PROVINCEWIDE CHAPTER – attends and holds many different types of events through out the year.
EVENT STATEMENT
Chapter Activities are conducted primarily for the benefit of H.O.G. Chapter members. There are 3 categories of activiities, all activities are identified as follows:
Closed Events - are Chapter events, which are open to Chapter members and one guest per member.
Member Events – are open to H.O.G. members only.
Open Events – are Chapter events open to Chapter members, international H.O.G. members and guests as desired.
If your interested in becoming a Chapter Member please see the JOIN US & RENEW tab for application form.
There are many other HOG events and rallies, details of which can be found in drop now menu under NEWS & EVENTS.
All Chapter members are asked that they familiarise themselves with the Rideout Guidelines before joining a Chapter Rideout.
DETAILS OF ALL CHAPTER & OTHER EVENTS
HARLEY DAVIDSON RIDERS CLUB NI
20th Anniversary Rock Nite
Saturday 19th November 2011
CHARITY SANTA ESCORT
Thursday 17th November 2011
Ballymena Tower Shopping Centre. Meeting McDonalds car park, North Road, County Antrim BT43 5EY at 06.30pm
Contact Gary Kidd: 07850301207
Friday 18th November 2011
High Street Mall, Portadown. Meeting Foundry Street, Portadown BT63.
Contact Jackie Hill: 07766995803
As you know every year the Chapter escorts Santa’s Arrival at certain shopping centres.
This event is not just for the chapter, its for the children, and the money that can be raised for the Children’s Hospice. They will donate so much for every Harley that turns up and I need a minimum of 10 bikes or it wont go ahead.
So I would be very grateful if you could help support these events.
The only thing I will say is that I need 100% guarantee that you can attend, rain, hail or snow.
CHAPTER CHRISTMAS DINER
Sat 3rd December 2011
Ramada Hotel, Shaws Bridge, Belfast
4 course meal, band and DJ entertainment in the Grand Ballroom, £35.10
BOOKED OUT
Please pay your deposit on or before the 30th Sept either with Emma at the dealership or at the next Chapter meeting on the 29th Sept with the final balance being paid on or before 27th October
15 rooms have also been reserved. £75 per room, 2people sharing. £25 supplement for third person.
Please contact the hotel direct 028 90 923530 to book quoting Provincewide HOG Chapter.
Geordie M
DIRECTORS DASH
Sun 16th October 2011
Meet Belfast City Hall 10:30am leaving at 11:00 sharp.
If the weather is reasonable we will be heading up the M2 taking off at Randallstown and going through Portglenone, Kilrea, Coleraine and up to Portstewart. We will have the usual pit-stop at Shenanaghans, Portstewart and then on down the Antrim coast (weather permitting) to Larne, Belfast & home.
Hopefully see yall there.
Geordie M
PS: if the weather is crap it will be a short dash
WESTPORT WEEKEND RUN
Fri 30th Sept – Sun 2nd Oct 2011
The Mill Times Hotel and Westport are looking forward to welcoming our group back this year, but very few people have made reservations so far.
The Mill Times Hotel will be releasing the rooms that have not been reserved on Monday 12th September 2011,
so if anyone has not booked their room please do so before deadline.
Meeting at McDonalds, Sprucefield, Lisburn at 10.00am,
(Joe Kemp)
FULL TANKS & EMPTY BLADDERS ……
CHAPTER RIDE-OUT SUN 25th SEPT 2011
Has been cancelled due to change of date of Viking Festival ………..
SUNDAY 18th SEPTEMBER 2011 (changed from 11th Sep)
Viking Festival, Killyleagh – Ride-Out
(Peter Kane)
We will be putting together a team to take part in the rowing, volunteers needs.
Meeting City Hall at 11.00am leaving 11.30 sharp.
Full Tanks & Empty Bladders …………..
SATURDAY 3rd SEPTEMBER 2011
CAPTAIN KIDD’S DUBLIN – RIDE OUT
To Dublin H-D Dealership and lunch at Thunder Road Cafe
Saturday 3rd September 2011
Meeting at McDonalds Sprucefield
Leaving at 9.30 am Sharp
SUNDAY 28th AUGUST 2011
Chapter Meet & Greet, has been cancelled due to Charity Ride on Saturday 27th August 2011
See Details below.
