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Category: Ace Cafe
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Ace Cafe London’s annual “End of Summer Scooter & Mod Special” is at the cafe 9am to 5pm on Sunday 3rd October.
This year we are hosting the “Tony Class Memorial Special”, celebrating with the Vespa Club of Britain the 75th anniversary of Vespa.
Founded 1946 in Florence, Italy, R. Agius opened in 1951 on the Edgware Road, London W2 selling Vespa’s. Today they are the UK's oldest original retro family run Piaggio Vespa dealer and will be joining us for the day as special guests at the Ace!
Ragius Piaggio
Vespa Club UK
This Scooter Sunday Special is for all that “Keep the Faith”!
https://london.acecafe.com/
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Kicking off at the Ace with the popular Bike Night on evening of Friday 3rd, Saturday 4th at the Ace includes live music, ride outs, special guests & more.
Saturday 4th
The annual “Cafe Racer Ride Out” leaves the Ace at 10.30am on Saturday 4th September for a Celebratory Service and Blessing of the Bikes at 12.00 by 59 Club Chairman, Father Sergiy’s Diduk, at his Church, All Saints, Hanworth. The Mayor of Hounslow will also be attending.
This is then followed by a screening in the church at 1pm (to which all are invited) of :-
“Rockers London” - a 30 minute documentary that explores the London Rocker culture, from past to the present day, through conversations with people on the scene.The thirty minute documentary is injected with archive (some unseen) footage from the early sixties which really brings the past alive.
This is Rock n’ Roll on wheels, bringing the vibes to the viewer of an alternative to the modern world.
Departing the Ace 10.30am Saturday 4th September, the route is:
A406 , A40, A312 “Hayes By-Pass” to All Saints Church, Uxbridge Road, Hanworth, TW13 5EE
Overflow parking and facilities, ( with WC’s,) is at the Hanworth Air Park Leisure Centre opposite the Church
After the Service and Blessing the “Cafe Racer Ride Out” then returns to the Ace for 2.30pm and the “Best Ridden Cafe Racer” competition. Judging and awards courtesy of:
Lewis Leathers | Red Torpedo | Ogri | Cherry Red Records | British Tax Discs
Sunday 5th September
Motorcyclists will gather at the Ace from early morning.
At 10.30am the assembled motorcycle ride-out departs the Ace for Brighton, "waved off" as in the years to date by the Mayor of Brent
We will be joined on the day by riders participating in the inaugural Ride Global “Memorial Ride” which is taking place on Sunday 5.9.21 raising funds on-line in aid of COVAX.
Route: A406 - A40 - M25 - M23 - A23 to Madeira Drive, Brighton Seafront
Rev up and Ride, with the Rockers!
See you at the Ace, and in Brighton!
Strictly no deckchairs
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Ace Cafe London is hosting Harley Day from 9am to 5pm on Sunday 29th August.
This special annual all-day occasion at the Ace, a feature now embedded as a must attend fixture on the calendars of thousands of like-minded enthusiasts, sees riders converge throughout the day to enjoy, relish and witness machines from HD, and celebrate the Milwaukee marvel founded in 1903!
As well as it being the 30th anniversary of HOG going international and the 40th anniversary of the sale by AMF to Willie G (with 28,189 machines produced and dealers in 67 countries by 1920), 2021 is also the centennial of both the 74ci V-Twin , and of a record set that same year by Otto Walker on a Harley-Davidson, the first motorcycle to win a race at an average speed greater than 100 mph!
Spanning all HD models, big-twins and Sportsters, classic, modern, and custom, as well as all those specials powered by a Harley motor, fire it up and see you at the Ace!
Harley Davidson
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Independently acclaimed as the World´s Coolest Motorcycle Event, the Ace Cafe Reunion 2021 takes place at Ace Cafe London premises, and on Madeira Drive, Brighton from 3rd - 5th September.
Celebrating the history and heritage of the Ace 25 years after it had closed in 1969, the first Ace Cafe Reunion was held at the legendary North London premises in 1994, and this year it is not only the 27th annual Ace Cafe Reunion and the 20th anniversary of the cafe having fully re-opened in 2001, it is also 25 years since the first Ace Cafe Reunion held on the famous and ever popular seafront at Brighton in 1996!
Kicking off at the Ace with the popular Bike Night on evening of Friday 3rd, Saturday 4th at the Ace includes live music, ride outs, special guests & more.
On Sunday 5th September ,motorcyclists will gather at the Ace premises celebrating the history and heritage of what is now regarded by many as an icon, Ace Cafe London.
At 10.30am the assembled motorcycle ride-out departs the Ace for Brighton, "waved off" as in the years to date by the Mayor of Brent.
We will be joined on the day by riders participating in the inaugural Ride Global “Memorial Ride” which is taking place on Sunday 5.9.21 raising funds on-line in aid of COVAX.
Route: A406 - A40 - M25 - M23 - A23 to Madeira Drive, Brighton Seafront
Rev up and Ride, with the Rockers!
See you at the Ace, and in Brighton!
Strictly no deckchairs
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Together with a very limited number of guests under the 'rule of six' regulations, the Mayor of Brent’s annual guided charity fundraising walk took place this year on Sunday 18th April
Kindly organised and hosted by the Willesden Local History Society and not just Camden
this Ace walk started at the Jubilee clock Harlesden and visited St Michael's Church, Willesden County Court, Harlesden Station (London to Birmingham railway), an old Electricity substation, the largest biscuit factory in Europe, Willesden manufacturing & WW2, the Grand Union canal, via the Paddington Limehouse “cut” that opened in 1820, the River Brent, and ended with cake and a cuppa’ at the Ace at Stonebridge!
At this difficult, challenging and “socially distanced” time, the walk was filmed to raise funds for two locally based charities:
Available now via Eventbrite booking, access with password to the Vimeo film of the walk is £5, and £10 gets you a special pack that includes, map, list of stops & context, poster and collage of still photos along the route, and a thank you from the Mayor.
Film view date: Fri, Apr 30 †Tue, May 18 • 12:00 BST
"Filmed walk, Harlesden Jubilee Clock to the Ace Cafe" on Eventbrite!
Click HERE for how to access the film and pack Eventbrite Tickets
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