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Alex Moulton Memorial Weekend

Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th April 2013.

Gates at The Hall will open at 10:00 on Saturday morning.
Please give your name and membership number at the gate and proceed down the hill to the Courtyard.

Moulton Preservation, Moulton Regalia and Moulton Bicycle Company will have sales stalls in the Courtyard.
Refreshments will be available.

On Saturday evening, we will meet at The Riverside Inn, by St. Margaret's Hall from 7 p.m. for an evening meal.

On Sunday, there will be 2 rides, a Family Ride of 10 miles and a 25 mile ride leaving from St. Margaret's Hall at 10 a.m.
Following the rides, we will meet back at The Riverside for lunch.

Tribute show extended (From Wiltshire Times)

An inspiring exhibition, celebrating the life and achievements of bicycle pioneer Alex Moulton, has been so successful that it has been extended.

The exhibition, in the foyer of Bradford on Avon’s library, opened the day after Dr Moulton’s funeral and was supposed to finish on Monday. It will now continue until January 21.David Maude, a freelance journalist, and Mike Shearing, a graphic designer, produced panels of information that included photographs from over the years, Dr Moulton’s family history and achievements and quotes from people who were inspired by him or worked with him.

The exhibition was created using material from a previous exhibition, produced to celebrate Dr Moulton’s 90th birthday, in 2010.Mr Maude said: “We worked together, deciding how we could produce a storyboard about his life and role in the town. A lot of people do not know how influential he has been.

“He was full of ideas that he wanted to develop and we wanted to reflect that. He was pleased with the last exhibition and it was impressive to see how engaged he was.“If there is something that could be done for the town to express appreciation of his life then it ought to be done.”Bradford on Avon Museum trustee Roy Canham was behind the creation of the previous exhibition, jointly staged by the museum, Preservation Trust and Town Council.

He said: “This exhibition has been very successful, with members of the public coming up to the library counter to say how impressed they were at the speed of production and the content. Everyone knew him and respected him, but this gives people a chance to learn more about him.”Dr Moulton’s 90th birthday exhibition went on display at St Laurence School and Mr Canham said he was hopeful the updated version would follow suit.

The engineer, inventor and designer, best known for his small-wheeled Moulton bicycle and the suspension for the Mini, died on December 9, two weeks after celebrating the Moulton Bicycle Company’s 50th anniversary.

via Tribute show extended (From Wiltshire Times).

Eric Jones’ funeral

Arthur Smith has asked me to let you know that Eric Jones' funeral will be held on Thursday 10th January at 3 p.m. at Worthing Crematorium.

Eric died on the 21st December '12 aged 82 years old.

He had been a member of the Moulton Bicycle Club for a very long time (member number 6) and served as the Club's Internal Auditor since the mid 1990s.

His former occupation as a Tax Inspector was perfect training for this role! His eagle eye being a very welcome asset in managing the Club's finances.

He is survived by his son David and a cousin.

Worthing Crematorium is north of Worthing on the A24.

All MBC members are welcome.

If you do intend to come, please let Arthur know as soon as possible on Landline: 01243 774979 Mobile: 07944224397

Dr. Alex Moulton – Funeral Arrangements

The funeral of Dr. Alex Moulton will be held at Holy Trinity Church, Bradford on Avon, at 12 noon on Wednesday 19th December.

Moultoneers are invited to meet from 11am at The Riverside Inn before attending the service.

By kind permission of the Priest, bicycles may be locked to the railings or in the Churchyard.

The Moulton Bicycle Company will provide security during the service.

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You can leave a tribute to Dr Alex Moulton at http://www.alexmoulton.co.uk/

BBC News – Small-wheeled bicycle inventor Dr Alex Moulton dies

A leading engineer and inventor who pioneered the small-wheeled bicycle in the 1960s has died at the age of 92.

Dr Alex Moulton CBE specialised in suspension design and his bicycle is recognised as a "design classic" by industrial designer Sir James Dyson.

He is also known for revolutionising the suspension system of British cars most notably the Mini on which he worked with Sir Alec Issigonis.

Described as an inspiration, he died at home near Bradford-on-Avon on Sunday.

The great-grandson of rubber pioneer Stephen Moulton, Dr Moulton was educated at Marlborough and later at King's College, Cambridge where he graduated in engineering.

In the late 1950s, he worked with Sir Alec Issigonis - the man who designed the Mini - to create a suspension system which allowed the car's overall small size.

And in 1962, at the Earls Court Cycle Show, Dr Moulton launched his "iconic" bicycle.

The Moulton bicycle, according to Dr Moulton, was "born out of my resolve to challenge and improve upon the classic bicycle, with its diamond frame and large wheels, which has locked bicycle design into that form since the pioneering work in England of Starley and others at the end of the 19th Century."

At the 50th anniversary of the Moulton Bicycle, celebrated last month, it was described by Lord Norman Foster as an icon "synonymous with the Mini, the mini-skirt - the mini bike".

And Sir James Dyson paid tribute to Dr Moulton for setting a "good example to our [Dyson] engineers".

Dr Moulton passed away at his home in Bradford-on-Avon on Sunday evening.

via BBC News - Small-wheeled bicycle inventor Dr Alex Moulton dies.