Our planning meeting on the 13th January was not very well attended, eight of us, all from the immediate Lincoln area. It was only minus three centigrade and snowing hard! With even the main road snowed over. We had a short meeting sat by the fire in The George Hotel. Then drove carefully home. The results of the meeting are shown below. I will have printed sheets of the programme for 2010 at the next meeting.
The night reminded Dianne and myself of a drive we had in the Ruby in 1963. We drove from North Walsham in Norfolk, to Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, in a snowstorm at night. The wiper arm fell off and was lost before we got to Norwich. We drove the rest of the way with the windscreen open with me looking through the gap. I put on my motorcycle gear, including helmet and goggles. Dianne folded a towel into the gap on her side to keep the snow out. Next morning I took my driving test and failed it.
Please look in your sheds/ cupboards for A7 auto jumble to be auctioned at our meeting this month. Items can be donated or auctioned for you with 10% to the group. I will have a list of items we still need for the group trial car. Work is progressing well on it, we may even have it ready for the trial in August.
There is still time to contact Neil on 01778 440897 to book for the Christmas lunch at Rippingale.
Tony Johnson is the man to contact for entry forms for the March Gravity Race, new regulations for this year but most 2009 cars will still qualify, £3 needed to enter.
Entries for the Sevens To The Sea event in April are rolling in, do remember we have a limit of 60 cars and 2009 saw us approach that number.
The talk in September is sure to be good. Jim Shortland is an acknowledged world expert on 617 Squadron and all things associated with them. The last talk he gave the Lincolnshire group was superb. Jim remembers it well; he says we were one of his best audiences ever.
REGULAR MONTHLY GROUP MEETINGS
Meetings from September to April in the stable block of The George Hotel, Leadenham.
7.30pm for 8.0pm unless stated otherwise. May to August the venue is as arranged.
January 13th Planning meeting.
February 10th Auction.
March 10th Shoe box racing.
April 14th Noggin and Natter after STTS.
May 12th Mystery Run.
June 9th Cultural visit: Newark Air Museum.
July 14th Pub Meeting. Nice pub to visit required.
July 21st Joint Meeting at Wellow. Members who wish to book meals
at the Durham Ox phone 01623 861026 or at the
Olde Red Lion. 01623 861000.
August 14th BBQ at Richard Moore’s.
September 8th Talk by Jim Shortland. Tirpitz.
October 13th Win Up Night with Ian Bancroft, to follow a discussion on the events to be planned for 2011.
November 10th Quiz.
December 8th Christmas dinner, George Hotel. Theme still to be decided.
OTHERS
February, Friday 19th Late Christmas lunch, The Bull Inn, Rippingale
Phone Neil Tel:01778 440897.
February 26th Inter Marque Quiz.
April 11th SEVENS TO THE SEA RUN.
May 2nd Metheringham Sunday.
June 6th Autokarna.
June 19/20th Morton Steam.
July 3/4th RAF Waddington.
July 10/11th Thorpe Camp 40’s weekend.
July18th Rover club day at East Kirkby.
August 29/30th Stapleford miniature railway open weekend.
August 30th Walcot Trial. North of Scunthorpe.
September 4/5th Boston Steam and Vintage weekend.
September 12th Darren Darby run.
September 18/19th Waltham On-the-Wolds Fair.
September 19th Coast to Coast.
Collingham show To be notified.
DAY VISITS
Day visit? To the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, date needed, combine with pub lunch.
Day train trip? London, to Transport Museum.
