Welcome to the NOC’s Surrey Branch
Situated just a few miles away from the historic Brooklands Racetrack, where Bert Denly (pictured above) roared round the banking on his old Model 18 Norton in 1925, we meet at The Old Crown, a great bike friendly pub at Bookham, south of Leatherhead.
We organise rides out, quiz nights, visits to local places of interest and our members can offer a wealth of useful experience to help you with your Norton – old or new! Why not come along to one of our club nights? Or call or e-mail us on the number shown on the contact page. You can be sure of a warm welcome!
If you’re interested in bikes and particularly the unapproachable Norton, on these pages you’ll find plenty to whet your appetite! We hope you enjoy browsing these pages – If you have any comments or ideas on how we could improve the site, please contact the webmaster at webmaster@surrey.nortonownersclub.org
Diary Alert! – Now it’s every 2nd Wednesday at The Old Crown in Bookham!
The Old Crown in Bookham
Further to the last post, the Branch have decided to move it’s regular Club Night venue to The Old Crown in Bookham. Meetings will be on every 2nd Wednesday at 7.30 for 8.00pm. Our first meeting at The Old Crown will be on Wednesday 11th April.
Details on how to find the new meeting place are shown on the ‘Find-Us’ Page, but the Old Crown is at No. 1 High Street Bookham KT23 4AA. The Pub has a proper meeting room and we’ll have the attentions of our own barmaid on meeting nights! The pub sells London Pride and Old Speckled Hen so Dick will be happy too!
Parking in the area in front of the pub is normally restricted, but we’ve agreed that we can park our bikes there on meeting nights.
Change of Venue for Surrey Branch meetings!
We have been treated badly by The Star at Leatherhead who have suddenly requested an exorbitant fee for using their facilities. This is despite the fact that we have been pleased to give them our custom for some years and they have, presumably, been glad to have us. No loyalty there, then.
That said, it is clearly time to move to pastures new and the Committee has been investigating other venues. No decision has been made for our new permanent venue; various pubs have been investigated and found lacking what we require.
In the meantime, the Pub that was the original birthplace of NOC Surrey Branch have extended a welcome and so next Monday’s Club Night will be held there. The Pub is Marney’s Village Inn at Weston Green, Esher (previously known as The Alma). Some Members may know the place and it is a fine establishment; biker friendly, good beer and food, no fruit machines and we can use their new gazebo (with newly installed heating). It is a very pleasant location with a car park, on-road free parking, a nearby church and duck pond. – Tim Laight
Another great show at Ardingly
After our member Anthony Curzon scooped the top prize at the last show, it perhaps wasn’t surprising that this time we weren’t so lucky. David Carpenter’s lovely Model 30 International and Ken Rawlingson’s magnificent Commando Racer were just two of the great bikes we had on the stand. Roger Deadman managed to bring three bikes, A lovely Manx, a WD Model 16h and and earlier civilian version.
My own S type unfortunately disgraced itself by sprinkling the floor with oil but at least I rode it there!. There were some excellent bikes on the other stands and the quality just keeps improving. The Francis Barnett stand won the ‘Best Stand’ Prize and I really hope we can put up a better show at the next occasion to give them and the excellent BSA Cafe some competition!
The Show is sponsored by the Real Classic Magazine and coincided with their 10th Anniversary. This meant that despite the lack of prizes, a number of members at least carried away a free T Shirt and a piece of Cake.
Peashooter!
We started by publishing a new ‘Peashooter’ every couple of months with some ‘special editions’ to cover newsworthy events.
If you have an item you’d like to see published in the newsletter please e-mail it to the editor at
editor@surreynoc.org.uk
Peashooter 9 – 12th March 2012
Ardingly – March 2011
Julie and the Real Classic gang organize a great show and it is always well worth a visit.
On the plus side I suspect every one else also like that glorious bark from that open megaphone.
In all there were six bikes on our stand.
as several of our bikes joined in the fun there.
Nigel Heugh 1971 Mk2 Commando Roadster in yellow.
Mike Duffell's Model 40 Manx
Mike Duffell, now owns the ex Dez Craig, son of Joe Craig, 1953 Model 40, 350cc Manx Norton. This Manx was raced at Brands Hatch, and also was raced in the I.OM. It was last raced in the early 1970′s. Mike has owned this Manx for seven years. Mike inherited this Manx from the estate of Jean Craig, as Jean was Mikes cousin.
Ken Rawlinson's JPN production race replica
Ken Rawlinson owns the really nice JPN production race replica. It has a Mick Hemmings built engine, with MH big valve cylinder head conversion, PW3 camshaft, and it is fitted with a five speed gearbox. The fairing has been signed by that great man himself, the one and only Peter Williams. A friend of one of the club members recalls that he went to school with Peter Williams, and used to race pedal bikes with him!
Jeff Cole's 1968 Norton Commando
Jeff Cole brought along his 1968 Norton Commando.
His Commando received the second in class award for his machine year of manufacture.
Beautiful !
Other members also brought along some beautiful machines (Pics please guys!)