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IAM Roadsmart Forth Valley Group

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Meetings for Associates and Full Members

If you are thinking of joining us, or want to meet one of us to ask a few questions, one option is to come along to one of our friendly evening meetings.  Come along and say hello to one of our committee members.  We wear badges so we are easy to find.  


The motorcyclists  in the group also have social rides - dates and routes are sent out to motorcyclist members via email.


Email is used to send notices about all meetings - if you are not receiving them please send our membership secretary an email so we can make sure you are on our email list.  (See committee page).  If you change your email address you can update our email system yourself (via link at end of any of our emails)


SCHEDULE

AGM - Tuesday 20st May 2025 7:30pm

Papers will be sent out on email


Location: Falkirk Fire Station

Previous Events

Talk - Thursday 13th March 2025 7:30pm

Speaker: Stewart Mackie, IAM's Regional Road Safety Manager for the north.  This will be a  Q&A session so please come along with your questions


Location: Falkirk Fire Station

Talk - Thursday 6th February 2025 7:30pm

Speaker: Thomas Mitchell, who is a partner at Motorcycle Law Scotland and will be talking on "Collisions, Compensation, Case Studies & Civil Law"  Thomas is an IAM member (car and motorcycle with Borders) and is also a mountain biker.


Location: Falkirk Fire Station

Talk - Thursday 7th November 2024 7:30pm

Speaker: Alan Biggar, a retired investment manager with a keen interest in historic motorsports. 10,412 Miles for Teenage Cancer Trust in 10 Years  Hear Alan’s stories of the four charity drives he organised, using his stable of classic Morgan cars.


Location: Falkirk Fire Station

Talk - Tuesday 8th October 2024 7:30pm

Speaker: Robin Iffla, MBE, on embracing Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in everything that we do.

Robin is a former police officer and board member for the Scottish Fire & Rescue Service. He was awarded the MBE in the 2016 New Year Honours list for his work in Equalities and Social Cohesion. Robin has also served as Chair of the Independent Review Board on Equality, Diversity & Inclusion and Human Resources for Police Scotland.


Location: Falkirk Fire Station

AGM - Tuesday 21st May 2024 7:30pm

Papers will be sent out on email


Location: Falkirk Fire Station

Talk - Thursday 14th March 2024 7:30pm

Speaker: Steve Davie - Watch Commander, Scottish Fire and Rescue and Lead Instructor for Biker Down Scotland for our region.  This will include a hands on session demonstrating how to safely remove a helmet from a motorcycle casualty.  Vital information for any driver or rider out on our roads.


Location: Falkirk Fire Station

Talk - Tuesday 6th February 2024 7:30pm

Speaker: David McKenzie from Transport Scotland - on PRIME Markings - Some of you may have seen PRIME markings appearing ahead of more and more bends in the highlands.  Now you can hear the research behind them.


Location: Falkirk Fire Station

Talk - Thursday 9th November 2023 7:30pm

Our speaker for the November meeting will be Police Constable Allan Russell who is a Road Policing Advanced Forensic Collision Investigator.


Location: Falkirk Fire Station

Talk - Tuesday 3rd October 2023 7:30pm

The speaker for the October Members‘ Meeting will be IAM Roadsmart Examiner Lee Fisher. This ‘Meet the Examiner’ session will be especially useful for Associates and Observers.


Location: Falkirk Fire Station

Annual General Meeting - Thursday 18 May 2023 7:30pm

Our AGM will be on zoom this year and details of the zoom event will be emailed to members.  For the AGM papers please see Newsletter 43


Location: Zoom

Previous Events

Talk - Thursday 2nd March 2023 7:30pm

Ross Tuffee is the co-ordinator for the Forth Valley group of Blood Bikes Scotland https://bloodbikesscotland.co.uk/, and he will be telling us about the important work that the BBS volunteers do. BBS is always looking for volunteers - riders and drivers are required to have passed one of the approved Advanced Motoring tests but there are also roles for folks without advanced qualifications.


