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Derbyshire, Notts, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Northants, Rutland
HAPPY NEW YEAR FORECAST FOR CHURCH OF LOST RIDERS !
JANUARY2008
VIRAGO STAR OWNERS CLUB
Centre 9 - East &
North Midlands
NEW YEAR SPECIAL CHURCH OF THE LOST RIDERS ISSUE
Curate ‘The Blessed Kenneth’ (left),Primate of All Derbyshire, with BishopMalc (right), at a recent Blessing ofThe Motorbikes Ceremony
Sir Trevor Bridgewood (left), Preceptor of theLincolnshire Lost Knights Templar, withLady E.J. (right), the Prioress of Sleaford,Keeper of the Church Vestments
Rev. Terence (The Vic.) leads Lost Riders Choir(with Gospel Singers Liz & Ros in background)
Lost Riders (St. Leon & Sir Harry)) escort Pope on visit...
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Prioress E.J. of Sleaford,Keeper of the Church Vestments,
at a recent Flying Nun Event
Sir Trevor Bridgework,(centre, with halo) of the LostKnights Templar; Rev. Big Tel(left), Vicar of the Church of theLost Riders & Master of theMonastic Billboard; Big Johnthe Scary (right), Canon ofNottingham Forest & Vicar ofThe Olde Trippe to Jerusalem.
Praise Them! St. Anthony of Kendra, Litttle St. Malc(‘The Relic of Faro’) and The Blessed Pissed Rod, atthe First Appearance of a new Midnight Star
‘ANYONE FOR A WHIP-ROUND?’says Rev. Mother Tessa (Coffers)
Lunn, Guardian of the Church Plate.
Wot’s On is now on page 5, because this special ecclesiastical feature is here...
NEXT MONTHIn next month’ssensational newsletter:Bottesford Toy Run photos;more Elvis pix; London TimesObituary of the late Mr. CommonSense (courtesy of Les); Big Johnspeaks in Tongues; LettersPage; Jokes & Cartoons page
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Friar Peter (Coffin) Brown (left), Guardian of theLeicestershire Sacred Skull Bike, with Prior KevVilliers (right), The Crypt Keeper of Northants.,at the Annual Blessing of the Viragos Ceremony
‘The Late’ Keith Mason, Mad Vampire Goth of the Lost Riders,
Looking for Virgins to Prey On (fat chancehe’ll find any among Centre 9 members)
Editorial
What is that distant rumbling noise? Is thatthunder? Is it Ken’s bike breaking down again?Or is it the approach of The Lost Riders of
the Night I hear? What lonely, beautifulmusic you all make...And what preeetttttycrrreeaaturesss you are.... I love you all...yousexy biker babes and boys...mmmn...whatluscious brains and tender, soft throats you allhave......mmmn... x x x (Yes Kendra, it’s ALLTRUE about Goths - he he he!)
Gothic KeithGothic KeithGothic KeithGothic KeithGothic Keith
What are the Sacred Rules ofThe Church of the Lost Riders?
1) Thou shalt believe in The Two Comings of Elvisin 2007 - that Elvis did appear to certain members ofthe Church of the Lost Riders at the SherwoodShindig, then again at the Brandy Wharf BonfireParty;
2) Thou shalt admit that the Elvis of The Dusty Millerwas an Abomination and a False Elvis;
3) Thou shalt believe and have faith that Elvis willappear again at future Church of the Lost RidersSacred Events in 2008 (Gawd Help Us);
4) Thou shalt do no harm and speak no evil to othermembers of the Church of the Lost Riders, particu-larly when they are tired and emotional, or ‘pissed’,to use the Vulgar Vernacular...
(Church of the Lost Riders ‘artwork’ byJayne Bell, Keith Mason & Terry Warren)
Also In NextMonth’s Issue:
BIG JOHN ‘SSCARY CORNER
NEW IN FEBRUARY ISSUE-Lost Riders Problem Page!
email your problems -mechanical, social or sexual to
the editor at:[email protected]
so we can all have a good laugh
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BishopMalc’sNaughtyBits
Hi everyone, I hope you all had a good Christmas
and New Year. Now that we’re in 2008 we can look forwardto a year full of biking events for us to participate in.Spalding bike show is only a couple of weeks away; this isbecoming a very pleasant show to visit and of course ourLincolnshire members will be flying the flag for the VSOC.The week after will be Centre 9’s Post New Year’s Party;this year we have a band new to us - but well recommended,so it will be well worth attending. Please buy your ticketsin advance so that we know how many to cater for; its notright (financially or morally) to spend a lot of money onfood if only a few have bought tickets.
