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At our AGM, Brian and Ian agreed to continue in their current roles, although Brian will step back and asked members to assist in planning events. Yvonne has agreed to do the monthly Enjoying MG reports and this is part of her first post.
Our first run of the year is the “Cobweb Duster” which is on the 1st January to the The Swan at Bromham, arranged by Martin & Jackie. We don’t have much planned until April when we have the MK Classic Run from the Populars Garden Centre to Silverstone which is organised by Mike & Allison all proceeds to MK Hospital Neonatal Unit, details on our club website.
November Club Night Follow Up & AGM
Thanks to everyone that came to our November AGM and Club Night. It was good to see so many of you. So a quick summary of the AGM…….
Review of the Year.
– It’s been another busy and active year for the club within members attending a wide range of events and activities, from Mid Month Club Runs to International Runs to Belgium and France.
Club Accounts Summary.
– Ian presented the club finances which are in good shape with a balance of £461.63, a positive result.
If you have any queries we can send you a copy of the audit report.
Website.
– The website is running well. We have had to pay out £132.05 for web hosting and domain renewal etc.
– Please send Ian photos to add to the website
Elections.
– No-one has put themselves forwards for any of the club official positions.
– Brian is unable to dedicate enough time to the club but will keep it ticking over. It means there may not be Club News articles in Enjoying MG Magazine, Club Night Follow Up messages, or other events coordinated.
However, if members take a more active role in arranging the occasional events, articles etc. it should continue to be a busy and active club. (For example, Martin has agreed to book the New Years Day Cobweb Duster Run.)
– Ian has also agreed to keep his role as Treasurer. (for which I am very grateful).
Subscriptions.
– It was agreed to keep membership at £10 pa.
Outline Plan for Year.
– A copy is attached.
Other.
– It was agreed to keep the Inn on The Lake as our club venue,
If you have any questions…please ask
October Club Night Follow Up
We’re coming to the end of another busy and successful year for the club, so it was great to see so many of you at the October Club Night.
Yvonne has taken delivery of her brand new MG3 the first ‘modern’ MG owned by a club member.
We had our final summer Mid Month Run to a country pub for dinner travelling to the Crown at Gransborough. It was a pleasant drive and a great way to wind up the season. Again thanks to Yvonne for a great suggestion. We will restart them in May/June next year.
COMING UP>>>>
The event season is starting to wind down now although we have quite a few members with tickets for the final Bicester Scramble of the year on the 6th. However, as I write, the weather forecast looks like rain all day, so I think the turnout will be low.
November 6th Club Night at the Inn on the Lake and AGM.
– Please, Please, Please, make every effort to come along. It’s the most important meeting of the year where committee members get to know what events you’d like to do. It is your club and we need your input. The AGM part of the meeting will only take about 30-40 minutes, then you can get back to having a chat and catch up.
– Committee We really need more members to take on roles on the committee, helping to organise events etc. I would really like to stand down as Club Secretary. I have run the club (with Ians excellent support) for many years now and am struggling to give the club the attention it needs. Please will you consider this carefully and let us know if you can help in any way, it is not onerous.
December 4th Club Night at the Inn on the Lake and Xmas Dinner.
I have booked the Inn on the Lake for our annual Christmas bash.
ACTION!!!! PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU’D LIKE TO JOIN US. I have made a provisional booking but will need final numbers soon.
January 1st Club Cobweb Duster. Please note no club night in January
One of our most popular events, a run to a nice pub for lunch where we can chat about how much we enjoyed the Queens Speech and the annual game of Monopoly.
Thanks to Martin who is investigating a venue for us.
September Club Night Follow-Up
August had a number of significant events for the club.
The first was Cars at the Claydons. This was a two day event held at Claydon House. Mike organised a run for thirty cars, finishing the lovely National Trust property. Saturdays car show was a bit quiet, but the weather was fine on Sunday and there was a bigger turnout. Thank you to everyone who acted as marshals over the two days, you were brilliant, as always.
We had 18 people attend the mid month run to the Plough at Simpson. A good evening was had by all.
Members also attended the Rufus Centre event, the MGCC Summer Picnic, the 95th MG anniversary at Beaulieu
COMING UP – WE HAVE MEMBERS ATTENDING ALL OF THESE EVENTS.
SEPTEMBER 4th
Club Night at the Inn on the Lake – was a quiet evening, with many people away on holiday.
September 15th
Due to other commitments I find I am unable to organise a trip to the IBCC this year.
