This is the Journal of Tsunami Riders M.C.C.

We've moved to the The Ship Inn! After receiving such a warm welcome from the Landlady, staff & locals and enjoying ourselves so much at The Ship Inn at our 3rd Wave Custom Bike show we have decided to make the Ship our new home. The dicission had nothing to do with the excellent food that they serve.
Kieron & Kat have been made full members and Steve 'the bass' has bought yet more bikes! Stan is gradually getting better and has bought himself a new bike to celebrate. Becky has been in to hospital for another operation on her hip.

The numbers were down at this years 3rd Wave Custom show, this may have been due to us having to move the venue three times and the weather. But from the feedback we recieved a good time was had by all that came and we raised a respectable amount for Kent Air Ambulance. So thanks to you brave souls that made it.

Maria, Kev, Lou, Dean and Nick "Rabbit" have all been made full members, we have 5 new Associate members; Andrew, Shelley, Dave, Kieron & Kat and we have 2 new honoury Associate members; Mick & John.

Stan has been back into hospital and has had the metalwork removed from his leg as it was causing infections. We're hoping to see him back out and about soon!

Thanks to everyone who came to our Christmas party. It was a bit quieter than usual, but everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.

This years rally will be a bit different to last years as the Mutants have decided not to run it with us. We'd like to thank them for the past 10 years and hope to see some (if not all) of them at this years rally.
So for starters the name has changed to the "Tsunami Let Loose Rally" as it'll be just us! After some feedback we've had we're also trying to make it different in other ways too (still a family rally), but more on this later!

So put the 22nd-24th April in your diaries (our rally), come and see us at the Battle of Britain and ride safe!

Plans for the Christmas Party are all but complete and tickets are now available (hint, hint).
Plans for next years rally are also well underway; more details soon once a few more things are finalised!

The club has been out and about at rallies, rideouts and a few one day events like the Kent Pow Wow Poker run, Ride Out for Rainbow, London the long way round and M25 - the Other Way Round to name a few.

Some sad news, the Mutants have decided not to run the Joint Rally with us next year. We thank them for the past 10 years and will miss them. BUT the show must go on and stalls and bands are already booked! So look out for details of the 11th Joint Rally; same time, same place, but some faces missing.

The 2nd Wave Custom Bike Show was be held on 12th June. Wow what a great day we had. See the Diary for more info.

Where do I begin?

Medical report:
Stan is now back on the road after a very long recovery. He's still limping, but is making steady progress!
J had a crunch on his bike and hurt his leg, spent a short while in hospital and is now back on the road (still has a bit of a limp).
Becky has been in to hospital for an operation on her hip. She's now recovering at home, so Marks peace has been shattered!
So I was feeling left out and decided to slide up the road on some ice! But unlike the others I don't have a limp (a bad arm, but no limp)!
Pete (our President) has just come out of hospital after a hip replacement operation. He's making a speedy recovery (did you expect Pete to do anything at a normal pace?). He is however going to be off his bikes for about 3 months.

We've had a couple of member leave for one reason or another (Barry, Brian, Terry and Beardy Dave).
Martin (mk II) and Vicky have been made full members. Les has returned from Spain (he just couldn't keep away) and is an active member of the club once more! And Sticks (another Tony) has been made an associate member.
The committee hasn't changed since the last time I updated the news. It seems to work, we've managed to avoid any politics and most of all we're having fun! The way the club is run may not suit some, but it suits us!

We held our first bike show (1st Wave Custom Bike Show) in June. This was in aid of Kent Air Ambulance and had a real good day (as hopefully did those that came), AND we raised 450 pounds in the process!! We're planning on repeating it this year, so come along and join in the fun!
The planning for the 10th Joint Rally is well on the way (even a bad hip doesn't stop Becky!). So we're hoping to see loads of friends there (old, new and ones we've yet to meet!) to enjoy the weekend with us. Tickets are on sale NOW!

Not quite such a long wait for news this time!

Only one committee change since the last update; Gail has stepped down as Secretary and also left the club as she has other commitments outside the club. We wish her well and hope that she doesn't become a stranger! So your friendly web master has stepped into her shoes (not literally!!).

Jay, Barry and Beardy Dave have been made full members and Martin has been made a new Associate member. Stan is still off the road and is going into hospital at the end of the month for an operation on his leg and hopes to be well enough to attend the Joint rally.

This year we will be holding our first Custom bike show in aid of the Kent Air Ambulance (hopefully this will be a regular event), so we hope to see as many of you as possible.