SATURDAY 27th AUGUST 2011
BALLYMENA TOWER CENTRE
Gary Kidd needs 12 bikes to sit inside the Tower Centre all day on Saturday 27th August.
£500 will be donated to our Chapter Charity. For details contact Gary on 07850 301207.
SUNDAY 21st AUGUST 2011
Chapter Ride-Out – Ride Around The Lough
(Andy Coulter)
Meeting at City Hall, Belfast at 10.30 am leaving 11.00 pm sharp
Stopping for snack/lunch at The Moy
Full Tanks & Empty Bladders ………
PLEASE NOTE Ride-Out on Sun 14th August has been changed to
Sun 21st August 2011
Details to follow ………………..
SATURDAY 13th AUGUST 2011
Annual HOG v HOUNDS Clay Pigeon Shoot
Maximum 10 Shooter
Saturday 13th August 2011 – Contact Fred on 07505106747
THE 12th HOG ‘N’ BOG RALLY
Friday 5th – Sunday 7th August 2011
Northern Ireland’s 12th annual Rally, to be held in Coleraine 5-7 August 2011, promises to be bigger and better than ever! The event includes Ride-Out, Bike Show, Bike Village featuring shops, stalls, food and drink; authorised Harley-Davidson Dealership and much more!
SATURDAY 24th AUGUST 2011
Sunday Ride-Out to Warrenpoint (Andy Lawrenson)
Meeting at City Hall, Belfast at 11.00 am
Fully Tanks & Empty Bladders …………..
SATURDAY 9th JULY 2011
Alternative Informal Ride-Out (Changed from Sunday 10th July)
FOLLOW THE SUN RIDE by Andy Coulter
Meeting City Hall, Belfast at 10.00 am finishing around lunch time
SUNDAY 3rd JULY 2011
Sunday Ride-Out to Special American 3rd July Event at the Omagh American Folk Park.
Gather at Sprucefield for 10.00am.
HOG Harley riders free entry, just bring your membership card in case they ask for it.
We have a ride out leaving Sprucefield at 10.30am sharp and heading down the M1 to the Ballygawley roundabout and meeting up with other chapter members at Homebase car park Omagh for 12 mid day. We leave as a group at 12.15pm sharp to arrive at the folk park for 12.30pm.
An area will be set aside for the bikes, in front of main building and we will have a private room to store our gear safely. There will also be free tea and coffee available in this room.
This is a big day for the folk park with thousands expected to attend (weather permitting). There will be lots to do and see with music, food, entertainment, re-enactments etc.
Cafes will be busy, so it might be a nice idea to bring a picnic and a beer.
If you have an american flag or US regalia, it would be the perfect opportunity to get it out and put on a bit of a display.
The run back towards Belfast will leave approximately 16.00 pm.
SUNDAY 26th JUNE 2011
SUNDAY RIDE-OUT (changed from listed)
Antrim. Meet City Hall, Belfast 10.30 am
Friday 24th JUNE 2011
Annual Waringstown Vintage Cavalcade, starts 7 pm Great Night
Anyone wishing to go meet at Maraghlin Chip Shop between 6 – 6.30 pm (Gary Millar)
Sunday 12th JUNE 2011 – RIDE-OUT
SUNDAY RIDE-OUT (changed from listed ride-out)
Newcastle & Mournes. Meeting City Hall, Belfast at 10.30 am
Route is via Carryduff, Ballynahinch, The Spa, Castlewellan, Hilltown, through the Mournes and then Newcastle for lunch at any venue that each rider wishes. Leaving Newcastle at around 1400 to head back towards Belfast and Bangor.
Saturday 28th MAY 2011 – RIDE-OUT
SATURDAY RIDE-OUT
Meeting City Hall, Belfast at 9.30 am
Heading to Newcastle
Bee Apiary, Innisfree in Cullybackey, Co Antrim.
