Unfortunately, I have to start this month’s Notes with an apology for the dates I gave you last month… The SW Centre Annual Dinner is actually on Saturday 20th February, and the SW Centre AGM is on Tuesday 2nd March. The Annual Dinner is at the Limpley Stoke Hotel, near Bath and, at the time of writing, John Bird is still able to take your bookings for the Dinner, so why not give him a call on 0117 956 0175? The AGM is, as usual, at the Ring O’ Bells in Compton Martin, on the A386 between Bristol and Bath.
The SW hard-copy calendar is a ‘work in
progress’ which I hope will arrive on your doorsteps with the March issue of
Safety Fast!
Full details should be on the website – www.mgccsw.com – by the time you read
this, but for those of you without web access who cannot wait for next month I
summarise as follows:
17th April – Kimber Classic Trial
1st/2nd May – Bristol Classic Car Show
3rd May – Wessex Sprint
16th May – Wye Valley Social Run
23rd May – Bath Gymkhana
5th June – California Cup Autotests
4th July – MG Auto/Aero Day
18th July – Shelsey Walsh Run 1st August – Chew Valley Gymkhana
22nd August – Mendip Classic Trial
11th September – Wiscombe Hillclimb
3rd October – Treasure Hunt
17th October - Kimber Classic Tria
24th October – National Trust Visit
The date for the Dorset Day Out is as yet unconfirmed.
As you’ll know if you read your Safety Fast! from front to back, I am endeavouring to increase the number of addresses on our e-mail database. Your committee (well most of them, anyway!) has agreed that it is time to embrace the ‘electronic age’, and hence I can announce here that the website is going to be redecorated too! The present website has served us well for many years, thanks to the dedication of webmaster John Thomas. I think that it is unsurpassed in terms of content, but we have decided that it needs a lick of paint to reflect current trends – so please watch out for the changes and let us know what you think. Those of you who prefer the more ‘traditional’ approach to communication should not worry; we will still be using pens and paper and stamps and envelopes. But we hope to reach a wider audience through e-communications and thereby increase attendance at events. Numbers at events remain steady, but we would very much like to see some new faces. To that end, next month’s Safety Fast! will feature a longer article on the SW Centre calendar, so watch out for that!
Finally, I am please to advise that SW Centre regalia will soon be available once again. We have identified a local supplier able to supply a huge range of garments on a one-off basis at very reasonable prices. I’ll provide more details in Safety Fast! and via the website once the SW Centre logo is finalised.
I’ll finish up with a photo from the archive to remind us that Spring is only just around the corner. It was taken at the Pucklechurch Gymkhana way back in 2002 – a warm and sunny day as I recall!
Neil
Neil Lock neil@mgccsw.com
SW Centre website: www.mgccsw.com