We had a very good turn out from Branch members on our first Drive It Day in three years. 17 vehicles gathered at the BP/M&S service station at Stuston near Diss for the start of our run, which we think is a record for the Branch. We had originally planned this run for our 40th […]
17th April 2022 – Easter Country Show, Henham
Members attended this event at Henham Park, home of the Latitude Festival on Sunday 17th April. We had eight Branch cars, which included Norman Goodey’s Rover. All the Morris Minors were able to park together amongst lots of other Classic cars on the field. Quintessentially British Events organised this show and they had their usual […]
20th March 2022 – Indoor Meeting, Botesdale
At our March meeting we had Branch member, Bob Cushing come along to give us a talk on sign-writing. Bob has been in the sign-writing business for over 40 years and trained at Rex Studios before starting his own company called Creative Sign Co. Before that Bob was interested in art at school and studied […]
20th February 2022 – Indoor Meeting, Botesdale
With three named storms battering the Country in the week, we had a decent amount of members attend this meeting. Among them were some new members, who were welcomed to the meeting. We had invited representatives along from our charity East Coast Truckers, to present a cheque for £600 to them for our Branch fund-raising […]
12th December 2021 – Christmas Buffet
Nineteen members attended our Christmas Buffet held at Parkview Chapel, Botesdale. They all brought along a lovely selection of food for everyone to enjoy and our Treasurer Jacky brought along the Mulled Wine. Jacky also oversaw three games of Beetle Drive and the winners of each were Terry Huggins, Tricia Loades and Carolyn Hancock who […]
21st November 2021 – Annual General Meeting
We had a lot of apologies from members, but despite this we had a good turn out from other Branch members. Our Chairman Mary Huggins was stepping down, and was unable to attend the AGM, but sent this message:- “It has been a very strange couple of years, but thank goodness we have all come […]
EGV 980
Below are two stories of EGV 980. The first is from Bob Finch, a former member, and the second is from Jason Thorne the current owner. One of our founder members, Bob Finch, owned a Series MM, registration number EGV 980. Whilst researching our Branch’s early years, we came across this article from Bob that […]
17th October 2021 – Indoor Meeting
This was our first indoor meeting for 19 months due to the Coronavirus pandemic and it was nice to see so many members again. Some members are still not willing to join us indoors, but hope to in the New Year. At this meeting we discussed what events we hope to join and hold in […]
19th September 2021 – Branch Picnic
We had lovely sunny weather for our Branch picnic at Kersey Mill on 19th September. Eighteen members and guests came along in eight Morris Minors and one Austin. Our Treasurer Jacky and her husband Brian let the side down and came along in their modern car. We were joined on the day by Steve and […]
15th August 2021 – Classic Vehicle and Autojumble, Stonham Barns
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, lots of events had been cancelled over the past two years, but this event at Stonham Barns has kept going. Some members also attended the 2020 event. This event is always popular with members and this year we had a record total of 17 vehicles wanting to be on the […]
1st August 2021 – Southwold Boating Lakes
Branch member Dave Cragie invited the Branch to an event that he was organising at Southwold Boating Lakes. We were able to park right next to one of the lakes and could come and go as we pleased throughout the day. Dave has an interest in stationery engines and also model yachts, so he had […]
4th July 2021 – Starwing Brewery Fun Day
After such a long time of not being able to attend car events, we made our first outing of 2021 to Redgrave and the Starwing Brewery Fun Day. Branch members last saw each other at Glemham Hall in September 2020. It was touch and go about the date of the Fun Day and there should […]
25th April 2021 – Drive It Day
As we could not hold our usual run on Drive It Day, members were asked to send in photos and some details if they went out to celebrate the day or if they parked their cars out on their driveways. They had to say where they had been and how many miles they travelled. Nine […]
10th June 1984 – Eastern Regional Rally
On Saturday 9th June there was a barbecue being held at the Blue Boar Pub opposite the Oulton Community Centre, Oulton Broad and camping was free for rally entrants. Sunday 10th June was the rally day and attractions included Concours, Condition and Master Class judging sections, Tug o’ War, Trade, Charity and Autojumble stalls, Club […]
5th June 1983 – Eastern Area Rally
For this Eastern Area Rally held at Oulton Community Centre, Oulton Broad there was a barbecue at the Blue Boar Inn from 8pm on the Saturday evening and they were holding a grand raffle in aid of charity. The star prize was donated by Lowestoft Exhaust and Brake Centre. The landlord was trying to organise […]
6th June 1982 – Eastern Area Rally
The event was held at Oulton Community Centre, Oulton Broad from midday on Sunday 6th June 1982 and attracted over 80 entries. This was the first Eastern Area Rally held for the Morris Minor Owners Club and the organisers Chris and Carl Smedley were worried that it wouldn’t get off the ground because it was […]
28th July 1981 – Bromley Pageant of Motoring
Our team entry at the Bromley Pageant of Motoring caused considerable interest, but could not quite match the Jenson’s and Volvo’s. With the current Royal Wedding celebrations in mind, a 3-car team set off to Bromley with their own “Special Attractions”. Of course, it could be said that this team’s special attraction was the man […]
5th July 1981 – Norfolk Branch Rally
The Branch held their first Branch Rally at Banham International Motor Museum and Zoo on 5th July. Cars could arrive from 11am and the many attractions on offer in addition to the car museum are a Doll collection, Vehicle adventure ground and Zoo. If you showed your MMOC card you could gain entry to the […]
3rd May 1981 – Minor Goose Chase
The entrance fee for the event was £2 per vehicle, £1 to the RAC and £1 for trophies, prizes, tea, etc. Cars arrived from 9-45am to 11-30am at Norwich Central Library car park (next to the City Hall). Nearly forty people took part in the Norfolk Treasure Hunt or Goose Chase. The eggs which John […]
20th April 1980 – Minor Goose Chase
If I begin with a nursery rhyme, nobody who attended this shameless frolic will be surprised, so with reference to the celebrated ‘Goosey, Goosey Gander’, “whither shall we wander?” was one of the burning issues of the day. We actually called it a ‘Scattering Event’, which apparently differs from a Treasure Hunt in that you […]
6th September 2020 – Classics at Glemham
This event was in doubt of going ahead only a few weeks before due to the Covid 19 outbreak. Members all booked online for the Track and Trace after the event was certified “Good to Go”. This meant that the organisers had all the risk assessments and measures in place for the Coronavirus restrictions on […]
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