VMCC Anglian Section AGM

8th February 2022

Following the Extraordinary AGM at the last club night held at the Fulbourn Sports and Social Centre the committee was up for election, the section found it was in a position where we needed to fill crucial positions.

At this point we must recognise the excellent way in which Roger Newark has dealt with the position of Secretary for the past 13 years, a gentleman, efficient, calm and fair minded man you’ll go a long way to meet.. Thank you Roger you’ll be a tough act to follow.

At this point it would have been interesting to report on the rush of volunteers to stand for the secretary’s position on the committee, enough said.

Since then Roger has informed us that Martyn Blunt has stepped forward to take the position of secretary and so secure the future of the section, Well done Martyn.

Tom and Martin Gilby have both stood down from the committee, Tom having served 35 years, it must be said goes beyond the call of duty, not only a dedicated member of the VMCC but one of the most knowledgeable men regarding motorcycles, always willing to offer assistance or help to anyone regarding these infuriating machines.

Every club/ section cannot function without a committee, some members just turn up, enjoy an evening chat or have a great day out riding with like minded friends throughout the year. These things don’t just happen they are organised, people put themselves out, they take the time to plan, arrange and communicate these events so others can enjoy themselves.

There are positions on the committee that need filling, ask yourself, could I spare just a few minutes now and then to see the future of our club secured.

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Fulbourn Sports and Social Club

Capitol Park Point, Fulbourn Old Drift, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, CB21 5DE

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At last we have some good news regarding our Section meeting place.
Graham Waters and Roger Burton have paid a visit to the new Social Club that has replaced our old original meeting place on the Fulbourn hospital site.
Apparently the room is larger than our current one, it has all modern equipment and most importantly it has storage facilities for our trophies etc. There is no rental fee to pay only individual annual membership of £5. If you recall this was the same arrangement that we used to have when we vacated our original site.

Arrangements confirmed and we can start to make use of these facilities on Tuesday 14th December 7.30pm, so lets make this a great way to see the 2021 out and look forward to a better 2022.

These are newly built premises, I drove out to find them and hopefully the following will help.

From Cherry Hinton direction towards Fulbourn on Cambridge Road there is a sign for the Ida Darwin Hospital turn in here on to Hinton Road.

From there follow the signs, have faith you will come to the Social Club, where there is ample parking.

Back in 1959 a group of friends got together to talk bikes which became the Anglian Section of The Vintage Motorcycle Club, little did they know how the section would grow into what we have today.

Now we are one of the most active sections, organising all manner of events from mid week and weekend runs, to local and national events.

Throughout the year the VMCC Anglian Section has an array of speakers with presentations ranging from the early development of motorcycles to members sharing memories of their bike racing days.

We meet every 2nd Tuesday of the month (map here) we welcome new members and existing VMCC members join us at our events and club nights.