EPM – 2015 long ride
A meeting at the Village House called to discuss and hopefully agree where to go for the 2015 long ride. But firstly we had the pleasure to drink to Team Vicar’s newly arrived first grandchild and consider the prospect of three generations of FGCC members cycling to a T&B at the tank in a few…
Read MoreNot-Gala-Night 2014
In an earlier summons, members of the Findon Gentlemen’s Cycling Club had been invited to “foregather and assemble in order to partake of exotic victuals and libations, and to celebrate and commemorate such feats, alarums and excursions as have befallen, overtaken or blessed the assembled host on Friday the Seventh of March proximate, at 8pm…
Read MoreAPM 2014 24th January 2014
KBS, RT, PT, TK, ZA, JR Plan was to meet at the VH at 8.00pm, and although initial pints were acquired there was no seating available so the meeting transferred to the Gun. Both ZA and KBS rode to the meeting, particularly impressive being ZA riding all the way from Rustington in spite of the…
Read MoreSaturday 30th November – preparation of the FGCC contribution to the Findon Christmas tree festival
A hard morning’s work for Messrs Roche, Topley, Thriscutt, Penhallow and Thomas saw the creation of a marvellous work of art in the form of the FGCC entry to the Findon Christmas tree festival. The picture says it all, but to see the real thing please come to St John the Baptist Church, Findon between…
Read MoreEPM Friday 15th November – 9.00pm at the VH
An EPM is to be held on Friday 15th November to decide on date for the 2014 C2C ride as well as to discuss the FGCC contribution to the Christmas Tree appeal Please come prepared with dates for which you can obtain a pass for the C2C, and ideas for decorating the FGCC tree.
Read MoreEPM Friday 18th October
Proposals put forward for the 2014 ride as follows: Dates suggested were for the beginning of April, the problem being that Easter is at the end of April and the spring bank holiday is shortly afterwards, and being holiday time would not be a good time for a ride. Also Mr Budd will be going…
Read MoreThriscutts represent the FGCC in Cambodia
greetings from Cambodia! Samuel and I went on a bike ride around Phnom Penh today and I attach a photo to prove it, which we thought might well go well on the FGCC website, as we only went on the ride here to promote and represent the interests and profile of the FGCC! It was…
Read MoreEPM Friday 4th May 9.00pm at the Village House
CB, PT, JR, ZA, AM, RT. Meeting held to plan the Tank Trek ‘n Brek. CB organising his last event before departing for Italy. Agreed that it would be best for CB to allocate tasks in an email. Cars offered for the purposes of transporting materials to the tank, so a short meeting, enabling the…
Read More2013 Not Gala Night
Another splendid event held at the Gurkha Tandoori with gentlemen of the FGCC all in formal dress with full regalia, the exception being Mr Roche who had gone colonial. Mr Roche was given the task of setting off the proceedings and commenced with an avuncular presentation of a medal to one of the three Not…
Read MoreAPM 2013 at The Village House
Change of venue from the former vicarage to the VH in order to spare Angus’s blushes at having to order drinks from his former employer. Discussion with proprietor of the VH resulted in agreement to this becoming the new HQ for the FGCC, and a later vote confirmed agreement. Apologies for absence from Messrs Topley,…
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