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Leeds
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Leeds Crusaders Scooter Club History |
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| Five friends spurred
on by a revitalized scooter scene, who thought that there was room
in the Leeds area for another scooter club, formed Leeds Crusaders
S.C. in 1996. Incidentally, none of the original five are now members
but some have gone on to form other Leeds clubs i.e. Leeds Survivors
and Rothwell etc.Originally the “Old Red Lion” at Seacroft
was the meeting place but by the time the five had doubled to ten,
they decided that a more Central Leeds meeting place was needed.
“The Palace”, our present headquarters, was decided
upon as it is on the outskirts of Leeds City Centre, easy to find
and get to, loads of scooter parking space and is now one of the
better-known scooter landmarks in Leeds
Many members have joined and left over the years
but always parted on good terms. We have a good mixture of scooterist
“ types” i.e.: skinheads, mods, scooter boys, re-borns
and just enthusiasts and we all get along like a “house on
fire”. Our ages range from seventeen year olds to fifty something’s.
We never turn anyone away and although a predominantly Lambretta
and Vespa club we have had some auto riders as members but they
never seem to hang around for long or they convert to traditional
geared scooters.
The club is run by Phil Cuffe, our longest
serving member, who is treasurer, myself Richard Oswald being
the Secretary and Anth Thompson our Webmaster, not forgetting
the many other members who make valuable contributions to running
the club.Over the last few years the club has gone from strength
to strength with many of our members scooters in “Scootering
Magazine” as feature scooters, none more so than Bertie
from “Berties Paint Shop” who has had several features
including three front covers and many others which he has been
involved in painting including several members scooters.
The club is becoming one of the most featured
and well-known clubs in Scootering. Many trophies have been won;
by both the club and individuals in both indoors and outdoor custom
shows. We are a rally going club and most National or large rallies
are attended by Leeds Crusaders S.C. members along with nearly
every smaller club rally or “do” in the North of England,
concluding with Bridlington National Rally and Custom Show in
October. We also actively participate in The Yorkshire Scooter
Alliance runs of which we are proud members.
Every year Leeds Crusaders S.C. put on our
club rally to celebrate each anniversary. Our event gets bigger
and better every year with around 200 scooters attending during
the day. For entertainment we have Scooter Sounds, stalls, scooter
jumble, games, raffles and even a bouncy castle for the kids,
in fact something for everyone. A nine trophy custom show is usually
followed by a mass ride out across the city. In the evening a
top class do is always topped off with a top, well known Scooter
Scene Band and DJ and is usually attended by around 400 people
who party into the early hours.LCSC have a great relationship
with other clubs including Leeds Central, Original Harrogate In
Crowd and Bradford Discharge to name but a few.Watch out for us
on the rallies with our huge club flag and banner and come over
for a chat and a beer.
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