Nene Valley Harley Owners Group

Chapter Clubnight
2021-10-13 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Towcester Mill, Chantry Lane, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 6YY, United Kingdom
Our monthly club night at our new home, the Towcester Mill brewery.

Watford Dealership Ride
2021-10-09 10:30 - 14:00 | Lind Watford, Trade City, Thomas Sawyer Way, Watford, WD18 0GS, Watford, United Kingdom
Departing from McDonalds, A43 Towcester at 10:30hrs on Saturday 9th October. Simon leading.

A Saturday ride down to the Lind dealership in Watford. Note the new start point.

Message from SimonJust received this from the Watford DP. Not sure if we will get there in time for the 111 Rivers cake sale, hopefully we will be able to support them.

“Good afternoon. I’ve got a note that you will be riding to us at Watford Harley-Davidson on Saturday. We’re very much looking forward to having you attend, and wanted you to know III Rivers are holding a cake sale for Macmillan in the morning, hopefully you’ll arrive in time Craig DP”

The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show
2021-10-09 00:00 - 2021-10-10 23:59 | Staffordshire Showground, Weston Road, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 0BD, United Kingdom
The event features over 900 traders, dealers and autojumble stands offering a wealth of parts and spares for every project. – Staffordshire Showground, Staffs, ST18 0BD.www.classicbikeshows.com

Open Mic Night - Towcester Mill
2021-10-07 20:00 - 22:00 | Towcester Mill, Chantry Lane, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 6YY, United Kingdom
Free

Our Open Mic nights are returning! All abilities/acts are welcome. You don’t even have to perform, just being there supporting others would make for a great night out! Come and take to the Mill’s stage or sit back and enjoy the acts, the choice is yours…

Hosted by the lovely Lewis, the night’s music will kick off around 8pm in the Steam Room on the first floor. No tickets required, just turn up on the night and have a great time!

RTTW Return
2021-10-02 00:00 - 23:59 | National Memorial Arboretum, Croxall Road, Alrewas, Staffordshire, DE13 7AR, United Kingdom
Return ride from ride to the wall. Further details to come…

Lost voice guy and Micky P Kerr Comedy night
2021-09-30 20:00 - 22:00 | Towcester Mill, Chantry Lane, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 6YY, United Kingdom
£15.00

* HEADLINING LOST VOICE GUY AND MICKY P KERR *

Come and join us for our September Live Comedy Night! Lost Voice Guy, aka Lee Ridley, shot to fame after winning Britain’s Got Talent in 2018 and he’s coming to Towcester! Disabled since early life, and unable to speak, he is the first stand-up comedian in Britain to use a communication aid in his routines, performing them under the stage name of Lost Voice Guy. He began performing comedy in 2012 and had his first successful show at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2013. In 2014 he won the BBC Radio New Comedy Awards and by 2015 began to pursue a professional comedy career. Lee’s other credits include Britain’s Got Talent: The Champions, America’s Got Talent: The Champions, Live At The Apollo and The Royal Variety Performance. Lee has toured the UK, selling out venues up and down the country, with his show I’m Only In It For The Parking. Lee was named Ent24’s Hardest Working Comedian of the Year in 2019.

Opening the night will be Micky P Kerr who reached the final of Britain’s Got Talent in Series 12. He is a part-time primary school teacher who teaches in years 5 and 6, and has lived in Leeds for the whole of his life. He described his act simply; ‘I just sing with a guitar and tell jokes’.

Support act is the entertaining Patrick Draper who has cemented his place on the UK comedy circuit with a mixed bag of deadpan jokes, visual gags and songs.

The evening will be compered by the Mill’s resident MC, Pete Teckman.

Over 18s only. Please note some material by comedians may be of an adult nature. Acts are subject to change.

Ace Cafe Harley Night
2021-09-30 18:00 - 22:00 | Ace Cafe, North Circular Road, Stonebridge, London, NW10 7UD, United Kingdom
Monthly Harley Night at the Ace Cafe. This is an external event organised directly by the Ace Cafe.

