Social and charity events

Here at the Geordie chapter, we always try to have a full and varied events calendar. Whilst summer months are left more to the riding side of the chapter, we still meet and partake in events all year round, whether it be a season opening hotel break or game of bowling to a season closing Christmas party or Drinks out in town, these events are great social ways for new and old members to get to know each other.

There are always tons of things going on, this year will see us hold a Charity ball in March with 3 course meal, live entertainment, disco and raffles. Plans are already in progress for another summer in the city social drinking session as well as our Christmas quayside meander.

Chapter ride outs see us take in a variety of destinations along well-planned routes, these are always advertised in advance on the closed Facebook page and by email to all members. As well as our planned monthly ride-outs, members of our Road Crew often stage ad-hoc events – especially if the weather is good.  Our Wednesday night rides are a great way of getting to know each other – it’s usually about ninety minutes of whizzing about local roads before a well-earned breather at a chosen hostelry from across the region. The Wednesday night rides cover all parts of the north-east, so everyone gets a chance to ride locally and explore new roads. Watch the Facebook page for details and destinations of these great rides.

In the last few years, we have held weekends away to Wales and Scotland for few nights, mainly consisting of great rides through out the weekend and social drinks and meals on the night, these are a great way to meet members new and old and see some great sights whilst riding fantastic roads along well organised and planned routes

We are always open to new suggestions for social events and rides to, some event suggestions for this year, from our members, are to hold a chapter Archery tournament, have a return to the Go-Karting, maybe taking our Christmas drink out further afield to say York or Edinburgh and take in the Christmas markets at the same time. If you have any suggestions, feel free to pass them on to our activities officer.

 

Santa Ride

Christmas is a time for giving and Geordie Chapter members are always very generous. Our Santa Run is usually the first weekend in December and, weather permitting, it’s always very well attended! We choose charity’s to donate to – often in the form of presents and gifts – then have some sort of ride out, dressed up as Santa’s, along a predetermined route to. Its great to see the kids faces along the route.

Here’s some pictures from our Santa Ride in 2025!

 

We tend to run three types of events – closed, open and member. These are identified as follows:

• Closed: events that are open to Geordie Chapter members and one guest per member
• Open: events that are open to Geordie Chapter members, H.O.G. members and other guests, as appropriate
• Member: events that are open to H.O.G. members

Just click Events Calendar from the drop-down menu above and you’ll see a calendar of everything that’s available. Or you can select each type of event individually.

We have separate pages on our website for details of our Chapter meetings, Chapter rides and social events and charity events. Have a click through the pages and you’ll get an idea for the types of things that we do.

Our official rides (meaning ones that our Road Crew has organised and will marshall) usually happen a couple of times a month, from May until October.

Throughout the riding season, someone from our Road Crew will lead a ride out on a Wednesday evening, weather permitting. These are very popular informal rides and allow people who can’t make our weekend rides to get involved. These usually last for about two to three hours, depending on the time of year. The destinations and routes are always different and they tend to take advantage of quieter roads.

Coupled with this, we also attend lots of local events. These could be in our region or supporting our local Chapters when they are hosting their own events. This could include town fairs, parades, Harley-Davidson dealer events, promotions or other publicised outings. Everything will be listed on our Events Calendar once we know about it and if people are likely to attend.

 

Members of the Geordie Chapter have access to our closed Facebook group which provides the very latest information relating to routes or weather conditions. We also send out event details by email, as appropriate, and members have access to our quarterly newsletter, The Sprocket.

If you would like to contribute to an event or have any questions relating to an event, please contact our Activities Officers.

Harley-Davidson also has an events page. You can find it here. There’s lots of information about events and there’s a great events calendar too.

There’s also information about global H.O.G. rallies here.

Geordie Chapter is sponsored by Leeds Harley-Davidson. They are incredibly supportive of what we do, and usually have some sort of event once a month to keep us all entertained. Seasonal favourites include events for July Fourth, Harleyween and their own Birthday Bash!

 

 

 

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