Marshalling call for the Gerry Brannigan memorial, Sunday 13th October.

Hi all, the annual Gerry Brannigan Memorial spin takes place next Sunday, and as always the club will be providing marshals for this very worthy cause.

Gerry Brannigan was a very popular member of Orwell Wheelers and the IVCA who died suddenly in October 2006 aged just 52 years.

Each year, we all hear of deaths or serious injuries in our cycling community, be it from an accident or illness and we all wonder if we could be of any help or assistance to cyclists and their families. With this in mind, we established The Gerry Brannigan Benevolent Fund in 2007 to support them through difficult times.

The event starts at 10.30 from the Grasshopper Inn in Clonee , so marshals should assemble at the Grasshopper at 09.45 for a 10.00 rollout.

For those not familiar with the process, the marshals will ride out as a group, and drop people off at junctions. Once the broomwagon has passed, a new marshal bus then forms behind and picks up the marshals as they pass.

It's for a great cause, and always a friendly event, and unlike when marshalling many other events, you're not stuck on a corner for 2-3 hours - it's usually a max of 15-20 mins before the bunch arrives. Once they've passed through safely, you jump on the back of the marshal bus and cycle the rest of the route back to base.

There will be no spins from the shop, any available members are expected to be in Clonee. It's €20 to the Gerry Brannigan fund, and that includes a raffle ticket and a great feed of sandwiches and teas afterwards.

To help us plan, please stick your name down below if you'll be there next Sunday.

More about Gerry and the fund: www.orwellwheelers.org/events/gerry-brannigan-memorial
Route: ridewithgps.com/routes/11166790
More details: www.facebook.com/The-Gerry-Brannigan-Mem...cle-246047225547883/

Please stick my name down for marshaling - I plan to cycle out in the morning so would be good to link up with anyone else who is planning to do likewise

Regards

Ronan Gill

I am happy to help.

I plan to cycle out as well.

I am on the list of team leaders for the spins next Sunday but I understand that this will not go ahead - am I correct?

Fran Brophy.

Shaun Kelly

Dave Murnane
Seán Murnane

Francis wrote:

I am happy to help.

I plan to cycle out as well.

I am on the list of team leaders for the spins next Sunday but I understand that this will not go ahead - am I correct?

Fran Brophy.

That is correct Fran. Ian Anderson has also posted about this.
www.orwellwheelers.org/forum/spins/7526-...-spins-2019-20#31026

Louise Keane
Grainne Coghlan

Count me in Dave. B

Tom Weymes for marshalling

Put my name down Dave

Hi Dave , put me down for marshalling, I plan to drive out/back.
I can offer one more lift - as I have 2 others going out with me. .

Cheers
Leonard

Hi Dave

Happy to help and I plan to cycle out as well

Eamonn

Aisling Ni Neill.

Hi Dave,

Count me in too for Sunday.

Thanks, Judith

Paul Elliott

Hi Dave
Guru is joining me in the car as a marshal.

Leonard

Carthach McCarthy

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Can marshal

Hi Dave

I can help on Sunday, I plan to drive out and be a cycle marshal on the day.

Thanks,
Barry

I can marshal