Dear Wakefield MAG Member,
Welcome to the Wakefield MAG e-newsletter. If you can't attend our Tuesday meetings regularly, it's the next best thing to keep you up to date with what we are up to.
CONTENTS
1) Bikes in Bus Lanes Consultation
2) Wakefield MAG May Day Bike Show
3) Wakefield Hospice 10K Race Marshalling
4) Rally Tickets / ITV
5) Marshals Registration Open ITV 2024
6) Wakefield Classic & American Car & Bike Show
7) Meeting Venue
8) March Social
9) Easter Egg Collection (in aid of Wakefield based Charity Kidzaware)
10) New Rider Discount
11) Bikers Mag
12) Forthcoming Events (for April and beyond)
1) Bikes in Bus Lanes Consultation
Please complete this consultation which is about allowing bikes in bus lanes nationwide by default, not per individual council decision as it is now. MAG's been campaigning for this for years so hopefully with your assistance, we might finally make it happen.
Link to the consultation: www.gov.uk/government/consultations/motorcycles-in-bus-lanes
This consultation closes at 11:59pm on Sunday 9th June 2024.
2) Wakefield MAG May Day Bike Show
Our popular bike show, hosted at the Wakefield Gala at Clarence Park Arena, on May Day Bank Holiday Monday (6th May), is rapidly approaching. Fettle up your pride and joy and enter it into the show .... for FREE. All types of Bike, Scooter, Moped, Combination and Trike are welcomed and there are six winning categories plus an overall Best in Show up for grabs. This year we have invested in some better trophies for the show winners - wooden shield and plaques as opposed to certificates in frames as we have used in previous years (photos of the aforementioned trophies will be in next months newsletter).
We will also be hosting the Wakefield MAG stand and running a tombola (with some great prizes to win). Lots of other attractions at the gala (including a motorcycle stunt show) to entertain you whilst you wait to see if your bike has won, and it's a great family day out.
Location: Clarence Park, Wakefield. Show to be judged at 14:30, Entry into show from 09:30 onwards (Gala officially opens at 10:00).
Hope to see you there. Did we mention it was FREE !!!
3) Wakefield Hospice 10K Race Marshalling
See event report here
We now have our Branch allocation of sale or return tickets for the Yorkshire MAG 2024 Rallies and these are currently for sale at our weekly meetings.
Ticket prices and dates are:
Remember, if you buy your tickets directly from us, you save on the on-line booking fee (which are per ticket not per transaction !!!) and postage .... more money in your pocket = more beer money .... what more of an incentive could you possibly want !!!
See the Yorkshire MAG Events site for more details of these 3 fantastic rallies: www.mapevents.co.uk
The first of these mighty fine rallies (ITV) is tantalisingly close !!!! (3-5 May at Driffield Showground).
INTO THE VALLEY 2024 JUST GOT EVEN BETTER VALUE FOR MONEY!!! This has to be one of the best stand-up comedy line-ups in the UK for any single event, EVER! This is worth the weekend ticket price of £30 alone!
Starting at 1pm(ish) on Saturday afternoon - Smacked Arse Comedy Show and Rick Hulse brings you...
In addition to all of the above - you also get the rest of this for your buck - Here's what you can expect:
This is a pre-book only event with tickets selling fast on a first-come, first-served basis. Car, camper, motorhome and caravan passes available for bikers in cars, call 0800 988 3199 for details. Want to bring a non biking buddy, but not as pillion? No problem call us on 0800 988 3199 for details. (1 buddy per biker).
Buy your tickets at any Tuesday Wakefield MAG meeting.
HELP US TO HELP YOU KEEP BRITAIN BIKING
5) Marshals Registration Open ITV 2024
The Registration Application Forms for Into The Valley 2024 are now available to fill in from the MAG Marshals website: www.magmarshals.co.uk.
The forms are available from Sunday 3rd March until Friday 19th April and the marshal rota will be compiled that weekend. Marshals will then be emailed your shifts in the week beginning Monday 22nd April.
If you have marshalled before at a rally, last year's details will be provided in the form so that you only need to update your details. If not, full details of how to register are provided on the MAG Marshals website: www.magmarshals.co.uk.
If you fill in more than one form in your household, then it may be beneficial to clear your browsing data and cookies before attempting each form as the form may hold the information from the previous attempt if you do not do this.
If you do have any problems, please email the Marshal Co-Ordinators at marshals@mapevents.co.uk who will help you.
