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NEW BIKER PUB-Just to let everyone know there is a new bikers pub/meetingvenue in the area.Good news after the sad demise of Big D's last month. The pub which is called "THE FLOWERS INN" is situated on the A681 Todmorden Road Bacup Lancs OL13 9UA. 01706873931

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OFF YER SPROCKET RALLY 2009

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Yes, it was the Off Yer Sprocket Rally, not the Reeferknot Rally as the wrist bands suggested.

At least the badges were the right ones.


With the weather forecast predicting rain one minute then sunshine then back to rain again, we decided to hire a marquee from Millennium 2000 BC as a shelter for the smokers and overflow. Ian organised music outside on the veranda and our trusty P.A. guy Mick brought the extra speakers.

 

CHILLI COOK OFF AND CLASSIC BIKE SHOW

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If you like chilli-con-carne or Hog Roast and would like to do a bit for
charity, why not come along to The Chilli Lime Deli in Fleming Square,
Blackburn. 18th July brings a Bike Show to the Square with a prize hamper
provided by owner John Caffrey (Taff) for his favourite bike on the day.
Chilli Lime Deli is a traditional delicatessen with a twist. It brings
together some of the best produce from around the world. Try the Chilli
Chocolate or Chilli Jam, Cheeses from around the world, Salamis, Olives and
jars of hot marinades and sauces. Don't be misled as everything isn't filled
with chillis. You can also get Sticky Toffee Pudding, Ginger Beer
and....well allsorts. Come down and find out for yourself and do a bit for
charity. Don't forget to bring your bike to try and win that wonderful
hamper.

 


AMCC PET FOOD RUN 2009

Sunday morning 8:30 and I should be having a lie in. Glorious sunshine prompted me to rise earlier than I would have liked to so that I could get the trike out and cleanse it of the winter protection. Motorex Protect & Shine 645 Oil of Switzerland is a fantastic product for the chrome work. It can be lightly applied and buffed to a shiny finish.
Applied slightly thicker and left it will provide a thin film which keeps the dirt out. Warm soapy water is all that is required to remove it easily. It can be bought at Philip Youles in Blackburn, try it, I’m sure you’ll agree it is a great product.

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FOR SALE YAMAHA XJR 1300 Y Reg 2001

12,000 miles only. Excellent pristine condition. Regularly serviced. Taxed and MOT late May 09 Rides like new!

Extras include Nose Screen, Engine bars, Recent new factory full exhaust system, Recent front/rear new tyres and new rear hugger/chainguard

New bike forces sale Bargain at £2,300 o.n.o

Contact Mick on 07525 050659 or email chairman@accringtonmcc.org.uk

 

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NEW BIKER PUB-Just to let everyone know there is a new bikers pub/meetingvenue in the area.Good news after the sad demise of Big D's last month. The pub which is called "THE FLOWERS INN" is situated on the A681 Todmorden Road Bacup Lancs OL13 9UA. 01706873931


Our very own John D (left of picture) goes to war on the children attending the Accrington Rally putting them through their paces on the silly games. Small in stature but large in mouth as he hides behind his rose tinted glasses bellowing out instructions whilst hiding behind Ben Stiller. Do the kids really scare him that much?

 


HI ALL YOU ANIMAL LOVERS OUT THERE.

WE HAVE MOVED OUR PET FOOD RUN TO APRIL IN THE HOPE OF BETTER WEATHER AND ALTHOUGH WE HAVE PRE-BOOKED SUNSHINE, WE ARE IN ENGLAND.

VALENTINES ROCK NIGHT 2009

Thanks to all the clubs and local folks who turned up in their masses to support the AMCC valentines rock night.Recession! what recession??!

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It turned out to be one of our busiest nights in ages and the new venue at Poplar Social club Accrington turned out to be a good replacement to our old King St Pub. Boneyard Dogs featuring their new line up and singer played flawlessly and kicking much ass! With many people asking for their contact details it said a lot about their show. Our Manchester Millions Cancer Fund Charity raised over £200 and the generosity of the crowd donated generously to Scotty's(Scavs) get well hardship fund. It shows bikers still support good causes despite many peoples own financial difficulties just now.Very much appreciated.

