JANUARY 2019
Tuesday 1st January
New Years Day run from Writtle Church (park in the grounds of the church) where many people turn up to see our cars on this annual event. We will be there by 10.00am or earlier before departing for a run, leaving at 11.00am. For those having dinner at our destination in Bocking, we are expected to arrive before 12.30pm. The distance and route will be planned to enable this provided departure from the church is prompt. (NB. booking for dinner is now full and no more places are available. No limit on participants for the run however.) Contact Peter Lawson for run information.
Wednesday 2nd 7pm Suffolk club night, The Greyhound, Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2HJ
Tuesday 15th Committee meeting.
Wednesday 16th 7 pm Club Night. Put your thinking caps on for our Quiz Night. General knowledge and a few Austin 7 themed questions. Little Channels Golf Club, Back Lane, Little Waltham, Chelmsford, CM3 3PR.
Sunday 27th Lunch run, Details to follow. Contact Bill Preston or Peter Lawson.
FEBRUARY 2019
Wednesday 6th 7pm Suffolk club night, The Greyhound, Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2HJ
Thursday 14th Valentines Day run. To cater for some of our more northern members we are organizing a run and light lunch in the Colchester area. Meet for the start at 10am at the Barn Garden Centre Café, Turkey Cock Lane, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8ND. A run of about 25 miles through beautiful countryside will finish at Fillpots Nurseries Café and Restaurant, Straight Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RB. Contact Peter Lawson.
Saturday 16th Workshop Day. From faulty fuel gauges to irritating indicators and hapless horns, let ‘Doc’ Spearman try and sort out your electrical eccentricities. Plus whatever else crops up on the day. Usual time – 10am. Usual place – Pete’s Garage.
Wednesday 20th 7 pm Club Night. Valentines photo quiz. Bring along a wedding photo and another of the car you owned at the time and let members try and pair them up. A fun night for all. Little Channels Golf Club, Back Lane, Little Waltham, Chelmsford, CM3 3PR.
MARCH 2019
Wednesday 6th 7pm Suffolk club night, The Greyhound, Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2HJ
Tuesday 12th Committee meeting.
Sunday 17th Sunday Run and Pub Lunch. Join us for a run of about 30 miles starting from Blake End Craft Centre, Rayne, CM77 6RA to to the Bell Inn, Castle Hedingham, CO9 3EJ
Meet at 10a.m. for a 10.45 start.
Note, the pub does not do traditional roast dinners but normal pub grub. Please check their website to see if the menu is to your liking – http://www.hedinghambell.co.uk.
Please let us know as soon as possible if you would like to come, and if you want to eat, so that we can inform the pub of expected numbers.
For further information contact Peter and Marion Lawson
Wednesday 20th 7 pm Club Night. Annual AGM. Little Channels Golf Club, Back Lane, Little Waltham, Chelmsford, CM3 3PR.
Sunday 24th Lodges Coaches Classic Car Show Day. High Easter. From 10 a.m. All classic, vintage and veteran vehicles welcome. Bacon rolls and refreshments available.
Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th NEC Birmingham. Practical Classics Restoration Show. B40 1NT – Barn Find to Concours
APRIL 2019
Wednesday 3rd 7pm Suffolk club night, The Greyhound, Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2HJ
Wednesday 10th Mid-week run of about 30 miles (for all you retirees) Meet 10 a.m. at Blackmore Tea Rooms ending at garden centre cafe in Brentwood area. Contact Peter Lawson.
Saturday 13th Workshop Day. Gearbox strip down. Usual time 10a.m. Usual place, Pete’s garage.
Sunday 14th Colne Valley at War Event. The steam train museum at Castle Hedingham will be transformed into that of a small country station during wartime. Help recreate the atmosphere with your Austins and period clothes too. Steam train rides and free entry for exhibitors. Open to the public from 10.30a.m. but we can arrive from 9.00a.m. onwards. There will be a remembrance service at 3p.m. attended by the Royal British Legion and the deputy Lord Lieutenant of Essex. The last train ride will be at 3.30pm so members are asked if they can try not to leave before the train gets back (about 4pm). Free teas and coffees for members from the staff room. Light refreshments and food available from the dining car or bring your own. There is a new gate for visitors but member are asked to use the old gate where you will be directed in. Contact Peter Lawson or register with your details to colnevalleyatwar@gmail.com
PLEASE NOTE NEW DAY AND NEW VENUE FOR CLUB NIGHT FROM THIS MONTH
Thursday 18th 7 pm Club Night. FILM NIGHT. Please note new meeting venue. Little Waltham Sports and Social Club (Tufnell Hall) The Street, Little Waltham. Next door to the White Hart pub and restaurant. To mark the evening we will be having a film show of old black and white Austin Heritage movies. Stall and circle seats all the same price!
Sunday 21st Easter Sunday Vintage Fair. Battlesbridge Showground, Maltings Road, SS11 7RF. A family fun day featuring music, jive dancing, pony rides and other exhibitors. Free entry for vintage cars arriving between 9 and 10a.m. but you are asked to stay all day. Confirm attendance by calling 01268 769000 or 07788 555565.
