Web AdminDec 8, 2016Important Announcements, Celebrations & Awards, Chatter Box Corner, Fun Corner
Ho ho ho! December has arrived and oh goodness gracious where does the time fly…? Another year has gone by and once again it’s time to celebrate the successes of our members during 2016, say thank you to our wonderful volunteers, and of course, have a...
Web AdminNov 17, 2016Young Volunteering, Important Announcements, Special Reports, Volunteer Features, Celebrations & Awards
Being a Young Volunteer provides many opportunities for growth and development – click here to find out more. One of these is the exciting Youth Sport Trust National Talent Camp that takes place at Loughborough University every December, where hundreds of young...
Web AdminJun 12, 2016Special Reports, Volunteer Features, Celebrations & Awards, Chatter Box Corner, Volunteering
It’s Volunteers’ Week, and it’s a time to celebrate people who all over the country give their time freely for a good cause. At Slipstreamers, we have well over 70 Volunteers last time we counted – but when we take into account our ad hoc...
Web AdminJun 10, 2016Special Reports, Volunteer Features, Celebrations & Awards, Volunteering
We love to celebrate our Volunteers – each and every one of them. But there is one in particular who stands out not only for everything she has done and continues to do for the Hillingdon Slipstreamers, but also for the awards and recognition received from...
Web AdminJun 10, 2016Young Volunteering, Event Features, Special Reports, Volunteer Features, Celebrations & Awards, Chatter Box Corner, Volunteering
It’s been a long time coming. An idea that took years to be realised, and a grand opening hosted by Slipstreamers that will not soon be forgotten. On the 14th May 2016, the enlarged apron and links roads that now extend the Hilliingdon Cycle Circuit were...
Web AdminMar 13, 2016Important Announcements, Special Reports, Club Championships, Celebrations & Awards, Chatter Box Corner, Volunteering
The annual 2015 awards were handed out and celebrated a little bit earlier than usual on the 12 December – we had a great turnout and everything went like clockwork before it was time for the Xmas party festivities! We’ve posted a few special feature blog...
Web AdminMar 11, 2016Special Reports, Volunteer Features, Celebrations & Awards, Volunteering
In the last of our Volunteer awards features for 2015, we say a big thank you and fond farewell to MTB Coaches Frances & Theo Pressner, and Track Coach Keith Wilmot, who have between them served the Club since the very early years. Frances, Theo and Keith managed...
Web AdminMar 11, 2016Special Reports, Volunteer Features, Celebrations & Awards, Volunteering
We all know that Slipstreamers cannot function without volunteers – they are the driving force behind the machine that keeps the club moving and evolving, and from it’s early days this has been powered by people with passion and determination to bring...
Web AdminMar 10, 2016Young Volunteering, Special Reports, Volunteer Features, Celebrations & Awards, Volunteering
Volunteering is the life-blood of Hillingdon Slipstreamers, and for a number of our volunteers, the journey begins whilst they are members. For many, this has involved starting off as helpers at events and during club sessions; moving onto becoming Riders Reps for...
Web AdminMar 9, 2016Rider Reports, Special Reports, Celebrations & Awards, MTB Cross-Country
During the past year, mountain biking at Slipstreamers has grown from infancy to a fully fledged discipline in it’s own right, with the Club’s “Mudslingers” growing in numbers. Opportunities such as monthly Swinley Forest social rides, Dews...
Web AdminMar 9, 2016Special Reports, Celebrations & Awards
Brian Wright was the life-force of Hillingdon Slipstreamers and embodied the “Spirit of Slipstreamers” in the truest sense: always willing to help and share, always encouraging riders to be their best, and always promoting development of character and...
Web AdminMar 8, 2016Rider Reports, Special Reports, Slipstreamers in Action, Celebrations & Awards
As part of our numerous annual awards that are handed out during the Slipstreamers awards presentations and Xmas party in December, the Club also recognises individual attendance throughout the year (based on sign-on records), Mudslingers who have demonstrated great...
Web AdminMar 7, 2016Rider Reports, Special Reports, Slipstreamers in Action, Celebrations & Awards
At the end of each year, our Coaches put their reflection caps on and nominate Slipstreamers – boy and girl – who have demonstrated consistent progress and improvement throughout the year, in 3 categories: Most Improved Road Rider, Most Improved Mountain...
Web AdminMar 7, 2016Rider Reports, Special Reports, Club Championships, Slipstreamers in Action, Racing - General, Celebrations & Awards
If you missed our summary of the 2015 Club Championships, click here to read all about it – you will find some fantastic reports from those who took part, as well as all the final results from each event. After the final champs event, the overall results from...
Web AdminJan 10, 2016Rider Reports, Event Features, Special Reports, Club Championships, Slipstreamers in Action, Racing - General, Celebrations & Awards, Chatter Box Corner
2015 Club Champs have come and gone, and gosh what a series of exciting events they were! We had sunshine and clear skies to kick off the Skills and TT events; and not even the insane winds, torrential downpours, mounds of mud and bitter cold deterred our...
Dave GeorgeSep 16, 2015Important Announcements, Racing - General, Celebrations & Awards
This Saturday, 19th September, sees the final round of the five BCWT races. After the event, there shall be a presentation of awards for the following: Under 16 Boys Giles Clark, Zappi’s RT, 10 points Gabriel Blythe, Outdoor Trader’s RT, and Angus Hawkins,...
Dave GeorgeSep 15, 2015HSS Youth Summer Series, Important Announcements, Racing - General, Celebrations & Awards
Presentations for prizes obtained in the Monday Night Summer Series will be awarded this Saturday, September 19th at 12:15 in the Clubhouse. The presentation will take place BEFORE the British Cycling West Thames races commence at 13:15. On behalf of all riders,...
Web AdminAug 28, 2015Slipstreamers in Action, Celebrations & Awards, Rider Assessments
Rider Development Programme – 22nd August Assessment Congratulations to all of you who undertook assessments last weekend! It was a quiet one but nonetheless super busy and we continue to be impressed by how fabulous you all are on 2 wheels! Coaches have...
Web AdminMar 25, 2015Special Reports, Volunteer Features, Celebrations & Awards, Chatter Box Corner, Volunteering
At the Central Region British Cycling Conference on Sunday March 14th 2015, Club Chairman Alison Grant was presented with a BC Special Recognition Volunteer of the Year Award. Read on to find out how Mother’s Day played out for Alison… “Although the...
Web AdminMar 25, 2015Special Reports, Volunteer Features, Celebrations & Awards, Chatter Box Corner, Fun Corner, Volunteering
… this time for the Central Region, as presented at the British Cycling Conference on Sunday March 14th 2015. Dave tells us about his day… “March is always the real start of the year for me. The weather gets better, the days longer, events of both...