Heres Boneyard Dog's Mr C's Myspace review:

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How awesome was the Accrington M.C.C gig last night !!! I'm gonna be grinning for weeks - obviously the new line up / set list has worked wondered,
Might only be Feb. - but already ranks as gig of the year ! - A.C.C - immediately booked B.Y.D for their May 22nd Bash in Blackburn - onwards and upwards !!!
Big shout out to Mick from A.C.C - this guy knows how to run a show and ........

BLACK DIAMONDS VALENTINES PARTY 2009

Heres some pics from my phone of the Diamonds Party. I believe they raised around £300 for Scotty(Scavs) to help with his situation after his accident.

Very well attended as usual especially with a bike as the main raffle prize!

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BIG D's 2nd PIECE HALL BIKE SHOW 21st JUNE

 

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EVENT NEWS!

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9th to 12th July Millennium2000bc 7th Caveman Bash @ Grasshoppers Rugby Club Preston, £10 pre book £15 on gate.

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ACCRINGTON MCC ON TOUR

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Setting off with cloudy skies and sunny intervals looked promising for our annual trip to Silverdale. That promise was broken as we approached Lancaster and drizzle started to form. It seemed that every two miles after that we saw it turn to light rain, heavy rain and upon arrival at the rally, torrential and very windy. Large muddy ruts appeared as bikes and trikes got stuck around the site but it didn't take long to forget the weather once alcohol started flowing as we enjoyed ourselves in the marquee with live bands and the rock disco.

Does anybody remember more than I do of Friday night????

Saturday was such a difference as the sun was out and the wind had dropped to near stillness. Accrington MCC marched into the village en-mass to the Silverdale Arms for lunch and a pint (or two). Good tasty food but a little expensive (£9 for Cumberland sausage and mash). A beautiful sunset was seen over the Morecambe Bay.

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In the evening it was back into the marquee with a variety of bands some playing their own stuff, a Ramones tribute band, and others playing classic rock songs.

Dave ended up dressed as a scarecrow and there was a wager to be sorted as John D said Nina should wear a bikini who responded by saying if he wore one then she would. You bring one and I'll wear it he said. She did just that bringing the tiniest of G-string style bottoms for John and barely a little more cover for herself. Not a pretty sight. Well, Nina was but John didn't do anything for me. A quick waltz followed by a bounce around on a space hopper in front of the stage won the bet.

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Once again it was a great rally in a superb location which could only have been topped by good weather all weekend.

Ride safe, AMCC


Leyland Eagles Rally 2008

What a difference a bit of sunshine makes as we enjoyed a warm and dry rally in Lea Town, just outside Preston. Although the sky was slightly cloudy, it caught many people out leaving lots of them looking like lobsters by Sunday morning.

After setting up, Ian and Janine sat around with the Millennium contingency and enjoyed lots of banter, beer and sunshine before joining them again in the marquee for the night time entertainment. Friday night saw C.O.S.H.H. provide a couple of spots and an encore with a large selection of old punk. Although it was good for any aging punks, it was a bit too much for many others.

Meanwhile, Pete and Frank socialised in the Saddle pub arranging a trip out to Blackpool with some members from other clubs for a Saturday afternoon pub crawl. Ray “The Gorgeous One” arrived early on Saturday morning and joined them on their seaside saunter.

The Saturday afternoon hosted a wedding blessing in the marquee, which brought its own biker humour, with the Millennium girls serenading the groom who works for the AA with the song from the advert “I'll be there”. Congratulations to the happy couple.

Ian, Janine and Harley then set off on the trike for a ride out to Blackpool Honda to see what was on offer and called in at The Outside Inn, Whacky Warehouse Pub for an excellent tea.

Back on site there was a stunt rider preparing to do his bit on the car park. Foxy from Millennium BC had fastened her helmet to ride off site and clicked into gear just as the stunt rider was announced. Big cheers from Millenium BC and shouts of “Go on Foxy, pull a wheelie” and “Give us a stoppie” as she tootled off at 5mph.

Back around the tents, someone decided to put sheep muck on top of the garden candles to ward off flies. Don't know if it worked but it caused much amusement with comments like “These candles are really crap” and “shit hot rally this year”.

What small things amuse you when you are shit faced!

Saturday night started with a guy with backing tapes singing to a mix of songs from Oasis and Take That, to Mika and The Fratellis. Amazing how many people sang along and danced about to most of it too. The P.L.O.T. headlined with a mix of classic rock to finish a great weekend partying at the Leyland Eagles Rally.

