Post by sbullock on Apr 5, 2006 20:00:08 GMT
Sorry to have been "off the air" guys, very painful problem with my back. However, no sympathy just glad to see you all on westcountry events. The definitive list follows, until the next set of changes.
Sunday 9th April 2006. MG Day Brooklands Museum. There will be an F reg stand at this evocative race circuit museum. Contact midlands@mgfregister.org or 01234 78900 for more details.
Sunday 23rd April: Raiding Dorset. Drive/Natter, Compton Abbas airfield near Shaftsbury. Meet at the Little Chef, Southfields roundabout (Junct A303 / A358) near Ilminster in time to leave at 10am. Food and petrol on site. Contact us for other pickup points. Wander the lanes of Somerset & Dorset with lunch taken overlooking the rolling Dorset scenery and meet our friends from the South Coast group. If I know a week before that there are enough attending I can reserve a table.
Please note: Also on this day the MGF South Wales region are holding a run to Haynes Motor Museum and Yeovilton Air Museum, which you are very welcome to attend if you wish. Please contact SWMGF via their MGF web forum; or Dave Morris on wales@mgfregister.org; or 01837 851258.
Sunday May 7th 2006: Atlantic Coast Express Run. This event is organised by the Devon and Cornwall Centre MGCC and is a very well run event. The idea is to follow as near as possible the various routes of the old Southern Railway and this year will start at Okehampton and end at Honiton. Cost is £25, which includes a £10 non-refundable deposit and also includes tea/coffee and a cream tea.
Sue and I have booked our place and if you want to go, please contact the Devon and Cornwall centre direct. The event is limited to 85 cars and our experience is that it fills up very quickly. We will organise a drive to the event so contact us for details.
Sunday 21st May 2006. Explore Exmoor. 10am start from Cross Hands Pub, Norton Fitzwarren, Taunton. The Pub can be found by following signs through Taunton for Minehead. At the roundabout junction of the A358 and B3221 take the A358 for a few yards to find petrol and the pub car park on your right.
Tuesday 6th June 2006. A unique invitation from the chairman of the Exeter MGOC to celebrate the 62nd anniversary of D-Day. The chairman’s evening run starts from the Cowick Barton Pub, Cowick Lane, Exeter, Devon for a short run to view a £1million pound restoration project. A small charge of £2 will be charged and tea / coffee will be available at the venue. Anyone interested in military; motoring; aviation and motorcycles will enjoy this event. Just turn up on the evening if you are attending, no need to pre book. The Pub has food from 5:30pm.
9th to 11th June 2006. We have been invited to an event organised by the Avon area Triumph Six Club. It takes place at Unity Resort, Brean, Somerset over the weekend. Please contact our very own little eFer Colin Murrell on 07778 778985 for further information.
Saturday 17th June 2006. Classic and Sportscar action day. Based at Castle Combe circuit this is great event with sportcars of all sorts present. There is a huge amount to see and we are hoping that a number of you will be able to attend to promote the MGF register. Based on a first come first served rule there are a number of free tickets available to members from our region. All we ask is that you give part of your day to helping out at the MGF stand. This event has parade laps of the circuit available for you to take part in and is organised through a National Sportscar Magazine. Just what we want to raise our MGF profile amongst other sportscars. We need you to commit yourself as much as you possibly can and send me your details if you want to attend and assist the westcountry region on the day. Call on 01823 661916 or email west@mgfregister.org
Sunday 25th June 2006. Silverstone International, MGCC event. See your copy of Safety fast for more details and booking forms or ring 01932 882467.
Our region event previously planned for this day has been cancelled.
Friday to Sunday 7th to 9th July: The wonderful Goodwood Festival of Speed, obviously at Goodwood, near Chichester. The event opens on Friday 7th until Sunday 9th. It is essentially a hill climb with just about every sort of racecar and motorcycle made and drivers from many varieties of motor sport. There is a website for Goodwood. We shall be going on one of the days, most likely the Saturday. You can obtain your tickets from 01243 755055 or offline at www.goodwood.co.uk and going into the RETAIL section. Adult tickets are £40 for Saturday and entry is by pre booked ticket only. If you are interested in joining us please let us know.
Sunday 30th July 2006. Effing the Bridges. Just £15 (£17 non members) buys you entry to the road run that crosses both Severn Bridges, followed by a rally and lunch at a country house. Please send your cheque for £15 made out to MGF Register, with a stamped addressed envelope to Tim Morris, 7, Wren Crescent, Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 2JR. Please include your contact details, your vehicle details and your MGCC membership number, if applicable. This event is organised by the MGF register South Wales (SWMGF). Ring 01932 882467 for booking details.
August 2006. Our thoughts were for a Dodging the Grockles run. Please do let us know if you can organise something for the F’ers in our region.
Sunday 24th September 2006. Oggie, Oggie, Oggie. 10am start from the Little Chef at the M5 Tiverton junction 27. Devon and Cornwall is our aim for the day.
Sunday 22nd October 2006. The Kings Luncheon. 10.30am start from the Little Chef at the M5 Tiverton junction 27. Dartmouth for lunch at Royal Castle Hotel, 11 The Quay, Dartmouth, Devon TQ6 9PS. Tel: 01803 833033.
Sunday 19th November 2006. Cotswold Capers. 9:30am start from the Little Chef, Southfields roundabout (Junct A303 / A358) near Ilminster. A cross-country drive to Broadway, the heart of the Cotswolds for a lovely lunch. All that mellow stone and thatch to look at as well.
Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd December 2006. Christmas Dive & Natter. The Dog House Hotel, Frilford Heath (near Abingdon) is the venue for festive fun and food on the Sunday. Organiser is Tim Morris at events@mgfregister.org Please contact us if you want to go and we will advise on route, timing and accommodation. Please contact Tim and book your meal with him.
