Welcome
Ripley Harriers s.c. were originally formed in 1981 during the height of the "mod
revival".After a couple of years members gradually drifted away and by the mid
80's the club had folded or rather retired to be resurrected in 2002.The late
90's saw one or two of the old lads getting scoots again, we bumped into each other at
local pubs or soul nights and some joined other clubs. December 2001 saw us
getting some fliers printed and a few phone calls
made, then we arranged a meeting
place and date and hoped for the best, in mid January 2002
we had our first meeting and got 16 members, not a bad start we thought but things went from
strength to strength and we now have around 40 members. We can be seen at most local Scooter
do's and events and there are usually some of us on most of the national rallies, we also
put our own annual do on in January. We are a pretty diverse bunch with ages ranging from
18- 40+ something; we have skinheads, mods and even some "normal" people. We have good relations
with the other local clubs and often ride over to their meetings during the summer and we are
also affiliated to the recently formed East Midland Scooter alliance. We meet every Sunday
from 8pm onwards at the "Out Of Town" Butterly Hill, Ripley. Anyone is welcome to come over and
join us for a drink and a chat, whether you ride a Vespa, Lambretta, a twist and go or even just
have an interest in scooters feel free to pop in. We have no politics, just a love of scooters
and music, oh and more importantly beer!
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