Accringtons Off Yer Sprocket Rally, 23 rd - 25 th May 2008, let's hope we get this kind of weather too.

Ride safe, AMCC.


Leeds Lions and Gemober 2008

The start of a new Rally year for most of us saw half of the club go to Leeds Lions whilst the other half Attended Gemober.

Friday night at Leeds Lions proved to be very cold and very windy with a chill factor well below zero. The marquee only helped us find sanctuary from the wind and almost everybody inside were wearing coats, hats and gloves to try and keep warm. Freddie and Sandra had to make temporary repairs to their poles with gaffa tape and cable ties on the Friday and Dawn, Richard and the kids struggled to erect their tents in the strong winds.

Overnight snowfall left three inches depth on the field and the biting wind continued into Saturday where we saw many abandoned tents due to broken poles and zips. Lots of people were making decisions to risk staying another night or to go home to nice warm central heating. More snow was forecast and we decided as a club that the more people that went home, the colder it would be in the marquee. As they were leaving in droves we followed suit and packed up.

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What did the other half of the club get up to?

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A small but perfectly formed bunch of AMCC under the "leadership" of our brave Rally Sec, Robert of the long hair, set off as club reps to the Gembo rally at Pollards lane Leeds .

After a short but pleasant journey there, only marred by Ray re-designing Wazza's numberplate, we set up camp deep in the Aire valley to be welcomed by the news of constant free brews and cheap food on site. All duly taken advantage of.

Then to the pub! The Abbey Inn Pollard Lane, now comes heavily recommended by Ray and the discerning drinkers. Eight special real ales all ready on draught, so they just had to be drunk. Some people managed almost twice round. ( Did I mention Para Dave was with us ??).

The bands both nights were good (I think, but who knows after six bottles of cider).

Oh! Did I mention it snowed? Three inches on Friday night led to the question shall we go home? No the sun came out so some of us tripped out to Leeds , some even did the Armouries.

Still, back to the beer, and three more inches of snow on Saturday night. Lucky buggers us! The sun came out for packing up ( it was Sunday) and all made it home safe and sound.

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Ride Safe JohnD, reporting from Gemober & Ian from Leeds Lions.

 


 

Mobile Chaos 2007

Heavy mist greeted us on the trip up to Silverdale and Mobile Chaos Kamikaze Cave Run Rally along with the M6 roadworks, making it a slow pace riding to the site. The day did brighten towards tea time but at least it wasn't windy or cold so it was tolerable. 36 Accrington members brought us the trophy for best club turn out as we partied like Accrington MCC do, drunken debauchery and singing out loud. The farmer had reported that the clothes had been stolen from his scarecrow and the hat later appeared on the head of the chairman Mick Gummidge. A special appearance was made by Crusty the Clown from The Simpsons, and a cowboy from Brokeback Mountain also showed up.

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Millennium were out and about with some dressed as French Maids, Coach nestling down for the night between Dot's Thighs, and Punk having a bad hair day, or had he been trying to go blonde? Rumour has it Coach was trying to re-enact the nativity but was having trouble finding a Virgin and Three Wise Men.

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Robert and Christine entered the Air Guitar Challenge and Mick from Mobile Chaos appeared to be playing a bass guitar for real on stage with one of the bands with people thinking he really could play, but the observant ones amongst us noticed it wasn't plugged in.

Once again another great rally put on for us in marvellous settings, trees, rocks, caves a view of Morecambe Bay, superb bands in the Marquee. Well done to the dedicated Mobile Chaos Crew.


Icy Ale Rally 2006

December arrived and so did the cold weather but Ian and Janine braved the elements to travel to Grantham and join the Druids at their Icy Ale Rally.

The Padiham contingency had unfortunately had to cancel at the last minute so it was just the two of us. What a nice run the Woodhead Pass is on a nice day and we had plenty of sunshine as we wound our way across country. Half way and a warm up in the pub was due so we stopped at the Red Lion just off the M1, Worksop turn off. Chicken and King Prawns in sweet chili sauce on a ciabata, mmmmm.

