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'Get On' at the NEC Motorcycle and Scooter Show 20

We have not long returned from the Carole Nash Motorcycle and Scooter Show 2009 where TT Motorcycle School and a few other 'Get On' approved training venues were promoting the campaign by giving free half hour taster sessions in the comfort of the indoor NEC arena. Hundreds of Motorcycling hopefuls tried their hand at getting on two wheels and came away beaming - vowing to fulfil their long standing promise to their motorcycling enthusiast friends and family and go for it! Those who didnt make it to the stand in time to book their free taster still went away with all their questions answered and with the knowledge that they can still book their free ride... what a fantastic opportunity!
Despite the show itself being down by around 18% there was a good vibe in the Halls and combined with a little more room to move around fun was had by all. 'Get On' was a great feature at the show and will be appearing at many more events across the country in the coming year - so keep those eyes and ears peeled and when you get wind of this please do bring your family and friends along to see if Motorcycling is for them!

10/12/2009

'Get On' two wheels with TT Motorcycle School

You may have seen, heard or read about the national 'Get On' campaign designed to encourage all to Get On two wheels and either try out riding a motorcycle or scooter, or simply rekindle that passion. Apart from allowing all walks of life to try out riding and see if it's for them it supports research driven by the Motorcycle Industry Association which proves how much time we can waste sitting in commuter traffic (many of us know that stress!!) - and also to help reduce those dreaded carbon emissions.

Mike Loydall and Nick Stephenson from the Get On campaign came to assess our training venue for 'fitness for purpose' and due to our methods of training, ethos and dedication we are so very proud to have gained approval as a 'Get On' approved training venue in the UK. To take advantage of this we recommend checking out the Get On campaign website, register and select TT Motorcycle School as your preferred training venue - or simply email us!

15/11/2009

More Moves for TT! Now at JW GROOMBRIDGE!!

WOW It's been a busy year! After much deliberation and reviewing of needs/wants we have come to the decision to give up our premises in Burgess Hill. Of course this doesn't reduce our service to the residents in and around Burgess Hill as... well.. you can't get more mobile than a bike! Our use of the Burgess Hill test routes and a pending Module One site in the area means our services for those wishing to take up biking, progress their learning or get back into biking still remains local, and to be some of the best motorcycle training you can get in Sussex. As always you will get Quality Personal Tuition from a family run business. I digress....
The decision to reliquish our beautiful site in Burgess Hill wasnt easy.. however it's in the name of progress.. we are now SO PLEASED to be affiliated with and located at J W GROOMBRIDGE in Heathfield! "Groombridges" is an age old favourite motorcycle dealer & meeting place for bikers all over the South East of England. With CBTs in the centre of Lewes town and our On Road tuition from JW Groombridge, where our customers can be inspired by the fantastic array of machines, accessories and clothing (and with the sharp looking XJ6 Diversions for training bikes), we feel privileged to be in the business of bikes..... come up and see us!

12/10/2009

Learner package deals at JW GROOMBRIDGE

If you're serious about learning to ride and want to own your own NEW machine you simply MUST check out the "Learner, Scooter & Commuter Promo" taking place throughout August and September this year. You can buy yourself a brand new bike or scooter - together with a free CBT, insurance, helmet, jacket, gloves and delivery of your bike to either your home or the CBT centre (us!) so that you can ride it home yourself! So if you REALLY want to go for it... check out JW Groombridge at www.jwg.co.uk today - or pop in for a chat with one of the Groombridge staff.. representatives of TT Motorcycle School will be on hand every Saturday throughout the promotion to answer any questions you may have regarding your CBT. Go for it!

21/08/2009

Cancervive Charity Ride Out!

We are very proud to have just completed our first Charity event in Sussex. After many successful charity ride outs in Nottinghamshire in the past 6 years we felt it only right and just to put to good use our passion for biking here in Sussex. Around 200 bikes of all makes and sizes took part and enjoyed the fantastic views around sussex and down the coast.
We raised over £1000 for Cancervive a fantastic charity who organise support for the family, friends and colleagues of cancer patients. Paul, Rebecca, the family and committee at Cancervive worked long and hard with us to organise the Ride Out which took place on Sunday the 28th June 2009. For those who took part, or indeed anyne who knows 'anyone' who took part we have pictures of just about every biker who joined us... they are available for purchase with all proceeds going to Cancervive - click here to see the pics.. and should you wish to purchase any, download this PDF form and send to Canvervive - instructions on the form.
We shall be arranging an event for Cancervive each Summer... so keep your ears and eyes peeled! it will be bigger and better than this year! That's a promise...
Click HERE For more information on this years event!

