Norfolk & Norwich Group of Advanced Motorists E-mail Newsletter - "Torque"
Volume #38 (10th May 2010)

Contents
- Welcome
- Up And Coming Events
- Foxton Locks
- Letters
- Ride Outs
- Spread the word (please)
- Advertising

- WELCOME
Welcome to volume 38 of Torque.
Little busy this month so sorry there's no rant from me in this edition.
If you have any feedback regarding this issue of Torque then please e-mail me on mailto:steve@minvo.com

- UP AND COMING EVENTS
NORWICH:
All at Wensum Community Centre, Hotblack Road, Norwich
All on 2nd WEDNESDAY of each month (unless otherwise stated) @ 7:30pm

12 May
Howard Scotter
Howard will talk about the Vulcan XH558 Bomber

9 June 2010
Guide Dogs for the Blind.

14 July 2010
PC Garth Coupland
PC Coupland will be talking about the work of a wildlife crimes officer. He is the only dedicated wildlife crimes officer in Norfolk Constabulary and a leading authority in the country.

Please visit the website http://www.nnam.org/norwich.html for up-to-date amendments to this information.

KINGS LYNN:
All at the Farmers Arms Inn, Knights Hill Hotel, South Wootton, Kings Lynn, Norfolk PE30 3HQ
All on 4th MONDAY of each month (unless otherwise stated) @ 7:30pm

24 May 2010
Rosemary from Queenies Sweet Shop.
Rosemarie from Queenies, a small family run sweet shop, in King's Lynn give a history of Confectionary with links to Herbalism and Witchcraft.

28 June 2010
Andrew Ingram
Local historian and author
Title of talk will be Steaming around Britain, The Great Northern Routes. A journey along the East Coast Main Line from London to Doncaster. In addition to the busy main line we will also explore fascinating branch lines and wander around some towns and villages. The majority of photographs are from Andrew's archives and illustrate over 100 years of railway history.

26 July 2010
Trevor Burlingham
Exploring the towns and villages of Norfolk
Trevor makes a return to the Kings Lynn Meeting Venue after his talk in September on East Anglian Defences. This time Trevors slide show is entitled 'Exploring the towns and villages of Norfolk'

No meeting in August

27 September 2010
SARDA Can Tech.
The Search and Rescue Dog Association will give a talk about the work the dogs and their handlers perform.

25 October 2010
Crime Scene Investigator (CSI) from Norfolk Constabulary.
A very rare opportunity to listen to a talk by the Crime Scene Examiners from Norfolk Constabulary about forensic work and scientific processes involved in Crime Scene Investigations.

22nd November 2010
David Flower.
The title of the talk will be Captain George Manby - A Forgotten Son of Norfolk. George Manby was the man who invented the Manby Mortar which eventually developed into what we know as the breeches buoy, amongst other inventions.

Please visit the website http://www.nnam.org/kl.html for up-to-date amendments to this information.

Learn To Drive! with Pams Academy of Motoring
Lessons starting from £19 per hour
Motorway / Refresher courses / Pass Plus Scheme / Nervous people welcome
Based in Potter Heigham, and covering all areas between Wroxham, North Walsham & Yarmouth
Please ring 07772 189210 or Visit our web site www.pamsdriving.co.uk for further details

- FOXTON LOCKS
Sunday 27th June

A day out Driving or Riding to Foxton Locks

Directions
Foxton is three miles north-west of Market Harborough, in rural south Leicestershire.
Foxton Locks
Foxton
Leicestershire
LE16 7RA

From the M1, take the A4304 east towards Market Harborough. After 12 miles, in the village of Lubenham, turn left following the brown signs to Foxton Locks.

From Leicester, take the A6 towards Market Harborough. At the roundabout with the B6047, turn right towards the town centre. Take the next right, clearly signposted Foxton Locks. Continue along the road and turn left again to reach the car park entrance.

From Market Harborough, take the B6047 towards Leicester and turn left after two miles, clearly signposted Foxton Locks. Continue along the road and turn left again to reach the car park entrance.

From Kettering, take the A6 north, continuing along the Market Harborough bypass, until you reach the roundabout with the B6047. Turn left here. Take the next right, clearly signposted Foxton Locks. Continue along the road and turn left again to reach the car park entrance.

Note from Editor: For those with flash Sat-Nav's - just enter LE16 7RA as the postcode.

Car parking
The main car park is near the top of the locks.
* Cars £1.50 per visit
* Minibus £5 per visit
* Coach £7 per visit

The route the bikes will take is a little longer than necessary to enjoy some good biking roads. We will be leaving at 9AM sharp on the A17 then A151 to Spalding, B676 for a coffee at Melton Mowbray. We then follow the B6047 to Foxton Locks.
The mileage is 85miles from the little chef. We should arrive at around 1PM.

- LETTERS
From Colin Hayman
"To some of your points made [on the Minvo Menifesto]:
[Paint the white lines a different colour] - good idea, but the lines have to be managed now
[Scrap speed humps] - but when a policeman is around, people slow down just like a speed camera, so you would need 2 policemen and that is more money
[Cycling on a road when a cycle path is available] I myself am a very keen cyclist and you have no idea of the speed that we travel at when on club run or training we do speeds of 25mph plus, doing that on footpaths is not a good idea."

RIDE OUTS:
All rides meet at the Little Chef at West Lynn at 9AM

May 9th
Sizewell Beach
Meet at Little Chef West Lynn at 09:00

May 10th
Chip Run
Meet at Chequers Wimbotsham at 19:30

May 23rd
Skegness
Meet at Little Chef West Lynn at 09:00

June 13
No Group ride planned due to Soji's Italian adventure.

June 27th
Foxton Locks (http://www.foxtonlocks.com/)

July 11th
East Coast Challenge
See http://www.eastcoastchallenge.co.uk/ for details.

July 25th
Lady Bower and snake pass.

August 8th
Finchingfield

August 22nd
Buxton Cat & Fiddle

September 12th
National motorcycle Museum

September 26th
Lakeside coffee shop Lowestoft

October 10th
Bressingham

October 24th
Horncastle

November 14th
TBC

November 28th
TBC

More information on Ride-Outs on the WebSite at http://www.nnam.org/rideout.html

- SPREAD THE WORD
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- ADVERTISING
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