This has been quite an eventful year starting in February with the annual Cycling Quiz at the Pack Horse Hotel.  There were fewer teams this year but the evening was considered a success and enjoyed by all present.  Bury Cycle Speedway once again supported us by entering a team, but again Lancashire Road Club took the framed certificate and £10 cash prize. 

 This year members toured in Sicily, the Pyrenees and Andorra, the Vosges Mountains, the Alps and at home attended York and Mildenhall Rallies.

 Members also joined in the DA Youth Hostel Weekend at Dent at the May Bank Holiday.

 A major event for the DA this year was the hosting of the successful CTC Birthday Rides in Derbyshire; a few Bury members attended and Phil in his role as DA chairman played a big part in the organisation.

 A big event of the year was the purchasing of new section cycle clothing, and the design has given a more continental feel to the section name as CTC Bury. The section’s 75^th anniversary happened to coincide with the introduction of our new cycling clothing, but the event has not been marked in any other way.  It is hoped that the new clothing will help in our push for new members.

 The Sunday club runs have been generally well attended with new members showing up and some sticking with it.. Work commitments and injuries have affected ‘A’ run attendances this year.  After a decent Spring, the weather gave us a mainly wet summer with some good days interspersed.

 We had good weather for this years Charlie Westlake Bike Rides in June with our biggest turn out yet of 39 riders taking part with 33 finishers. The addition of the longer ride contributed to this and proved successful. After expenses, £55 was raised for Bury Hospice.  A letter of thanks was received from them.

 Nigel Hood was involved in an accident with a car on Bury New Road which resulted in a broken pelvis and a stay in Fairfield Hospital.  Thankfully he is now back on his feet with the aid of crutches.  The section wish him a speedy recovery and hope that he is soon back on his bike.

 The section continues to be represented at Bury Cycling Forum meetings, whilst Phil Rigby is still Manchester DA chairman.  Club members greeted cyclists from Schorndorf, Germany who had cycled to twin town Bury this summer.

 Alan Webb continues to do a good job in writing interesting and readable club run reports for the Bury Times, but we still do not have a contributor for ‘B’ ride reports.

 Generally it’s been a good year for the club – the only low being, as usual, poor attendance by members at club meetings.   And again it is worth remembering that it is the usual few club stalwarts who attend runs regularly holding this Section together.

 John Butterworth (Sec)