Author: Richard Buckley

The club would like to invite members to an hour of structured group riding to take place at the Castle Combe Tuesday night sessions. Group sizes and speed will largely depend on who turns up on the night and the weather conditions. Please note there is no specific organiser for these rides. Experienced club members…

Tuesday 13th saw the first of the 2025 youth Go Ride sessions at Castle Combe aimed at riders from age 5 to 15. Further sessions are planned on: These are skills based sessions held off the track. We will be teaching low speed bike control techniques progressing to riding side by side around a simple…

The committed is pleased to announce the release of our club handbook updated for 2025. This involved a lot of work from Sheni and Paul and other committee members during 2024 and has comprised of the following core points: While it might not be most riveting read, the handbook is an important governance tool in…

The club has recently been notified that former club member Peter White passed away suddenly on Boxing Day 2024. Peter joined the Chippenham Wheelers as a schoolboy and rode in the 1970s and 1980s. The club committee sends its condolences to the family and friends of Peter on behalf of all members. The funeral will…

This is a calling notice for our club AGM on the night of Wednesday 27th November at the Bowls Pavilion, Chippenham Sports and Social Club. Agenda has been published on https://www.chippenhamwheelers.org/events/club-agm-4/ along with 7 motions proposed by the committee.   Motions 1 to 6 cover work that has taken place this year to rationalise the club handbook and bring…

Your club supports the work of the Road Records Association (RRA http://www.rra.org.uk/) through the means of a modest annual subscription. It came up for renewal this month and we have forward paid for the next five years. With your committee discussing this via email, Rob Duncumb wrote the following summary of the organisation that was…

The club will be running three Go Ride sessions this summer on the last Tuesday of the month. This will be dates: Pre-pandemic, these sessions were regularly run and popular with the children attending. It is hoped that there is sufficient interest to made these sessions worthwhile. The club has also recently received a grant…

The existing Sports Dome is coming to the end of its life. Come and see the proposal for a more permanent and sustainable Sports Hall that will benefit the local Chippenham Community. Residents and Club members will have the opportunity to understand in more detail about the initial proposals for the new Sports Hall. Feedback…

Please see the attached publication of the latest Sports Club newsletter from Darren recently received. 2024 March Chippenham Sports Club Newsletter Enjoy!

Newsletter schedule Feedback for our quarterly newsletters has been overwhelmingly positive. However, there is concern that quarterly, is not frequent enough to get club news out in a timely fashion. Newsletters are a time-honoured tradition for the club and whilst there is still a place for them, we want to get the right balance with…