Sunday 9th April 2006. MG Day Brooklands Museum. There will be an F reg stand at this evocative race circuit museum. Contact midlands@mgfregister.org or 01234 78900 for more details.
Sunday 23rd April: Raiding Dorset. Drive/Natter, Compton Abbas airfield near Shaftsbury. Meet at the Little Chef, Southfields roundabout (Junct A303 / A358) near Ilminster in time to leave at 10am. Food and petrol on site. Contact us for other pickup points. Wander the lanes of Somerset & Dorset with lunch taken overlooking the rolling Dorset scenery and meet our friends from the South Coast group. If I know a week before that there are enough attending I can reserve a table.
Please note: Also on this day the MGF South Wales region are holding a run to Haynes Motor Museum and Yeovilton Air Museum, which you are very welcome to attend if you wish. Please contact SWMGF via their MGF web forum; or Dave Morris on wales@mgfregister.org; or 01837 851258.
Sunday May 7th 2006: Atlantic Coast Express Run. This event is organised by the Devon and Cornwall Centre MGCC and is a very well run event. The idea is to follow as near as possible the various routes of the old Southern Railway and this year will start at Okehampton and end at Honiton. Cost is £25, which includes a £10 non-refundable deposit and also includes tea/coffee and a cream tea.
Sue and I have booked our place and if you want to go, please contact the Devon and Cornwall centre direct. The event is limited to 85 cars and our experience is that it fills up very quickly. We will organise a drive to the event so contact us for details.
Sunday 21st May 2006. Explore Exmoor. 10am start from Cross Hands Pub, Norton Fitzwarren, Taunton. The Pub can be found by following signs through Taunton for Minehead. At the roundabout junction of the A358 and B3221 take the A358 for a few yards to find petrol and the pub car park on your right.
Tuesday 6th June 2006. A unique invitation from the chairman of the Exeter MGOC to celebrate the 62nd anniversary of D-Day. The chairman’s evening run starts from the Cowick Barton Pub, Cowick Lane, Exeter, Devon for a short run to view a £1million pound restoration project. A small charge of £2 will be charged and tea / coffee will be available at the venue. Anyone interested in military; motoring; aviation and motorcycles will enjoy this event. Just turn up on the evening if you are attending, no need to pre book. The Pub has food from 5:30pm.
9th to 11th June 2006. We have been invited to an event organised by the Avon area Triumph Six Club. It takes place at Unity Resort, Brean, Somerset over the weekend. Please contact our very own little eFer Colin Murrell on 07778 778985 for further information.
Saturday 17th June 2006. Classic and Sportscar action day. Based at Castle Combe circuit this is great event with sportcars of all sorts present. There is a huge amount to see and we are hoping that a number of you will be able to attend to promote the MGF register. Based on a first come first served rule there are a number of free tickets available to members from our region. All we ask is that you give part of your day to helping out at the MGF stand. This event has parade laps of the circuit available for you to take part in and is organised through a National Sportscar Magazine. Just what we want to raise our MGF profile amongst other sportscars. We need you to commit yourself as much as you possibly can and send me your details if you want to attend and assist the westcountry region on the day. Call on 01823 661916 or email west@mgfregister.org
Sunday 25th June 2006. Silverstone International, MGCC event. See your copy of Safety fast for more details and booking forms or ring 01932 882467.
Our region event previously planned for this day has been cancelled.
Friday to Sunday 7th to 9th July: The wonderful Goodwood Festival of Speed, obviously at Goodwood, near Chichester. The event opens on Friday 7th until Sunday 9th. It is essentially a hill climb with just about every sort of racecar and motorcycle made and drivers from many varieties of motor sport. There is a website for Goodwood. We shall be going on one of the days, most likely the Saturday. You can obtain your tickets from 01243 755055 or offline at www.goodwood.co.uk and going into the RETAIL section. Adult tickets are £40 for Saturday and entry is by pre booked ticket only. If you are interested in joining us please let us know.
Sunday 30th July 2006. Effing the Bridges. Just £15 (£17 non members) buys you entry to the road run that crosses both Severn Bridges, followed by a rally and lunch at a country house. Please send your cheque for £15 made out to MGF Register, with a stamped addressed envelope to Tim Morris, 7, Wren Crescent, Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 2JR. Please include your contact details, your vehicle details and your MGCC membership number, if applicable. This event is organised by the MGF register South Wales (SWMGF). Ring 01932 882467 for booking details.
August 2006. Our thoughts were for a Dodging the Grockles run. Please do let us know if you can organise something for the F’ers in our region.
Sunday 24th September 2006. Oggie, Oggie, Oggie. 10am start from the Little Chef at the M5 Tiverton junction 27. Devon and Cornwall is our aim for the day.
Sunday 22nd October 2006. The Kings Luncheon. 10.30am start from the Little Chef at the M5 Tiverton junction 27. Dartmouth for lunch at Royal Castle Hotel, 11 The Quay, Dartmouth, Devon TQ6 9PS. Tel: 01803 833033.
Sunday 19th November 2006. Cotswold Capers. 9:30am start from the Little Chef, Southfields roundabout (Junct A303 / A358) near Ilminster. A cross-country drive to Broadway, the heart of the Cotswolds for a lovely lunch. All that mellow stone and thatch to look at as well.
Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd December 2006. Christmas Dive & Natter. The Dog House Hotel, Frilford Heath (near Abingdon) is the venue for festive fun and food on the Sunday. Organiser is Tim Morris at events@mgfregister.org Please contact us if you want to go and we will advise on route, timing and accommodation. Please contact Tim and book your meal with him.
