by Web Admin | Mar 13, 2016 | Important 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...
by Web Admin | Mar 11, 2016 | Young Volunteering, Special Reports, Volunteer Features, Volunteering
Every year, in December, the National Youth Sports Trust invite around 350 young athletes, coaches and officials from various disciplines across England to attend a 4 day residential Talent Camp at Loughborough University. As members of British Cycling, our Young...
by Web Admin | Mar 11, 2016 | Special 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...
by Web Admin | Mar 11, 2016 | Special 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...
by Web Admin | Mar 10, 2016 | Young 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...
by Web Admin | Feb 12, 2016 | Young Volunteering, Important Announcements, Training & Education, Chatter Box Corner, Volunteering
If you are 14+ (or thereabouts), have you considered joining the British Cycling Young Volunteer award scheme, further details of which can be found on the BC website here? The programme helps you learn the fundamentals of volunteering through loads of practical and...
by Web Admin | Dec 12, 2015 | Young Volunteering, Rider Reports, Event Features, Club Championships, Special Reports, Volunteer Features, Slipstreamers in Action, Chatter Box Corner, MTB Cross-Country, Volunteering
The Mountain Bike Club Champs is always a favourite on the champs calendar – and this year was no exception on the 14th November. This was also the first time we hosted open Go-Ride XC races at the club, and whilst the atrocious weather kept a few riders away in...
by Web Admin | Dec 5, 2015 | Fun Adventures, Young Volunteering, Special Reports, Chatter Box Corner, Volunteering
Not only did Brian Wright leave a lasting legacy in the cycling world with his commitment to bringing the pure joy and passion of cycling to the local communities in which he volunteered; he also touched and inspired the lives of many Slipstreamers who knew him from...
by Web Admin | Oct 23, 2015 | Young Volunteering, Training & Education, Chatter Box Corner, Volunteering
We currently have over 70 volunteers who dedicate their spare time to the club and the development of each and every Slipstreamer, and without whom the club cannot function. But we cannot do it alone, and amongst the adults are another group of volunteers who, as part...
by Web Admin | Oct 10, 2015 | Young Volunteering, Rider Reports, National Circuit Series, Special Reports, Volunteer Features, Slipstreamers in Action, Racing - General, Circuit/ Road, Volunteering
Has it already been 4 months since we hosted the Hillingdon round of the National Youth Circuit Series? Do you all remember what an absolutely fantastic day it was for the Club, spectators, and of course the almost 400 riders who took part? Well how about a few...
by Web Admin | Jun 5, 2015 | Young Volunteering, Training & Education, Chatter Box Corner, Volunteering
Our Young Volunteers are the next generation that will one day take over from the “old fogies” and continue to carry on the volunteering legacy that came before – whether it’s at Slipstreamers, with British Cycling, or indeed in any other...
by Web Admin | Apr 24, 2015 | Young Volunteering, Training & Education, Chatter Box Corner, Volunteering
We recently published a blog by Young Volunteer Callum [click here if you missed it] as part of a series where our YVs spend a regular Saturday session “shadowing” a Club Official, and getting taste of what it’s like being a volunteer in that role....
by Web Admin | Apr 10, 2015 | Special Reports, Volunteer Features, Training & Education, Volunteering
Our club is run by Volunteers – every session, every event, every experience. Some are not so obvious, ranging from individuals who attend meetings with various 3rd parties on your behalf, the editors of this website even, or those that manage club finances;...
by Web Admin | Mar 27, 2015 | Special Reports, Volunteer Features, Chatter Box Corner, Volunteering
On Sunday 22nd March 2015, Keith Wilmot coached his last session for The Hillingdon Slipstreamers at Calshot Velodrome. It marked the end of a remarkable 17 and a half years of association with the club, making Keith our longest serving volunteer at Slipstreamers...
by Web Admin | Mar 26, 2015 | Special Reports, Volunteer Features, Chatter Box Corner, Volunteering
Club Chairman, Alison Grant, feeds back on the highlights of the Slipstreamers AGM that was held on 7th March 2015 The AGM serves as a reflection and subsequent validation on record of the immense amount of work undertaken by Club Officials and Volunteers during the...
by Web Admin | Mar 25, 2015 | Special 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...
by Web Admin | Mar 25, 2015 | Special 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...
by Web Admin | Mar 25, 2015 | Young Volunteering, Rider Reports, Special Reports, Volunteer Features, Slipstreamers in Action, Celebrations & Awards, Chatter Box Corner, Volunteering
Hannah Keating’s efforts a BC Young Volunteer were recognised at the Central Region British Cycling Conference on Sunday March 14th 2015, where she was presented with her Gold Award for Young Volunteering. Hannah tells us a bit more about why she volunteers, and...
by Web Admin | Mar 8, 2015 | Young Volunteering, Training & Education, Chatter Box Corner, Volunteering
As part of a series, we’ll be featuring a number of blogs by our Young Volunteers who have spent a regular Saturday session “shadowing” a Club Official, and getting taste of what it’s like being a volunteer at the club on a Saturday morning....
by Web Admin | Feb 20, 2015 | Young Volunteering, Rider Reports, Slipstreamers in Action, MTB Cross-Country, Volunteering
Helping out at the BC “Basic Mountain Bike Skills for Beginners and Improvers” Course in Amersham By Seth Kanaris, British Cycling Young Volunteer Today (Thursday 19th February), I went to a MTB skills development course for beginners/ improvers, but as an...
