NORFOLK & SUFFOLK
ICENI BRANCH
NEWSLETTER
MAY 2010
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Chairman: Owen Smith. 01493-488450 Vice Chairman: Martin Wallis. 07954-037460.
Secretary: Tricia Loades. 01508-520273. Treasurer: Jacky Lloyd. 01473-402465.
MEETINGS
Owing to the rally season now due to start, we do not have any meetings at Scole until October. More details will be in future Newsletters.
We still have lots of outings planned each month, so read on and we hope you will be able to join us at some or all of them.
EVENTS
23rd May - 30th Anniversary Day.
The evening of the 22nd May we have a barbecue at Tricia and Jimmy’s home at Boundary Farm, Forge Road, Langley near Loddon, 6-30pm for 7pm. The price per person is £3-00. Please let Tricia know if you will be attending so we know how many to cater for.
The Sunday will see a whole day of competitions and tests. We have an autojumble open to all makes of cars, and Dick from Pop’s Place will be having a stall, along with Bryan Gostling and Martin Wallis bringing along some spares. A table will cost you £5-00 for the auto jumble, so why not bring some of your surplus spares along for sale. As Bryan is attending we are taking advantage of him by asking him to do valuations on members cars. So if you need one for insurance purposes or would just like to know how much your car is worth, why not bring it along. All we ask is a donation towards this service. Martin will also be doing some auto tests, which can be quite fun. So both he and Bryan will be very busy on the day. Paul Collison will be on hand for any help with technical advice. So if you have something on your car that you need help with, come along and we will try to help you out.
Founder members John Frye and Chris Smedley should be joining us during the day. So if you haven’t yet met our Club Chairman, come along and do so. There will be a section for displaying our cars and there are other makes of cars coming along to join us. Tricia and Jimmy will be compiling a road run/treasure hunt. Competitions include the traditional “grope”, identifying the part, guess the weight of the 30th Anniversary cake, lucky programme, raffle, guess the name of the bear (By Angie Leaver) and find the fault on the car.
We need lots of help on the day to run these competitions, so please let Tricia know if you can help. We also need help with raffle prizes, so could you please bring one along. If you think of any competitions we could do, any ideas are welcome. We would like to make this a big event to celebrate our 30th Anniversary, so please do come along and support your Branch’s event.
Overnight camping is available, although they will be basic facilities and refreshments will be on hand throughout the day. So a lot going on for everybody to enjoy from 10-30am. All Branch members attending will receive a memento for the 30th Anniversary. Please would you be able to let Tricia know if you will be attending this event, so we know some numbers.
RUNS
2nd May - Ipswich to Felixstowe Run.
By the time you receive this Newsletter, we will have had a Branch presence at this 40th Ipswich to Felixstowe run. A report and photos will be in the next Newsletter.
11th & 12th September - 30th Anniversary Run.
We meet at Church Farm Rare Breeds at Stow Bardolph near Downham Market on the Saturday morning. We have a guided tour and talk by a game keeper to start off our run with a farming theme. The rare breeds include pigs, sheep, horses, cows, goats and chickens. There are animals being born there all the time and you can see and handle some small animals in the daily “Animal Encounters”. If you would like to see some more information on the Farm then visit their website at www.churchfarmstow-bardolph.co.uk. We then travel on to Stanton near Bury St Edmund’s taking in a lunch stop on the way, to visit the Post Mill. Here we will also be given a guided tour around the Mill. From here we will travel to The Cedars at Stowmarket for a meal and party to celebrate our 30th Anniversary. Martin has provisionally booked some rooms at The Cedars for those of you who would like to stay overnight. Let Martin know as soon as possible if you want a room. They are priced at £70 for a double/twin room and £60 for a single room. This price includes breakfast.
Sunday morning then sees us taking a tour of East Suffolk and a visit to the Suffolk Punch horses at Hollesley Bay with a look round and then followed by lunch. Martin will be holding auto tests and quizzes throughout the weekend. The fee for the weekend is £30 which includes entry to the places we visit. Meals will be extra. Contact Martin for more details and to book a room on 07954-037460 or email him at martinwallis57@btopenworld.com. It sounds as if this will be an enjoyable weekend, so we hope you will join us. More details will follow.
RALLIES
25th July - Norfolk and Suffolk Branch Rally.