05/07/2009

WE'RE IN!

We are proud to announce our new premises in Burgess Hill. TT Motorcycle School The Clock Tower Ote Hall Farm Nr. Burgess Hill Sussex RH15 0SR This location makes an ideal base for those wishing to train each day on the test routes in and around Burgess Hill. And where better to take that all important breather for a chat and a cuppa while on your CBT too. We look forward to meeting you, getting you your full license or CBT certificate, thus ensuring you join us on one of our charity runs!

04/05/2009

TT Motorcycle School in Burgess Hill !!

Well we've been busier still and have found a fantastic base in Burgess Hill right on the test route, with ample free parking and within walking distance of Wivelsfield Station - a direct train route from Brighton, Lewes, Haywards Heath and even London! So with both sites accessible for those with wheels and without we can't fail to please. Our Burgess Hill base will include in-store sales of Helmets, Gloves and other Motorcycle Apparel... and of course will be the base for en-route refreshments while you train with us... so do come and take a look - our location will be announced in the next week or two!

25/03/2009

NEW DSA MOTORCYCLE TEST POSTPONED!

Well after much to-ing and fro-ing... and being led from pillar to post and round the bend the DSA have decided to postpone the new test until March 30th 2009. To cut a very long laborious story short the DSA decided to re-structure the test, making it a 2 part test, carrying out the first part 'off road' (primarily to keep the public safe from those who might not actually quite make the grade with the emergency stops, u-turns and figure of eights...). To do this they needed to secure a number of 'Multi-Purpose Test Centres' (MPTC) designed to enable the first part of the test to be carried out safely. Well they didn't secure NEARLY enough of these MPTC's so in the end they had to postpone... so for now we can all carry on with the usual test - at the usual places... so if you'd like to avoid having to trek up to Burgess Hill and yonder to do the 2 past and slightly more expensive test please do call and book in your DAS or hourly training now!

15/09/2008

Settled in Sunny Sussex

We have now been trading in Sussex for a good few moths now and have settled in well. You have kept us busy and have welcomed TT Motorcycle School with open arms and much enthusiasm. Long may that last! As ever, please don't hesitate to email or call to chat about what your needs are with regards to training or refresher courses.. we are flexible to your needs and understand the complexities which can sometimes hold us up! We truly hope to be arranging some ride outs and charity runs in the near future... so keep checking back!

15/09/2008

TT MOTORCYCLE SCHOOL IN SUSSEX!

TT Motorcycle school will be opening up a school in sunny Sussex shortly! We wil be offering the same excellent service in Sussex - CBTs, DAS as well as residential Instuctor Courses. Toy Runs and the like will of course be a huge part of what we do and we hope that you will join in or at least support our causes. If you have friends or family down that way then do spread the word!! Roll on 2008 :)

18/01/2008

We are recruiting!

Due to such a high demand for CBTs lately (must be this Indian summer!) we are recruiting more CBT instructors. If you are looking for either full time, part time or weekend work and hold the required qualifications please call our Business Manager Nikki on 07740627734. or email nikki@ttmotorcycleschool.com. Also... an active managerial position is avaliable for the right candidate. Join the Team!

10/09/2007

Farewell Simon!

We are sad to announce that Simon is leaving us! Simon has headed for pastures new and we wish him all the best. He has been a true buddy and has helped both to earn TT Motorcycle School the good name it has gained, and to make it a fun place to learn. Farewell Simon!

12/04/2007

Annual TT Toy Run.16 December

Hi Everyone, An update on the forthcoming charity event. The Toy Run will be leaving the Civic Centre in Mansfield at 1pm and riding through the centre of Mansfield and into Sutton in Ashfield and ending up at the Hospital. Hot drinks are being provided by Medirest to warm us up at the end. We hope that we will see as many of you as possible to make this year bigger and better than ever!. There is a small criteria to meet on the toys in that sealed toys are ideal to prevent any infection, so colouring books, crayons,selection boxes etc would be fantastic. The two childrens wards and PASIC will be benefiting from all your efforts.Thanks to you all we will be able to bring a few more smiles this year.

