About the club
Welcome to the Wiltshire branch of the
Honda Owners Club (GB).
We meet at 8pm on the second Tuesday of every month at the Red Lion pub at Avebury (see map). We organise ride-outs once a month. Membership is open to anyone who owns or has owned a Honda powered motorcycle. You can find details of all our meetings and events on the calendar.
If you have a question about the club, please email secretary@wiltshire.hoc.org.uk. If you have comments about the web site or information you would like to add, please email webmaster@wiltshire.hoc.org.uk. You can also contact any member of the committee.
Latest events
Club night at George Whites, Swindon - 6.30pm Tuesday 13th May
Our next branch meeting is scheduled for May 13th at GEORGE WHITES, Athena Avenue, Elgin Drive, Swindon, SN2 8EJ, when we will be having a chance to 'drool' over the new bikes, plus there will be Transalp, Fireblade, 600 Hornet and 600 RR demonstrators for us to try out.
PLEASE NOTE: THE MEETING WILL START AT 6.30 PM and will last just an hour. Afterwards we'll adjourn to the Kembrey over the road.
See the calendar for more events.
Recent news
Spring Rally 2008 - Friday 2nd May to Monday 5th May
Photos appearing soon!
Pinkertons Toy Run - Saturday 15th December 2007
Many thanks to Pinkertons Motor
Cycle Club for inviting us on their annual toy run to the Great
Western Hospital in Swindon. From the meeting place at Greenbridge
Rugby Club we set off on an escorted tour of Swindon before arriving at
the hospital, where we were greeted with mince pies and hot drinks.
Another great day out!
Christmas Dinner - Friday 14th December 2007
The Christmas Dinner photo
album is online. Thank you Claire and Rod for contributing these
photos.
Reading Toy Run - Sunday 9th December 2007
Wow, what am amazing day that was! Hundreds of bikes crammed into a
car park in Reading at the start of the annual Reading Toy Run 2007.
Many riders were dressed up, unsurprisingly Santa being the most popular
costume. By the time we got to the front of the queue for the snack
stand, it was almost time to head off. This was a ride-out with a
difference. The police closed off the roads, and we rode straight through
traffic lights all the way to Wokingham. Local people lined
the streets and waved. When we got to the school we queued up to deliver
our cargo of toys, and were rewarded with biscuits and a welcome hot drink.
The mood of the day was friendly and the cause was worthwhile. I look
forward to next year's event.
For anyone who would like to take part in a toy run this Christmas, there's one in Swindon on Saturday 15th December. See the latest events section above for details.
HOC National Rally in Filey, North Yorks - 21st-24th September 2007
Here are some Wilts members enjoying the Saturday ride-out. Please click on the photos to see the full size version.
Many thanks to Heather from the Dorset HOC for taking these photos. Heather took many more photos, and you can also see video clips of the departure from the Blue Dolphin and the hill climb from Rosedale.
Update 29/10/2007: Click here for more photos.
Mid Wales ride-out - Saturday 15th September 2007
New photos added 6th Oct 2007.
Regalia catalogue
Wiltshire HOC now has its own range of branded clothing with the club logo! Please see the regalia page to download the catalogue, and contact Claire (see the committee page) if you have any questions or would like to place an order.
Ride-out suggestions for 2008 - 3rd Sept 2007
Based on replies to the questionnaire Theo sent out recently, here is the current shortlist of ride-out suggestions for 2008.
New web site layout and graphics - 1st August 2007
If a page doesn't look right, please hit your browser's "reload" button, and that should sort it out! If it still doesn't look right, please contact webmaster@wiltshire.hoc.org.uk and tell me about the problem.
Annual General Meeting - Thursday 19th July 2007
Download the minutes (in MS Word format).
This year's AGM took place on Thursday 19th July at the Red Lion at Avebury. Key outcomes were:
- Club nights will be held at the Red Lion on the second Tuesday of each month.
- Next year's rally will be held at The Three Magpies at Sells Green.
- Jim Peel-Cross stepped down as Chairman and took up the post of BMF Liason Officer.
- Bob Mackenzie took over as Chairman.
Swindon Robins Speedway Race Night - Thursday 21st June 2007
A big thank you to Brian Watts (Safety Officer) and Alun Rossiter (Team Captain) for inviting us to the Swindon Robins vs. Poole Pirates race night on 21st June at Swindon Stadium. We had a fantastic time and as well as seeing all the racing we were shown around the judges' box and the pits. See the photos here. If you are looking for an exciting Thursday night's entertainment why not see if there is race night on: see the Swindon Speedway website here.
Rally photos
Many thanks to all those who contributed to making this year's rally a success, and to those who visited us from far and wide! There are some photos here. If anyone has any more photos they would like to share, please send them in.