The weekend of May 14th and 15th saw the annual Devitt MCN Festival of Motorcycling held at the East of England Showground, a bumper weekend of motorcycle action. PECAM were in attendance with a stand at the show to promote the Institute of Advanced Motorcycling Roadsmart and inform motorcyclist of […]
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Rutland Ride Out
Sunday 8th May saw the first of our regular, twice monthly ride outs, this week’s ride was organised and lead by Craig Mclean, 17 bikes and 2 pillions turned out to enjoy the ride, along with the sunshine. We were also joined by three Members of the Cambridge IAM Group, […]
Read MoreSunny Stevenage
Sunday 24th April, saw 16 Bikers and One Pillion set off to a new destination, The Bike Stop in Stevenage, the weather, whilst chilly at the start, looked very favourable. Following on from the obligatory safety briefing at Haddon Services, by Kevin Hudson, Ride Leader and Bob Stewart, TEC (in […]
Read MoreA Fenland Adventure!
On Sunday the 10th April I had the pleasure of leading one of our twice a month group ride outs. I was joined by 11 other bikes at our usual meeting point at Haddon services for our Pre ride briefing. Craig McLean kindly volunteered to be my TEC and donned […]
Read MoreIAM Roadsmart Area Manager presents to PECAM
For the last speaker engagement of our Winter social calendar PECAM were delighted to welcome Pete Doherty, who is the regional manager for the group. Pete is responsible for a wide range of IAM Roadsmart duties including examining candidates for the esteemed Masters programme and those wishing to attain National […]
Read MoreA Nice Early Spring Runout
The first March ride out today saw fifteen motorcycles, one with a pillion passenger and included two associates. We me as usual at Peterborough Services at Haddon (A1/A605 junction) for a chat, coffee and then the formal briefing. With a group of this size and with two associates joining us […]
Read MoreBiker Down Take Two!
Second Biker Down course On Sunday 27th February the Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service delivered the final Biker Down training course to members of PECAM. A Biker Down helps members with the confidence and necessary knowledge to help effectively should an incident arise. There were three modules delivered on this […]
Read MoreFebruary Ride Out
Blog by Steve Pearce Sunday February 27th saw eight riders and one pillion braved a slightly chilly start to this weeks’ ride out which took a winding route across parts of Northamptonshire, Leicestershire and Rutland on mostly dry roads. The rolling countryside gave us some lovely views with highlights including […]
Read MoreThe Metropolitan Police Special Escort Group
In February’s social evening our Deputy Chief Observer, Bob Stewart, gave a fascinating insight into the work of the Special Escort Group (SEG), supported by a video presentation to the members of PECAM. The SEG is the specialist group of Police Officers of the Metropolitan Police Force used for escort […]
Read MoreSelf-Team-Victim: Biker Down course
On Sunday 13th February the Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service delivered the first of two Biker Down training courses to members of PECAM. PECAM is the IAM Roadsmart group for Peterborough District and an independent Road Safety Charity. Each year PECAM offers it members a wide variety of Advanced and […]
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