I heard a lot of good things about these events and put my name down for an e-mail alert. Then an message duly dropped into my inbox offering me a place at the course at Ramsgate Fire Station, so I signed up and off I went…
The EKAM communications survey revealed some interesting and helpful results. They will definitely will help steer the way we communicate with our members – thank you to everyone who responded!
EKAM asked its members what they thought about the organisation and running of our social rides. Here are the results, along with members’ suggestions for how the rides could possibly be improved.
Yet another great Wales weekend, with 22 bikes and four pillions. Wales is as good as anywhere in Europe, apart from high mountain passes. The group was a mixture of those who really enjoy the weekend rides and some newbies on their first organised weekend.
I signed up to do the Masters course and was immediately invited to join the Masters ride on Good Friday. A very nice offer, but also a bit daunting to ride with a dozen riders of the absolute highest civilian standards. I was assured that it wouldn’t be scary…
Founded in 1970, the Trail Riders Fellowship is an organisation that promotes motorcycling on the UK’s green road network. It has over 10,000 members in over 40 local groups including more than a few EKAM members.
A few words about former police officer Trevor Shearsmith, who has been helping make riders safer in and around Kent for more than three decades. Trevor is a qualified Masters (with Distinction) rider, a Masters Mentor and Observer Assessor.
A run-through of stats for test passes, number of Observers currently training Associates and training and Masters’ weekends. We run our stats from 1st March through to 28th February each year, so these figures relate to the 9 months of the 2024/2025 year so far.
IAM conducts a series of Forums aimed at cascading information to the membership of local IAM affiliated groups such as EKAM. Here is my summary on the event I sat in on, deputising for Tariq.
Stuart Haythorne, the IAM Roadsmart Area Service Delivery Manager, joining EKAM at our October club night. Stuart gave a short presentation and there then followed a Question and Answer session with club members, which was interesting and informative.