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January 2008 The E.C.A. Restoration Show On Sunday 20th January the club was proud to host a stand at the show. Being allowed a small amount of space we were only able to display two of our club vehicles. Simon bought along his 1966 Ford Zodiac and Dave Took bought along his 1969 Triumph Vitesse DHC.
The day started early with us having to be at the showground by 8am in order to have the stand set up before the public were allowed in. Both cars and the stand created a good deal of interest during the day and we were pleased with the response to our efforts to promote the club, Our annual July rally and the August charity run. (For full details of these events please click here) There was quite an array of club stands and auto-jumble stalls together with a range of vehicles and memorabilia up for auction on the day.
March 2008 EASTER
RUN – 23 MARCH
This
year the weather was really against us for our Easter run to the above museum
near Horning. We had hail, sleet
and snow so the classics stayed at home, apart from a couple of brave souls,
Robin and Renee in their MGC and David Sharp and his good lady (sorry – I
don’t know your name yet) 47
of us set off from a very cold snowy Parkhill on what was a very enjoyable day
out. I
hope that everyone found it interesting; it certainly was a lot bigger than it
looked from the outside. The
children were given a quiz sheet and had to go round finding out lots of answers
to questions. On completion they
handed the forms in and were awarded a badge from the museum. Let’s
hope for better weather for our next run.
April 2008 Trip to Sutton Windmill April 13th 2008
FOLLOW
THAT STAG! No it’s not a stag hunt, just a group of Car Club members following Geoff’s new acquisition to ‘Yesterday’s World’ Sutton Windmill and Broads Museum on Sunday April 13th. Most members met at Parkhill and twenty four cars, including twenty two classics, arrived at the museum which is just off the A149 close to Stalham.
We
found the museum to be excellent, a large number of exhibits and whole shop
units displayed in their original form. Many of the group were intrigued to
see items that they could clearly remember from their past!
As
the web site states “The
museum collection includes many rare and unusual historical
items, as well as artefacts from everyday life dating back over the
last few hundred years, carefully gathered over the last 40 years for the
preservation and enjoyment of future generations”.
The windmill was built in 1789, complete with a Norfolk ‘boat shaped’ cap. It is nine floors high but has been damaged by lightning strikes and the top seven floors were declared unsafe in 2007. The access being limited to two floors we found a little disappointing but hope that fund raising will see the mill restored to its former glory.
To
complete the day the weather was good for once with members picnicking outside
and enjoying the sun with only a few spots of rain.
By
the way - Nice car Andy!
A
very interesting and enjoyable day; many thanks Geoff for organising this Club
Run.
Phil
Humphrey.
East Anglia Transport Museum Steam and Vintage weekend
This was one of this years first events for the Transport Museum and a chance for us to park our cars on a period street along side other vehicles from the same era.
The club fielded about 20 cars each day which going by the space allocated was about the right amount, we were parked on the new section of road that had just been laid over the last winter and as yet the overhead for the trolley buses had not been completed. Of interest the road and street furniture of this new section is styled on the 1950s, which contrasts nicely with the earlier 1930s period stone set surface of the adjacent tramway street and when this section is completed will without doubt increase the museum appeal and flexibility considerable. The weather held fine which meant a good turn out from the public; also there were members of the local military vehicle society with a fine array of vehicles and a model engineering club with their scale model traction engines all big enough to ride on,
Two of our
members Natalie and Charlie both had the chance to drive the model traction
engines both demonstrating their ability to quickly adapt to different modes
of transport though getting Charlie off the engine was like prizing a child
from his favourite toy. All in all a good event with lots to look at and do so
many thanks to the transport museum for their well organised event and for
their usual warm welcome.
May 2008 Race For Life
Two of the club girls have taken part in the race for life run on the Norfolk
show ground ,Sunday May 4th, Between them they have raised over £400
A BIG WELL DONE to CARROL AND DEBBI
Wings & Wheels May 11th, what a cracking day. The club had arranged to have a club stand at the "Wings & Wheels" show on the Henham Estate.