For those of you interested there is a “Wings at Wheels” event being held at the IBCC (near Lincoln) on the 15th September. Details are on the IBCC website.
September 19th
Our final summer Mid Month Run to a country pub for dinner. Yvonne has proposed the Crown at Gransborough. As usual the plan will be:
18.50 meet at Inn on the Lake, 19.00 set off, 19.30 Table will be booked for this time
The names I have so far are: Mike & Alison, Yvonne and Ian, Rosie & Ken, Brian & Jenny, Terry
PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU’D LIKE TO ATTEND SO WE CAN BOOK THE TABLE
Other September events:
September 7th / 8th Beaulieu Auto jumble
13th to 16th Goodwood Revival
21st Sywell, Pistons and Props
27th / 30th Spa Francorchamps. “Spa Six Hours”
October 2nd Club Night at the Inn on the Lake
October POSSIBLE NEW EVENT!!!
Mike has kindly agreed to use one of his prepared routes. The plan is to meet at Poplars Garden Centre and drive a beautiful cross country route to Claydon House for lunch. Everyone will receive a detailed route to follow. We will stagger the departures to minimise the number of convoys. We will be asking for a £5 donation to club funds.
IMPORTANT – PLEASE LET US BY RETURN KNOW IF YOU’D LIKE TO DO THIS RUN.
October 6th
Bicester Scramble. Buy your tickets asap
October 12th/13th or 19th 20th
Still hoping to go to the Haynes Museum near Yeovil. It will include a Saturday night away
November 6th
Club Night at the Inn on the Lake and AGM.
– Please make every effort to come along, it’s the most important meeting of the year where committee members get to know what you’d like to do.
– We really need more members to take on roles on the committee, helping to organise events etc. I am struggling to give the club the attention it needs and I know Ian feels the same way. Please will you consider this carefully and let us know if you can help.
December 4th Club Night at the Inn on the Lake and Xmas Dinner
January 1st Club Cobweb Duster. A run to a nice pub for lunch where we can chat about the toys we all received from Santa.
PLEASE NOTE there will be no club night on the 1st January
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August started with a bang when we had around 30 members attend the club night on the 7th, Terry brought some “B” spare parts as he was clearing his garage, which were quickly snapped up. Michael & Alison gave a briefing to
those who would be marshals at Claydon and Ian took orders for club polo’s
and sweaters.
The 18th was “Cars To The Claydons” which saw entrants start from Toddington for a scenic run to Claydon House, with all monies going to the Little Lives charity.
The morning at Claydon was very wet until about 10am then it became a very pleasant and warm day. The setting at Claydon House was delightful as the cars parked in the gardens along with the cars from the Lotus club and
vintage cars and tractors. Lady Alexandra Verney and her PA Tory were very grateful for our support and made us welcome. Sunday was a great success for all.
On the 22nd we had our Mid week run out to the Plough at Simpson, a newly refurbished pub. We had 18 members and partners attended, with 15 dining, the food was very good and there was a good selection of choices on the menu. I think we may visit the Plough again in the future.
We’ve still got a number of events in the pipeline to discuss at our 4th September club night. There is the Wings and Wheels event at the IBCC in Lincolnshire on the 15th September. A possible Mid Month Run on the 19th
September, Bicester Heritage Scramble on 6th October, Haynes Museum 12/13th October.
If we have time we could add in a scenic tour before the end of the summer. Safe driving.
Cheers Brian and Ian
August Update of Events
Evening All,
August started with a bang when we had around 30 members attend the club night on the 7th, Terry brought some “B” spare parts as he was clearing his garage, which were quickly snapped up. Michael & Alison gave a briefing to those who would be marshals at Claydon and Ian took orders for club polo’s and sweaters.
The 18th was “Cars To The Claydons” which saw entrants start from Toddington for a scenic run to Claydon House, with all monies going to the Little Lives charity. The morning at Claydon was very wet until about 10am then it became a very pleasant and warm day. The setting at Claydon House was very nice as the cars parked in the gardens along with the cars from the Lotus club and vintage cars and tractors. Lady Alexandra Verney and her PA Tory made us welcome and the day was a great success for all. 
On the 22nd we had our Mid week run out to the Plough at Simpson, a newly refurbished pub. We had 18 members and partners attended, with 15 dining, the food was very good and there was a good selection of choices on the menu. I think we may visit the Plough again in the future. Pictures from Claydon and Mike, Alison & Alexandra at the prize giving. 
