Details are being added to the above page as they become available, this year you can save a couple of quid whilst securing your weekend ticket by booking online!
See you there!
Date for the Saxon christmas party can be confirmed for SAT 2nd Jan 2010. Venue will be the function room above the Cutter.
Opening from 8pm and closing at 1am. We have some new djs on the scene booked.
Fun and games!TWO FREE DRINKS (members only).
Partners and friends welcome, no children, dress is 60 s, however that can be ANYTHING 60 s (so use your imagination, prize for the winner. There will also be a few nibbles.
And its all free!!!!
The 1066 Saxons welcome you all to our Annual Charity Rideout. This years Rideout is in aid of St. Michaels Hospice, where we hope to add many pounds to the monies raised at our Scooter Skirmish Weekend 2009.
Meeting point will be the Robin Hood pub at Icklesham, any time from 11.00am giving you all plenty of time to quaff and make outrageous claims on top speed, BHP and the number of mirrors you use to have on your scooters. Departure will be at 1pm (ish), you will be skilfully marshalled through scenic 1066 Country by the Saxons to our destination Coghurst Caravan Park, where we will all arrive together (hmm, seem to have heard that before). Head directly to the bar, and you will hear some sweet sounds from the Saxon Dj's.
Make sure you bring a rucksack as we will be selling raffle tickets all day, with many prizes up for grabs and you may need to find space for a trophy or two as we will be holding our ridden custom show. Prizes also for best turned out club and furthest travelled.
Prizes for the raffle and custom show will be presented after some complimentary food from the 1066 Saxons.
Rideout Meeting Point - The Robin Hood Pub - Icklesham
Rideout Destination Point - Coghurst Caravan Park - Hastings
Scooter-mania hit the Isle of Wight over the August Bank Holiday, when about 10,000 scooterists descended for the annual bash. They included about a dozen members of 1066 Saxons, who hit the A27 on the Friday, including four of the Famous Five, Becks, Shaggers, Methane Mark and Pistol Pete. The fifth member, The Poacher, went over on Saturday to stop him having to buy a round of drinks on the Friday night.
The Fab Four descended on Becks' ole man, The Granddad, on Friday and by way of compensation for eating the poor old so-and-so out of house and home for the four days of the holiday, took him out on the three evenings.
Alas, for the poor Poacher, Friday turned out to be the best night. From the moment the seven-seater taxi turned up at Becks's old man's place in Cowes it was laughter all the way (well, almost). Pistol Pete got really teed off when the taxi driver didn't answer his phone at two 0'clock on Saturday for the return trip. But that was much, MUCH later on.
Having been dropped off at the top of Union Street, Ryde, minus thirty quid the moaning taxi driver charged them, they started off in Stanley's, a less than salubrious pub, which specialised in pretty obnoxious body odours and had as much life as the Island's crematorium.
The seafront was more promising, although the two liveliest watering holes, The Marine and the King Lud was heaving with people OUTSIDE on the pavement, spilling out onto the road. It was MUCH easier to get a drink at the Chinese takeaway, who were doing a roaring trade as it was well nigh impossible to get into either pub until about 11pm. Unfortunately one of the party acted inappropriately with one of the waiters and the attracted unwanted attention of the security people.
The fact the aforementioned member of the Fab Four (who can't be named because otherwise he'll punch the lights out of the the other three) appeared drunk seemed to appease the security people although the waiter did complain to his manager who merely shrugged his shoulders. The Fab Four felon later claimed he had feigned drunkenness. Which was more worrying than if he had REALLY been drunk. 'Nuff said.
Moving on (literally) someone managed to get a foot in the door of the Marine, and it wasn't long before other club members tracked them down. But it wasn't until everyone managed to shoehorn their way into the King Lud the evening really took off, with Loosey-Goosey leading the karaoke-style disco, particularly with Ain't No Mountain High Enough.
After midnight most of the party had turned into the proverbial pumpkins. And there was no silver coach. Repeated phone calls to the Cowes cabbie fell on deaf ears and cabs that were working just weren't available. Thankfully, the Island bus company came to the rescue with their through the night service, and by 2.45am the Fab Four (plus the Granddad) had staggered up the stairs of the Big Green Bus (a newish Mercedes Benz no less). We'll draw a veil over the antics of two rather drunk young women from Newport but the Fab Four showed impeccable restraint. 'Nuff said.
The Poacher duly turned up on Saturday, wearing a snazzy claret-coloured jacket with his pockets securely sewn up, and sadly the now complete Famous Five (still dragging along The Granddad) were unable to repeat the success of the previous evening although they did spot the two drunken young ladies from Newport who did acknowledge them rather sheepishly. 'Nuff said.
The bus trip back was fairly uneventful although the top deck was full of boisterous "chavs" as they were dismissively dubbed by the Famous Five. There was a chilly 20-minute wait at Newport for the bus to Cowes, but the party arrived back reasonably unscathed if a trifle disappointed at about 2am. A dispute involving The Poacher and the somewhat basic sleeping arrangements at The Granddad's was resolved with The Poacher sleeping on the floor next to Becks who had claimed the ENTIRE king-size bed. 'Nuff said
The weather for the ride out the following day (Sunday) was equally disappointing and of course the ride out or trip wouldn't be complete without the inevitable mechanical problem. The Poacher the victim. The cause a broken clutch cable. Fortunately, Pistol Pete to the rescue (I must get some allan keys bleated The Poacher pathetically), enabling Becks, Pistol Pete and Methane Mark to grab a lift in The Granddad's equally pathetic ancient Ford Fiesta to the Summer Madness concert at Newport (and conning the silly old duffer into picking them up afterwards). Nuff said.
