26th International West Kent Run
February Update (17th February 2010)
(Archive of past Updates)
Our Chairman, Peter Firth has died. Peter has been quite unwell over the past couple of years but had fought against the cancer and defied the predictions of his doctors. In the last few weeks Peter has been in his local hospice, where he died on the evening of Tuesday 16th February. Our thoughts are with Brenda and the other members of the family at this difficult time.
The funeral will not be until Tuesday 23rd March (please note
NOT 24th February.) The cremation will take place at Falconwood
Crematorium at 3.30pm. It is Brenda's wish that as many people as possible
turn up on motorcycles. You are welcome to gather at the house (70,
Wickham Street, Welling DA16 3BT) at 3pm or at the Crematorium just before
3.30pm.
Brenda has also requested that no flowers be sent. She would prefer that
donations be made to the Greenwich & Bexley Cottage Hospice, where Peter was so
well cared for. Donations, made in the name of the Hospice, can be sent to
Karen Smith at 119, Abbots Walk, Bexleyheath DA7 5RN.
Around 100 entries have now been received and the entry forms have been printed and will have been posted out by the end of February. Thank you to all of you who have printed forms from this website and sent them in already.
There is an important change of address on the entry forms.
Completed forms should now be sent to Keith Gibbins, who has volunteered
to process the entries.
His address is 81, Chesterfield Drive. Sevenoaks. Kent TN13 2EQ.
This address has now been added to the entry forms.
As has been stated already, we shall revert to our 350 entrant limit and cannot take the huge numbers that applied last year. Please enter early to avoid disappointment.
Rooms are booking quickly. There are only 50 rooms so please book early if you wish to stay at the Friars. There will be no problem with camping.
I am pleased to see that there is still a steady stream of entries of pre-war bikes and they are highlighted on the list of entrants.
The coffee and lunch stops have now been confirmed at The Grasshopper pub, near Westerham, and at Hadlow College respectively. As usual there will be 70 mile and 100 mile routes and the steepest climb in prospect, at the moment, is on the A20 to the top of Wrotham Hill viewpoint so the route should suit all types and ages of motorcycle.
Please pass the word about the event to your friends.
Best Wishes
Alan Abrahams and the West Kent Run Committee.
westkentrun@hotmail.com