Rugby Bikefest 2021
2021-09-26 10:00 - 16:00 | Rugby Town Centre, Market Place, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 3EB, United Kingdom
Rugby town centre is set to welcome back Rugby Bikefest on Sunday 26 September, after its enforced cancellation in 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The event organised by Rugby First, in conjunction with Rugby Borough Council and local motorcycling groups, is one of Rugby’s most popular events and attracts thousands of visitors into the town centre. The festival will take place between 10am and 4pm and will provide a massive and much-needed boost to the town centre economy.

Blaze Inn Saddles Breakfast Ride
2021-09-25 09:00 - 14:00 | Blaze Inn Saddles, Blaze Inn Saddles, Burdrop, Oxfordshire, OX15 5RJ, United Kingdom
Short ride from Jacks Hill Cafe, leaving at 9.00am.Towcester to Blaze Inn Saddles, Burdrop, OX15 5RJVia Brackley, Croughton, past the memorial to Harry Dunn. Aynho, Clifton, Deddington, Hempton – B4031 .Onto A361 to Bloxham. Left to Tadmarton. B4035 to Swalcliff, Hawks Lane, Burdrop. Breakfast choices:EGG MUFFIN: free range egg , melted cheddar cheese in large American Kaiser bun £4.50BACON BAGETTE: 3 x slices smoked bacon, in 10” baked bagette: £5.00FULL MONTY: 2 x smoked bacon, 1x pork sausage pattie, melted cheese, fried free range egg. In a American Kaiser bun : £ 7.00

Brabant Bike Rally
2021-09-24 08:00 - 2021-09-26 17:00 | Brabant, Brabant, Netherlands
Due to all the current corona measures and the prospects, the board, in collaboration with the activity officer, has decided to move the 2021 Brabant Bike Rally from 11-12-13 June to

September 24, 25 and 26, 2021

We expect that there is a greater chance that an event like this can take place again.
At the beginning of July we will make the final decision whether or not to continue the BBR.
After that we will open the registration.
We hope that with this we can 'buy' some time and have a nice party in September.

Classic Motor Hub Ride
2021-09-18 10:30 - 17:00 | The Classic Motor Hub, Old Walls, Ablington, Bibury, Gloucestershire, GL7 5FF, United Kingdom
Departing from Jack’s Hill Cafe at 10:30 am on Saturday 18th September. Martin leading

This is a ride of about 1 ½ hours (55 miles) to the Classic Motor Hub based at the historic site of RAF Bibury in the heart of the Cotswolds. Our ride will take us past the Rollright Stones, so depending on numbers we may be able to pull over and take a peek before riding through Stow-on-the Wold and on to the Hub just outside Bibury.

Once there, we can browse the cars for sale in their showroom (and browse their classic motoring themed gift shop that may be more in our price range!).

They now have a coffee shop, so this ride is timed to be able to browse, have lunch there and then there is a return ride leaving about 2pm or you are free to go off to explore the Cotswolds on your own.

The round-trip from Jack’s Hill is 110 miles, so if you are doing the return ride, please notify a road captain if you need a petrol stop.

Martine leading, Mikey & Becky tailing

07866 363 784

martine@garland.me.uk

Craig Live - Live music at the mill
2021-09-17 18:00 - 21:00 | Towcester Mill, Chantry Lane, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 6YY, United Kingdom
Free

Come and enjoy a Friday night out with some tunes from Craig, who always gets the weekend off to a great start! Craig is now a regular at the Mill on the third Friday of every month and will happily entertain you singing and playing guitar to hits from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. There’ll be something for everyone so you can put your feet up and chill out. He’ll either be inside in the Steam Room or outside if the weather’s good!

No tickets required, just turn up on the day – tables will be available on a first come, first served basis!

