Category: Ace Cafe

1. The Road of Bones Breakfast at the Ace

   Posted on 12:01am Thursday 12th Apr 2012

   Join Compass Expeditions as they depart from Ace Cafe London on the morning of Sunday 20th May 2012 bound for Magadan, at the terminus of the Road of Bones, a journey of 17,800 miles.
     
   Compass Expeditions became the first commercial group to ever successfully ride the legendary Road of Bones after eight adventurous riders and four co-riders set out from Ace in 2011, returning tired and dirty, but elated 102 days later.
    
   With a crew of three, fourteen adventure riders and four co-riders, Compass Expeditions invites motorcyclists of all machines and interested parties to join them for breakfast between 7.30am - 8.30am and wave them off as they attempt to ride across a quarter of the earths surface.
    
   Ride leader Mick McDonald says "Yes it may seem like an un-godly hour, but an early start will fade into insignificance as the days turn into weeks that then turn into months of this epic expedition."
    
   For more information:
   www.compassexpeditions.com
   www.londontomagadan.com

2. Ace Cafe News - Vintage Rock

   Posted on 12:01am Wednesday 21st Mar 2012

   Ace Cafe London has teamed up with the publishers of the recently launched all new magazine "Vintage Rock", Issue 2 of which is now available.
     
   Chronicling all the stellar artists and their music, spanning the dawn of the 1950's to the early 60's, Vintage Rock magazine covers the music, the movies, the fashions and rejoices in the music of Elvis, The Shadows, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry and Gene Vincent to name but a few, and speaks to audiences that today relish the vitality of the early pioneers.
    
   As well as selling the magazine, the latest issue of which includes a competition to win the 20 track Ace 70th Anniversary CD "Bikes n' Leather, Rockin' at the Ace", the cafe has secured copies of Vintage Rock magazine, Issue 2, as prizes on the following occasions:
    
   Saturday 31st March - Rockin' Record Hop
   Saturday 14th April - Eddie Cochran Tribute Night with Pete Hutton & The Beyonders
   Saturday 28th April - Rockin' Record Hop
   Saturday 26th May - Rockin' Record Hop
   Saturday 31st June - Doo Wop Special with The Roomates
   Saturday 28th July - Rockin' Record Hop
   Saturday 11th August - Elvis Tribute Night (TBA)
   Saturday 25th August - Rockin' Record Hop
    
   www.vintagerockmag.com
   www.acecafeshop.com/products/206

3. Ace Cafe News - National Road Rally Needs You!

   Posted on 12:01am Saturday 3rd Mar 2012

   For the second consecutive year, Ace Cafe London is to be a part of the annual ACU (Auto Cycle Union) National Road Rally, to be held over the weekend of Saturday 30th June and Sunday 1st July 2012.
     
   First held in 1933, it's the UK's longest running such event, with over 500 entries.  It is also the largest motor sport event run on the public highway.
    
   There are categories for every type of two or three wheeler motorcycles and entries are welcome from beginners to seasoned adventurers.
    
   Volunteers are needed for various "checkpoints", including at the Ace.
    
   If you are interested in either volunteering or taking part, contact:
   John Riches, ACU Rally
   [email protected]

   
   www.nationalroadrally.co.uk

4. Ace at the V&A Museum

   Posted on 12:01am Saturday 3rd Mar 2012

   Hanging Out -Youth culture then and now - 7th May -  4th September 2012

   Full Spectrum Productions presents “Hanging Out - Youth culture then and now” in the Sackler Centre at the Victoria and Albert Museum.  Funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, this free display includes a selection of work created at the Hanging Out project’s volunteer training activities, oral history workshops and events since October 2010. The display will focus on youth culture during 1950’s and 1960’s London under the sub themes of fashion, film, music, sport, protests and entertainment.

   The display will feature a wall mural produced by sixth form pupils at the Haverstock School in Camden, of an authentic 1950’s Café, based on the legendary Ace Cafe London.  They will use a variety of mediums to create the mural and include photographs by Frank Monaco.

   There will be a 1960’s garment display which will present garments from Laurence Corner, the famous army surplus retailer, such as The Beatles Sergeant Pepper style jackets and a 1960’s press cuttings book. 1950’s style garments made by the project’s volunteers will also be shown.

