Bristol VMCC Programme for 2024
We meet fortnightly on Wednesday each month 7.30pm for 8pm at Begbrook Social Club,
Frenchay Park Road, Frenchay, Bristol BS161HY.
Evening runs start at 7.00 pm unless stated - for more information contact the relevant ride leader - details can be found on the Contacts page
Please also find information in the Section Notes in the VMCC Journal each month and at www.vmcc.net
Upcoming events
Wednesday 10th January - Noggin and Natter, Begbrook Social Club 7.30 for 8pm.
Wednesday 24th January - Club Night, Begbrook Social Club 7.30 for 8pm.
Wednesday 7th February - Noggin and Natter, Begbrook.
Wednesday 21st February - Club Night - Talk by Alan Freke Begbrook
Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th February - Bristol Classic Bike Show. Club stand. John Beddis & Keith Knight.
Wednesday 6th March - Noggin and Natter, Begbrook
Wednesday 20th March - Club Night – Film 8pm, Begbrook.
Friday 22nd March - Skittles night / Buffet at Mangotsfield Football Club. 7.00 for 7.30, Alan Jones.
Wednesday 10th April - Noggin and Natter, Begbrook.
Wednesday 24th April - Club Night - Talk. Speaker TBC Begbrook.
Thursday 25th April - Lunchtime Ride - Beaufort Arms, Hawksbury Upton. Alan Burton.
Wednesday 8th May - Noggin and Natter, Begbrook.
Wednesday 15th May - Lunchtime Fish and Chip Run, Salt and Malt, Chew Valley Lake. Meet - Griffin Inn Bridgeyate 11.00 for 11.15 or make your own way. Alan Burton
Sunday 19th May - Ray Cordy Memorial Run, 80miles / drop-off system 9.30 for 10.00. Wishing Well Codrington. John Beddis
Wednesday 22nd May - Club Night, Begbrook. Ride a bike to Club Night.
Thursday 23rd May - Lunchtime Ride - George Inn Gurney Slade. Meet – Griffin Inn, Bridgeyate 11.00 for 11.15 or make own way there. Alan Burton.
Wednesday 5th June - Noggin and Natter, Begbrook.
Wednesday 12th June - Evening run, Wishing Well, Codrington. Mike Fay / Mike Drake. 7.00 for 7.15
Wednesday 26th June - Club Night. Ride the Oldest bike you can to Begbrook.
Thursday 27th June - Breakfast run to Kemble Airfield. Wishing Well, Codrington, 09.30 for 10.00 start or make your own way there. Alan Burton.
Wednesday 3rd July - Evening ride - White Horse, Biddestone. Meet - Griffin Inn Bridgeyate 7.00 for 7.15 or make your own way there.
Wednesday 10th July - Noggin and Natter, Begbrook.
Sunday 14th July - Clubman’s Run. An 80 mile run with map references using the drop-off system 10.00 for 10.30am. Wishing Well, Codrington. Frank Cropp
Wednesday 17th July - Evening ride - Wishing Well, Codrington. 7.00 for 7.15. Using the drop-off system. John Beddis.
Wednesday 24th July - Club Night, Car park Concourse, Begbrook.
Thursday 25th July - Lunchtime ride - Plough Inn, Pilning. Alan Burton.
Wednesday 31st July - Evening ride - Griffin Inn Bridgeyate 7pm
Wednesday 7th August - Noggin and Natter, Begbrook.
Thursday 8th August - Breakfast Run - New Manor Tea Rooms, Widcombe, near Bishop Sutton. Meet - Griffin Inn Bridgeyate 9.15 for 9.30 or make your own way there.
Wednesday 14th August - Evening ride - Compton Inn, Compton Dando, near Keynsham. Meet - Griffin Inn Bridgeyate 7.00 for 7.15 or make your own way there.
Wednesday 21st August - Club Night. Begbrook.
Thursday 22nd August - Lunchtime ride - Anchor Inn Saul. Meet - Masons Arms, Almondsbury 11.00 for 11.15 or make own way there. Alan Burton.
Sunday 1st September - Bill Shepherd Memorial Run. Jubilee Inn, Flax Bourton, 9.30 for 10.00. An 80 mile run using the drop-off system. Duncan Venison.
Wednesday 4th September - Club Night - Prize Giving by Chair. 8pm. Begbrook.
Wednesday 11th September - Under 125cc Tiddler and low power girder fork run. Plough Inn, Pilning. 10.00 for 10.30. Rod Western.
Wednesday 18th September - Club Night - Quiz 8pm. Begbrook. Frank Cropp.
Thursday 19th September - Lunchtime ride. Lamb Inn, Iron Acton. Alan Burton.
Wednesday 2nd October - Noggin and Natter Begbrook.
Wednesday 16th October - Club Night – Talk. Speaker TBC. Begbrook
Friday 25th October - Skittles Night 7.30pm. Mangotsfield Football Club – Alan Jones
Wednesday 6th November - Noggin and Natter, Begbrook.
Wednesday 20th November - Annual General Meeting and Auction, 8pm. Begbrook
Wednesday 4th December - Club Night – Film night, Begbrook.
Wednesday 18th December - Noggin and Natter, Begbrook
Thursday 26th December - Boxing Day Meet. Wishing Well, Codrington 12 noon.
Wednesday 1st January 2025 - New Year’s Day Run, Avon Valley Steam Railway, Bitton. Noon
Past Events
Monday 1 January 2024 - New Year’s Day Meet, Avon Valley Steam Railway Bitton. Noon.