Archery and Axe Throwing Ride
2021-09-12 11:15 - 15:00 | Arrowdox, Oaklands Farm, Ampthill, Bedfordshire, Mk45 2ES, United Kingdom
Departing from McDonalds, A45 Towcester at 11:15am on Sunday 12th September. Becky leading.

This is a short ride across country to Ampthill to Arrowdox where we will have the opportunity to have a go at Archery, and Axe throwing and compete in a Nene Valley competition. You will be given full instruction in all areas. We did this previously in 2019 and it was a lot of fun and a real success

Arrowdox is set in lovely grounds so feel free to bring a picnic and drinks

The cost to get involved is £15.00 per person and I anticipate we will be leaving by 2:30/3pm at the latest and I will lead back to J13 of the M1

Becky leading

Could you please let me know if you are interested so I can give an indication on numbers

Any questions please contact Becky on:

07901716385

beckyivers@icloud.com

Joint event with multiple Chapters
2021-09-11 10:00 - 17:00 | McDonalds Towcester, A43, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 6TQ, United Kingdom
Departing from McDonalds Towcester at 10am on Saturday 11th September.

Meeting up with Oxford and Birmingham chapters for food and music provided by Thames Valley HOG and Reading Harley Davidson.

Notice the change in start point. This is due to the update below from Martin;

Before today’s ride 2 female members of the chapter asked to use the toilets at Jacks Hill. They were told they couldn’t as they didn’t have a meal ticket. To cut a long story short I had a short chat with the manageress to confirm that toilets couldn’t be used without a meal voucher. She confirmed this and said if we chose to go elsewhere it didn’t bother her. I had been informed previously that she wasn’t very bike friendly To that end I will be using MCDONALDS in TOWCESTER as the start point for the ride to Reading H-D on SATURDAY 11th September.

22nd OCCB Rally
2021-09-10 00:00 - 2021-09-12 23:59 | Chassepierre, Rue de la semois, 6824 Florenville, Belgium
Orval County chapter (our sister chapter’s) 22nd Rally in Belgium

Chapter Clubnight - New Venue
2021-09-08 19:30 - 22:00 | Towcester Mill, Chantry Lane, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 6YY, United Kingdom
Welcome back to our regular monthly club nights. This will be the first one at our new home, the Towcester Mill Brewery. Yes, the chapter now lives in a brewery!

Come along to meet your pals, check out the new home and have a natter. We’d love to see you all.

European Bike Week
2021-09-07 08:00 - 2021-09-12 17:00 | Faaker See, Faaker See, Austria
This is the Harley highlight in Europe, this week the European Bike Week at Faaker See and the beautiful surroundings of Carinthia attracts thousands of Harley riders from all over Europe, if you want to book a hotel / guest house there, you have to make an effort in good time.

Please note: The program information for the EBW event is still being updated.

The music is playing in Harley Village!
The event has spread over the years as far as Velden. The central square of the European Bike Week is directly in and on Lake Faak.

The heart of the European Bike Week has been the large tent city Harley Village in Faak am See since 1998 - although it has grown tremendously in the past decades and now covers an area of ​​around 40,000 square meters.

16 Harley dealers from Austria, Germany, Poland, Italy and Croatia as well as around 100 free traders are at the start - and they simply offer everything that corresponds to motorcycles in general and US bikes in particular - from stylish bike outfits to strong custom parts .

Shirts, caps and jackets with the logo of the European Bike Week can be found in the numerous event merchandise tents. The exclusive Willie G. design t-shirt for the event is also available here.

