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Annual Presentation Dinner 2004

Sad that Dave Lloyd was unable to come, a long time heart problem started to play up and some new medication made the situation worse and Dave was unable to leave his home. Plan B was too late to work out so club members stepped in admirably to provide a very enjoyable evening.

Compere Rob Stones

Loyal Toast Jim Sampson

Toast the prizewinners John Barratt

Prizewinners response Neil Cleminshaw

Rob took over the compere's job this year and told his western story of the brown paper rustlers. Jim's address was very short, "The Queen" was all he said. John Barratt spoke well and praised all the winners, and thanked the helpers too, in a very professional manner. You should know that he'd taken his mum's dinner ticket to come and do this. Neil, still among the prizewinners this year, thanked John and all the helpers too.

We had a table full of BC officials both local and national and Bob Howden graciously presented the prizes. There were, unfortunately, a few winners not able to make the dinner, but there were still plenty of trophies ready to be collected.

Calum McElwee with Ten League Shield and Juvenile Cup

Dave Shackleton with FA Cup - sorry, Hill Climb Cup

Chris Whitelam's array of trophies are dazzling Bob Howden

Chris Burton, Senior Road Race Champion Cup

Neil and Chris with the Two up trophy.

Calum was the first to come forward and, as all subsequent prizewinners, he received a rousing cheer. Dave Shackleton won the Hill climb trophy, a magnificent cup, an do you know that he's the only club member to beat Chris Whitelam in a race this year?

Chris actually had fifteen trophies to collect, and could have done with a tin of metal polish to look after them. He did share the two-up trophy with Neil, another one of the heavyweight trophies, and Rob caused a laugh when he overheard someone say, "You can come to the front now, Neil", when they both came up to collect.

I thought that Paul Kilvington would have won the senior MTB trophy but maybe his last minute win was outside the time limit. He got plenty of praise for the time trial series though, and I suppose that's waht matters.

But there were other prizes to be given, those awards judged by the committee. First was Nathan Chester and his organisation of his first ever road race, the Keith Carter, his praise sung also by Bob Howden presenting the Organiser of the Year Award to Nathan. Bob commissaired this event so he knows it was well deserved.

Neil Cleminshaw may have given up the club secretary's job but he's doing a very efficient job with the treasurer's hat on. But it's more than this, he and Cindy, who organised the dinner, are among the vital organs that makes this club function. So he gets the Official of the Year trophy.

Young Calum McElwee may have been surprised to find he'd won the clubman of the year but no-one thought him less deserving. He's a full-of-enthusiasm youngster, bright as a button, improved beyond anyon'es expectations and goes out on a Sunday and hammers away there as well. He's had a brilliant first year.