We arrived at the rally and set up the trailer tent to find our neighbours were the Black Widows RC so we introduced ourselves then joined them in the pub for beer and merriment. The following day we went off to Grantham and were a little disappointed so we went the other way to Melton Mowbray which is a more lively place and had a look round the market stalls and a warm cuppa in a cafe bar.

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Saturday night saw us partying again with the Black Widows, imbibing more alcoholic beverages and this year the DJ had some Rammstein for us. The wind got up a bit overnight and it was awful for riding the trike home on Sunday but we had a great weekend. Thanks to the Black Widows for entertaining us and The Druids for hosting a great rally.

 


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The beginning of another rally year for most of us saw the start of more Accrington MCC mayhem here in Leeds. A nice sunny weekend for our Easter break, loading up the bikes and trikes, riding through Ilkley, baht 'at, well no hat if you were on a trike and into Emmerdale country for a weekend of fun with our biker friends from around the country.

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The only criticism of the weekend was the similarity of a lot of the bands and their playlists. Even the DJ played "Wishing Well" along with just about all 8 bands. When we got home we put Radio 2 on to clear our heads as we unpacked and guess what ???? yep, "Wishing fucking Well", no joke!

We had a rally virgin in our midst and plans were hatched during a day out in Otley. Cling film and beer were purchased and Robert spent half an hour doing 8 kilo's of the white stuff in his tent before we hit the marquee.

p.s. white stuff refers to bags of flour.

Saturday night and our virgin was feeling rather nervous but on the occasion he wasn't looking over his shoulder he suddenly found himself almost naked, shrinkwrapped to a pole and covered in flour and beer. That was just before a massive flour fight amongst Accrington members where nobody was safe, even the chairman. janines-pictures-252a

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Vicky from "Jesters" was going round stamping people and Ray got the brunt of it and awoke in the morning covered in purply pink blotches. Frank tried to wash him down with a fire bucket but maybe he should have used the water to douse the burning hair of Ray as Animal took a lighter to his chest. Perhaps he should have thrown him in that

 

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The day had started so well with everybody turning up on time and a wonderful pub lunch just off the M1 on the Worksop junction. A real fire to warm us through and prepare us for the rest of the journey.icyale05_2

Tents pitched we headed for the pub to sample a pint or two of the local brew and came upon a guy from Holland wearing big clogs. This prompted Frank and Ray to sing an old classic “A Windmill In Amsterdam” to the amusement of the everybody in the room.

Before long all the Accrington members were singing along. As soon as somebody shouted “I saw a mouse” the rest of us burst into song “where? there on the stairs, where on the stairs? Right there, a little mouse with CLOGS on, well I declare going clip clippity clop on the stairs. Now you all know the words you can all join in next year.

Saturday was a job and a half getting John sorted with the police following his accident but once done we were back in the pub for a few drinks before gathering round the brazier for an early evening warm.

The theme for headgear on the Saturday night was Burger King Crowns as we took to the dancefloor. Prizes for best bike etc were being announced and furthest travelled was our new found friend from Holland . As he received his award Ian shouted “ I SAW A MOUSE” and the whole room responded, yes the whole room, with our Dutchman removing his clogs to applaud us by clapping them together.

Rock and Rodents made sure Accrington left their mark at another rally along with Ray who was trying to convince everybody that he was Fucking gorgeous shouting loud and proud. “Yes it's true, your eyes are not deceiving you, it's me, I'm fucking beautiful.”

He didn't convince me, but did he have the girls flocking? Shhhhhh! Yvonne's listening.

Grantham police eventually got to John at dinner time on Sunday just as we were about to head home.The trek home was cold and a warming brew and bite to eat in a roadside caf was more than welcome. So was a hot bath at the end of another fantastic weekend away with Accrington MCC.

Ride safe (especially at roundabouts) see you in 2006 at the rallies we love to attend.

Have a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year from all of us at Accrington MCC.

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Blustery winds awaited us as we started the weekend on Broadway (well in the Broadway pub, Accrington ) with a full English breakfast. Travelling along the M66 and M60 was uncomfortable as the wind blew us around but once on the A6 we were more sheltered and enjoyed the ride down to Derbyshire.

An early arrival allowed us to pick our spot at the top of the field overlooking some wonderful countryside and just as we finished setting up camp we got a downpour. This didn't last long and by no means did it dampen our spirits as we prepared to introduce Accrington to the Aim & Fire Rally.

