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Crossley, “Merle Cottage”, 66 Cooper Lane, Potto, M254 course. The best on standard will be
Northallerton, DL6 3HA. Tel: 01642 701264. This calculated for the members competing in this event.
year, for the first time, electronic payment is A copy of all the Competition’s conditions together
available, please contact Ruth for details. Any with all the trophies available to win in 2020 will be
donations towards the raffle at the luncheon would available at North group events throughout the
be most welcome, as the sale of tickets goes to season. If you require the information earlier
offset group and luncheon costs. Those attending regarding the awards to be won, please do not
will also be presented with any awards they have hesitate to contact the group secretary (details
won in the Teesside CTT District Championships below).
and competitions. Whilst it is a North group VTTA
event, all interested in attending, (including non Finally, should any group members require
members) will be made very welcome. information regarding the group’s activities or wish
for anything to be included in future “Veteran”
North Group AGM
magazines, please do not hesitate to contact the
On 10 November, the group held their AGM at the writer either by email on
late Les Dawson’s home (for the last time). The gavin_russell@hotmail.co.uk or by telephone on
meeting confirmed that the annual VTTA (North 01642 654419.
Group) subscriptions and fees should remain as
2019 and remain as follows: individual
membership: £15,00, joint Membership: £16.50 NORTH LANCASHIRE & LAKES
Dave Brown
Standards: £12 for a full set of distances per
machine. Our Group AGM was held on Sunday 3 rd November
at the new venue for us of Cabus Village Hall on the
All the current group officials were re-elected for the
2020 season. A6 - right alongside the famous old ‘Brock’ courses.
For some reason only 21 of our members – who
2020 Group Events total almost 150 including all categories of
Also confirmed was next year’s open VTTA (North membership – were present on the day.
Group) event calendar. The following group events Our Chairman Richard Taylor welcomed those
are being organized: present. He asked us to observe a minute’s silence
17 May (Sunday) 09:00 10 T107 VTTA(North)/ for members Peter Knott and William Sellars who
Hartlepool CC (P Wright) had passed away this year.
30 May (Saturday) 14:00 10 T104 VTTA(North)/ Our hard working Group Secretary Sue Cheetham
Cleveland Coureurs (G Russell) then took over with firstly passing on the apologies
14 June (Sunday) 08:00 25 T252/3 of non attendance from our treasurers Hazel and
VTTA(North)/ Hartlepool CC (P Garstang) Bob Matthews. In her secretary’s report Sue gave a
19 July (Sunday) 07:00 50 T502/2 comprehensive assessment of our Group’s activities
VTTA(North)/ Hartlepool CC (P Wright) for the year of 2019. This included her thanks – and
9 August (Sunday) 08:00 25 T252/2 our Group’s thanks – to Richard Taylor who
VTTA(North)/ Cleveland Coureurs (G Russell) promoted all three of the events held by our Group
6 September (Sunday) 09:00 15 T154 this year. These were the 25 in April, which is now
VTTA(North) (G Russell) noted for the road works that seem to trouble us
All the above events are open to all ages, with each each year on one of the quietest roads in the
event counting towards the group’s competitions country! Our 25 in June on the Clitheroe course
and the 50 on the course in the Lake District had no
The Group Hill Climb Championship will again be problems. It was good to see Dave Pritchard – who
held in conjunction with the Cleveland Wheelers hill had a nasty accident in last year’s event – back
climb (Hasty Bank - THC33) on Sunday 27 again and setting a new 50 PB this time round!
September 2020 at 10am.
The VTTA National 100 in July was held on the
The Nouveau Trophy will use the result from the scenic course in The Lakes using a new HQ for us
Houghton CC 25 to be held on 21 June 2020 on the in Keswick as the usual one alongside the course

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