Page 3 - NLH Newsletter November 2022

Presidents members from Sydney and further abroad,
these events are well worth attending and if
you get the opportunity in the future, do so.
Report There are quite a few travel stories from our

members regarding the rain, floods, potholes
Are we approaching the silly season or the and detours.
festive season, either way Christmas is now Did you see Joe Rider during October? Several
only a matter of 7 weeks away. Speaking of of our members participated in this motorcycle
Christmas, we have several Christmas events road safety initiative and our thanks go out to
coming up, the first will be our usual “First them and the participating Local Councils, it is
Wednesday ride for the month” for December a shame that Newcastle City Council was not
where we traditionally have a festive lunch one of them, they have a fair bit of catching up
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celebration. This year the date is the 7 and we to do with motorcycle road safety.
will end with a BBQ lunch at Blackalls Park I hope to catch up with you at our social
Reserve. The Branch will cater for the BBQ meeting at Wallsend Diggers Sports Club on
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and drinks, all you have to do is attend, wear Saturday evening, the 12 November.
your Chrissy shirt, bring a cup or mug if you
want a cuppa and any goodies or treats you Keep healthy and safe.
may want to share with others. Mike Abberfield #8158
Our second event will be the Branch Christmas
Dinner which will be held at the Duke of
Wellington Hotel in New Lambton on
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Saturday 10 December. The cost will be
$30.00 per head with the Branch subsidising
the cost by $5.00 per head. A flyer detailing
the event is in this newsletter with the most
important thing to remember is the cut off date Happy birthday to-
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of 30 November, so get in quickly and pay
your money and advise Secretary John that
you will be attending. Don’t forget your
Christmas shirt and decorations.
Over the last month the branch has been able
to carry out all of the calendar events with
good attendance by our members. A special
thanks the Mick/Matt for his efforts at the last
mid-week ride for providing an a la carte BBQ
for lunch at Brooklyn, well done. The only
downside was that I missed it.

Our Brisans BBQ this month has been bought
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forward to the 12 at the request of Brisans. Wedding Anniversaries.
Come along and join us for a Sanga sandwich, Congratulations to the following
a drink and a chat. These events are proving to Branch Members
be very beneficial in getting the Ulysses
message out there and attracting new members
to the branch.
In October we attended the Sydney Branch
Odyssey in Forbes with 5 other members of
our branch. It turned out to be a fantastic
weekend catching up with other Ulysses
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