Anyone willing to organise one (or more) of the 12 events in our Thursday TT Series? you can email me at thursdaytt@cliftoncc.org, let me know if you have any date preferences....
We will also need people to help out at the race - the more bodies we've got in advance, the easier it is in the run up to each event. We have to have the minimum number of marshal's as stated on our risk assessments...which basically means someone at every turn, plus a pusher-off, plus timekeepers at the start and finish. If we don't have enough people on the night then the event has to be cancelled.
This would also be a good time for anyone interested in taking over the running of the series in 2011 to step up - you've got the entire series to see how it all works - mainly paperwork and data entry, but pretty straightforward....not doing a great job there of making it sound glamorous and exciting so if there's no takers I'll have to think up something more glitzy....
I'm bumping this back up to the top as despite Cath putting out a plea for help about three weeks ago, we still only have volunteers to organise half the events.
Let's put this in perspective:- Last year we had record numbers riding the SPOCOs and on some evenings we were turning people away. We had to amend the arrangements for them this year to restrict them to Clifton members only, to ensure every member who wanted could get a ride. Club membership has, as in 2009, cleared 200.
And, despite that, we're looking at cancelling half the events because although members want to ride them, they aren't prepared to organise or help at them. Come on folks, what's going on here? One evening is what it takes! One evening!
1. You might be leaving it until the last minute - the last minute is coming up soon. I'm not demanding specific numbers of marshal's or pushers-off at the moment - but we need to know that each of the 12 races has someone to actually run it on the night.
2. You might be thinking 'I've never organised a time trial before' - it's not that difficult - honest. All the initial legwork has been done and most riders know what they're doing when they sign on.
I don't want to cancel any events - either before the series starts or the night before the event because we don't have enough marshal's or a Timekeeper, but 'Just wing it and hope for the best' ain't an option.
i'll help out at a couple like i did last year but cant commit to which one's yet as my work roster is changing in next few weeks and not got specific details of it yet.
Thought I would put this back up to the top of the list. Anyway both me and Paul Scott are organising a Clifton TT and Paul is not even on the road side of Clifton (he is a Mountain biker). Neither of us have done it before either. Surely we can have some more volunteers!
Thanks to all those who've come forward to organise an event:
Billy Geraghty
Dave Cook & Ian Hagyard
Jeff Barber & Paul Scott
Tim Richardson
Amanda Vipond
Steve Savage
Dawn Clarkson
Me and Paul will do a couple so I still need 1 more confirmed volunteer (or volunteers, it doesnt have to be a solo effort).
Thanks also to the people who've given me their names for marshalling - I'll be in touch.