With the weather being dry and bright for about a week now it bought every body out, tee shirts and sun cream were the order of the day. A lot of us had arranged to meet up at Kessingland dam and travel together to the rally. On arrival some of the other member had already assembled on our stand and got the club flags flying. In total we had 34 club cars on our stand [ nice turn out lads ] oh and lasses.
As the name of the show would suggest there were not just vehicles present but also aircraft, with about 50+light aircraft landing on a grass strip, and a little after midday there was a fly past by the RAF' s Lancaster and Hurricane [excellent ! ] with many stalls and other attractions this all made for a great day out [ little did we know the summer was just about to end ] Alan
Morris Minor Tech Day The
club was invited to join the local Iceni branch of the Morris Minor club at
their first ever rally in Loddon. We
all met at the Three Horseshoes Pub near Beccles and left in convoy all
following Dick Talbot. Dick managed to take the convoy the wrong way and we
ended up at Hales hall where we were the previous week for Paul and Tiff’s
wedding. After getting back on course we arrived in Loddon for the rally.
Luckily the weather was on our side and the rain held off. There were a
few different models of Morris Minors and also a display in a garage of how to
take a clutch in and out. There was also “Guess the weight of the cake” and
a “Guess what’s inside the bag” stall, (Geoff had a very good grope but
didn’t win despite his very good efforts). Overall a very nice day out and
hope for a few more spectators next year. Groping Geoffrey
For one of us the
excitement of the day was just too much!
Report by Clare.
Henry Watson Pottery
‘George looks impressed’
A Day in the Life of Henry Potter (Henry Watson’s Pottery Event) Here we are folks another great event took place on May Bank Holiday Monday We all congregated at our establish point "The Horseshoes" with grey
skies and a coolness in the air…. oh no thought Alan and I’m sure several
others did. But our intrepid
journey began bang on 11 o’clock the convoy started well. Keeping up with each
other but the reason why is we were going only 35mph I'm not sure if the general
public cars were ecstatic as the queues of cars tailed back for some distance
and the odd maniac passing us with out due care and attention…. Sod ‘um we
were happy to a point. We arrived safety
phew! In the pouring rain…would you believe it Anyway, we were warmly
greeted by the folks at the pottery and parked the cars in an orderly fashion,
with fifteen classics making the journey out of about twenty cars. We were all
at this point in time needing a drink and soon found the friendly staff in the
cafe dishing out hot cups of tea and coffee. A bit of a wrong move all the
ladies went mad and brought the gift shop…. didn’t we Carol, as the café
was next to the gift shop. We all had a good look
around and eventually made our way through the rain to the ‘throwing a pot
shed’. What a laugh, great banter coming from the group as committee and
members attempted to mould their pot creations with the aid of a patient lady
potter. Our cries of laughter only
adding to the now very wet conditions! Thanks again to the lovely
people inviting us to the pottery I believe it has been a great success with
Henry Watson’s and they enjoyed our company so much that next year could be a return in the sunshine making
actual L.C.V.C. pottery collections!! Thanks to all the
members for a great day
June 2008 Redisham Garden Visit On Sunday 1st of June the club were invited by Neil and Tamzin Springall of "Style & Grace Occasion Cars" to bring along their cars and put on a display in the gardens of Neil's father in order to help raise funds for the local Air Ambulance.
This event is held once a year with the public invited in to enjoy a cup of tea and sample a wonderful selection of cakes. Then a tour the gardens and stalls plus this year the added attraction of an impressive display of club cars not to mention two of Neil and Tamzin's fine vehicles too. Sadly this was another of our fine summer grey and cloudy days but fortunately the rain did hold off just long enough to enable the day's events to go ahead and most of us to get home in the dry.