Friday 27th May 2011 – Starting 6.00 pm
Price for this great evening is a group donation of £30.00 to the Ulster Beekeepers’ Federation
This peaceful relaxing night will take place on Friday, May 27th from 6.30pm. The apiary is in the middle of a natural forest, about 200 years old. There is plenty of parking for cars and motorbikes, and the bees will welcome you all! It is perfectly safe, and there will be a little talk first of all on the life of the honey bee, and then you will be able to see the hives being opened and see the bees at work. This is the best time of day, and the best month for observation – the bees will be returning to the hive exhausted, after many trips out during the day; the hives will not be at optimum occupancy (normally 80,00 – 100,00 bees per box in high summer), and you will see pollen, nectar, honey and of course, these very busy little creatures. And if you really behave, you might catch a glimpse of me in my bee suit!
Wasps are the dangerous ones, as they can sting and sting again, but the bees only sting once, and their sting is supposed to be beneficial for anyone suffering with arthritis. It is so important to cultivate bees as diseases are wiping them out very fast, and the Federation is always looking for new beekeepers.
Price for this great evening is a group donation of £30.00 to the Ulster Beekeepers’ Federation, so I will probably collect£2.00 from everyone, a cheap date! And there are lots of pubs in Cullybackey too. Yo!
DIRECTIONS TO THE APIARY AT CULLYBACKEY
Leave the motorway from Belfast at Ballymena Junction (A26) Continue along the dual carriageway to Ballymena. At the Seven Towers Roundabout, go straight into town. Cross the bridge and follow the signs for Cullybackey (keep in left hand lane of A3 carriageway past Mc Donald’s, and turn left after the Maxol Garage. Continue to Cullybackey and go straight through the village. Pass the Cunningham Church on the right hand side, cross the bridge and turn right at the sign for Kilrea and Garvagh (B93) Take 2nd right – Dunminning Road (sign for Craigs Parish Church) Turn first left – Carclinty Road. Travel approx 400 yards and turn right at wooden gates into laneway just before a well-manicured green hedge. Continue down laneway to the apiary car park.
To book please contact Helen Heron LOH by email:
| loh@provincewidehog.com |
SUNDAY 15th MAY 2011 – RIDE-OUT
RIDE TO STATESIDE AMERICAN DINER, LETTERKENNY.
- Meeting at McDonalds Sprucefield 10.30am, leaving 11.00am sharp
- Riding to Letterkenny Co.Donegal for the Grand Opening of ‘Stateside’ American Diner aiming to be there for 1pm
- Due to time constraints it will be all Motorway from Lisburn to Dungannon then through Omagh, Strabane & Lifford into Letterkenny.
- Fuel stop in Strabane, unfortunately there are no toilet facilities so empty bladder please !
- Time from Lisburn to Letterkenny is roughly 2 hours
If time allows there will be an alternative route home.
‘Stateside’ Diner Menu, orders will be phoned through before we leave Lisburn ( Remember your Euro’s )
Thanks Fred
SATURDAY 14th MAY 2011 – EVENT
HARMONY HILL CAR SHOW
This year again the Chapter has been invited to attend the Harmony Hill car show in Lisburn.
Over 150 cars of all shapes and sizes will be there aiming to raise money for charity.
The event starts at 11:00 and you can stay as long as you wish.
Entrance for the Chapter will be free and anyone wishing to attend the show should text me on 07795 431246.
HIT ME WITH YOUR RYTHM STICK!
Friday 6th May 2011 – Cost £10 per person – Starts 7.00 pm
This fun evening will take place on Friday, May 6th 2011, and will be hosted by www.belfastbeatcarnival.com . Do look up their website, it is beautifully constructed. Address: The Beat Initiative, Belfast Carnival Centre, 11-47 Boyde Street, Peter’s Hill, Belfast BT13 2GU
For directions check out this link for map http://beatcarnival.com/contact
Here, we will be introduced to making music using beat – Djembe drums, rattles, and do-it-yourself percussion such as boxes with stones, simple sticks, tambourines, maraccas, all of which will be supplied on the night. Rythm raises the spirits, making you energised and feel good about yourself, and what could be better than that! And you will play really well after only 2 hours. Guaranteed, I almost added ‘or your money back’.
The evening will be held in `Peter’s Hill, ~Belfast from 7pm – 9pm.
The cost per person is £10.00, and you will have time to make a night of it, maybe go for a pizza or have a few little drinks ..!
To book please contact Helen Heron asap by email:
| loh@provincewidehog.com |