The following month is the Classic Japanese bike showat Donnington; this is an excellent show if you like early Japbikes, many are better than new. Once again we’ll be having adisplay; there is a limited number of passes so please get intouch if you fancy showing off your bike - if you’re feeling reallyfoolish you can come and camp.
Early April sees us holding our traditional ‘Gathering ofthe Clans’. This year the ride will be fairly central in our area sothat it isn’t such long a day for our members who live at itsextremes. Details will be finalised very soon so that your Countyreps can organise ride-ins to the start point, food will be availableat both the start and the finish and the patches have alreadybeen ordered.
You should recently have received your winter’s editionof The Clatter; you probably asked yourself where Centre 9’scontribution for the ‘Centre News’ was; I did as well. It waswritten and sent in time but obviously not received, so below iswhat was sent. I apologise for it not getting into print – but itwas most definitely sent.
Centre 9 ‘The Lost Riders’
Hi all, I hope you are all fit and well and are enjoyingthis gorgeous autumn (well it was autumn when I wrote this).For some of us it makes up for a disastrous summer.
Here in Centre 9 we can resume the business of runninga centre without the distractions that a so-called summer brings.Many events are planned; our county representatives are gettingtheir heads together to ensure that our rides-outs can beappreciated by all of our members in Centre 9. This year wehave fielded perhaps our strongest committee ever; they areyoung (well young at heart), enthusiastic, committed and full ofnew ideas – perhaps there’s a new centre rep amongst them –
who knows? Most importantly they want to ride theirbikes, doesn’t matter if it rains, if its windy, or snowing,they are out there riding – they’ll learn.
Our season starts early in this part of thecountry – January, just how it should be; at theSpalding Bike Show at . . . . . . . Springfields, thattricked ya. And in February we’ll be having a stand atthe Donnington Classic Japanese Bike Show. Last yearwe decided to camp, it was so cold we had frost on oursleeping bags. Our foolishness wasn’t un-noticed,because for our commitment we won the ‘frozen nutsaward’- and they were . . . . . . believe me (see Malc’sBits picture, above).
Anyway that’s nearly it. Last couple of things,if any of you guys are travelling into/thro our Centreand want a bit of company or an escort, get in touchand we’ll try our best to meet up with you – even if it’sonly to have a coffee and a chat, it’d be our pleasure.Lastly, we have four meetings spread around the Centreeach month – you’re more than welcome to join us -all our events are reported in our excellent monthlynewsletter and on our regularly updated website –www.lostriders.co.uk (our newsletter is there for youto view as well), so come and meet us and see whywe’re one of the best supported Centres in the country.
That’s it folks, my fingers are tired, see you allvery soon.
Ride safe and be happyMalc
REMEMBERAUTO-JUMBLE BRING AND BUY SALE AT
5TH FEBRUARY CENTRE 9 MEETING -BRING ALONG YOUR PRIZED BUT NO
LONGER WANTED MOTORCYCLE BITS,BIKER CLOTHING, PANNIERS, (AND
GENERAL OLD TAT) AND SEE IFANYONE WILL BUY IT!
KLAN HEATED GLOVESGauntlet style, ‘Cordura’, Ladies size Small.Excellent condition,hardly used. Cost £96new. £45 ono
Contact Jayne on01909 591548mob: 077477 30917email: [email protected]
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Wot’s Onif you want to check the LATEST what’s on, the firstplace to look is on the Rev. Big Terry (‘The Vic’s)Wot’s On Page on the Lost Riders Website- this has all the latest information.
MEETING DATES & VENUES
CENTRE 9Grey Goose Public HouseGedling, Nr ArnoldNOTTINGHAM1st Tues. of the month from 7.30pmincludes FREE BUFFET
DERBYSHIRE 2nd Monday of Month MeetingSTARTING 14TH JANUARY 2008:THE ARKWRIGHT ARMS, Sutton-cum-Duckmanton,Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 5JGTel: (01246) 232053 (just off J29 of M1)- see Lost Riders website for Google Map.
LEICESTERSHIRE / NORTHANTSThe Tavern InnWALCOTE,Nr Lutterworth1 minute from J20 M12nd Wednesday of the month from 7.30pm
LINCOLNSHIRECastle Inn, CONINGSBY2nd Wednesday of each month from 8pm ALSO2nd Sunday’s - various locations!
