East Yorkshire Advanced Riders & Drivers

As Spring officially arrived, the glorious sunshine of last month turned into the more normal British weather, with Storm Freya rolling in. As she did so, the group held it's inaugural Tutor Training Programme with 13 tutors, trainee tutors and potential tutors in attendance at Beverley Golf Club. Some great ideas were shared between the members of the Tutor Hub in addition to the presentation. Brand new Group Motorcycle Tutor, Pippa 'Popsicle' Unwin, took her first associate

After a change of date - the original date was Mothers Day, which may have caused a few problems - RoSPA Adavnced Drivers and Riders East Yorkshire, E-YARD, met at the Beverley Golf Club at the traditional 8-am A great turnout in bright Spring sunlight saw the group ride from Beverley, to Yorkshire Gliding Club and eventually Manor Farm Cafe at Leyburn. The gang road cross country, avoiding the "main" biking routes, through the Yorkshire Wolds, over the Howardian Hills throug

Nick Houlden has a member of RoSPA Avanced Drivers and Riders East Yorkshire, for a couple of years, having taken his car test in 2017. He doesn't tutor for the group, his day job doesn't give him the time! Nick is a driver trainer for local coach operator, Acklams, based in Beverley, the capital of East Yorkshire. Nick is pictured above with his latest successful trainee who passed her Category D, Passenger Carrying Vehicle licence first attempt! Watch out for his story on t

Newly qualified Pippa took her first associate out from the Wolds Way Cafe on 4 March. As part of the quality control Pippa's lesson was accompanied by Chris H - No Pressure! A pleasing ride out from E-YARD's chosen venue for #ridethewolds - the advanced taster day to the ever popular Seaways Cafe via some 'goat tracks'! Pippa delivered an excellent session and confirmed her appointment as a Group Tutor with East Yorkshires premier provider of RoSPA Advanced Rider training. F

As the thought of Spring becoming a reality filtered through, RoSPA Advanced Drivers and Rider East Yorkshire (E-YARD) ran a Tutor Training day for both Motorcycle and Car Tutors. The course was designed to give all the group tutors a base level to develop their own style of tutoring from. It provided a platform to discuss methods and techniques, and share best practice. The course was for all current Group Tutors, Advanced Tutors, Tutors currently in training and those ident

The Enhanced Rider Day on 14 April has a new name - and that name is #RidetheWolds E-YARD secretary held a meeting with Safer Roads Humber on 1 March regarding their support of the event. Safer Roads Humber agreed to assist in the promotion of the event including local media coverage and social media support. This will be a great boost and such partnership working will raise E-YARD's profile as we continue to expand and establish as the premier provider of Advanced Rider Trai

As February arrived, so did the winter! Airports were closed, snow blanketed areas of the country and the temperatures dropped to the lowest of the year. This didn't stop the socialites of the group heading out for an evening on the town though! Dry-January was well and truly put to rest as Julia and Ivan celebrated birthdays! Car training continued with Jo B and Dave P continuing to develop their relevant associates As the cold weather lifted, it was business as usual as b