Q2 2008 - Reading Cycling Club

Simon Potter from Twyford.Simon joins RCC upon recommendationfrom AW Cycles. Detail of Simon’scycling experience has yet to beobtained.Stuart Moisey from Emmer Green.Stuart joins RCC as a former member ofDidcot Phoenix. He is a keen leisurerider that has taken part in the occasionalTT and sportive event.Darren Parker from Reading.Darren was formerly a member of RCCand joins us again in 2008 as a secondclaim member. Riding for Python RT asfirst claim, Darren is a familiar face tothose riding with the fast group on aSunday. As a very experienced andaccomplished rider, aside from being firstup the hill on Sunday, Darren plans tocompete in local time trials.Andrea Mica from ReadingAndrea is new to the cycling club scenebut has immediately made an impressionby being the most reliable club rider in2008!I put it down to the fact he rides to workas the reason for being so punctualduring his first club outing. Andrea islooking to ride a 300k this summer andmaybe the odd time trial.RCC time keepers should request he tellsyou his finish time when signing on ;-)Peter Devery from SonningPeter is an experienced club rider andmember of the CTC who has picked uphis road training again over the lastcouple of years.A good BMX rider as a kid, Peter, is nowlooking forward to the less adrenalinefueled, albeit challenging, world ofsportive riding.Membership UpdateHere’s a snapshot of the membership status at the start of 2008 (week ending Feb 29 th ):Count ofMembershipAPPLICATIONSMembership Total APPLICATION TotalHonorary 4 New Member 13Junior 2 Renewal 146Juvenile 1 Grand Total 159Life 3Non-racing 28Second Claim 9 Non RenewalSenior 112 Membership TotalGrand Total 159 Juvenile 1Non-racing 9Second Claim 4Count of Female /Male Senior 37Female / Male Total Grand Total 51Female 11Male 148Grand Total 159FirstAidThe RCC committee is pleased to report that it intends to maintain a totalof 10% of the club membership trained in first aid.It is considered to be one of the benefits of RCC club membership thatwe have trained people participating in club activities that could be onhand during any unfortunateaccidents while out on the road.Further, as a club member you can volunteer toreceive valuable first aid training, at no personalexpense other than your spare time during adesignated evening or weekend, with a highlyqualified instructor.It has been a few years since RCC last offered firstaid training to volunteering club members and thecommittee have agreed to run another round oftraining in the first half of 2008.If you regularly take part in club activities and areinterested in receiving the first aid training thenplease let me know without delay. Places will belimited and awarded on a first come first servedbasis.The date for the training has yet to be fixed, however, depending on the level of interestand people’s availability it will likely be held on a Wednesday evening or a Saturdayafternoon in mid-late April. The venue will be in Reading.Finally...-?Did you know that first time British Cycling membership applications can be made at adiscounted rate through being a member of a cycling club? A total of 20 Bronzememberships are available for free to first timeapplicants from Reading Cycling Club. First time Silverand Gold memberships can also be purchased at adiscounted rate under the same scheme.For further details see the BC websitewww.britishcycling.org.uk. The special application formcan be downloaded or completed on-line.Ian RichardsonRCC Membership,membership@readingcyclingclub.comCourse ProgrammeTo give you a taster of the type of trainingon offer, the South Central AmbulanceService NHS Trust training coursecurrently being considered contains thefollowing material:• Aims of First Aid• First Aid Equipment• Scene & Casualty Assessment• Asphyxiation & Hypoxia• Basic Life Support• Care of the Unconscious Sportsman• Recovery Position• Head and Spinal Trauma• Injuries to the Face• Fractures, Dislocations,Soft-tissue InjuriesBenefits include• Personal Accident Insurance• 3rd Party Public LiabilityInsurance• Legal Advice & Support• Provisional Racing Licence• British Cycling AffinityBenefits• Access to Training &Coaching• Weekly e-mail Newsletter