Category: Mailing

Hello.

Hope you are all keeping well.

At our last Zoom Meeting and email that I sent out afterwards, I was asking if anyone would like to send me a short story on what they have been doing on your Spridget during lockdown. This I will send to our Magazine editor Neil, for printing in the March edition, under the heading of, North West area members Report page or pages, the more the merrier.

If you have something to send me, please do ASAP.

Again we will be having a Club night Zoom Meeting on Wednesday 10th February at 8pm, detail of how to join in will be sent out a week before.

Take care and be safe.

Neil & Shelley

Reply to Robert Neil McLeod | Jan 27,2021 |

Morning all.
Area member Mike Hicks has advised me of a rolling road tuner in Woking. No recommendation is implied but I think I will give them a call to see what they are about plus costs. Might be of interest somewhat later this year.

The company involved is Harding Auto’s GU21 2ND.

Mike has also shared comprehensive comments about His Frog rebuild. Whilst Mike is happy to share details with Surrey members I don’t have the skills yet to forward details using the club forum.

Regards Gavin.

Reply to Gavin Rowles Rowles | Jan 25,2021 |

Hello all.

I’m going to look into more detail concerning the proposed 1st Zoom  meeting.  I think this should be on a weekday & in the evening – say 8pm on the first Tuesday of the month.

Does  anyone have any problem with this timing please?

 

 

Reply to Gavin Rowles Rowles | Jan 22,2021 |

Hello all.

A Surrey member has the following items which might have to be scrapped.

Please let me know if they are of interest.

 

 

 

some mk2 sprite and midget parts that are on offer as i dont want to scrap them
there are half shafts for wire wheels . hood frame. dashboards .

Reply to Gavin Rowles Rowles | Jan 22,2021 |

Hello Everyone

It’s been a while since I’ve sent out a ‘dates for your diary’ email as there has been nothing much to tell you about. Now, with the outlook a little brighter, I thought I would let you know about some events coming up that we may be allowed out to take part in!

Clearly, these are all subject to change and I will endeavour to keep you updated.

Please note that, for now, our monthly meetings will continue on Zoom. Once the current restrictions have been relaxed sufficiently and the weather allows Bruce has very kindly offered to host another get together at his place. We will return to The Red Lion, Thornby once conditions allow.

• MG Spares Day – This is normally held at Stonleigh in February but has been shifted back to Sunday 18^th April and relocated to the Telford International Centre. MASC will have a stand and this might be an early chance to put some miles on our cars this season in order to seek out that elusive widget.
• Drive It Day 2021 is on Sunday 25^th Last year we had planned to go to Hughenden Manor, a National Trust property near High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire. Plan was to meet up in Towcester for a 10.30am departure and then take a cross-country route to the property. I’m happy to organise this route this year unless anyone else has an alternative suggestion.
• Midget60, Friday 25^th to Sunday 27^th June 2021 – The Big Weekend organised by the club to celebrate the 60^th anniversary of the Midget. Details in MASCOT and on the club web site. Several of us are travelling up on Friday afternoon so there should be opportunities for us to travel together perhaps collecting members from other Areas on the way. If you’re thinking of going but have been put off by the price of the venue hotel then Dave Sewell has found an alternative hotel nearby which is less expensive. Contact Dave on  desewell@hotmail.com or give him a call on 01455 272901.
• Historic Rally Car Register, Welland Valley Wander Sunday 15^th August 2021 – Promises “Interesting places, interesting route, interesting cars.  A tour through Leicestershire, Rutland, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire finding hidden England.” More details to follow.
• Saturday/Sunday 11^th/12^th September 2021 – Classics at Prescott. Entries from last year have been transferred to this new date. More details at https://www.winchcomberotaryclub.com/classics-at-prescott. There will be members from other MASC Areas attending including a large group from Bristol.
• September 2021? – Lanes Run in conjunction with Central Area. Plan is for two Areas to meet up at Sharnford and follow a scenic route ending at Brixworth Country Park. More details to follow.
• TBA (July 2021?) TYRE Fest, Ashbourne, Derbyshire. Awaiting details of re-scheduled event.
• TBA (August 2021?): Abingdon Works Show, British Motor Museum, Gaydon. Sounds like the sort of thing that we would like so we should go! More details to follow.

Other activities:

• Last year we had planned to relocate our monthly meeting to Stony Stratford in order to meet up with the Home Counties North West Area. Let’s hope we can do that this year.
• British Motor Museum at Gaydon will be holding ‘Gaydon Gathering’, a free monthly evening gathering aimed at motoring enthusiasts. These will take place on the second Tuesday of every month starting on 13^th April 2021. Pre-booking is essential.
• Caffeine & Machine – We promised ourselves a visit to this popular ‘road house’ venue near Ettington for a while. Would make a nice destination for an evening run one mid-week evening in the summer.
• Gilks Garage Cafe, Kineton – Similar direction and distance as C&M above. Would make a great venue to meet up with Central, HoE and HCNW Areas.
• There are also regular classic vehicle meets across our patch including those at Earls Barton and Kineton Village and others organised by Silverstone Social and Long Buckby Vintage and Classic Vehicle Meet. I will let you know more once 2021 events are announced.

