  several senior men and women members of the club, widows of former members and current members with partners & siblings. The meeting was held at The Chequers PH in Crockenhill. Kent and several members had brought along old photographs …

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Dates for Your Diary

  16th June 2018 – 80th Year reunion – Chequers PH Crockenhill – Contact Trevor for details   29 July 2018 – Peter and Gill Stone Memorial TT – Marshalls needed   12 August 2018 – Road Race Championship at Cyclopark – 1st and 2nd claim riders of WKRC only   23 November 2018 – 80th Annual Dinner and Prize …

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Five have Fajitas

On Friday 23rd March 2018 a small band of WKRC members met in the Furze Wren Broadway Bexleyheath for a social gathering. This select band who had made the rescheduled date were pleased to find that it was festival time.! Yes readers it was a real ale event with some locally brewed real ales for only £2.19 a pint! Result. …

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Happy Birthday WKRC

As you may be aware the West Kent Road Club will celebrate its eightieth birthday this year having been inaugurated in 1938. To mark this special occasion, we wish invite all current and former members of the WKRC to a lunch time meeting at the Chequers Public House Cray Road Crockenhill BR8 8LP on SATURDAY 16TH June 2018 The meeting/celebration …

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Reliability Trial Results

Many thanks to everyone who rode today’s event. We had 60 riders sign on with the majority making it round. There was a tie for the club with the most finishers. Both CC Bexley and Old Portlians had 10 finishers. Many thanks and well done. We will be making a donation of the profits from the entrance fee to the …

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Remembrance Day Ride

Three intrepid WKRC members braved the inclement weather on Saturday 11th November to pay respects to the local memorial sites for downed WWII airmen. An annual event which begins with a visit to the Chelsfield site on Warren road where RAF Sargeant John Hugh Mortimer Ellis is commemorated.   A visit to the Shoreham Aircraft Museum followed for tea and …

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Velodrome Session

On Wednesday 8th November 2017 ten members of the WKRC went to the world famous Lea Valley Velodrome on the site of the 2012 Olympic Park in Stratford E15.   Some members used the excellent transport facilities whilst others took advantage of the free four hour parking included in the entry ticket. We were going to take part in a …

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