Cyclone Xmas Party

Hi Guys and Gals,

Social event of the year is here.. and this time it's an all day-er!!

First off, put Saturday the 22nd December in you diary and get all you Christmas shopping ordered off the internet before then for full bike festive cheer..


So, the plan is;

-Local bike ride in the late morning - Saturday ride around the woods ending at the George Inn Little Brickhill (Club night pub) for a festive afternon tipple in lycra and booties..

-Return clean in the evening (!) for a full delicious Christmas Dinner at the George Inn and festive celebration of the biking year; the club trips, best trails, biggest laughs and falls (including the infamous FUBAR trophy).

-I'm sure there'll be a late night Ocena contingent


Last year was very swish and an excellent night, though this year we've tried to make it ultra flexible so as many people can come as possible. The evening is the main event with husbands/wives/boyfriends/girlfriends/friends very welcome to join us.


The price of the evening is £25 for an excellent 3 course meal with coffee and mince pies. We'll try and get a deal on some vino to start the evening off with (included)..

I'll post the menu later in the week, but we need to get an idea of numbers and a small £10 deposit to secure the room. Trust us the food is excellent and it will be a great evening - Nath has 'made' some extra trophies and there will be a few surprises


Let us know if you are in + how many people. Deposit due by the end of the month (Nov), expecting to collect the full amount next club night Dec 4th.

See you there!

Little Gav, Big Gav, Nath and Fizz

Sounds good Gav.

So presumably people can just turn up for the ride/drink in the day or pop in in the evening for a drink if they can't do the full monty?

Anyway, count me in.

Just noticied that there is clearly a problem with the forum clock as I'm obviously out riding on a Sunday morning and not sitting at home with a coffee and a bacon sarnie browsing the net

Jase wrote:
So presumably people can just turn up for the ride/drink in the day or pop in in the evening for a drink if they can't do the full monty?

Yep, but we need to know definates for the meal by the end of th month...sooner the better really.

It'll be ace, trust us..

Sounds cool

I'll bring the dinero on sunday

Someone stole my post Put me down for the christmas party

You don't know how long it took me to find out how to stop the whole menu from scrolling across the screen and off the otherside!..

As you can see, a delicious selection to add to the night. £25 for the evening.

So far we have 9 people signed up, though we are expecting more! Need to confirm numbers soon and payment at clubnight - 2 weeks today on the 4th Dec. Everyone welcome (including partners and occasional riders!, might even ask Tracey Mosely if she's free to do her party trick eh Andy!).

Best if you write up here that you want in and we'll collate it all.

Menu choices to fizz - fizzatmaximumedgedotcom
she'll be getting a list together..

Little Gav wrote: might even ask Tracey Mosely if she's free to do her party trick eh Andy!).

Well she deffiantely won't come if Fizz doesn't spell her name right - jealous me thingks

Yummy-sounds fab!! I'll have the prawn & crab salad, pork, and xmas pud.

Slurp slurp!

I'll have prawns, turkey and pannacotta

Classic Minestrone Soup - with croutons.


Roast Escalope of Turkey - Stuffed with Bramley apple and garden sage, wrapped in bacon and served with all the trimmings.

Sticky Toffee Bombe - Toffee Ice Cream with rich toffee centre covered with real Belgian chocolate and toffee crisp.

For me please

Count Danny and I in.

All, there will be a Cyclone charity raffle draw on the X-mas Party evening. All money raised will go to the "Ride for a Flight" Russ Pinder Appeal.

There will be loads of great prizes, including the following:

Phil Corleys have donated a item from the shop

1 x Introductory or Intermediate Course from Get Mountain Biking

25 x new release DVDs

Cycling Shirts

Bottle of Bubbly

But more to follow...........

Also it about that time of year when the Cyclone Committee asked the members to vote for the Cyclone Award.

I will be sending an email with all the details in the next week or so, but starting thinking of who is the king of the hills, who has taken a few too many nasty stacks, who breaks the most bike parts, who always has the best excuse for not riding.

See ya soon

N@th

Phil Corleys have donated a item from the shop

Is it that Yeti frame hanging up

Or a Carbon Specialized FSR frame that they recently had returned

Count me IN for the dinner
Don't think i'm gonna be able to cycle in the day though, not even driving again yet
Should be at next club night where I'll hand over the dosh.
Classic Minestrone + Escaped Turkey + Trad Pud for me pleeze.

I trust that "traditional" means that the Chef will only be using IMPERIAL weights and measures for the evening. We should also confirm that the heating system is rated in Btu and not kW and that any logs thrown on the fire are sized approximately in feet and that a metric axe/saw has not been used to cut the timber. British Oak, Elm, Ash etc should be used of course - none of that metric european growth, which is of course incompatible with British Chimney stacks and the cause of many a smoke filled room.

Rob.

Jase wrote:Or a Carbon Specialized FSR frame that they recently had returned

Yes the guy was "in pieces" when he saw it....just started "cracking" up !!

Gav, The Money is in the post, should be with you Wednesday

Thanks Graham,

What are you and Jenifer eating? - have a look at the menu earlier on the post..

Fizz

Excellent! we have 28 people coming for Xmas dinner in The George..thanks for all coming up with the money and menu choices quickly (cough cough Nath!)

We've also got a mountain of Raffle prizes (think gold bike service to post ride bacon sandwich..) all money to RUSS. Nath has tickets so bring your pounds along..

Peace out.

F-mo

Thank you all for organising it, its a thankless task but I'm grateful.

Although if the foods awful................

What time do we have to be there in the evening?

Dazzler, if you get there around 19:00 ish for a drink in the bar thats sweet.

Just want to say a Big Thank You to Fizz, LGav, BGav and Nath, and any one else involved in organising a great Cyclone Christmas Party