Good Morning Members and Friends,
- welcome
It is my pleasure once again to present the Presidents Report for PP. The 2008 -2009 year has been a year of consolidation and as I look back on our achievements, I am pleased to say that we have again achieved a great deal, even though I was thinking that this has been a quieter year than previous years.
We had a number of different rides that stand out and need to be mentioned, - we established a strong link with the Adelaide Touring Cyclist Group when we hosted their tour of Eyre Peninsula in October, and I do want to thank all those involved with ferrying the riders, some 20 of , to Coffin Bay when we had absolutely dreadful cycling weather.
The catering was again a credit to all involved and I really appreciate the help from the few who came along to the Templtonia Ride in October and enjoyed the breakfast and the cameraderie with the group.
We have had several local rides -Tumby Bay and Coffin Bay and Memory Cove on MTB. The Tumby Bay event was a road bike ride organised by Garry Hibble. It will remain an outstanding day as we had kayaks for all, as well as our ride from Tumby Bay to Yallunda Flat and back.
Several times we rode to Point Boston Peninsula and back and Dene has established himself as our resident MTB trails expert and is very considerate of all riders when planning his rides.
We were fortunate to have Sylvia Dansie talk to the group about her experience in Hawaii for the Iron Woman event held last October,and the lead up to it - that was an inspiring evening and I think if you missed that you should bail her up and ask about it one day, her dedication to training was exceptional.
We have again excelled as caterers, this time for our staunch supporter Alex Castley's 80th birthday. The team that did the catering were very happy with the day and we so enjoyed giving something back to Alex (and Kathleen) who have been supportive and involved with the Peninsula Pedallers since we evolved as a club.
The issue of ride rules, common courtesy and etiquette continues to be at the fore front of our minds and we are happy to report that the Club has stayed safe and not had too many problems with traffic, but we do need to ride according to the road rules to set the example.
On the lobbying for shared trails here in and around Port Lincoln I think the Club can claim some joy from the work now happening on the foreshore out toward North Shields. It is a direct result of our submission for shared use paths to Council and I feel that we are making slow but positive progress.
In closing, The success of any club is directly dependant on the input from the members. We have a number of new members and it is pleasing to see, - I would like to see more people on their bikes at the rides during the next 12 months, thanks to my committee for your support and for regular attendance and input at monthly meetings.
On that note, it has been a great success with our revolving meeting hosting, and I thank all those who did host a meeting, it certainly shared the load for all, special thanks to our untiring secretary,Jeff, our new treasurer Ross, and newsletter editor Lana for all the work they have done throughout the year, its never easy, but sharing the load all helps, I wish you all happy and safe cycling for the 09/10 year.
Raelene
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