As mentioned in previous newsletters we are holding our Branch rally this year at Banham Zoo. Banham Zoo is home to almost 1000 animals from all over the world. You can watch the animals being fed, which include cheetahs, giraffes, tigers, fur seals and penguins. Visit the Giraffe house and Zarafa heights to come face to face with the giraffes. There is lots to see and do at the Zoo and there is an adventure playground for children.
We will have our own area for displaying our cars and Banham Zoo also have a giant car boot sale on the Sunday morning. The entry fee is £3-50 which includes a memento of the day. Admission to the Zoo itself will be extra payable on entrance. Entry forms are now available. If you receive a paper copy of the Newsletter one is enclosed. Or if you receive the Newsletter by email one is attached. Visit the Zoo’s website at www.banhamzoo.co.uk for more details.
STANDS
30th May - Great Yarmouth Classic Car Show.
The show is being held on Bank holiday Sunday at the Wellesley Recreation Ground in Great Yarmouth. The entry fee is £5-00 per car and those of you who have asked for an entry form will receive them shortly. If you would like to join us at this new event please let Tricia know. There will be trade stands and lots of stalls. Donations from the event will go to the Macmillan Nurses. Please send your entry forms back to Tricia and she will send them off all together.
30th August - The Lavenham Press Rare Breeds Motor Show.
This event is on the Bank holiday Monday of the August weekend. We have received an entry form now for completion. So if you would like to join us on our Branch stand please forward your name, registration number, make, model, year and engine size of your car to Tricia. We will fill in one form for those that are attending.
5th September - Norfolk Gala Day.
We will be attending this event at the Norfolk Showground with our third Branch stand of the year. This event promises to be bigger than last year with new attractions including Circus Big Top with three free performances plus workshops, Punch and Judy shows, Norfolk’s Olympics and steam traction engines. Plus all the old favourites of Old Car Rally, car clubs and vintage buses, auto jumble, craft show and this year dog displays, obedience trials and Crufts championship dog show.
If you went last year then you should have an entry form already sent to you. So if you would like to join us send Tricia your completed forms together with the f£5 entry fee and we will send them in all together with the MMOC Public Liability insurance.
DATES TO REMEMBER
22nd May - Barbecue, Langley.
23rd May - 30th Anniversary event and Autojumble, Langley.
30th May - Great Yarmouth Classic Car Show.
25th July - Norfolk and Suffolk Branch Rally, Banham Zoo.
15th August - Bowling challenge, Bury Bowl, Bury St Edmunds.
30th August - Lavenham Press Rare Breeds Motor Show.
5th September - Norfolk Gala Day.
11th & 12th September - 30th Anniversary run.
17th October - Indoor Meeting, Scole.
21st November - Annual General Meeting, Scole.
MMOC RALLIES
6th June - Essex Branch Rally.
The Essex Branch are holding their Branch rally this year at the Annual Classic Car Show and Picnic in the Park in conjunction with the Weald Park Country Festival. There will be a WW2 display, crafts, vintage tractors, forestry demonstrations, live music and lots more. The entry fee is £4-00 and Tricia has a form if you would like one. Or contact Desmond Brick from the Essex Branch on 01277-653115.
13th June - West Norfolk Branch Rally.
This year the West Norfolk Branch are holding their Branch Rally at Sandringham. Entry forms are available from Mrs B Dunkley, 2 Linden Road, Clenchwarton, King’s Lynn, Norfolk, PE34 4EL. The entry fee is £5-00.
26th & 27th June - National Rally.
The National rally will be held at Harewood House in Yorkshire. Entry forms were included in with the last edition of Minor Matters. We as a Branch intend camping together on the Friday and Saturday nights. If you would like to be part of our attendance please let Tricia know. We will be travelling up to Harewood House on the Friday. Usually we put money into a kitty for food and drink and Pam and Tricia purchase the items for the weekend beforehand. They also store it in their motor homes so you don’t have to worry about fitting it in the car. Please let Tricia know if you would like to take us up on this offer. We will be sorting out the time we will be travelling nearer the date. We have heard that this year there will be showers and two lots of toilets, so hopefully not a repetition of last year. We are also having a stand on Branch Avenue, so this acts as our meeting point throughout the weekend. If you would like to display your car on the stand let Tricia know.
The Branch Challenge this year will be ‘Changing wheels’ with teams of 4 people doing this against the clock. If you would like to do this and make up a team from the Branch then please let Tricia know.
BOWLING
15th August - Ten-pin bowling challenge.
