18:00 until midnight, Saturday 16 November
Everyone is warmly invited to our annual celebration of everything we’ve achieved as a club in the last 12 months. This year, in line with feedback, we’ve pulled out all the stops to make the event more affordable and easier to get to for most of our members and their partners.
It’s coming home!
The Awards Night is getting back to its roots. For 2024, we’re using the grand mock-Tudor upstairs dining hall at the Black Horse, Northfield. It’s a fabulous, atmospheric setting that’s close enough for most members to get to by bike, or a short hop in an Uber. There’s parking on site and our ‘own’ private bar, which will be open for the duration. What’s not to like?
He’s one of our own!
Usually, we invite a guest speaker: someone from outside who has done extraordinary things and has amazing stories to tell. But why invite an outsider, when we’ve got someone like that right here amongst us? Pete Warwick isn’t just the solid clubman we know so well from Sunday runs. He’s also an adventurer, recently returned from exploring the length and breadth of New Zealand on byways and off-road tracks. And he’s a flippin’ good photographer to boot. Pete’s illustrated talk is guaranteed to fire your wanderlust!
There’s only one DJ Vince!
Our very own DJ Vince will be providing musical entertainment throughout the mingling parts of the evening, and a dance set at the end of the night to round off proceedings.
You’re gonna win f*** all?
At our Awards Night, we recognise all kinds of achievements. Race winners in a variety of disciplines, of course. But also hardy tourists, mile-eating audaxers, and those who make the Beacon tick by leading club runs and turning up to ride Sunday after Sunday. There are also prizes for the budding stars of the future, so ably nurtured by our Academy. All these people deserve their moment in the spotlight. So please come along to show your appreciation. And maybe get inspired to be standing with them next year.
You won’t be broke in the morning!
This year’s tickets are an absolute snip at £21 per head, or £15 for under-16s. And the price includes a drink at the bar! Plus, of course, an extensive buffet, with pizza slices, chicken nibbles, chips, salads, samosas and panini, including vegetarian options. Not to mention all the entertainment.
Sign on, sign on!
Accessibility
Sadly, the venue has no lift, and the staircase represents a challenge for anyone with mobility problems. We very much regret disadvantaging members with disabilities by our choice of venue. However, the alternative was to disadvantage the much greater number of members for whom soaring ticket prices represented a problem, and those who struggled with transport to and from our previous, out-of-town venue. Our venue choice is reviewed annually, and we won’t hesitate to move future Awards Nights to a more disability-friendly venue if one can be identified that keeps the event both affordable and reachable.
