Gloucester Branch

Just a couple of views of the Branch marque at the Three Counties Show Ground

The Branch Marquee at the Three Counties Show

Malvern April Show

As Saturday is not a very busy day, we only had a few bikes on the stand with Andy, Louis, Colin, Jim and Keith waving the flag for the branch

Holding the fort on the Saturday

Not a bad spot to be ! right on a corner

The start of another year for the branch with a couple of winning bikes on our stand

Maurice Cox – left & Colin Kent with Colin’s          Plunger Manx

Colin & Maurice with Maurice’s 1968 Commando show winner

This show being on our door step is a must for us with the October event marking the end of our Display Season

Stuart William’s ES2

Part of our Display

The main display

This show was well attended by the branch and our display was increased by other Norton owners joining us for the day

            Chris & Jill’s 1947 B3T Outfit

                  Mike Robert’s Model 19

Stuart Williams ES2 & Colin’s line up of  Featherbeds

                  Circa 1935 Model 18

            The Line-up begins

            The line-up continues

                        And there’s more

                The marshals are in control

             The Club’s van, we wish it was ours

           Stan Dibben & Ally Gillingham

The featured marque at Prescot for 2017 was Nortons and Gloucester Branch invited NOC members from all over the UK to come along and take part and this is what happened

On the day there were 75 Norton`s from 691`s to CS1`s the Bike Feast raised some £40,000 pounds. Gloucester Branch was the organising Club. This became a National event with members attending from all over the country. The NOC donated £200 towards the Blood Bike Charities. Some 7,000 attended it turned out to be very successful .

A good spot right next to the Blood Riders

Two Commando engines in different frames

Our Marquee, still looking good after a lot of use

Chris on his way to the start of his session ‘On The Hill’

This was the second time that the Blood Riders has held this event at this venue and the Branch supported them with a good mix of bikes, those attending were Ian & Rose 1930 16H, Roger’s Featherbed Commando Yellow Special, Colin’s DOHC Manx, Dave’s Fastback Commando and Ian’s Dominator Deluxe.  Due to barely making a profit at this event the Blood Riders will not be returning to this venue

Gloucester Branch at Tewkesbury

It cost a fiver to get Jill in

Following the cancellation of this show last year due to atrocious weather 2016’s Festival was blessed with excellent weather and as a result the Branch was able to attend for the first time and put on a display of members bikes, those attending and their bikes were as follows;   Colin’s Manx & Yellow Peril, Roger’s Yellow Special, Dave’s fastback Commando, Ian’s Blackburn engined Hemming, Chris & Jill’s B3T Trials Outfit and Mikes Model 19.  Mike unfortunately had a puncture on the way home and had to call out the RAC

It was also nice to be able to meet up with our old Chairman Jim Rendell (who is on the mend following his recent illness) and Ray who only brought his A35 Van along as his 99ss had had an engine seizure whilst on the NOC National Rally

The Twigworth contingent prior to starting their epic ride!

First Arrivals get the best seat!

Crafty Chris catches the Worcester Mob who cut out the middle bit of the run

The Twigworth bikes having a rest

This year’s run saw the club members arriving from different directions as the Worcester lads saved a bit of time by cutting out the Tewkesbury to Twigworth leg and Twigworth back to Tewkesbury part of the run – we’re not daft in Black Pear County

Excellent weather, a good turn out and a nice spot near the old flour mill