Hellfire Caves Ride
2021-09-05 10:00 - 15:00 | Hellfire Caves, Church Lane, West Wycombe, Bucks, HP14 3AH, United Kingdom
Departing from Jack’s Hill Cafe at 10am on Sunday 5th September. Colin leading

I will be leading a ride to The Hellfire Caves, Wycombe, HP14 3AH on Sunday 5th September2021, leaving Jacks Hill Café at 10.00

The ride there will be approx. 50 miles and we should arrive around 11.30. Once there you can purchase a ticket for a self-guided tour of the caves for £8.50 per adult, or £7.00 for over 60’s or a National Trust member. For those not wishing to explore the caves they can spend some time in the Courtyard, gift shop or café. The tour should take approx. 45 – 60 minutes. You can then buy lunch at the onsite café before we depart at 1.30 for a return ride of approx. 35 miles to the Hunters Farm Services, MK17 9DN on the A5, south of Milton Keynes, where the ride will finish. So, a full tank of petrol will see the ride through until reaching the services.

Colin

07771 744458

Devit MCN Festival of Motorcycling
2021-09-04 00:00 - 2021-09-05 23:59 | East of England Arena, East of England Showground, Oundle Rd, Orton Southgate, Alwalton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE2 6XE, United Kingdom
We are happy to announce that the 2021 Devitt MCN Festival will now take place on September 4-5 at the East of England Arena – join us for the ultimate outdoor bike show!

Test ride the latest 2021 bikes: Hundreds of test rides will be available to try over the weekend including bikes from Ducati, Harley-Davidson, Honda, Indian, Kawasaki, Royal Enfield, Triumph, Yamaha and Zero.Moped Mayhem returns: Known for its wild racing, huge grid, madcap machines and raucous paddock atmosphere, it doesn’t get more grass roots than Moped Mayhem! Don’t miss the action on Sunday 5th September in the Live Action Arena – sponsored by Indian Motorcycles.New! The British Mini Bike championship will be showcasing demonstration laps at the FestivalFREE entry for two stroke owners! We’re offering a limited number of FREE camping tickets PLUS an undercover bike park to two-stroke owners. To qualify you need to pre-register with us here >>>Non-stop racing action: The Live Action Arena – sponsored by Indian Motorcycles will be packed with non stop action from the DTRABikes for Sale Live Pavilion: Got a bike to sell? The new Bikes for Sale Live pavilion is the best place to get your bike seen by thousands of bikers. Or if you’re in the market for a new set of wheels, browse the many bikes on offer.Looking for new riding gear? Find great deals and bargains on biking kit & accessoriesStunt shows: Watch jaw-dropping stunt displays from the best in the businessClub Zone: Browse the UK’s best club displaysAutojumble returns! Looking for an elusive part to finally finish that project bike? You’re in luck. The autojumble is back for this year and there will be project bikes and spares for machines of all sizes and ages. Camp for the weekend: Grab your tent and make a weekend of it! Campers get early entry into the show plus access to the evening entertainment – sponsored by Indian Motorcycles

If you already have tickets for May 2020 or May 2021, they will be honoured for the new September date.All bookings subject to a one-off transaction fee. The transaction fee applies per order not per ticket. The transaction fee covers the costs of providing a booking service, labour costs, credit card commissions & processing your order. Please note that in the event of the 2021 Festival being postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19 you will be entitled to a ticket refund.

Bike Night Round Two
2021-09-03 17:30 - 20:30 | Jacks Hill Cafe, Jacks Hill Cafe and Truckstop, Towcester, Northants, NN12 8ET, United Kingdom
Friday the 3rd of September Jacks will be holding their Second Bike Night. All bikes are welcome, please follow the guidance of the marshals when arriving. Car parking is available at the rear of the café please follow the marked out roadway. They will be running a restricted menu with both the café and hatch open for orders. There will be No Alcohol on sale.We will be open from 17:30 – 20:30.

Prague Harley Days
2021-09-03 08:00 - 2021-09-05 17:00 | Praha, Praha, Prague, Czech Republic
Remember how we canceled admission last year? We wanted us to meet as much as possible after that spring hell. Let those to whom the covid has made a proper hole in his pocket also enjoy themselves. Succeeded…
But if the Prague Harley Days succeed this time as well, it's up to YOU ​​now.
Do you want your Prague Harley Days the way you like them?
Buy a ticket in our advance sale upside down. It costs more than on the spot and no, we didn't hit our heads…

Water and Steam Ride
2021-08-29 09:00 - 17:00 | Daniels Water Mill, Eardington, Bridgenorth, Shropshire, WV16 5JL, United Kingdom
Departing from Jack’s Hill Cafe on Sunday 29th August.