With plenty of tinnies and bottles of beer the afternoon soon passed into the evening when we descended on the function room to party hard. Not often we see girls behind the disco but this weekend we had two sharing the music selection and two live bands each night too. Friday night saw Accrington in a beer fight amongst themselves much to the amusement of other revellers and we all know who started that one (don't we Rami?)

 

Saturday afternoon Janine and Ian went for a ride into Matlock Bath on the trike whilst the rest of us found a quiet pub just down the road for a bite to eat and a few more beers to prepare us for another night of rock & roll and mayhem.

The start of the evening saw a fantastic firework display with a constant 20 minutes of bangs and flashes lighting up the sky followed by a wonderful warming bonfire to ease the chill of the frosty night air.

It would appear the music was too loud for Janine as she stuffed her ears with tissue and it was so warm that clothing was being shed as we rocked away the night before descending once again upon the bonfire before bed.

Robert was slow to pack away his gear on Sunday and was getting rather frustrated as he battled with the bungee straps much to our amusement. Sat at the gate waiting for him, Ian had music blasting from the trike and we all headbanged (with our helmets on) whilst straddling our motorcycles with howls of laughter coming from rally Control.

 

Another great weekend and we have this one pencilled in again for next year. If you want to join us have a word with our Rally Sec who orders the tickets. We're sure you will enjoy this rally in 2006.

 


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Mick Priestley

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Geoff Ashworth

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BED & BREAKFAST

The following accomodations can be found on www.hapa.co.uk

  • Colney House Hotel, 2 Hartmann Street, Accrington , 01254 234385 , up to 4 bikes : secure parking
  • Wendy's B&B 139 Whalley Road, Accrington 01254 871060 up to 9 bikes / people : secure parking
  • Norwood Guest House 349 Whalley Road, Accrington 01254 398132 up to 8 bikes / people : secure parking
  • The George Hotel 185 Blackburn Road, Accrington 01254 383441 up to 6 bikes / 20 people : reasonably secure parking

 

 

 

 

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Club Chairman, Mick Priestley.

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Vice Chairman, Geoff with his new Harley Street Bob .

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Christine and Rally Sec, Robert

 

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Ian. Club DJ, Rally and Rock Nights,

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Little'un, Marie.

 

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Julie

 

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Ray (Gorgeous).

 

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John D.

 

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Doug.

 

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Jane.

 

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Yvonne

 

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Scotty

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Brian

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Dave (Freddie)

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Sandra.

 

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Rob aka Baldy!

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Honest John. 90 years young !

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Harley

Junior Member, Harley. Nice Pair mate.

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Spanners

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GOOD FRIENDS, OVERSEAS AND LONG DISTANCE ASSOCIATES

Day Seriani All the way from Blue Ridge Mts Virginia USA!

 

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Accrington MCC...

 

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We meet every Thursday night around 9p.m. at the Hope and Anchor pub, Whalley Road, Accrington.

We have male and female Bike and Trike riders within our club and many friends from other clubs who drop by too. We hold several events during the year, Valentines Party, Off Yer Sprocket Rally (formerly the Reeferknot Rally), Bike Show, Halloween Party and a ride-out, to two animal sanctuaries. We also support various charities... see below.

We enjoy a good party and as a club we attend several rallies and rock events around the country each year. We have a rally sec who sees to it that we get tickets for all the biking events that we wish to attend, we are associate members of M.A.G. (motorcycle action group) and N.A.B.D. (National Association of Bikers with a Disability...affiliaton membership No. AC 0288) and we enjoy benefits of cheaper bike insurance through the website. GroupPictureMostlyAccyMCC

Come and join us for a drink or two and chat about forthcoming parties, events and rallies.

You might even like to join us on rides out

Most of all, enjoy yourself alongside a great bunch of fellow enthusiasts and party animals. And on that score we must have the oldest bike club member in the UK, "Honest John" who at 91 regularly attends rallies and parties like the rest of us. I hope we all are partying like he does at his age!

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We run our club as a Democracy and we are open to suggestions. All you need to do to become a member of Accrington MCC is come along to a few meeetings and join us at a rally.... oh! and pay your subs, which entitle you to a few Accrington benefits.

