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Vacancies
Vacancies Having just seen your profile on LinkedIn I am pleased to be able to offer you a raft of exciting job opportunities which are going to become vacant in the coming days. I am therefore inviting you for interview on Friday 8th. April at 7:30 pm. at Orsett Churches Centre. It might well be, on the day, that you decide these are not for you but I’d still implore you to come along if only for the excellent networking opportunities that the event will provide. Meeting up with the many like-minded people expected, might also result in fewer Sundays at the golf course. We see a brighter future ahead. With warmer days, more sunlight hours and the abolition of government restrictions we would also recommend investing in tea shops, pubs and bike … Read entire article »
Charity Event April 10th.
Charity Event Following the previous local charity ride in 2021, we have decided to run another charity event after the AGM on the Sunday of the 10thApril. We plan to meet at the school in Bulphan at around 9.00am for a 9.30am start. The route will be 20-25 miles in total and we will be stopping at Youngs café (this could be subject to change closer to the date?). Once again, the club will match all donations, we would suggest a donation of £5 per entry or you can donate more if you wish and we will be supporting a charity to help support the people of Ukraine. You can make a donation on the day or you can donate via the club bank account Gateway Cycling 30-18-34 01559612 using “donate” as the … Read entire article »
AGM 2022
AGM 2022 Winter and Omicron fade slowly as the days lengthen. Daffodils respond and hasten that feeling of Spring and the Great Re-awakening. April! Is there a better time to have the AGM? Sunday rides hopefully revitalised by then and perhaps a Sportive or two. What an opportunity to make your mark on the club. Come along on Friday April 8th. Put yourself forward as Chairman/ Chairwoman, Secretary or Kit Koordinator (not sure that’s the official name). If not, still come along to vote me out for the second time in a year. Otherwise I might end up like Putin. Watch out for polonium in the teapot. Or just come along to catch up and talk sprockets. If you haven’t got around to paying your subs yet, bring them along so you … Read entire article »
2022 Membership Subs
Morning everyone. Thanks very much to all members who have paid their 2022 subs. If you haven’t, payment would be appreciated to aid the accounting process. Payment can be made by bank transfer into the Gateway Cycling bank account Sort code 30-18-34 Account 01559612 using member’s name as reference. Our membership fees remain set at £20 single, £30 family which is very good value for money. Especially as you’ve had a free year 😅 Many thanks Gateway Cycling Committee … Read entire article »
Club Night News
Club Night Friday 11th. February 7:30pm. Daniel from the Tilbury Cycle Hub will be coming along to give a bike maintenance demonstration. He will cover; Basic maintenance and what to look for\check Easy things people can do themselves Bike security A bit about the cycle hub And, of course, answer any questions you might have. That is on top of the tea and stickies. … Read entire article »
London Ride Saturday 22nd January
Dear All. I plan to take a London ride tomorrow, Saturday 22nd January 2022, meet at Grays station 08.45 taking the 09.00 train to travel to West Ham. A pleasant route to Southwark Park and the waterside cafe there for refreshment… Head back east towards Dartford, using the nice new cycleways separating riders from the traffic… and alongside parts of the Thames – depending on how we all feel… Not a great distance, about 30 miles door to door and mainly flat. Saturday looks a bit sunnier than Sunday and we need make the most of the daylight. All welcome – may see you there… Cheers! 🙂 Jon. M 07845 928 596 … Read entire article »
Happy New Year and Membership Subs Now Due ….please
The committee would like to wish all of our members a happy New Year and an enjoyable, successful and safe year of cycling for 2022. Membership fees are due this month and the committee are requesting that you pay your membership before the end of January. This will help us all to keep our records up to date and ensure that we declare our membership numbers correctly with British Cycling. Payment can be made by bank transfer into the club bank account Sort code 30-18-34 Account 01559612 using member’s name as reference. Alternatively you can pay by cheque (if you really have to). If no extra restrictions are brought in, then you could bring it along to club night on 14th. January or alternatively follow instructions on the Gateway Cycling web site and post … Read entire article »
Gateway New Year
Gateway Cycling 2022 I am inspired by some of the recent Gateway WhatsApp comments regarding the camaraderie of the road and so this year I see a buddy road movie. I’ve loved ‘buddy movies’ since seeing ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’ back in the 70s. I didn’t know it was a genre then but as the years went on, I always came out of the cinema with a warm glow after a good buddy movie. Sometimes, it would be a war movie involving self-sacrifice (see ‘Sea of Sand for the best example), but, more often than not, it would be a road movie like the classic ‘The Blues Brothers’, ‘Easy Rider’ or ‘Thelma and Louise’. The physical journey in these is usually not the important part of the film, the film … Read entire article »
Gateway Cycling Poppy Appeal ride
Hi Gateway Members, do you remember the great Gateway Cycling Poppy Appeal ride we did in aid of the Royal British Legion? Well, we now have a lovely thank you letter from the RBL Grays Branch. Just a reminder, we collected £240 from members which the club matched, making a donation of £480. Well done to all of us and a Happy Christmas to you. Gateway Cycling Committee … Read entire article »