Bristol VMCC Programme for 2024
We meet fortnightly on Wednesday each month 7.30pm for 8pm at Begbrook Social Club,
Frenchay Park Road, Frenchay, Bristol BS161HY.
Evening runs start at 7.00 pm unless stated - for more information contact the relevant ride leader - details can be found on the Contacts page
Please also find information in the Section Notes in the VMCC Journal each month and at www.vmcc.net
Upcoming events
Wednesday 10th January - Noggin and Natter, Begbrook Social Club 7.30 for 8pm.
Wednesday 24th January - Club Night, Begbrook Social Club 7.30 for 8pm.
Wednesday 7th February - Noggin and Natter, Begbrook.
Wednesday 21st February - Club Night - Talk by Alan Freke Begbrook
Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th February - Bristol Classic Bike Show. Club stand. John Beddis & Keith Knight.
Wednesday 6th March - Noggin and Natter, Begbrook
Wednesday 20th March - Club Night – Film 8pm, Begbrook.
Friday 22nd March - Skittles night / Buffet at Mangotsfield Football Club. 7.00 for 7.30, Alan Jones.
Wednesday 10th April - Noggin and Natter, Begbrook.
Wednesday 24th April - Club Night - Talk. Speaker TBC Begbrook.
Thursday 25th April - Lunchtime Ride - Beaufort Arms, Hawksbury Upton. Alan Burton.
Wednesday 8th May - Noggin and Natter, Begbrook.
Wednesday 15th May - Lunchtime Fish and Chip Run, Salt and Malt, Chew Valley Lake. Meet - Griffin Inn Bridgeyate 11.00 for 11.15 or make your own way. Alan Burton
Sunday 19th May - Ray Cordy Memorial Run, 80miles / drop-off system 9.30 for 10.00. Wishing Well Codrington. John Beddis
Wednesday 22nd May - Club Night, Begbrook. Ride a bike to Club Night.
Thursday 23rd May - Lunchtime Ride - George Inn Gurney Slade. Meet – Griffin Inn, Bridgeyate 11.00 for 11.15 or make own way there. Alan Burton.
Wednesday 5th June - Noggin and Natter, Begbrook.
Wednesday 12th June - Evening run, Wishing Well, Codrington. Mike Fay / Mike Drake. 7.00 for 7.15
Wednesday 26th June - Club Night. Ride the Oldest bike you can to Begbrook.
Thursday 27th June - Breakfast run to Kemble Airfield. Wishing Well, Codrington, 09.30 for 10.00 start or make your own way there. Alan Burton.
Wednesday 3rd July - Evening ride - White Horse, Biddestone. Meet - Griffin Inn Bridgeyate 7.00 for 7.15 or make your own way there.
Wednesday 10th July - Noggin and Natter, Begbrook.
Sunday 14th July - Clubman’s Run. An 80 mile run with map references using the drop-off system 10.00 for 10.30am. Wishing Well, Codrington. Frank Cropp
Wednesday 17th July - Evening ride - Wishing Well, Codrington. 7.00 for 7.15. Using the drop-off system. John Beddis.
Wednesday 24th July - Club Night, Car park Concourse, Begbrook.
Thursday 25th July - Lunchtime ride - Plough Inn, Pilning. Alan Burton.
Wednesday 31st July - Evening ride - Griffin Inn Bridgeyate 7pm
Wednesday 7th August - Noggin and Natter, Begbrook.
Thursday 8th August - Breakfast Run - New Manor Tea Rooms, Widcombe, near Bishop Sutton. Meet - Griffin Inn Bridgeyate 9.15 for 9.30 or make your own way there.
Wednesday 14th August - Evening ride - Compton Inn, Compton Dando, near Keynsham. Meet - Griffin Inn Bridgeyate 7.00 for 7.15 or make your own way there.
Wednesday 21st August - Club Night. Begbrook.
Thursday 22nd August - Lunchtime ride - Anchor Inn Saul. Meet - Masons Arms, Almondsbury 11.00 for 11.15 or make own way there. Alan Burton.
Sunday 1st September - Bill Shepherd Memorial Run. Jubilee Inn, Flax Bourton, 9.30 for 10.00. An 80 mile run using the drop-off system. Duncan Venison.
Wednesday 4th September - Club Night - Prize Giving by Chair. 8pm. Begbrook.
Wednesday 11th September - Under 125cc Tiddler and low power girder fork run. Plough Inn, Pilning. 10.00 for 10.30. Rod Western.
Wednesday 18th September - Club Night - Quiz 8pm. Begbrook. Frank Cropp.
Thursday 19th September - Lunchtime ride. Lamb Inn, Iron Acton. Alan Burton.
Wednesday 2nd October - Noggin and Natter Begbrook.
Wednesday 16th October - Club Night – Talk. Speaker TBC. Begbrook
Friday 25th October - Skittles Night 7.30pm. Mangotsfield Football Club – Alan Jones
Wednesday 6th November - Noggin and Natter, Begbrook.
Wednesday 20th November - Annual General Meeting and Auction, 8pm. Begbrook
Wednesday 4th December - Club Night – Film night, Begbrook.
Wednesday 18th December - Noggin and Natter, Begbrook
Thursday 26th December - Boxing Day Meet. Wishing Well, Codrington 12 noon.
Wednesday 1st January 2025 - New Year’s Day Run, Avon Valley Steam Railway, Bitton. Noon
Past Events
Monday 1 January 2024 - New Year’s Day Meet, Avon Valley Steam Railway Bitton. Noon.