Our Chairman Owen has booked the Bury Bowl at Bury St Edmund’s for our ten-pin bowling rematch. We will again have two games followed by a meal. No more details as yet, but as soon as we have some we will put them in the Newsletter. If you would be interested in taking part let Tricia know.
EVENTS KNOWN
9th May - Wings and Wheels at Henham Park. £5-00 entry fee. Contact Cathie Bertram on 01986-782434 or email life-on-mars@tiscali.co.uk
16th May - Thelnetham Car and Bike Rally near Bury St Edmunds. Telephone: 01284-388898.
29th/30th/31st May - Strumpshaw Steam Rally. Telephone: 01362-851711.
Saturday 12th June - Horham Bygones Country Rally.
20th June - Swanton Morley Tractor and Bygones Day, Village Hall, Swanton Morley.
Saturday 3rd July - Poringland Classic Car Show, Village Hall, Poringland. Contact John Overton on 07770-960979.
4th July - Heveningham Hall Classic Car and Craft Show near Halesworth. Contact Clare Dunford on 01986-798151.
18th July 1st Hoveton and Wroxham Sea Scout Group 7th Annual Classic Car Show, St John’s School playing field, Horning Road, Hoveton. Entry fee is £2-00. Contact Nick Walmsley, ‘Tryddyn’, Horning Road West, Hoveton, Norwich, NR12 8QJ. Telephone 01603-782758 or email austinick@btinternet.com.
Monday 19th July - North Norfolk Classic Vehicle Club Show and Shine night, Sheringham Cricket Club. 5-30pm onwards. Free but donations to charity. Refreshments, bar, raffle. Just turn up.
1st August - King’s Lynn Krusers Custom and Classic Cars, Walpole St Andrew. Contact Wendy on 07961-995071.
1st August - Weston Country Fayre near Beccles. Contact David on 01502-714930.
EVENT REPORTS
25th April - Drive It Day.
Eight Morris Minors and two Marinas gathered at Morrison’s Supermarket in Fakenham for the annual Drive It Day run. Not a bad turn out of vehicles considering the price of petrol these days! As we were parked near to the petrol station, we were able to see various makes of classic cars fill up for their Drive It Day run. These included a Wolseley 6/80 and a Green Goddess fire engine. Martin handed round a copy of the route we were to take and we set off just after 10am.
We headed out towards Holt on the A148 and eventually headed out to the A149 coast Road. We did a lap of the quay at Blakeney and Wells to show everybody that we were on Drive It Day. We had a very short stop at Burnham Overy Staithe and were off again as it started to rain again. This continued all the way until we arrived at Old Hunstanton, where we stopped for a break at the Lighthouse café. Hunstanton then became Sunny Hunny (as they call it).
Then we were off again passing Norfolk Lavendar and eventually arriving at the Collectors World at Downham Market. The run was about 75 miles in total. Once at the Collectors World all participants received a certificate for completing the run. We then took the opportunity of visiting all the collections of just about everything you could think of. These included washing machines, vacuum cleaners and now computers. There was a lot to keep us amused. Some members even enjoyed tea and scones. We thanked the Marina boys, Ian Spooner and Paul Utting for compiling the run and presented them with a bottle of wine each.
We hope everybody enjoyed the run out for our part of Drive It Day. Thankfully the weather got out hot and sunny in the afternoon for us. We thank those that came long distances. Ian Hamilton and Mandy Webb and Chris Mitchell came from Haverhill. While Martin and Jacky and Brian Lloyd travelled from Ipswich. We also had three members from Cambridge Branch, Kevin Bye and Philippa and Stephen Miller. Greg Chandler drove from Brundall and Tricia and Jimmy from Langley. So well done to you all who came such a long way to support our Branch. We did see a few other classic cars out for a drive during the day. So next year we hope to do another run to celebrate Drive It Day and we hope you will join us then.
ANY OTHER BUSINESS
If you would like anything included in the May newsletter then please let Tricia know by 23rd May.
Take a look at our website at www.iceniminors.co.uk. If you would like any photographs of your vehicles included send them to Martin.
We welcome one new member this time. Kevin Bye the Secretary of the Cambridge Branch. Welcome Kevin and we hope you enjoyed Drive It Day and hope to see you at some of our other events during the year.
Due to illness Chairman Owen Smith and Sue Tarrant weren’t able to join us on Drive It Day. We hope you will both be up and about shortly.