All shifts will be 4 hours long but in one or two cases a 6-hour shift may be allocated and this will be treated as 2 shifts for the marshal's package, which is:
Also, all marshals have the use of showers and a secure marshals camping area.
Thank you for volunteering your time to marshal at the Yorkshire MAG events, as without the volunteer marshals, these events simply would not happen.
6) Wakefield Classic & American Car & Bike Show
Get polishing your classic and / or American bike, ready for the Wakefield Classic & American Car & Bike Show, in the City Centre, on Sunday 28th April .... Don't mind if I do.
We have looked at numerous alternative meeting venues but none have particularly met our criteria. However, our new landlady Karina Bond has welcomed us with open arms and confirmed we can continue to meet at the Thatched House and is redecorating our meeting room as a dedicated function room.
It's difficult trying to find suitable venues, especially with the rate of pub closures these days so we've therefore decided to stay put for the time being. The only criteria our meeting room at the Thatched House doesn't meet is accessibility, but if we have any members attending meetings that find the stairs difficult, we'll simply meet in the bar area instead (most if not all the diners have left by the time our meeting starts at 20:00).
The pub has a new menu and it's range is expanding all the time, so, why not pop down early on a Tuesday and try it for yourself, in time for our branch meeting at 20:00.
See event report here
9) Easter Egg Collection (in aid of Wakefield based Charity Kidzaware)
Following our Easter Egg collection appeal, Rep Steve delivered the donated Easter Eggs to the Kidzaware charity on Thursday 28th March, which had been generously donated by Wakefield MAG members.
A huge thanks and well done to all who donated Easter Eggs to this worthwhile cause, which was hugely appreciated by the Kidzaware charity.
kidzaware.co.uk Registered Charity Number: 1118859
Exclusive to Yorkshire, new riders get half off the cost of their first year of MAG membership - Welcome to the world of motorcycling with Yorkshire MAG. That means access to cheaper insurance, discounts across several different shops and dealers, a digital copy of The Open Road magazine and much more, for only £15 for the year.
If you know anyone who is taking, or has recently passed their CBT / Bike Test, let them, know about this great deal !!!
Check out the online magazine for Rallies, bikes, bands, and lifestyle, Bikers Mag.
www.facebook.com/bikersmag.co.uk
www.bikersmag.co.uk (This is just a domain name registration currently, there's no content yet).
The editor seems to be very MAG friendly so expect to see MAG articles on there in the not too distant future.
12) Forthcoming Events (for April and beyond)
Sunday 28th April - Wakefield Classic & American Car & Bike Show
See Above. Get polishing your classic and / or American bike, ready for the Wakefield Classic & American Car & Bike Show, in the City Centre, on Sunday 28th April
Tuesday 30th April - Wakefield MAG April Social - Event TBC
Friday 3rd - Sunday 5th May - Into the Valley (ITV) Rally
See Above. www.mapevents.co.uk
Monday 6th May - Wakefield MAG May Day Bike Show
See Above. Our popular bike show, hosted at the Wakefield Gala at Clarence Park Arena, on May Day Bank Holiday Monday (6th May). Fettle up your pride and joy and enter it into the show .... for FREE. All types of Bike, Scooter, Moped, Combination and Trike are welcomed and there are six winning categories plus an overall Best in Show up for grabs. We will also be hosting the Wakefield MAG stand and running a tombola (with some great prizes to win). Lots of other attractions at the gala to entertain you whilst you wait to see if your bike has won, and it's a great family day out. Location: Clarence Park, Wakefield. Show to be judged at 14:30, Entry into show from 09:30 onwards (Gala officially opens at 10:00).
Tuesday 28th May - Wakefield MAG May Social - Event TBC
Friday 21st - Sunday 23rd June - Farmyard Party (FYP) Rally
See Above. www.mapevents.co.uk
Tuesday 25th June - Wakefield MAG June Social - Event TBC
Tuesday 30th July - Wakefield MAG July Social - Event TBC
Friday 2nd - Sunday 4th August - Yorkshire Pudding Rally (YPR)
See Above. www.mapevents.co.uk
Tuesday 27th August - Wakefield MAG August Social - Event TBC
See the events page for further details and more !!!
That's all for this month, hope to see you all soon.
Ride Safe .. Ride Free
Steve Travis
Chairman
Wakefield MAG
0772 078 4734
Wakefield MAG meet at the Thatched House, Stanley, Wakefield at 8:00pm every Tuesday. New (and Old) faces are always welcome.