Scootering – August 2019

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We have had record numbers signing on
in the Attendance Championship, and the
Riders Regional Competition has over 200
members taking part.

Welcome to the latestVespa Club of Britain

update.Ihope you are all enjoying the hot

weather and getting out on your scooters!

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thas be en abusyyearsof ar for
us all hereat th eVespa Club of
Britain,moreespeciallythe
competitionswhich havebeen in
fullflow.Wehave hadrecord
numberssignin gonint he Attendance
Championship,andtheRidersRegional
Competition hasover200 members
takingpart. Alot of riders have
completed theirown regionand other
regionsaswell,whichhighlights
perfectly thedemand forthese events.
These competitionsare open to all Vespa
ClubofBritain members.
VespaWorldDayswasafantastic
event with manymembers covering
hundredsof milesto get thereon their
scooters andalot also ‘doing the
double’andattendingVespaAlpsDays
on th eway back. Furtherdetails of these
eventswill be inaseparatewrite-up.
Lots ofmembersarealreadylooking
forwardtonextyear’sEuroVespaevent,
which takes placeinPortugal(July
2020). As well as this event,Vespa
WorldDays is taking placeinBali with
somemembersalreadymakingplans.
Tickets for these eventswill be available
toVespa Club of Britainmembers nearer
the timeand will be advertised inthe
VespaClubmagazine,VespaNews.
Ourmain event this year is British
VespaDaysatLlangollen Pavilion in
NorthWales. Although weekendtickets
forthiseventhavesoldout,therewillbe
day passes on offer at£5 per day
payable on thegateuponshowing your
up-to-date membershipcard.
Plans arealreadyafoot for several
event snext year.The firstone of theseis
The CharlesCaswell Centenary Event,
which takes placeinEssexinApril,
2020 .Further detailscan be found in

theVespa Club magazine,Vespa News.
The annualVespa Club of BritainAGM
takes placeatthe Marriott Hotel in
Bournemouth onNovember 23,2019.
The Vespa Club ofBrit ainisone of the
longest running owners’ clubsin the
world ,running since1952.
Membership is availableto anyone
who hasaninterestinVespasandall
thing sVespa related. Membership is
£16 forindividual membership and£26
for family membership,which includes
two adults anduptothree children aged
up to 18years.
Forfurther details of how tojoin or
any otherinformation pleasecontactthe
ClubSecretary by email at club-sec@
vespaclub.uk.
Russ Machin
On behalf oftheVespa ClubofBritainCommittee

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