We are deeply saddened to share the news that the National Club President Ken Hemsley passed away earlier this week. Ken suffered a massive stroke earlier in the month, when he was hospitalised. Unfortunately, the damage was too severe for him to recover and he died peacefully on Thursday afternoon (25th February). Aged 80, Ken […]
No Easter Meet in 2021
It is with great sadness that the committee have again concluded that the Easter Meet scheduled for Warwick over the weekend of 2nd-5th April should be cancelled due to the present COVID-19 pandemic. We are examining the practicalities of holding Conference by Zoom or similar, or postponing it until later in the year. At present […]
Clarion response to Highway Code consultation
The National Committee submitted a response on behalf of the club to the recent consultation as part of the government’s review of The Highway Code to improve road safety for cyclists, pedestrians and horse riders. The response is presented below, and can also be downloaded as a PDF using the button below. Consultation on the […]
2020 Clarion Awards
The 2020 National Clarion Awards were due to be presented at the 125th Easter Meet at Warwick. Obviously current circumstances have made that impossible, so we are pleased to take this opportunity to acknowledge the winners of this year’s awards, listed below. The winners are also shown in the gallery at the bottom of the […]
Twin’s Peak: The rise to success of the Yates Brothers
Artist Simon Taylor has kindly gifted us the use of this fantastic work of art, picturing two of our most famous members, who came from Bury Clarion to both become world class cyclists. You can order a copy of this print (or others) from https://www.simon-taylor.com/clarion/. You can get in touch with Simon at enquiry@simon-taylor.com On […]
Start Planning for the 2019 Easter Meet in York
Our 124th National Clarion Easter Meet will be held in York, from 19-22 April 2019. These National Clarion Easter meets have been a staple event in our calendar since 1895 and every year bar one since then. This is the 6th time we’ve been to York and the last time was in 1960. We will […]