JANUARY 2008
1st Tuesday - New Year’s Day - NOTE: Centre Nine 1st Tuesday of Month Meetingcancelled - see 8th Jan. below
6th January - Curate Ken’s 1st Sunday of the MonthNew Year Breakfast Meeting & Mystery Ride-Out(weather permitting) - Stratstone PowerSports ClayCross from 10.00 am (Ken won’t be there - still inMalta - but other church luminaries (loonies?) will bein attendance
8th January - Centre 9 Monthly Meeting,Grey Goose Gedling from 7.30 pm
13 January - Lincs. Sunday meeting to plan 2008activities. Venue TBN.
14th January - Derbyshire 2nd Monday of Monthmeeting at Arkwright Arms, Sutton-cum-Duckmanton,Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 5JG (note: new meetingplace - good beer and home-made chip butties)
19/20th January - The Springfields Bike Show
26th January - ‘Post New Years Party' at the Grey Goosefrom 7-30pm, live entertainment from The AlanCrawford Band, buffet, fun and laughter, FREE raffle(prizes - eg. unwanted Christmas presents - gratefullyaccepted), late bar, tickets only £5 pre-booked, £7.50on the gate - Will Elvis appear? Will Warren be there?Is there any difference?
FEBRUARY 2008
1st - 3rd February: SNOOTY’S FROZEN BRUSHRALLY at “The Snooty Fox” on A64 East Heslerton,North Yorkshire YO17 8EN Tel - 07873 905636or Email - [email protected]
2nd-3rd February: 8th International Classic Bikeshow at Donnington Race Circuit. All under coverclassic bikes, stalls, etc. Bikes wanted to show onour stand - contact Malc if you want to stand eitherday. Will Malc, Ken and Rik be freezing their b*lls offand camping it up again this year? Come along andfind out!
3rd February - The Blessed Ken’s StratstonePowersports 1st Sunday Meeting at 9.15 am (that’s9.00 am to you, Keith) for Ride-Out leaving 9.30am tomeet up with Scrumpies at Stratford-upon-Avon.
5th February - Centre 9 Meet - AutoJumble Bring andBuy Sale - bring along your rusted bits to sell.
9th March - Bottesford Egg Run - featuring ‘TheReturn of the Blessed Ken’ - will Ken go ‘All The Way’this time? Find out on the Bottesford Easter EggRun... (Never mind the Draggie, try the Virago, Ken).
25th - 27th April: Jumpstart Party
August - Tony Blair becomes Cardinal of Islington
September - Cherie Blair’s mouth inaugurated byQueen as new entrance to Mersey Tunnel
October - St. Tony Blair ascends to heaven
Ken shows how to bring your bike backfrom Bottesford...
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ORDER YOUR LOST RIDERS MERCHANDISE FOR 2008 NOW!
SHOWYOU
BELONG!Email:
[email protected] place your order orfor more information.
Go on – you know you’re worth it!!
Fantastic
Centre 9
Merchandise
Call EJ: 01529 414671 mobile 7872 075851
Rockeronly £12-00 �
Please make cheques payableto VSOC Centre Nine
Please send to: Miss EJ Darlington,30 Mareham Lane,
Sleaford,Lincs,
NG34 7FR
Hoodie – Male Logo(YES, YOU TOO CAN GETBANNED from your localshopping precinct! Wear aLost Riders Hoodie today!)
CHURCH OF THE LOST RIDERS CONTACTS
Centre RepBishop Malcolm of Hollingwood‘The Bloody Bissshhh’53 Troughbrook RoadHollingwoodChesterfieldDerbys. S43 2JW01246 47570407747 [email protected]
Deputy Centre Rep &Derbyshire County RepCurate Ken Collingwood‘The Blessed Kenneth’01246 22931507796 544 [email protected]
WebmasterRev. Terence (The Vic.) WarrenMaster of the Monastic Billboard0115 854 547507970 [email protected]
Lincolnshire County RepSir Trevor Bridgewoodof the Lincs. Lost Knights Templar01522 [email protected]
Notts County Rep‘Scary’ Big John Simpson,Canon of Nottingham and Vicar ofthe Old Trippe to Jerusalem01159 [email protected]
Leicestershire County RepFriar Peter (Coffin) BrownGuardian of the Sacred Skull Bike0116 291 [email protected]
Northants County RepPrior Kev Villiers‘Holy Kev’The Northants. Crypt Keeper01536 [email protected]
Ride-out Liaison OfficerLitttle St. Malc (‘The Relic ofFaro’) Clarke01623 75564407791 [email protected]
TreasurerRev. Mother Tessa (Coffers) LunnGuardian of the Church Plate0115 930 [email protected]
MerchandiserSister E. J. (‘The Flying Nunn’)Prioress of Sleaford ConventKeeper of the Church Vestments01529 41467107872 [email protected]
Newsletter EditorGothic Keith Mason‘The Late One’Mad Monk of the Scriptorium01246 23612307986 [email protected]
