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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.
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"I would there were no age between sixteen and three and twenty, or that youth would sleep out the rest; for there is nothing in the between but getting wenches with child, wronging the ancientry......." (The Winter's Tale, Act 3, scene 3)
There's nothing new in one generation slagging off another - in fact it seems to be a part of the human condition. What makes me fear that I am right is the evidence of the large number of classic events, both road and time trial, which have been lost already.
clubman
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.