   To be viewed on video monitors, there will be a selection of short films by London Film Academy students, a film by Simon Friedberg about the closing of the Laurence Corner shop, music performed  by the Hanging Out project’s volunteers and photographs by volunteers from the Creative Editing Workshop which was held at the Museum of London.

   A collection of work from the ‘Images of Protest’ exhibition, held at the Rich Mix Gallery in January 2012, will form part of the display, featuring such icons as Muhammad Ali, Angela Davis and Che Guevara, alongside protest t-shirts designed and printed by the project’s volunteers at the V&A screen-printing workshops.

   As well as the display, the opening night at the Victoria and Albert Museum will feature the premiere of the Hanging Out project’s documentary and the launch of its publication. Two monologues, based on oral history interviews, will be performed by young people within the Ace Cafe mural.

   www.hangingout.org.uk

5. Motorcycle Enthusiasts Invited to Join Comedian Ross Noble

   Posted on 1:25pm Monday 30th Jan 2012

   in a Celebrity Ride Out from Ace Cafe London to 2012 Carole Nash Motorcycle Show at ExCel

   Motorcycle Enthusiasts Invited to Join Comedian Ross Noble in a Celebrity Ride Out from Ace Cafe London Ace Cafe London will be debuting at this prestigious show with a stand (Hall N3, Stand N373) to include with author Mick Duckworth, who will be signing copies of the recently published "Ace Times" book on Friday 3rd & Saturday 4th. The Ace 904S Thruxton Special and the Ace 675CR Street Triple will also be on display.

   TV comedian and motorcycle fanatic Ross Noble is revving himself up for a celebrity motorcycle ride out into central London to raise money for Riders for Health as part of London's biggest biking event, the 2012 Carole Nash MCN Motorcycle Show.

   Red Dwarf's and BBC1's drama Death in Paradise, Danny John Jules sporting  his trademark pink motorbike will accompany Noble and they will set off from renowned motorcycle venue Ace Cafe London in Stonebridge on Saturday 4th February at 9am and ride to ExCeL, London where the show is taking place between the 2nd and 5th of February.

   Motorcyclists from across the country are invited to join the celebrity ride out and show their support for Riders for Health, which manages and maintains vehicles for African health workers so they can deliver much-needed health care to the most isolated communities.

   The route will take the motorcycle pack down the A406 east from the cafe around to the A1020, Royal Albert Way, leading to ExCeL at the heart of London Docklands.

   The Carole Nash MCN Motorcycle Show, in association with The Telegraph, is the capitals largest biking event and gives riders the chance to meet their biking heroes as well as seeing action-packed stunts and the latest 2012 bikes and accessories from all the major manufacturers ranging from Ducati Panigale to the Triumph Explorer. The event also features the jaw-dropping Michelin Revolution Show, in which World trials icon Dougie Lampkin and TT champion John McGuinness will go head-to head over a specially constructed course that tests both skill and nerve.

   In honour of the show's new 'Enduro' theme, Lampkin and McGuinness will be joined by multiple world Enduro champion David Knight, fan's favourite Chris Walker, BSB, WSB and GP ace Neil Hodgson and record breaking TT winner Ian Hutchinson who will compete in two teams to tackle breath-taking obstacles putting their nerves and skill to the test.Noble, who is well known for his love of biking, has competed in a number of competitions including the Red Bull Romaniacs, the world's toughest enduro race, in Romania.

   Commenting on the ride out, he said: "The Carole Nash MCN Motorcycle Show is a highlight of the biking event calendar and it will be great to arrive at ExCeL in style, in a convoy with hundreds of other bikers. Everyone taking part in the ride out will be supporting a worthy charity. Riders for Health help health workers in Africa stay mobile so they can reach even the most far-flung areas to deliver life-saving medical care."

   Riders will each be asked to make a small £5 donation to Riders for Health to take part in the ride out. Everyone taking part will receive free refreshments at the Ace by using MCN's paper voucher as well as a complimentary copy of Motorcycle News.

   To take part in the ride out, riders are invited to meet at Ace Cafe London, on the North Circular in Stonebridge, on 4th February for a 09.00am departure.

   www.ace-cafe-london.com