Sunday 28th National Drive it Day where our Essex members meet up with their Suffolk counterparts for a drive bordering our two counties. Meet 10am at the Lamarsh Lion community pub, Bures Rd, Bures, and return to the pub for lunch. Contact Peter Lawson for further details and to book for lunch.
Tuesday 30th Committee meeting.
MAY 2019
Wednesday 1st 7pm Suffolk club night, The Greyhound, Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2HJ
Sunday 5th Ipswich to Felixstowe Old Vehicle Run. This is the 49th time this event has run and is extremely popular. Apply early as entry numbers are capped. Entry fee is £17 and forms are available from https://www.ipswichtransportmuseum.co.uk.
Sunday 5th Ongar Town Festival. Bring your vintage and classic cars to show as part of the town’s festival which last year attracted over 3,000 visitors. The showground area will be the Rugby Pitch at Ongar Sports and Social Club, Love Lane, CM5 9BE. To be part of this great day, reserve a place by contacting the Ongar Town Festival Co-ordinator on 07711479724.
Sunday 12th Vintage and Classic Car Meet. From 10am. Lodges Coaches. The Garage, High Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4QR Tel 01245 231262
Thursday 16th 7 pm Club Night. Roger’s ‘Feely Bag’ competition and other games. Please note new date and meeting venue. Little Waltham Sports and Social Club (Tufnell Hall) The Street, Little Waltham.
Sunday 19th Clacton Classic Car Show at Plough Corner, Little Clacton, CO16 9ND.
Sunday 19th Wings and Wheels at Stow Maries Aerodrome. This highly popular event returns to Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome for its 3rd year. A fun day for the family that marries our favourite aircraft with cars! Everything from classic and vintage four-wheelers, motorbikes and coaches to vintage aircraft. A total celebration of vehicles from both land and air. Not to mention our 3 exhibitions, Mess and Shop. The Stow Maries trademark BBQ will also be in full swing. We will also be welcoming some fantastic air displays, weather permitting. e-mail events@stowmaries.org.uk
16th to 20th Molentocht Rally. Goes, Netherlands.
Saturday 25th Little Totham Classic Car Show. A fun day out with tombola, refreshments and barbecue on the village green at Little Common, The Street, Lt Totham CM9 8LB. From 11.00 to 4.30. Contact Peter Lawson for the organiser details.
Sunday 26th “Cars On Bardwell Village Green” Bardwell, Suffolk. IP31 1AW.
Monday 27th Classic Car Show and Family Fun Day at the 5 acre site of Roundwood Garden Nursery, Church Street, Bocking CM7 5LJ. Plants, food, refreshments, beer tent, craft stalls and more. Please support this community based garden centre and cafe, which as part of a Work Based Training scheme offers a safe environment for adults with learning disabilities to gain new skills and opportunities.
JUNE 2019
Wednesday 5th 7pm Suffolk club night, The Greyhound, Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2HJ
Saturday 8th Workshop Day Gearbox rebuild. Come and see the gearbox that was stripped last time reassembled. Usual time 10am. Usual place, Pete’s garage.
Saturday 8th to Sunday 9th Aldham Old Time Rally. Closing date for entries is 6th May. Forms available from http://www.aldhamrally.co.uk
Thursday 20th 7 pm Club Night. Guest speaker. DICKY HOWETT reveals working in the fascinating world of TV and MOVIES and some of the many PROPS he has supplied for productions including ‘Call The Midwife’, ‘Dr Who,’ ‘Stan & Ollie’, ‘The Crown’,‘The Hour’, ‘Cilla’, ‘Heartbeat’, ‘The Royal’, ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, ‘Inside No 9’, and many others. Please note new date and meeting venue. Little Waltham Sports and Social Club (Tufnell Hall) The Street, Little Waltham.
Saturday 22nd Panfield Village Fete and Dog Show. The Bell Inn. Kynaston Road, Panfield CM7 5AG. 12pm to 4pm. In aid of Little Havens and J’s Hospice. If you’d like to display your car then please arrive 10.30 to 11.00. Contact The Bell on 01376 324641.
Sunday 23rd Farleigh Hospice Vintage and Classic Car Display and Open Gardens in Little Waltham. Contact Hazel Clements for further details.
Sunday 23rd Blackwater Country Show, Maldon http://www.blackwatershow.co.uk
Saturday 29th Gt Totham Car Show. Held on the cricket ground. To book, contact Gt Totham Garage 01621 891264
Sunday 30th Vintage Fair at Cressing Temple in aid of the Helen Rollason Charity. Contact Richard Bohannan for your passes.
Sunday 30th Classic and vintage vehicle show at the Millennium Hall, Great Saling, near Braintree. The show is combined with a traditional village fete which offers a wide range of entertainment and refreshment to suit everyone. Gates opens at 1300 hours but vehicles are welcome to arrive (and leave) at anytime during the day, there is no requirement to book nor an entry charge for classic & vintage vehicles and their passengers. We previously have had around 100 vehicles attend and our aim is for everyone to enjoy a relaxed and fun afternoon at the show. Email:amtaylor118@gmail.com
JULY 2019
Wednesday 3rd 7pm Suffolk club night, The Greyhound, Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2HJ
Sunday 7th Display your cars at Great Leighs village hall and grounds for a German Shepherd Dog day. Contact Les Morley.