Location: Stirling Smith Museum

Previous Events

Talk Thursday 2nd February 2023 7:30pm

Scott Tulip - Topic: Rider Training in Nepal.


Scott is an Area Delivery Manager for IAM but was asked to go out to Nepal for the IAM to help train Gurkhas to be better riders.  This will be on zoom as Scott is based down in England.  The joining instructions  will be on email to members but others are welcome - please use the contact form if you want the link.

Riders' group meet - 5th December 2022 7:30pm Braeport Centre

Our bi-monthly meet of our motorcyclists group .


Location: Braeport Centre, Dunblane FK15 0AT.

All Members Meeting/Talk - 10th November 2022 7:30pm

Quiz Night.


Location: TBA

All Members Meeting/Talk - 6th October 2022 7:30pm

Stephen Carr - Mental Health Motorbike

Topics include: The effects of poor mental health on driving and riding


Location: Zoom - connection details on email

Riders' group meet - 3rd October 2022 7:30pm Braeport Centre

Our bi-monthly meet of our motorcyclists group .


Location: Braeport Centre, Dunblane FK15 0AT.

Riders' group meet - 6th June 2022 7:30pm - Springkerse Retail Park

Our bi-monthly meet of our motorcyclists group .

This one is an opportunity to practise Slow Riding Skills.  See email for more details.

Location: Carpark beside B&M Superstore, Springkerse Retail Park FK7 7T

2022 AGM 19th May 2022 7:30pm on Zoom

AGM - Annual General Meeting. 


Hear how the group is being run, about plans for future events, about who does what on the committee and have your say - what would you like to see improved? 



More details on how to connect to this zoom meeting will be given direct to our local members and associates via email

Riders' group meet - 4th April 2022 7:30pm Braeport Centre

Our bi-monthly meet of our motorcyclists group .


Location: Braeport Centre, Dunblane FK15 0AT.

Talk 3rd March 2022 7:30pm on Zoom

Alan Hiscox, Director of Access, British Horse Society - Topic: How car drivers and motorcycle riders can help to keep horses and theirs rider safe on the roads.


This has always been an important consideration for Advanced Drivers and Riders and is especially pertinent in the light of the recent changes to the Highway Code.

Riders' group meet - 7th February 2022 7:30pm Braeport Centre

Our bi-monthly meet of our motorcyclists group - this month Lee Fisher (one of our local IAM examiners) is giving us a talk.  Come along and pick his brains.


Location: Braeport Centre, Dunblane FK15 0AT.

Talk - 3rd February 2022 7:30pm on Zoom

Motorcyclist or Motorist First on Scene - Part Two


James Marsh, Education Lead for the Scottish Ambulance Service and also a UK registered paramedic, will be giving us this talk.  Part 1 was in October and members found this so interesting and had so many questions, and James had so much detail to give that he only managed to get half way through his talk - so we invited him back to finish the talk!


More details on how to connect to this zoom meeting will be given direct to our local members and associates via email.

Talk (and 2021 AGM) 11th November 2021 7:30pm on Zoom

Vanessa Ruck - The Girl On A Bike


After being hit by a car while cycling in 2014, Vanessa's world was turned upside down. Motorcycles weren't a part of her life before the accident, but have been instrumental in her recovery. She's an enduro and Harley rider and is determined to make the most of every day. She is a huge social media influencer within the adventure motorcycling world and will be joining us to share here life changing story from accident to Harley-Davidson and hard enduro and even, finishing Red Bull Romaniacs.


This meeting will start with our formal AGM for 2021, followed by Vanessa’s talk.


More details on how to connect to this zoom meeting will be given direct to our local members and associates via email.

Talk - 7th October 2021 7:30pm on Zoom

Motorcyclist or Motorist First on Scene


James Marsh, Education Lead for the Scottish Ambulance Service and also a UK registered paramedic, will be giving us this talk.


More details on how to connect to this zoom meeting will be given direct to our local members and associates via email.

2020 AGM 13th May 2021 7:30pm on Zoom

The official notice of the AGM is in the latest newsletter (on email to all our group members).  If you are a member and have not received please get in contact.

