At the end of March, our HQ: Rattlesden Five Bells was awarded West Suffolk CamRA’s Rural Pub of the Year—not only that, but it also picked up the overall West Suffolk Pub of the Year award.
It has suddenly dawned on us that this is our 40th Anniversary Year and that we ought to do something to celebrate that … that’s all … we havn’t actuall got around to making it happen.
We’ve had the AGM, which was much as usual. All the other occifers stay as they were. There was no one eligible to be vice-president, so we’ll fill that post later. We have a fraction more money that last year so we had the usual discussion about what we could squander it on—and came to no conclusion.
The results of the ‘Boot & Back’ are here…
As usual, our regular meetings will be on the Thursday nearest the full moon. We are now back on the summer schedule, which means we’ll gather at Rattlesden Five Bells at about half past eight. .
The Flat Section of the V-CC monthly meeting schedule alternates between:
Contact Mick Madgett on or Cally (at a push) on . Those not on the regular monthly Flat Section email postings may wish to make contact in order to join in—or any newcomers best to check before setting off!
We’ve been digging out old photographs of our events and, should you have nothing better to do, you can see them in our photo gallery.
The pursuance of cycling in the leisurely fashion of days gone by. The appreciation and conservation of the countryside and its way of life. The enjoyment of local public hostelries and their ales.
| President | Keith Farrow |
| Vice-President | Vacant post |
| Foreman | David Whatling |
All our Vice-Presidents this century:
| 2000 | Bill Ives ★ |
| 2001 | Matthew Walker |
| 2002 | Carl Harper |
| 2003 | Jacky Ives |
| 2004 | Carl Harper |
| 2005 | Fergus Muir |
| 2006 | Carl Harper |
| 2007 | Bill Ives |
| 2008 | John Purser |
| 2009 | Bill Ives |
| 2010 | Carl Harper |
| 2011 | — |
| 2012 | Olive Josephs |
| 2013 | Carl Harper |
| 2014 | Bill Ives |
| 2015 | Carl Harper |
| 2016 | Graham Waspe |
| 2017 | John Purser |
| 2018 | Carl Harper |
| 2019 | Joe Schofield |
| 2020 | — |
| 2021 | Bill Ives |
| 2022 | Richard Frost |
| 2023 | Debbie Mann |
| 2024 | Daniel Streeter |
★ Although this century didn’t start until 2001, 2000’s vice president still counts a bit because he was still in office until March 2001.
Last Modified, 1 April 2025