We appear to have been offered some semblance of legitimacy.
To say The Assembly is a broad church is at times a little bit of an understatement, one of our original club members Mr Wertie Booster was recently invited by The Pedal Club to give a talk about the Pashley Guvnor and The Guvnors’ Assembly. Mr Booster in a previous life was a well-known racing cyclist spending time racing both in the United Kingdom and on the Continent. As is the way in the cycling fraternity, during our jaunt around Stratford Upon Avon last year found Mr Booster engaged in conversation with Mr Steve Bullen and before long Mr Booster’s illustrious past came up in the conversation. Shortly afterwards, impressed by Mr Booster’s CV, Mr Bullen proffered an invitation to attend the September 2011 meeting of The Pedal Club in London as his guest.
It was at this meeting that the honorary secretary also found Mr Booster’s tales of interest and invited him to be guest speaker at some stage to talk about the Guvnor and the Guvnors’ Assembly.
The Pedal Club can only be described as the cycling equivalent of Royalty or at least a gathering of the good and the great on the UK cycling scene past and present. Formed in 1941 the Club was originally founded by a group of journalist as a meeting point to discuss cycling of the day, this was then in 1946 opened up to “those who have rendered service to cycling”
Mr Wooster has a tale or two to tell regarding the events of the day, however I think that these will probably be recounted by the man himself on future Club rides, I’d also like to thank him on behalf of The Guvnors’ Assembly for waving our flag in such illustrious company.
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