This is the Eleventh edition of Southampton Virtual MAG -
A way of keeping in touch with members and friends.
Our regular meeting is at:
Home Tavern, Eastleigh (opposite Eastleigh Train Station).
Every Wednesday, 8:30 for 9pm.
You are all welcome. You even come in your car if it
is cold and or wet. We won't mind,
you know......
Webpage: www.miesta.demon.co.uk/sotmag.html.
There is now a Southern Region Webpage! - http://home.freeuk.net/mag-south/home.htm
Please feel free to forward this to anyone else you might think interested, even better mail me (andy@miesta.demon.co.uk) their email address and I will send them their own copy. Conversely if you don't want to keep receiving this, mail me and I'll take you off the list.
Also, any comments will be gladly received and acted on. If you have anything you feel that should be raised by MAG, please mail me and I will raise it on your behalf.
Not a member? And why not? I have some membership forms Please mail me and I will get one to you. You can also join online via the MAG UK website - follow the link from the Southampton MAG website. Alternatively, phone MAG central on 0121 605 3555 with your credit / switch card details. Membership is £16 single, £24 joint.
The Mailshot has now gone out notifying all members in the Southampton area of the AGM. If you haven't got one, and you are a MAG member in the Southampton Area it doesn't mean your not wanted...you may have slipped through the net. Please come along. MAG is a democratic organisation - this is how you can have your say.
If any members are not receiving their copy of StreetBiker, please come and ask or contact MAG central and they will sort it out for you!
We have some good news - we have enough people coming every Wednesday to take over the main part of the Home Tavern...and fill most of the road outside with bikes. We should be staying at the Home Tavern for the foreseeable future.
SLIDE at the Home Tavern
Playing on the Friday 18th, upstairs at the Home Tavern. Entry is £2, tickets available from the Home Tavern.
Mencap Run, 11th April
Parkroad Powerbikes are organising a charity run for MENCAP
on the 11th April. Run starts at 10.30 for 11am briefing from outside Parkroad
Powerbikes on Shirley Road. Everyone chips in a fiver, proceeds to Mencap.
Run is about 100miles and is marshalled (and there is
a backup van too!). I've been on a couple of these and they are very well
organised.
MAG on 4 Wheels
Justin (one of our Virtual MAG members) has suggested a go-karting evening in conjunction with Ixion, a large motorcycle electronic community, Gareth is looking into getting us a track cheap. Watch this space for more details!
Lion Rally Marshals Wanted.
Reading MAG's Lion Rally require Marshals. You get to go to the event for free, and the Marshals only party is worth it! The downside is... you have to work hard. Mail me and I will pass you details on to Reading MAG.
Southampton MAG AGM 14th April.
8pm Home Tavern. All MAG members are welcome to attend
- this is your chance to be elected, nominated or drafted into an official
Southampton MAG position!
If you are a member of MAG in the Southampton Area, you
will be getting official notification through the post, along with a Newsletter
produced by Keith. Thanks to everyone who helped out on the mail shot.
Daisy Chain Run 8, 9th May 1999
"The Full Daisy" Run from Totton Civic Centre at 11:30. They are aiming for 1000 bikes this year. Proceed to cancer charities. This is probably one of the biggest runs Southampton ever sees...its well worth coming along.
Activists Training weekend. 7-9th May.
Location Some where in North Yorkshire. Its not a fanatics brain washing weekend but instead deals with communications and 'working the system' to help get your message across. Think of it as a 'How to Lobby' course and you'll be on the right tracks.
Motorcycle World, Beaulieu 26, 27 June
MAG Stand at Motorcycle World Beaulieu, National Motor
Museum.
We always require assistants for the MAG stand at Motorcycle
World. If you would like to assist (its a case of plugging MAG to an unknowing
majority) please give me a mail and I will pass your details on.
Hot Otter Rally.
Southern Region MAG rally event. 9-11 July.
Rally
poster
Details are now on the Website. If you want a copy of
the flyer, please mail me and I will arrange for one to be sent to you.
Home Tavern Bike Show 22nd August 1999
Not much information on this yet, but I will keep you informed.
We would like to take the this chance to thank Richard
at the Home Tavern for all his assistace and support for us of late. He's
dumped the DJ, let us take-over his pub completely and opened up especially
for us on the
Sunday of the Pet-food Run. Sound chap.
The Pet Food Run - Famous for 15 minutes
If anyone caught the Tuesday edition of the Southampton
Echo, you would have spotted a largish photo of some handsome chaps and
chappeses grinning cheesily and holding tins of pedigree chum in the air.
Yep, we made the paper. Thanks to the Echo for the pic.
Bike Awareness Day... The morning after
The bike awareness is still doing some good! We signed up 8 new members on the day, and we have seen a few new faces at the Home Tavern on Wednesday. Fired with enthusiasm, we'll be looking at having another one in September. Thanks to Southampton Council for giving us permission.
Contacting Southampton MAG
You can either mail me - just reply to this message, come along to the meeting, or contact one of our reps. If you would prefer to use the telephone you can try either of our very helpful reps- Mark Young 01703-694890 or John Franklin 01703-738322.
© Andy Suter
At home
- andy@miesta.demon.co.uk
On two wheels - www.miesta.demon.co.uk/sotmag.html.