Sunday 7th The 57th National Austin 7 Rally at Beaulieu. Entry forms available from March onwards at http://www.750mc.co.uk
Saturday and Sunday 6th & 7th. Epping Automotive and Aviation Revival. North Weald Airfield. Complimentary entrance for club members
Thursday 18th 7 pm Club Night. John Fromant’s Target Golf Competition. Please note new date and meeting venue. Little Waltham Sports and Social Club (Tufnell Hall) The Street, Little Waltham.
Saturday 20th to 26th Yorkshire Experience.
Sunday 21st ‘Time to Remember’. Gardens of Easton Lodge are organising a WW1and WW2 day. 11.30 – 5pm. A chance to display your car and your period clothing. Further details to follow.
Sunday 21st Ingatestone Classic Car Show. Ingatestone Hall, Hall Lane. CM4 9NR
Sunday 25th Clacton Classic Car Show at Plough Corner, Little Clacton, CO16 9ND.
Sunday 28th Club visit to Essex Police Museum, a tour of the Old Edwardian Headquarters, a look in on the Essex Control Room and tea and biscuits. £3 per head. Ensure you arrive by 11am. (Address to follow). Contact Dave Sabel, who will be organising a route afterwards to a suitable venue for Sunday lunch. There is a limit of 24 people allowed so if you are interested don’t delay in reserving a place.
AUGUST 2019
Sunday 4th The Five Parishes show at Fingringhoe Ranges, Langenhoe. Contact Peter Lawson.
Wednesday 7th 7pm Suffolk club night, The Greyhound, Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2HJ
Saturday 10th. Writtle Village Fair. Contact Peter Lawson.
Sunday 11th Picnic and barbecue with our Suffolk members at Gallowsfield near Needham Market. (Barbecues provided but not the food so bring your own!) Essex members wishing to take part please contact Peter Lawson for possible joint journey and route.
Thursday 15th 7 pm Club Night. “No rules” concours competition. Bring your Seven along for judging by Roger on unknown criteria. (For example, last year a prize was awarded for the most bullshitted wheels because they were too clean! Please note new date and meeting venue. Little Waltham Sports and Social Club (Tufnell Hall) The Street, Little Waltham.
Sunday 18th Hyde Hall Grand Car Show. Please be on site by 9.45. Please note that cars will be ‘locked in’ until 16.30. For further information contact Richard Bohannan.
SEPTEMBER 2019
Sunday 1st Classic Car Show at Braintree and Bocking Public Gardens in conjunction with CL Classics. Gates open from 7.30 to 9.45 am. Public opening times 10.00 to 16.00. Braintree and Bocking Gardens Trust.
Wednesday 4th 7pm Suffolk club night, The Greyhound, Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2HJ
Sunday 8th Vintage and Classic Car Meet. From 10am. Lodges Coaches. The Garage, High Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4QR Tel 01245 231262
Sunday 15th Stebbing Village Fete. Starts at 1pm. Display your car amongst others at the village fete held on the Sports Field, Mill Lane, Stebbing.
Thursday 19th 7 pm Club Night Please note new date and meeting venue. Little Waltham Sports and Social Club (Tufnell Hall) The Street, Little Waltham.
Saturday 21st to Sunday 22nd Salute to the ’40s. Chatham Historic Dockyard. Kent.
OCTOBER 2019
Wednesday 2nd 7pm Suffolk club night, The Greyhound, Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2HJ
Thursday 17th 7 pm Club night. Guest speaker to talk about the making of the 1936 film ‘Night Mail’ followed by a screening of the film. Please note new date and meeting venue. Little Waltham Sports and Social Club (Tufnell Hall) The Street, Little Waltham.
Sunday 20th Vintage and Classic Car Meet. Lodges Coaches. The Garage, High Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4QR Tel 01245 231262
NOVEMBER 2019
Wednesday 6th 7pm Suffolk club night, The Greyhound, Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2HJ
Thursday 21st 7 pm Club Night. After last year’s successful event you have another chance to build and race your own model Austin 7. Details to follow. Please note new date and meeting venue. Little Waltham Sports and Social Club (Tufnell Hall) The Street, Little Waltham.
DECEMBER 2019
Wednesday 4th 7pm Suffolk club night, The Greyhound, Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2HJ
Wednesday 11th 7pm Christmas Party. Leaden Roding Village Hall
Sunday 26th Boxing Day Vintage and Classic Car Meet. From 10am. Lodges Coaches. The Garage, High Easter, Chelmsford, CM1 4QR Tel 01245 231262
JUST ANNOUNCED – Dates for TOTIE 3, The Only Tour Is Essex (and Suffolk) June 7th to 12th 2020. Contact Peter Lawson.
