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Berkhamsted
Motorcycle Club Committee Members
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Ted North
Chairman & Director
After four years in the RAF Ted had a short career in Scrambling
until his family came along. His sons took up Moto-Cross and
one, Kevin trials. Visiting Nash to support him one day he heard
and then saw a BSA going round which got him hooked. He bought
himself a Triumph Cub and hasn't looked back since. Ted joined
Berko in 1982 and was invited to the committee after a few years
and became Chairman in 1990 a position he still holds.
E-mail Ted >> |
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Dave Porter
Director / Social Secretary
Dave Porter has had a go at most forms of bike sport, he started
grass track sidecar driving back in the mists of time and then
decided he was a better passenger! This led him to have a go
at classic sidecar road-racing, then modern outfits, and then
back to classic and modern. He also went back to grass track
sidecars and in the not too distant past he also had a go at
SOLO trials. He has held several posts in this club and others
as well as serving on ACU committees, but what he really wants
to do is get his road bikes going and take them on a track day,
watch this space--------
E-mail Dave >> |
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Ron Humphries
President
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Martin Greeves
Treasurer
Martin started trials as a Schoolboy at the age of 14 and kept
going till he was about 25, when, as he claims his marriage
stopped play. He then started riding again around the late 1990's.
Martin Claims he would be winning the intermediates regularly
if it wasn’t for those pesky youngsters!! While he is
the Club Treasurer his wife perhaps does most of the hard work.
Martin rides the expert route as Intermediate. E-mail
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Terry Golds
Secretary & Editor of the Club Newsletter
Terry bought his first bike in the winter of ’63, an Ambassador,
250 Villiers Twin. And loved it. He fell off for the first time
about 3 hours after he picked it up. So he picked it up twice
that night. He has had a selection of bikes since then and fallen
off most of them! During those first years it was Scrambles
on Sunday, West Ham speedway on Tuesday, Hackney Wick Friday
and clean the bike Saturday. There has always been a bike in
his garage. In 1994 he first took his kids to Motocross at Brill
and away they went, Motocross marshalling every Sunday in the
Eastern Centre for some years until he became SM Centre Secretary,
by that time he was also secretary of Berko club as well. More
recently he have dropped the Centre work and tried to concentrate
on Berko, even riding a trials bike, but still falling off.
E-mail Terry >> |
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Stephanie Tombling
Trials Secretary
"Steph joined the club in 2007 and started trials shortly
after. Although she had no previous experience with motorbikes,
she fell in love with the sport and has not looked back since.
She took over the trials secretary position from Pete Weight
in 2009."
Contact Steph Tombling by email click
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Steve Southwood
Steve Joined the club in 2007. Got elected as Obsever Sec in
09.
Observer Secretary
E-mail Steve >> |
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Bob Secombes
Vice Chairman
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Billy Bishop
Webmaster
Sole job is the upkeep of this club website and the IT side
of the newsletter. This entire site was designed and built by
Billy during the early part of the 2008 for the Centenary year.
Billy started riding trials with the Nene Valley club around
1978 on a TY80 in the school boy class. In his day he rode the
odd national and occasionally ventured up north with his mates
Johnny Lee & Steve Swanson! Between them they claim to have
some stories! Billy's never really won anything and rides the
expert route on his Beta Evo. Billy is a watch commander in
Herts Fire and Rescue service. E-mail
Billy >> |
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Ian Sankey
Committee
Member
Ian was introduced to the club by Ray Timberlake and joined
in 1998 at the age of 54. He found that he enjoyed observing
so much he gave up his commitments with a local football club
after some 36 years. He was elected to the committee in 2001
as an untitled committee member. In 2006 he gained a clerk of
the course qualification and now helps run the beginners and
wobblers trials. Although he cant ride trials these day himself
he is still a keen member of the Greeves Association and owns
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Mike Vangucci
Committee
Member
Mike started riding in the late 50s and joined the Berko club
in the late 60s when it was more of a grass track club. Mike
loves trials and turns up to assist with various organizational
aspects of running trials. He rides a 350 Bultaco and a C15.
Read more about mikes classic years click
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Mike Dunks
Committee
Member
Mike is a non-titled member of the committee. He started riding
in 2002 in classic trials on a Greeves and joined the single
shock brigade in the last few years. After attending his "clerk
of the course" training in 2007 he has gone on to be involved
in the centennial weekend, trials Secretary and building the
clubhouse amongst other things.
Email Mike:- dunksfam@yahoo.co.uk
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Steve Shaw
Committee Member
Steve has been a non-titled committee member since around 2002.
He started as a motorcrosser in the early 70's with the AMCA
and dabbled in trials with berko club using a beamish from the
early 80's. He then gave up motocross in the late 90's and did
quad racing for a couple of years before taking up trials again.
Steve claims he's not very good but loves riding bikes. |
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Martin Howlett
Committee
Member
Martin began riding trials around 1977 and joined the Berko
club at around the same time. He then went on to have a dabble
in Motocross before having a break due to the kids. (his son
scott rides today) Martin got back into trials in 1984 and joined
the committee later in 1990 as a non titled member and has not
looked back since. Martin rides a modern bike in the clubman
class and was on the expert route as an Intermediate in his
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Arthur Tomkinson
Committee
Member
Arthur is a non titled committee member and a retired JCB driver
who regularly gives up his time to assist at setting out and
clearing away at Berko trials. He also helps out at working
parties and with the construction of the club house. Arthur
began riding trials in 1957 then had a lapse when he had a family
in 1965 then began again in the 1980’s when his son took
up the sport. He rides a 50 year old Greeves on the easy route
and at the time of writing was 69 years old. |
In addition to the above Paula Ridge is our trophy secretary and we
also have a membership secretary.
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