I would like to wish all the readers of this column a very happy, prosperous New Year with above all good health. Also, I would like to thank everyone that took the time to review and make a contribution to our revision of the Centre’s constitution. I am pleased to report that the revised Constitution was adopted at our recent EGM. I would like to thank everyone that attended the meeting. Suggested amendments will be taken forward and tabled at our next AGM. It should be remembered that these types of documents can be reviewed and are ‘living documents’ that can evolve as the needs of the Centre changes, etc. I would also like to thank the Thames Valley Management Committee for all their hard work over recent months for taking our Centre forward in this way. Many thanks to Tim Jones for his excellent job in chairing the EGM making sure we kept on track, etc. Also, I would like to thank David Cleveland for his hard work on the Constitution. The Centre will benefit from fruits of their hard work for years to come.
With the above in mind, I am pleased to announce that we will be holding our AGM on Saturday 23rd April 2015 at the Bird In Hand from 19:30. Details on our events page. Please contact Mike Aldrich in due course (details below) to let him know if you are coming so that we can arrange the accommodation accordingly.
Please note we are holding our New Year Christmas Dinner at the Bird In Hand on Saturday 17th January – please see details on our events page. Please contact Mike Aldrich if you would like to book any places. I look forward to seeing you there.
On Sunday 25th January we shall be visiting Basildon Park a National Trust property near Pangbourne, meeting up at 11 am. There are some superb grounds to explore as well as a fine house. At the time of writing I am negotiating with the Park to allow us to park our Morgan sports car in front of the house to put them on display to the public. During our last visit the members of staff were very welcoming and they offered us this opportunity for our next visit. If you plan to join us please contact me (details below) so that I can give the Trust an idea of numbers and also update you on the arrival instructions. I hope you can join us. It should be a pleasant day out in beautiful surroundings. All Centres are welcome.
Please note the January 1st noggin at the Bird In Hand will not be held as the Inn is closed on New Year’s Day. However, we will be attending the Phoenix Inn Classic Car meeting near Hartley Wintney – please see details on our events page. This is always an enjoyable day out.