Why not come and join us for a ride over to Shropshire and Daniel’s Water Mill, situated right underneath the Severn Valley Railway

The route in total will be just under 150 miles from Jacks to the last stop at Tamworth Services (A5/M42). Our route will be to Banbury and pick up M40 north. Coming off for Stratford we head for Worcester (on the A46 then A422)andstopattheShellservicesontheA4440NunneryWayNunneryPark,WorcesterWR40SX. After

refreshments, fuel and toilets, we head towards Kidderminster and turn off going through Stourbridge on Severn. From here it’s on to Bewdley and then through the Wyre Forest taking a scenic route along the Severn Valley Railway route – arriving at our Destination – Daniel’s Mill just south of Bridgenorth WV16 5JL

The mill and Rosalie’s tea room are situated in a beautiful setting under a viaduct of the Severn Valley Railway. If we time it right we may get one or two steam trains go overhead.

I have booked us in to the tea room for lunch – fairly simple – cream teas, cakes, sandwiches, bacon rolls, pork or ploughmans pie, ice cream etc.

I have also arranged a tour of the mill. It is a working mill but for our visit it may not be working as they have yet to fix some flood damage to the exterior walls. Cost will be about £4-5.

You can also walk up into the woods the other side of the viaduct.

The route back will via the A454 Bridgenorth to Wolverhampton – a nice open road – then following the signs for Cannock it’s the A460 until we meet the A5. I will stop at Tamworth services B77 5PS for fuel and comfort stop and effectively end the ride there as some may wish to return home down M42/M40 or continue down the A5.

Finally, this ride require decent weather – therefore if the forecast is poor for the day I will postpone. Keep an eye out on the chapter website, facebook, email.

Cheers Slow Hand Mobile: 07709 205571 Email : c.lapsley@ntlworld.com

Ace Cafe Harley Day
2021-08-29 09:00 - 12:00 | Ace Cafe, North Circular Road, Stonebridge, London, NW10 7UD, United Kingdom
Ace Cafe Harley Day. This is an external event organised directly by the Ace cafe.

Reading Harley Dealership Bike Night
2021-08-26 18:00 - 22:30 | Reading Harley Davidson, 660 Wokingham Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 7HN, United Kingdom
Departing from Jack’s Hill Cafe at 18:00hrs. Colin leading.

I will be leading a ride to Reading Harley-Davidson Dealership Bike Night, RG6 7HN on Thursday 26th August 2021, leaving Jacks Hill Café at 6.00pm

This will be a relatively fast ride, mostly motorway, (M40). The ride is 75 miles, taking approx. 1hr 15 minutes. Once there you can get something to eat at the burger bar, look around the dealership for essentials, and enjoy the bikes and music. After refuelling at the fuel station next door at approx. 9.00pm we will return the same way home where the ride will finish at Baynard’s Green services, A43

Colin

07771 744458

Ace Cafe Harley Night
2021-08-26 18:00 - 22:00 | Ace Cafe, North Circular Road, Stonebridge, London, NW10 7UD, United Kingdom
The monthly Harley night returns to the Ace Cafe

Tewkesbury Classic Vehicle Festival
2021-08-22 10:00 - 16:00 | Tewkesbury School, TEWKESBURY SCHOOL, ASHCHURCH ROAD, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 8DF, United Kingdom
Sunday 22 August 2021 will see The Rotary Club of Tewkesbury stage their popular Classic Vehicle Festival at Tewkesbury School Playing Fields. The event is the Rotary Clubs’ biggest charity annual fundraiser which raises thousands of pounds for both national and regional charities.

