Slieve Gullion Wheelers

The next meeting of the Slieve Gullion Wheelers will take place on Tuesday 6^th November at 9.00pm in The Mountain House, Belleek.

The agenda will include

·         Annual Dinner & Presentation Night – Tickets Sales & Final Preparation

·         Club person of the Year nomination

·         Saturday 10^th November Tour – final preparations

·         Charity notification- confirmation

·         AGM Arrangements

·         AOB

Tickets for the Annual Presentation Dinner will be available for sale at the meeting and members are asked to confirm attendance wherever possible.

Payment can be made to the treasurer, Raymond, on the evening.

ST. PATRICK’S DAY SPINATHON IN THE QUAYS

Club motto for 2007: ‘Get on Your Bike, Get Active and Get Going’ was definitely true for the sixteen cyclists from N&M WATCH club and Slieve Gullion Wheelers who took part in a marathon spinathon in the Quays on Thursday l 7th March. A total of 192 miles was cycled in under 6 hours on two tandem bikes averaging 17 mph. Thanks to both Emma Fitzgerald and Danny McSherry for organising this event and to all who cycled and rattled buckets to raise much needed funds for the WATCH club. To Orla Sloan and the Quays Management staff we are most greatful to them for their support and co-operation.

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SLIEVE GULLION WHEELERS A.G.M.

There was a good turnout at the club’s recent A.G.M. held in the Mountain House lounge. Outgoing chairman Kevin Kenny thanked everyone for their support during the past year and was pleased to report on another very successful year for the club. Kevin stated it was good to see a continued increase in club membership, more riders out on the road and the club being involved in new things such as time trialling. He highlighted the great effort members made to take part in other club tours, some of the SGW cyclists competing in 10 or more cycle events. He congratulated all those who had taken part in the Bordertrek raising funds for the Samaritans, Multiple Sclerosis and the Irish Pilgrim Trust. The Walking and Tandem Cycling Health (WATCH) club for Visually Impaired People (VIP) had six tandems complete the 200 mile event and that itself was a great achievement. He said, “It is very pleasing to see the active involvement of club members, operating in tandem with visually impaired people, in the running of the WATCH club.” In conclusion Kevin thanked Sean Hearty Oils for sponsoring the clubs new cycling kit and how well the club cyclists looked in their new gear on the Minnie Clarke Tour. This new tour has been a great success bringing in many new cycling faces from as far away as Galway

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