Came Monday morning and playschool was over for the Fab Five. They managed to blag their way onto the 10am ferry, but the "fun" wasn't quite over. Becks lost a rear shock absorber at 55mph on the A27 at Worthing but fortunately it went under the mudguard instead of throwing him off and he ended up in the back of a van squeezed between two scooters, so at least he didn't have to walk home.
Roll on next year. 'Nuff said.
Thanks to all who supported / attended - more details below
see >> details page
AGM feedback will be posted to members area soon
Thanks go to Gibbo from shed mag for sponsoring our rally this year! for shed weekender details click flyer below:
Welcome to the site, we are an informal club dedicated to riding Vespas and Lambrettas. We meet every first thursday of the month currently at the Squirrel Inn, just outside Battle, then from September to next spring (IE during the lousy months) we will return to Cutter Pub on Hastings seafront.
New members are welcome, so if you live in the area, own a scoot and want to hang out with some like-minded people, do the rallies, come for a rideout, then come and catch us on our meeting night
See the contacts page and the events page for some recently added info
uh-oh!... what have rod and rudolf been up to then? send your caption using the contact form, win a mystery xmas prize and have your caption printed here. click image for larger version.
refreshes the parts other parties cannot reach!!
featuring The Royal Stars 9 - 11.30, with Saxon’s DJs playing scooter sounds at The Norsemen clubhouse, directions below, pay on the door, £3 club members, £4 non-members, for more info email: jane@1066saxons.co.uk, all welcome, cheap bar, nibbles
Monster tunes and dead good live sounds from the Stars
Open until 1.am
The Hastings Arms
Hastings Old Town
George Street
Hastings
catch club members - 'The Royal Stars' again this Saturday.......
"The event went well, The sun shone all afternoon as local scooter club members assembled at the Robin Hood in Icklesham joined by scooterists from Essex, Kent, Surrey, and Brighton. In all some 50 classic scooters made their way to the East Hastings Sea Angling Association, joined by a few more two-wheel enthusiasts from Hastings' biker club, The Norsemen. 1066 Saxons Scooter Club chair Michael Wootton then presented Sue Farndale of St Michael's Hospice with a cheque for over £300. The money had been raised at the club's rally raffle in April, through membership funds, and thanks to generous donations from the riders on the day."
"Prizes (sponsored by Gedge's and Selim's) for best scooters were awarded to a Lambretta TV200 which had travelled from Brighton, and a TS1 P-range Vespa from Crawley. The prize for the club with the most members turning out went to the 'Big 7' from Sevenoaks. The entertainment went on into the evening as the scooter club band 'The Royal Stars' played at the Crypt, before The Beat took to the stage in front of a full house. The Royal Stars are playing next at the Hastings Arms on Saturday. Classic scooter owners are welcome to join the 1066 Saxons". - Sarah
view a few photos of the event, thanks to the Big 7 Scooter Cub, Sevenoaks for the footage below:
See Royal Stars gig footage snippet below:
accommodation info
If you are coming to see the bands and need to stay somewhere, then for a simple accommodation listing see: www.visit1066country.com
If you are planning on attending the rideout and hanging around until the evening entertainment, then you might want to head down to the beach early evening as there will be a huge bonfire and fireworks display as part of the Hastings Week celebrations!
*Scooterists Special Offers *
The Saturday night event is £10 on the door, £8.50 for booked tickets, or £7.50 for scooterists. to take advantage of the deal text the word 'scooter' along with your name to 07971 608272 and you will be added to the door entry list.
rideout flyers / posters
flyers and posters are available to download for you to either print or email on:
Charity Rideout / Evening Gigs 18th Oct - A4 poster
Charity Rideout / Evening Gigs 18th Oct - A5 flyer
to email - save the image to your PC by either clicking the link to open the image in your browser, then use file >> save as to save it to your desktop (or other folder), or right click on the links above, then click save target as...
to email the flyer - start a new email, look for the attach or insert button/link, browse to the folder in which you saved the image - send to your pals!
Charity Rideout / Evening Gigs - October 18th - location maps
google maps
Rideout Meeting Point - The Robin Hood Pub - Icklesham
Saturday Night Venue - The Crypt, Havelock Road
hastings map
click map below for an enlargement
what you are seeing below is some creative filmaking by young Rhian Gillah and editing by brother Dylan, not bad for a couple of kids huh!
Well.... regardless of the pouring rain, the event was well attended and from the feedabck weve had so far was much enjoyed. We hope to see some of the faces who made it this year back again for the 2009's bigger & badder scooter weekender!
The 1066 Saxons would like to thank everyone for attending our event this year and also thank the following for supporting the rally:
LCGB
JB TUNING
VE-UK
GEDGES MOTORCYCLES
DAVIDA
MEDWAY SCOOTERS
EMPIRE CLASSICS
1066 MOTORCYCLE TRAINING
SCOOTERING
WARRIOR CLOTHING
CONTINENTAL TYRES
COLCHESTER DVLC
MERC CLOTHING
SELIMS WORKSHOP
VENUE M
Scooter Weekender T-Shirt £10 (click image for enlargement)
We still have a few Tshirts left in most sizes (small, medium, large, extra-large) for those who missed out or for those who just a top quality funky T with an eye catching design. Use the contact form to enter your details adding your size and quanitity required to the 'message' field, then we will confirm we have your size, send you a paypal instruction (or address for cheque) and post to you.
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