The event features a spectacular display of over 1000 classic vehicles, from the dawn of the motoring era, to pre-war, post-war, American classics, custom cars, hot rods, supercars, motorbikes to modern classics.

It’s not just cars either . . . over 200 classic motorcycles will be on display, with all the major marques represented, plus 110+ quality trade stands selling everything from car accessories, autojumble, memorabilia to jewellery and crafts, plus a bar, large dance floor and a wide selection of catering.

New for 2021 live music with the marvellous vintage songstress Betsy Harmony and the ‘hot rockin’ piano man Jon Clare who will be belting out classic hits form the 1950s and 60s.

The annual event is a must-do on the classic car show calendar.

A superb family day out, whilst raising vital money for worthwhile causes!

Book in Confidence – COVID-19 SECURE

The event organisers will put all necessary precautions in place to safeguard visitors and will fully comply with the Government and Public Health England guidelines at the time. The details of the measures will be communicated nearer to the event date. If the event has to be cancelled due to coronavirus, your tickets will automatically be valid for the following year, unless a refund is requested within 30 days of the event cancellation.

Reunion Day
2021-08-21 11:00 - 2021-08-22 00:00 | Towcester Rugby Club, Towcestrians, Old Greens Norton Rd, Towcester, Northants, NN12 8AW, United Kingdom
Nene Valley reunion day on 21st August is a *FREE* members event to reunite the Chapter after COVID restrictions prevented our normal social gatherings for so long

This event is being funded by the Chapter therefore we need to have an accurate record of people attending so we can keep the caterers informed

To facilitate the booking process, we will be using Trybooking service for ticket allocation. Details of how to register for you ticket will follow in due course

Broadway Tower- Reunion Day Ride - Cancelled
2021-08-21 10:00 - 15:00 | Broadway Tower, Middle Hill, Broadway, Worcestershire, WR12 7LB, United Kingdom
Departing from Jack’s Hill Cafe at 10am on Saturday 21st August. Mikey leading.

Unfortunately, due to the wet weather coming our way, the reunion ride has been cancelled. Hopefully though we’ll see you all dry and cheery at the reunion party in the eveningAs part of our reunion day, I will be leading a ride to Broadway Tower

It is about 50 miles there, following a cross country route to Banbury, then to Chipping Camden and onto Broadway

We will allow 90 minutes at Broadway Tower so people have plenty of time to look around, go for an explore and grab something to eat (there are now 3 places to choose from). There are some stunning views

We will head back via Chipping Norton, where we will stop for fuel, before heading back to Towcester in plenty of time for the evening event

Mikey leading

Any questions please contact Mikey on:

07950947681

mikeyivers@icloud.com

Picnic Ride - Chatsworth
2021-08-15 09:30 - 17:30 | Chatsworth Ride, Chatsworth, Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1PP, United Kingdom
The plan so far is to set off from Jacks at 9.30am and ride a route up to Chatsworth where we will firstly visit the estate farm shop where you could stock up on food then return to the estate to go and sit by the river and eat it. If there is time we may visit Harleyworld Chesterfield before a direct run home down the M1. This will be a busy day and will be weather dependant so I may have to amend or cancel. as the time approaches. I am trying to wangle free parking but everyone is skint so we may have to pay a small amount.

Classic Car and Bike Meet
2021-08-11 18:00 - 21:00 | Towcester Racecourse, Towcester Racecourse, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 6LB, United Kingdom
Departing from Jack’s Hill Cafe at 6pm. Martin (So Bad) Leading

Classic Car and Bike Meet enables like-minded car and bike enthusiasts to get together on a regular basis, at a central venue, to socialise and talk about everything and anything to do with bikes and cars. You’ll find many classic, vintage and supercars, modern classics and old timers.

On top of that, there is delicious, freshly made food, soft drinks and a mouth-watering array of refreshing hot drinks for you to enjoy at each meet.

Or, if you feel inclined, you are very welcome to bring your own picnic, and make an evening of it. Many do.