CANCELLED 5th March 2020 7:30pm CANCELLED

TBC - Unfortunately our speaker on Smart Motorways has been called away to a project outside the UK.  We are currently working to re-book.


Location: Stirling Smith Museum

POSTPONED 7th May 2020 7:30pm POSTPONED

AGM - Annual General Meeting.  This has been postponed to a date to be arranged once we can all get safely out and about.  Alternatively we may have it as a virtual meeting using Zoom.  We will let you know via email.

Location: Stirling Smith Museum

Previous Meetings

6th Feb 2020 7:30pm

IAM Related Pub Quiz!


One of our busy car-observers is creating a pub-quiz style event for you.  Please come along and pit your knowledge (and memory) against fellow members and associates.  Learn something, and learn what you need to polish up!  We will set up teams when you arrive.  There is a distinct possibility of prize


Location - Falkirk Fire Station

14th Nov 2019 7:30pm

HGV driving and its challenges - Neil Warden


Neil is Aberdeen based and has been a member of the IAM for 25 years.

He has fulfilled many different roles in the Aberdeen group, which include Chairman, secretary, and also was Regional Group Co-ordinator for many years.

Currently, Neil works as a compliance manager for an international road haulage company.


Location: Stirling Smith Museum

10th Oct 2019 7:30pm

Biker Down


The October members meeting talk will be given by Gary Wood of Biker Down and will demonstrate why everybody, drivers, bikers, and pedestrians need to know what to do if they are first on scene at an accident involving a motorcyclist.

Location - Falkirk Fire Station  FK2 9AH

4th Sept 2019 7:30pm - Extra Meeting with Lanarkshire

Scott Tulip - IAM Roadsmart Area Service Delivery Manager for Scotland - Joint meeting with Lanarkshire Advanced Motorists.

Location: Strathclyde Country Park, Motherwell.  

9th May 2019 7:30pm

AGM - Annual General Meeting.

Location: Stirling Smith Museum

7th March 2019 7:30pm

David McKenzie - Special Projects Manager from Transport Scotland talking on Average Speed Cameras.

Location: Stirling Smith Museum

7th February 2019 7:30pm

John Baxter from Blood-Bikes Scotland is talking about their service delivering blood and other urgent medical supplies for the NHS.  A new Forth-Valley week-day service is starting soon, come along and find out how you might be able to help

Location - Falkirk Fire Station


10th January 2019 7:30pm - Extra Meeting

Mike Quinton, the new Chief Executive of the Institute of Advanced Motorists, is coming up to Scotland at the invitation of the "Glasgow North" group.  He is presenting to the group and they have invited other nearby groups to benefit from this and have organized a large venue to make this possible.  It will be in Bishopbriggs.  Please arrive from 7pm.

Location - Bishopbriggs War Memorial Hall - click for map

15th November 2018 7:30pm

Topic: Autonomy and the Enthusiast - Richard Harris


Like it or not, self-driving cars are coming. Once we strip away the hype and the fear-mongering, what is the reality of autonomous vehicles, when will they be with us, and what will that mean for those of us who invest time and energy in becoming ‘advanced’ riders and drivers?


Richard has been involved in both AI and virtual or augmented reality for more than quarter of a century - nearly as long as he’s been an IAM member. He is CEO of a Hollywood-based augmented reality company and is co-founder of an AI company that specialises in software that self-evolves to solve problems.

Location: Stirling Smith Museum


11th October 2018 7:30pm

Topic: Road Engineering – Eric Hill, Principal Engineer Operational Road Safety, SWECO UK

Location - Falkirk Fire Station



Forth Valley Group are a friendly, informal group who are always looking to welcome new members or visitors.
We hold meetings where a topical driving/riding subject is discussed. 


All talks/meetings commence at 7.30pm, so please arrive a few minutes before. All associates, members, non-members and friends are welcome.


If you are new to the group and perhaps have not yet even been allocated to an observer, please say hello to a committee member (we wear badges) so we can know who you are and introduce you to others.


Tea/Coffee is served at the end so you can chat and find out more.

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