Please let me know if you would like any further details on any of the above or if you are aware of other relevant events that others might be interested in attending.

 

Kind regards

Andrew

MASC Northamptonshire Area Rep

 

Reply to Andrew Parrott | Jan 22,2021 |

Hello all.  I trust you are all well and bearing up in the the current very difficult times. Mike Gorman has stepped down as Area rep for Surrey & I have agreed with the club to take over. I have spoken to Mascot Editor Neil & he hopes to print a few words to confirm this in the next issue.  I have already submitted a small report for the March issue. I am working on a few new idea’s to keep Surrey thriving. Of these, the most important are when & where we meet plus Zoom meetings. As the Covid situation seems unlikely to improve in a meaningful way for sometime I am going to concentrate my efforts on this aspect for the time being. The Club already have a dedicated Zoom maestro so I’m hoping that I can sort this promptly despite my techy failings.

Please feel free to contact me by email or phone 07792028785 if you wish to make any comments or suggestions.

Today’s weather has been fine & I’m itching to get back for a decent run in my Midget. No doubt you are too in you Spridget. I hope to see you in the months to come.

Regards Gavin Rowles.

 

Reply to Gavin Rowles Rowles | Jan 21,2021 |

Hello

Our January monthly meeting will be on Zoom again and the details are given below.

The meeting will start at 8pm this Thursday (21^st January 2021) and will run for at least an hour. Feel free to drop in and out as suits you.

Details for the meeting are as follows:

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/95413118770?pwd=Z0hnQ1JCa2tSZ1BtVVFteFo0aGtUQT09

Meeting ID: 954 1311 8770

Passcode: 603109

 

It would be great to see you.

Kind regards

Andrew

MASC Northamptonshire Area Rep

Reply to Andrew Parrott | Jan 19,2021 |

https://www.mgpodcast.uk/allepisodes/episode-40-k-series-mg-midgets-and-the-costello-story

Hi All.

Neil Thomas just sent me a podcast that he did yesterday thought you all might like to listen, I very much enjoyed it.

Cheers Neil

Reply to Robert Neil McLeod | Jan 17,2021 |

 

Hello All.

After another good Zoom meeting when about 15 members joined in, I thought it would be good to pass on to all that could not join us, some of the chat and ideas that came about from the Zoom meeting.

• Tatton park has been in touch with me, asking if we would like a club stand for Classic & Performance car Spectacular show on 5^th 6^th June,  also Passion for Power show 21^st 22^nd August 2021.I have now registered us for a club stand at both events, of course this will very much depend on how this year pans out, but as it’s an outside venue it may well be able to go ahead, If you would be interested in attending one or both of these weekends please let me know and I can add you name and car to the list.
• The Practical Classic Restoration Show at the NEC is on the 11^th to 13^th June is also hoping to go ahead, if you bought a ticket for last year, it will still be valid for this year’s event.
• We had quite a discussion via Zoom on various car related issues and what members have been doing on their car during this year of lockdown. I thought it would be great if our area members would like to put a finger to key board and type out a short report on what you have been up to over to last few months. Then if you could pass on to me a short story, I would put them together under the heading of North West Area Members Page or pages. I look forward to receiving your copy, thank you in anticipation.
• I can also let you know your area members are still ploughing on with plans of the MG Midget 60 Big Weekend, with 77 entries to date, we are still very hopeful it will be able to go ahead. Nearer the time we will be asking for our members to come forward to help over the weekend in various rolls. Looking ahead it would be a great help to us if you would like to offer up your name to help in some way, so we could then form a list of members we could call on, that would be a massive help. Thank you.
• It has been quite a challenge for us all during this pandemic and not being able to meet up at club nights, I know we have all missed this very much, not to mention not being out as a club on run etc. We must now look forward to better times, Shelley and I hope you have all managed to stay well. Our next Zoom meeting will be February 10^th at 8pm, do try to join us, always nice to see a now face, as we did this month,  when Keith Oglesby join us  for the first time, thanks Keith.

 

Hope all the above helps to keep you informed of what is happening in club your area and we are not standing still, but trying to keep your club as active as we can during this very strange times, any questions please do get in touch, all ways good to hear from you.

 

Neil & Shelley.

Continue reading “Up Date from our last Club night Zoom meeting .”

Hello, Just a reminder, If you have not already done so and would like to join us for the club night Zoom meeting to contact, Lee Juby ;- drleejuby@yahoo.co.uk or myself to obtain the ID and passcode.

We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday 13th at 8pm.

Cheers .

Neil

Reply to Robert Neil McLeod | Jan 12,2021 |