28/11/2006

Christmas Toy Run 2006!

After the success of our prior charity events we will be holding the annual Tarmac Training christmas toy run on 16th December 2006, in aid of Kingsmill Children's Ward and PASIC ( Parents Association of Seriously Ill Children). We would appreciate all your support with the forthcoming event, anyone wishing to donate a toy can email at alan@tarmactraining.co.uk or contact us direct on 01623 488078. Futher details of the event will follow shortly.

02/11/2006

CHARITY RIDE OUT 27.08.06

Charity Motorcycle Ride Out in aid of RAINBOWS CHILDREN HOSPICE Sunday 27th August 2006 at 10am.Leaving from Kirkland Avenue mansfield for a fun day out riding all around Nottinghamshire.Entry requires a small donation. For further information and details access: www.rainbows.co.uk or ring Alan on 01623 488078. Thanks

22/08/2006

Easter Egg Run Success-Thanks from PASIC

Hi Alan & Simon It's Bea here from PASIC, the group that you donated some of your Easter Eggs to. It's been so busy in the last few weeks that I cannot remember whether I sent you a thank you note or not! If I haven't I'm so sorry and if I have this will be a bonus! I looked at your website to see if I could find an email address and I saw your 'Latest News' page, so I thought it would be nice if I wrote a thank you for that, what do you think? Well here goes anyway! An 'eggstra' special thank you to Alan and Simon of TT, as well as all those people that turned up at Mansfield Civic Centre on 8th April 2006 for the Easter Egg Run. Around 100 bikers took part and almost 300 eggs were donated to PASIC (Parents Association for Seriously Ill Children) www.pasic.org.uk and to Robin Hood and Blandy Wards at Kings Mill Hospital. I'm sorry I didn't get to see you all ride through town, that must have been quite a sight! I was glad to meet so many of you at Kings Mill and thank you personally. At PASIC we support families of children diagnosed with cancer and the eggs that we received were given to children at the Easter Parties that we held for them. We had such on overwhelming response to the Easter Egg appeal that the children had at least two eggs each!!!!!! Lots of chocolately faces and fingers!!!!! Thank you all so much for your support and generosity, without people like you we wouldn't be able to offer the support that we do to the families. Best wishes Bea Brunton PASIC Coordinator

24/05/2006

EASTER EGG RUN SATURDAY 8th APRIL 2006

GOOD NEWS THE ‘TT’ EASTER EGG RUN IS COMING! Following the success of the toy run we have decided to hold a charity egg run for the children in hospital. Saturday 8th April 2006 all bikes meeting at the Civic Centre car park, Mansfield 1pm leaving for the Kingsmill Hospital at 1.30pm, where there will be refreshments on arrival. If you don’t ride a bike then go pillion or just come along to see all the bikes & people dressed up for Easter. It will be a fun day so come along, bring your eggs, friends and bikes! For directions see the CBT map on our web site or ring us for directions.

24/03/2006

TT Toyrun

The TT Toyrun is now really gathering momentum, we have had a fantastic response from a variety of clubs and organisations such as The Goldwing Owners Club of Great Britain, ( Visit: trentwings.com) and Harley Owners Club, In association with LeRock Harley Davidson Specialists, Tenter Lane Mansfield, and The Virago Owners Club. Even if you do not ride a bike there will be plenty of them to see on the day so please get involved for this very worthwhile cause. Gala Bingo is doing fantastically well in collecting toys for the 17th December, and everyone has given generously, so we would like to thank everyone who has donated. Please feel free to contact us if we can answer any queries and we look forward to seeing you there!!!. ( Please give a ring if you intend to take part on the day, as we need to know a rough estimate of how many bikes to expect on the day. Thanks.)

