The resource for emergency service vehicle awareness on the roads. Based on guidance contained within the Highway Code, Blue Light Aware is a resource containing short videos and animations, produced on behalf of the emergency services. Their crews rely on the help of other road users when they’re on a ‘blue light’ journey. We will […]
Debbie Birtwisle, area fundraiser for Children's Hospice South West, will tell us about the history and continued work of CHSW. Working not only for the patients, but also providing respite for parents/guardians and helping siblings to cope and relax.
Andy McKay from Somerset Road Safety, a WAM member, will be our guest speaker on Wednesday, 20th May. His talk will cover: Engagement with schools, primary, secondary and Somerset colleges. (most of us are parents/grandparents!) The "Learn to Live" program for aspiring/new drivers and passengers. The "Raise your Ride" scheme ( BikeSafe nationally) introduction to […]
In June, we will be holding our "Show and Tell" evening, which has become an annual event. It’s an evening to come along and show your car, old or new, and tell others about it for a minute or two, as if it were the preamble to an advanced driving test. The Sir John Timpson […]
We’re holding another Members’ Skills Evening this year, though last year's was poorly attended; we shall give it one more try! As in previous years, this will entail drivers following a laid out circuit and will involve such basic manoeuvres as reverse and parallel parking, a manoeuvring challenge and a slalom drive. Each area will […]
Doug Miners, one of the three IAM examiners who currently test our associates, is joining us to talk about his role as an examiner and what took him into that role in the first place. Also, what he expects from his test candidates.
