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The Hounslow expects all members to help at our events, but we do feel that our riders who are competing seriously should not be called on to do much marshalling.
Earlier today I had a conversation with some people who are from another side of my life and have nothing to do with cycling, although they are of my geriatric age group. They complained of exactly the same problems with other community groups (eg residents) in which they are involved.
This conversation supports a growing suspicion of mine that my demographic may be the last which is prepared to give its time freely to group activities. I very much hope I'm wrong about this.
If we had to pay professional organisers (and marshals) how much would it cost to enter a 25? I guess a starting figure would be at least £100.
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This conversation supports a growing suspicion of mine that my demographic may be the last which is prepared to give its time freely to group activities. I very much hope I'm wrong about this.
You probably are wrong. You look at young people and don't see them being willing to help. 50 years ago, the old timers looked at the youth and saw them unwilling to help. In 50 years time, the people who seem unwilling to help now will be the ones organising everything and complaining that the youth aren't pulling their weight.
If we had to pay professional organisers (and marshals) how much would it cost to enter a 25? I guess a starting figure would be at least £100.
Getting a dozen people out for two hours early on a Sunday morning should be possible with a budget of £1200, that's £10 per rider for a full field on top of the usual entry fee.
gbj_tester
Possibly people are riding for longer, but we also had something of a lost generation before the current cycling boom, so fields are thick with 40-somethings but there's a very sharp drop off in age groups much above that. As a club (and we're not unique in this) we expect any member who regularly rides our club events to make themselves available several times per season to assist in the running of the events.