Club Dinner

The club's Presentation Dinner took place at the Darley's Hotel on Friday 1st November, and although numbers were down slightly, it was definitely another good 'do'.

Mike Pickering was our new master of ceremonies following on from Cindy Cleminshaw. Neil and Cindy didn't expect to be there because of the new addition to the family - nice to see them there. Mike was a little nervous before the event but it didn't show - his heavy breathing into the microphone was the antidote to his first night nerves. And his stories went down well.

Our guest, Tony Bell, needed little introduction, none at all for those who read Cycling Weekly where his articles each week provoke much correspondence. He says what he thinks and his audience seem either to love him or to hate him. Our audience seemed to love him.

Tony is a journalist, a cyclist who doesn't get out as much as he'd like and who wished he were a bit fitter. His fame, he explained, is more for his journalism than for his cycling abilities. But he was a good cyclist and he did hold a professional licence for a short while ("in you hand?" questioned our MC).

I asked him if he'd raced in our area much and this was affirmed - he had a great respect for Mike Green as a bike rider and I had pleasure in informing him that Mike was Sheila's brother. Of course there were a few who'd raced with him: Mark Robinson, Roy Irwin, John Lockwood and Howard Peel, all there in the name of T Rex to support him. He rode in some of the schoolboy events in the Park that I organised. An even bigger surprise was that a very good friend of mine, Jack McAllister who lives in Birkenhead, is his ex father-in-law. I met Jack and Marjorie (also an elite lady cyclist in the fifties) in Majorca 15 years ago, had a few holidays there with him and on one occasion we met his daughter Ann, also a good cyclist. Ann is a lifelong schoolfriend of Sally Boardman and was also Tony Bell's wife. We've been across to ride with Jack and we still keep in touch. It's a small world!

The main purpose of the dinner, of course, is to salute our prizewinners, and this was done with mucho gusto.

Mike Boyle gave out some BCF awards to Barry Trotter and Malcolm Daddy - special organiser for Barry for work over the years and to Mally for organising the RR League.

First on the floor for the dancing, as always, was Hughie Applegate and so the music and the booze went on into the night.

The food was good, the company good, the speaker good; what more do you want? See you next year.

 

Mark Best	Club Person of the Year - Queens Silver Jubilee Cup Most Improved Rider - Road Race
Derek Palmer	Most Improved Rider - Time Trial
Nathan Wilson	Junior MTB Champion, 10 Mile Handicap Shield
Damian Evington	Best 2nd Cat Road Race - Century 50 Cup
Chris Garden	Highest placed Hull Thurs rider in 10 League (2nd) Ten League Shield
Steve Macklin	Best Hull Thurs Keith Carter RR - Ken Hopper Trophy Veteran Club Circuit TT Series - Anderson Cup Veteran RR Champion - Century Championship Cup Veteran TT Champion - Hornsea Cup, Phillips Cup, Bartley Cup, President's Trophy, John Bull Cup
Dean Fulstow	Fastest Hull Thurs Westgate 25 - Westgate Trophy BSA Trophy
Dave Shackleton	Club Best All-Rounder - Bell Trophy, Senior Road Race Champion - East Yorkshire 100 Mile Cup, Winner Club Hill Climb - Jack McGlone Trophy, Best Hull Thurs in Road Race League - Marshal Cup, Jack Kirk Column, Mark Swift Cup
Neil Cleminshaw	Senior Time Trial Champion - Bryan Cup, Club Circuit Time Trial Series - Alan Creaser Trophy, Fastest Hull Thurs Open 10 - East Yorkshire 10 Mile Cup, Sloop Cup, Sugg Cup, Webster Cup, Wilson Shield, Mark Swift Cup
Val Brabiner	Ladies Veteran Time Trial Champion - East Yorkshire Ladies Cup, Ladies Club Circuit Time Trial Series - Eileen Sheridan Cup
Vanessa Frith	Ladies Time Trial Champion - Claud Butler Cup
Dave Shackleton and Neil Cleminshaw	Jack Kirk Rosebowl, Thompson Cup
Paul Kilvington	Official of the Year - Bell Salver
Andy Cawley and Martin Cockerill	Organisers of the Year - Cyclo Plaque