July 2008
We all met up at the Kessingland dam ready for the run down to the craft centre. We then set off for what was a very pleasant run through the Suffolk country side the route taken being very scenic and ideal for classic cars. After arriving at the craft centre we all parked the cars and went to have a look in the craft shop and then have lunch before looking around the museum I fell in love with an old Newfoundland dog called Rupert Bear belonging to the owners but my husband wouldn’t let me take him home with us (perhaps he like some of you can remember a treasure hunt a few years ago when we managed to acquire a Jack Russell).
After a lovely ploughman’s lunch we went to look round the museum which was very well laid out with many items and artefacts of local and general interest including a few cars, I especially fell in love with the Triumph Mayflower on display there.
The museum was very similar to the Sutton windmill museum that we visited earlier this year. On the way back we stopped at the delightful mid Suffolk light railway which was full of old world charm and atmosphere, as it was getting late we didn’t have enough time to take it all in or have any rides so I hope we can make this a destination for a future run so we can fully enjoy its many attractions.
So to sum up it was a lovely day and like all these types of runs something for all of us to look at not just “things for the boys” Wendy Parsons
North Norfolk Railway
The day started off quite dull weather wise, but soon
lifted upon arrival at Holt station, as we stepped back in time to the middle
of the last century at the Vintage Transport Festival.
About 25 club members took their cars to this event where
each exhibitor could travel all day on the North Norfolk railway for free.
By midday the sun came out (accurately predicted by George]
and became very warm, so after the chin-wag for the the first hour, members
drifted off to take up the opportunity to ride on the trains.
At Holt station there were vintage buses running to Holt
town centre and Sheringham.
There was a small-scale steam train giving rides to the
children and there was a museum which displayed the history of the Midland and
Great Northern railway, part of which remains today as the North Norfolk
railway. The whole station is a wonderful period recreation built by
members and it is hard to believe that only a few years ago it was a derelict
site.
The highlight of the day was travelling in the newly
restored Gresley Quad-Art set behind a real steam locomotive. Those carriages
are a tribute to the restorers, for Tel and I can remember travelling on them
25 years ago, when first acquired by the railway, and they were pretty tatty.
[Tel and I were in our teens then!!??]
There were also displays at Weybourne station which were
worth a look, and upon arrival at Sheringham station it was like stepping into
the past - it was so crowded with people, a pleasant reminder of
how stations used to be in the heady days of steam.
Club members were also invited to visit the signal box
where the mysteries of all the levers were explained but I declined that offer
thinking the excitement would be a little too much!!
The return to Holt is uphill most of the way and it was
great to hear the Loco: working so hard whilst the passengers could just enjoy
passing through the beautiful scenery.
All too quickly the day was over and everyone seemed to
have had a great time and for us it is a must visit again next year.
Maggie B.
August 2008 August 6, 2008
Visit
to St Pet
Upwards
of 19 cars their drivers and passengers assembled in the car park of the
brewery at St Peter’s on a warm August evening. For a Wednesday evening run
the turn out was more than normal and the fact that the destination was a
brewery could have had something to do with this.
Our
guide for the evening was a little concerned that the party he had to conduct
round was much larger than normal. He
needn’t have worried not even our members could drink the brewery dry,
although they would give it a fair go given the chance.
Following
a short talk on the history of St Peter’s Hall and the Brewery our little
tour began. The brewery was founded in 1996 and we were shown how the quality
ingredients of East Anglian malt, English hops and local water are combined
using the skill of the brewer to produce a variety of real ales, both cask and
bottled.
Following
the tour we were then invited to the Visitor Centre to sample a selection of
bottled ales from bitters through fruit beers and porters. Some of these ales
registered more than 6 on the ABV (alcohol by volume) scale and these went
down particularly well. It was certain everyone enjoyed the evening by the
number of empty bottles that were in evidence, we just hope everyone got home
safely.
JC
Club Run to Flatford Mill, 17 August
After
our picnic lunch and a couple of cuppas later we all set off for the meeting
point at the start of our guided tour, as there were several of us we were
divided into two groups for the tour and off we went, our guides were very
knowledgeable of the area and of course the history about John Constable, we all
had a very nice day and for those of you who never came you really did miss a
very good day out……! Geoff
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