Thunderbird Times

Newsletter of the Mighty South London Triumph Owners Motorcycle Club

Welcome everybody to this year’s first Tuesday Club Run. I don’t know about the rest of you but I have certainly been looking forward to going on a run for quite some time. And with the brewery tour coming up on Saturday, we won’t even miss out on our “Princess of Wales” (or shall we call it “Camilla” ;-) ) this week. Just a quick question with regards to tonight’s destination: Does anybody know why “The Bell” in Walton-on-the-Hill is usually referred to as “The Rat”? Is there a deeper meaning to this or is it just to confuse foreigners? Charlie, the BMW + BSA (and maybe Triumph soon?) man who organised the Last Chance Animal Rescue Run earlier this month asked me to publish a Thank You note on his behalf. He was very pleased with the turnout (around 35 bikes + 40 people) and happily collected £405 + a wheelbarrow of animal food for the sanctuary. Please, see message board for the full note. I understand that several of us enjoyed a good afternoon at Jack Lilley’s Classic Day last Sunday and some even splashed out on some fancy new gear. Well guys, come on and do the catwalk for us…
Up-Coming Events:
30’Apr’05, Trip to Youngs’ Brewery	Meet at “The Princess of Wales” at noon. The tour will be at 2pm and we will return to the Pub for nibbles afterwards.
02’May’05, Fleet Lions Run	Meet at “Tolworth Bowl” at 8.30am for a 9.00pm start.
07’May’05, Southern Classic Bike Show and Autojumble	Kempton Park. Bikes can be taken there on Friday, as there will be security on the premises.
08’May’05, Sunday Run	Meet 10.30am. See board and future TTs for further details.
20’-22’ May’05, Nul-Vet-Treffen Perkpolder, Holland	I understand that ferry / hotel / camping are already sorted out for all participants of this trip. If in doubt, please contact Mog as soon as possible. Please make sure you have an up-to-date E111 form (National Insurance). I have been advised that these have to be completed in black ink rather than blue ink so you might want to bear this in mind when you go to the Post Office.
24’May’05, Club Run	Starting 8.00pm, going to “Skimmington Castle”, Reigate Heath. Please, ensure you have a full tank.
3^’-10’Jun’05, TT Rally IoM, VMCC Golden Jubilee Rally	See message board for details.

Miscellaneous: Please, provide the editor with plenty of input to fill this section in future editions.
John Flower is organising a run to the Police Motor Museum in Hampton. The run will probably be on a Tuesday night. Details to follow in due course.
Season’05	We are planning to have a Club run every second Sunday of the month. Ideas and Runs Leaders are welcome. Nominations so far: “Last Chance Animal Rescue” charity run (10’Apr’05, see front). Chichester, Corfe Castle near Southampton. An airfield with vintage planes (Robin for details).

About the club:

Mighty South London Triumph Owners Motorcycle Club

We are the founder branch of the TOMCC, founded in 1949 by a group of Triumph motorcycle enthusiasts in the South London area. To this day we hold regular meets and organise and participate in a wide rage of activities such as runs (local, national and international) and country shows. And most importantly we enjoy our bikes in the company of like-minded people.

For more information also see our website http://www.tomcc-msl.org.uk or just come along to one of our club meets.

meet:

Princess of Wales	From 8.30 pm
98 Morden Road	Runs leave the pub at 8.00pm sharp
London SW19 3PT	every 4^th Tuesday of the month (April-Sept.)
020 8542 0573	Please ensure you have a full tank of petrol.

Club Contacts:

Chairman	Mog Pharoah	020 8947 7727 (day)
Treasurer	Malcolm Orpin	020 8640 2608
Secretary	Doddie Kent	020 8660 5227
Membership Secretary	Dave Kent	Ditto
Show & Social Secretary	John Flower	020 8942 9976
Runs Leader	Brian Peters	01737 551762
Regalia	Robin	020 8224 7421
TT Editor	Claudia	077 342 95737
Website Administrator	Bill	Bill.vallance @ecconsulting.co.uk