At our March meeting we had a talk by Annie Chapman from the Pink Ladies Tractor Run. Annie began by telling us that her second car was a Morris Minor and she had had lots of them over the years. She started her talk by passing round an Olympic Torch that she had carried in […]
16th February 2025 – Indoor meeting
We had a really good turn out at this meeting with a record 37 members attending. Firstly we presented a cheque to Peter Lawrence from The National Coastwatch Institution for our fundraising total of £600 that we had raised over the past year. Peter told us that the money would go towards the day to […]
19th January 2025 – New Year lunch
Words by Stephen Winkworth, photos by Amanda Hazlett and Tricia Loades. Some 18 of us met up at The Woolpack, Fornham St Martin on the outskirts of Bury St Edmunds for our traditional New Years lunch. This was a repeat visit to the venue, given that we had a good summers lunch when visiting Fornham […]
October 2024 – South of France in a Morris Minor
Amanda Hazlett tells us all about her trip to the South of France in her black custom cabriolet. Part One. Earlier in the year my friends in France asked if I wanted to join them for two weeks in the South of France. Chris and Mary moved to the Lot Valley in 1990 and have […]
8th December 2024 – Christmas Buffet
Twenty-three members attended our Christmas Buffet at Parkview Chapel. We had two tables laden with plates of food that members had brought for us to enjoy. Even though Jacky and Brian couldn’t be at the meeting they very kindly sent some Mulled wine. While we were eating Tricia had brought a quiz for members to […]
17th November 2024 – Annual General Meeting
We received a lot of apologies from members this year, so the amount attending was down on last year. Our Chairman Carolyn welcomed members to the meeting. Then Jacky our Treasurer went through our accounts and we are pleased to say we have a good amount to keep the Branch going. Carolyn read out her […]
8th to 10th November 2024 – Classic Motor Show, NEC, Birmingham
Our member Amanda Hazlett attended this event as she had her convertible displayed on one of the stands. Here is Amanda’s report. The NEC in November saw me on the Women Drivers Social Club stand with Lilac Linda. We were celebrating women drivers from pre-war who raced across Europe and Brooklands. These included Betty Hague […]
29th September 2024 – Breakfast meet
Six Branch members met at McDonald’s Drive Through at Gillingham near Beccles, not for breakfast, but to meet up to travel to our destination of Club Virage at Ellough. While we were waiting for other members to join us a man came over and showed us his tattoo of his pick-up on his back. He […]
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