Kimbolton Event 18th July
On the 18th we had 10 cars join us for this yearly event, the weather was a bit damp first thing but improved and during the day got quite warm but got a bit windy later on.
We had a good selection of cars and a couple strays, with Terry’s Porche & Roger’s Jaguar but as a club we were not too fussy. Included are a couple of pictures, with one of Ken holding the gazebo down.
Every one enjoyed the day and events such as the re-enactment groups and a Hurricane fly past, the number of car groups and variety of vehicles was brilliant and nice to see. 
Included are a couple of pictures, with one of Ken holding the gazebo down.
Enjoying MG August Submission
We had eleven MGs at our July club night. The car park looked impressive!
It has been busy with members attending in June: – The Bicester Scramble, the New Lowndes Arms at Whaddon, the MGB Register Shelsley Walsh event, The Cotswold Caper, the Spa Summer Classic and four members off on
their Grumpy Tour of Europe.
In July we had half a dozen cars to go to the Swan at Bromham – it’s a nice place, thanks Jackie for the suggestion. 11
cars went to the Kimbolton Country Fayre. Some are heading to the Silverstone Classic whilst some are off to the Parson Drove Custom and Classic Car Bike and Trike Show.
August 4th
MGCC MGB Register Classic Car Summer Picnic at Millets Farm Centre Frilford.
Stephen is going to the Classic Car show and Autojumble at the Rufus Centre at Flitwick.
August 7th is our Club Night at the Inn on the Lake. August 22nd Summer Mid Month Run to a country pub for dinner. The plan is to use the newly refurbished Plough at Simpson.
August 18th NEW EVENT – Organised by Mike and Alison. Cars at the Claydons. This will be a beautiful tour of about 70-80 miles through the countryside, ending at Claydon House – Monies raised from the tour will go
to the Little Lives Charity. Thanks everyone who has volunteered to marshal.
at Cuttleslowe Park, North Oxford. August 25th Little Gransden Air & Car Show. 300 plus cars and a 3.5 hour flying display.
August 26th Cowley Classic – this event has been recommended.
We are still hoping to arrange a run to the International Bomber Command Centre in Lincolnshire
Mid Week Run Out Lowndes Arms Whaddon
Hi all
On Thursday 20th June we had our first mid month run of the year, we meet up at The Inn On The Lake and headed off for dinner at the country pub/restaurant.
The weather forecast was looking good and we only had a couple of spits of light rain en-route.
Brian, Ken, Roger G and Roger S, Geoff & Liz and Yvonne and I attended.
The plan was to try the New Lowndes Arms at Whaddon and although the place has recently been planned to featured on the Hotel Inspector television programme, it was pulled as the programme inspector was reported as “Not a nice person and was unfair to the owners and family”, we found the place welcoming and the food good and very reasonable.
Next months run is to a newly renovated pub in Simpson.
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It’s excellent to see so many events proposed and planned. During May we had 8 people attend the “Rose of the Shires”, taking us through beautiful Northamptonshire.
Ian and Yvonne & Martin & Jackie attended the “Moor to the Sea”, near Exeter and the “New Forest Run” we had Geoff/Liz, Dave/Sue & Yvonne/Ian.
We also had an intrepid group led by Ron and Daran that went to the Spa Classic in the Belgian Ardennes. The cars
behaved and everyone everyone enjoyed the event. Nurburgring next year?
In June we have people attending the Cotswold Caper, always a great event.
We plan to start our Summer Mid month runs in June, by the time your read this we will have been to the Lowndes Arms at Whaddon – scene of the Hotel Inspector! There is another large group planning to head to the June Bicester
Scramble, buy your tickets on line – they sell out fast! If you’re a member of the MGB Register you’ll know about the event at Shelsley Walsh.
At least ten cars are booked to go to the Kimbolton Country Fayre in July, speak to Martin to get your entry wristbands and to book a plot. Anyone going to the Silverstone Classic this year? We’ll head to the Swan at Bromham for our July Mid Month Run – thanks to Jackie for the suggestion.
August will see us go to the newly refurbished Plough at Simpson. The MGB Register Classic Car Summer Picnic will be at at Millets Farm Centre Frilford. Stephen recommends the August 4th Classic Car show at the Rufus Centre at Flitwick, tickets £4 and need to be bought in advance.
There is a NEW EVENT on August 18th – Organised by Mike and Alison. Classic Car event at Claydon House.
Marshals will be needed but why not join the run?
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