Supported Charities

Some of the charities that have benefitted over the last few years:

Accrington Pals Memorial:

Salvation Army:

Lennox Childrens Home:

Derian House:

James Worsley Trust Fund:

RSPCA at Altham: Bleak Holt Animal Sanctuary: donations in memory of Amy Houston to her favourite charity - RSPCA:

Alex Home:

North West Air Ambulance:

NABD:

East Lancs Hospice:

Accrington

A little something about Accrington itself.

Accrington derives its name from Acre-Tun , meaning a settlement surrounded by an oak forest . It is of Saxon origin and in 1800 it was little more than a village.

By the 1850's it had become an important stop on the coach road between Manchester and Clitheroe.

As with all Lancashire towns, the Industrial Revolution changed its status and the availability of water power and coal quickly established a thriving cotton industry in the late 18 th century.

Steeped in history, there is a memorial to the famous Accrington Pals Regiment , which was all but decimated during the trench conflicts of the First World War.

The market hall is an architectural gem, built in 1869, selling traditional Lancashire fare and on the exterior you can find stone carvings of poultry and farm animals.

The Town Hall was built in 1858 in the Italianate style as a memorial to Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850), the statesman who founded the police force.

The Hargreaves family have been synonymous with the cotton industry in the town and one member, Reginald Gervis Hargreaves, was the husband of Alice Liddell – the inspiration for Alice in Wonderland .

Accrington is also famous for its red “Nori” bricks, which came about when the mould was spelt wrongly as it should have read “Iron” due to the strength of these industrial building blocks.

Who hasn't heard of Accrington Stanley ? One of the founder members of the Football League, and who re-found fame in the TV advert for milk with the little Scouser who remarked “Accrington Stanley, who are they”?

 

 


 


Origins in the 50s

 

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Motorcycling in Accrington can be traced back to the 1930's when the club was known as Accrington and District Motorcycle Club. They were more of an off-road riding club, mainly motocross and trials riding in quarries .

 

Right is a photo John Dermody - he was a member in the 1950's. We know he was a member in 1954 as we have a small trophy he won and it's in our club room on the trophy shelf dated 1954. John is the uncle of Marie who is one of our existing members..

 










Changes in the 70s

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The current road riding club can be traced back to the 1970's when the name of Accrington MCC was taken up. The black and white photo to the Left is from 1972 taken on the old Broadway car park,now where the Arndale Centre stands today.

Present members (Chairman) Mick Priestley (on 4th bike from right Ariel Square 4 1000cc) also Fred Parkinson on an Ariel Huntsmaster 650cc the 2nd bike from right.

Other names here include:

Les Battle, Bill Courtney, "Grid" Roy Grinrod, Jean Grinrod, Bill Scott, Steve Rowlands and Geoff Ashworth who could often be seen riding around back then.

oldaccylogoThe club disbanded around 1996 and reformed in 1998.

The club logo that we wear as our badge is an inverted copy of an original drawing which still hangs on the wall at The Hope And Anchor Pub.

It was changed from black on white to accommodate our use on black leathers and t-shirts and remains unchanged to this day.


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OFF YER SPROCKET RALLY 2009

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Yes, it was the Off Yer Sprocket Rally, not the Reeferknot Rally as the wrist bands suggested.

At least the badges were the right ones.


With the weather forecast predicting rain one minute then sunshine then back to rain again, we decided to hire a marquee from Millennium 2000 BC as a shelter for the smokers and overflow. Ian organised music outside on the veranda and our trusty P.A. guy Mick brought the extra speakers.
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CHILLI COOK OFF AND CLASSIC BIKE SHOW

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If you like chilli-con-carne or Hog Roast and would like to do a bit for
charity, why not come along to The Chilli Lime Deli in Fleming Square,
Blackburn. 18th July brings a Bike Show to the Square with a prize hamper
provided by owner John Caffrey (Taff) for his favourite bike on the day.
Chilli Lime Deli is a traditional delicatessen with a twist. It brings
together some of the best produce from around the world. Try the Chilli
Chocolate or Chilli Jam, Cheeses from around the world, Salamis, Olives and
jars of hot marinades and sauces. Don't be misled as everything isn't filled
with chillis. You can also get Sticky Toffee Pudding, Ginger Beer
and....well allsorts. Come down and find out for yourself and do a bit for
charity. Don't forget to bring your bike to try and win that wonderful
hamper.

 

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