07/12/2005

Teaming up With Gala Bingo For Christmas

We are really pleased to announce that Gala Bingo in Mansfield are joining forces with ourselves to help make the Christmas TT Toyrun the best ever!!. You can help us in this aim by donating a small gift and dropping it in to Gala Bingo between now and the 17th Dec. These toys will be added to the toys collected at the fire station drop off point between 1pm and 2pm on the 17th Dec, and collectively taken to the Kings Mill Childrens Centre. If you have a bike and would like to be involved with this worthwhile cause, please join us on the day. Any cash donations recieved will be donated to the Special Care Baby Unit at the Dukeries Centre. We hope as many people as possible will back us on this as I am sure if you don't have children yourselves you will know plenty who have. We want this to be a major event that happens on an annual basis, so if you have any further ideas please let us know. The ride itself will take in Mansfield Town Centre and Sutton Town Centre, and is a fantastic opportunity to meet likeminded people whilst helping out the local Hospital. If we can answer any queries please feel free to give us a call, and get yourselves involved with something special this Christmas.

20/11/2005

Christmas Toy Run!!!

After the success of the last charity event held in September, We have decided to continue helping good causes locally by organising a Christmas Toy Run for the Childrens Centre based at Kings Mill Hospital. Anyone wishing to donate a toy can e-mail us or contact us on any of the numbers shown on this website. We are sure that everyone will agree that this is a fabulous cause and we would like to achieve as much as possible for the children who are unfortunate enough to have to spend the Christmas Period in Hospital due to ill health or as a result of an accident. Please join with us in this project and help bring a little cheer to the most important time of year for these kids. We will be holding a drop off point on the 17th of December between 1pm - 2pm at the Fire Station situated at Rosemary Street Mansfield, so please feel free to call in or come and see us at the drop off point your help will be very much appreciated.

14/11/2005

Motorcycle Hire

We are pleased to announce that as of 14 September 2005 we are able to offer motorcycle hire of both 50cc and 125cc machines. This has been undertaken in response to the large amount of requests we have received from people who have recently completed their CBT training who are unable, or do not wish, to meet the costs of buying their own bike. We hope that this will be a useful facility to our pupils and allow them to gain the practical ongoing experience of the open road which will help prepare them for their DAS training. Please contact Alan or Simon for further details.

14/09/2005

Open Day Success!!!

We would like to thank everyone who supported us in our Charity Open Day. We are pleased to say that we were supported by local small businesses that helped to make the day successful. The total raised on the day was £423.76, and this will be donated to Kings Mill Hospital Intensive Care Unit. The flourescent safety vests that have been embroidered with the Mansfield 103.2, Bare Bones, Tarmac Training and Charity will be available to buy at a price of £9.99 all proceeds of which will again be donated to the Intensive Care Unit. Please support us in this aim as wearing one of these vests could indeed prevent you from needing the Intensive Care facilities. Once again we would like to say a BIG THANKYOU to everyone who participated and everyone who attended, a result of which made the day worthwhile.

05/09/2005

Open Day

Further to our previous news article; we would like to confirm that the Open Day will take place this Saturday 3rd September between 10am and 2pm at Business Intake Centre, Kirkland Avenue, Mansfield. Mansfield 103.2FM will be broadcasting directly from the site and the Mayor will also be in attendance! Chad newspaper will be reporting on the day. Vouchers for £5 off CBT courses will be available, there will also be a raffle prize of a FREE CBT course worth £85 and the opportunity of winning £250 worth of safety clothing courtesy of The Bare Bones Project. Embroidered, flourescent vests will be available to buy on the day at the special rate of £9.99. Most importantly, all money raised on the day will be donated to the Intensive Care Unit at Kings Mill Hospital, so please come along and support us in our worthy cause as who knows when us bikers may need their help.

30/08/2005

September Open Day

We are pleased to announce a forthcoming open day on Road Safety running in conjunction with the Bare Bones project and Mansfield 103.2 fm. This promises to be a fun filled day with B.B.Q and raffles to win a free CBT training day worth £85.00, as well as the chance to win a clothing voucher to kit yourself out in all the latest safety clothing to ensure a safe and successful motorcycling career. The opportunity will also be there to purchase a high visibility vest the profits of which will all be donated to Kings Mill Hospital Intensive Care Unit. We really look forward to seeing you on the day. Final date and more information will be added upon confirmation!!. So watch this space.

08/08/2005