July 9th & 10th 2021 saw 26 members of the Motorcycle SIG take up residence at St Andrews Police Rehabilitation Centre, Harrogate for their first major outing of the COVID season.
Originally the event was for the AGM earlier in the year which unfortunately had to be cancelled twice, so eventually it became a social weekend instead.
Members arrived Friday afternoon and after booking in to the centre enjoyed a great (socially distanced) group dinner at an Italian restaurant in the town. This was followed Saturday morning by breakfast at the centre and then a 160 mile run round the Yorkshire countryside led by group secretary Stuart McMillan who also organised the whole two days of the event.
A number of the ladies who came along decided not to join the run & instead took a shopping trip into Harrogate. The Saturday dinner was at a small Indian restaurant, also in the town.
Sunday morning & breakfast was again supplied at the centre where we had all been made very welcome. COVID regulations were courteously enforced and no one had any problems.
After breakfast it was time for everyone to say goodbye & depart for their homes which are spread out all over the country.
All agreed it was a great two days, the weather, apart from a couple of heavy showers on the run, had been kind to us, the accommodation at the centre was first class and our visits into Harrogate very enjoyable. We even managed to recruit a new member of the centre staff into the SIG.
Anyone looking to spend a weekend in Harrogate would be well advised to use St Andrews for their accommodation as it is first class and very inexpensive. There is ample free parking on site and the town centre is only a short walk into town. The B&B also provides them with a valuable income and thus continue to help our colleagues recover from illness & injury.
