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BRUM

Brum branch, which covers the West Midlands, is a rapidly expanding group of lively women, from all sorts of backgrounds, riding all sorts of bikes which welcomes new members.

Our branch organised the WIMA GB National Rally at Lichfield in 2008, which we all enjoyed tremendously. Since then there has been an upsurge of interest amongst local female riders making for well attended monthly meetings and ride outs.

Brum members have ridden to the 2007 WIMA International Rally in East Germany, a seaside weekend in West Wales (through the storm at Easter!), from Land’s End to John O' Groats, around the Isle of Man, Ireland, France, Holland and Scotland. Many of us are regular attendees at national WIMA events especially the annual rallies. We are currently planning our invasion of the MCN weekend at Butlins in Skegness

As well as gadding about the globe on two wheels we have regular local ride outs of varying distances and pace to destinations including the Anderton Boat Lift at Northwich, the Taxidermy museum at Tring, BMF shows, Bikesafe days at Cheltenham, the bike meets at

Abergavenny, the MFN pub and Ma Larkins at Chipping Norton, Rutland Water, Craven Arms, Leek, Hay on Wye, the Horseshoe Pass, the Cotswolds, the National Arboretum, tours of Shropshire, and regularly taken part in local charity runs. We try to meet up with other branches as often as possible for joint events.

Partners of members are welcome both at our monthly evening meetings and on runs.

Brum members socialise together at other times too and have had many riotous Christmas parties and an “Oscars Night”, been to a talk by Nick Sanders at our local Hein Gericke shop, seen the “Crusty Demons” show, attended the NEC bike shows, been on track days and slow riding days, become active in local IAM branches, done some offroading, club racing and marshalling as well as taking part in an advertising campaign for the Post Office.

Our hobbies outside of biking include welding, sailing, amateur dramatics, swimming, Ceroc dancing and diving. One of us has even managed to produce a baby recently!

Come and join us.

Have some FUN with BRUM