This issue of midweek rides was again raised during discussions on Sunday's ride
Put simply, I am all for having midweek rides and there is absolutely no reason that we cannot have them as frequently as members may want.
Pat and participating members do a great job of filling the Sunday ride calendar and that is great.
- I believe that the organisation of midweek rides should be kept very simple and not left up to the ride coordinator.
- My suggestion / recommendation is very simple.
- If you have the time, the forecast is good and you fancy a ride on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday and want company, simply put it on the calendar to let people know where you are starting from and the meeting time.
Seven day forecasts are reasonably good now and I can highlight any such proposed rides on the front page for an appropriate period. - I did a couple in Spring last year and while attendance was very low, we had a couple of great days out riding
If you're not sure about creating a date on the ride calendar, contact me and I can help you with the process
This issue was raised with the committee very recently by Greg Gleason, so I feel it timely to remind everyone of what we thought 6 years ago.
The major change since I wrote is that we can now also publicise events at short notice on the branch FaceBook Page.
Discussion or comment to committee members welcome
I agree completely. The system as described back in 2017 has not changed except that we are having more mid week rides these days - a good thing.
I see no reason to change what we are doing or to put anyone "in charge" of it. Neither do I feel that we should put more work or responsibility onto the Ride Coordinator whose job is already demanding enough.
So if anyone wants to arrange a mid week ride then that member should put it onto the calendar and the facebook page and go from there. If help is needed to post the ride, then John for the website and Rick or myself for facebook would be pleased to help.
Pat Ryan