Friday 24th May to Monday 27th May 2013

Everyone has now reserved their rooms for our visit to Llanerchindda Farm, near Llandovery over the May Spring Bank Holiday.

At the moment there is a vacancy for one crew and so if you want to come and join us for a weekend of fun and jollity in a beautiful part of Wales, please let me know.

Prices are £205.00 per person for 3 nights, dinner, bed & breakfast.

For your information their website is www.cambrianway.com

Contact:         Steve Wood: steve@stchloe.plus.com
Tel: 01453 873500
Mobile: 07778 940108

Tuesday 28th May 2013

Evening run organised by Eddie and Diana

Cars will meet at the layby opposite the Hungry Horse at Seven Springs

First car away at 6:00 pm

If you would like to go please email Eddie at ehunter2012@btinternet.com

Thursday 13th June 2013

Normal monthly meeting

Tuesday 25th June

Evening run organised by Richard Ward

Sunday 30th June 2013

Cotswold Caper - our main fundraising event of the year!

Thursday 11th July 2013

Normal monthly meeting

Sunday 21st July

Teddy Bear’s Picnic
Sunday 21st July 2013

This is an all-inclusive event for Members as well as for their family and friends. The idea is that we have a family orientated, social event which also includes the opportunity to do a run.

ALL cars arriving for the picnic and the run MUST have a Teddy on board! All cars not carrying a Teddy will have to donate their picnic to the Steve Wood Food Parcel Fund!

The run is optional and so anyone can attend the picnic without doing the run.

Picnic Venue:  Minchinhampton Common, on the approach road to The Old Lodge and
                        Minchinhampton Old Course Golf Club. The post code for The Old Lodge is
                        GL6 9AQ and the Grid Ref. is SO 855 009.
Turn in at the purple “The Old Lodge” sign.

Picnic Start Time:  Around 1300 and will finish when everyone gets bored / cold / wet.

The Run Details:          The start this year will be from Barrow Wake Viewpoint.
This is the viewpoint which is accessed from the Birdlip to the A417 road.
It is NOT the Crickley Hill Country Park!
Cars away from 1100 - 1130.
The run is approx. 25 miles long and will take about 1.5 hours to complete.

EVERYONE is very welcome to do the run no matter what they are driving. For those who are unfamiliar with tulip diagrams, a full explanation will be given at the start.

Steve Wood’s contact information:
            Tel: 01453 873500
Mobile: 07778 940108
Email: steve@stchloe.plus.com

Tuesday 23rd July 2013

Evening run organised by Terry and Liz Heighway

First cars away at 18:30 for a 35 mile scenic tour of the Cotswolds starting from Barrow Wake Viewpoint car park near Birdlip.

Run will end with an Indian buffet meal costing £9.95 (drinks/coffees extra). Names please (including passengers) to heighway@blueyonder.co.uk  or tel. 07806096535

Sunday 28th July 2013

MGs in the Forest

If you fancy a 40 mile summer’s day drive around the heart of the Forest of Dean this is the run for you.

We will be setting off after morning coffee at The Hostelrie in the village of Goodrich and following a tulip route through the heart of the forest to finish up at the Dean Herritage Centre at the top of the   Sudley Valley. Here you can enjoy your picnic lunch or use the café before exploring the Centre which is one of Gloucestershire's leading attractions. Set across a stunning and fully interactive five acre site, the centre protects and preserves the unique history and heritage of the beautiful Forest of Dean. With a wide range of things to do and see, including five onsite galleries exploring the history of the Forest from the Ice Age to the present day; a reconstructed Victorian cottage; a charcoal burner's camp; an adventure playground; chainsaw carving demonstrations; a variety of animals, an onsite gift shop and cafe there's always something new and exciting to interest, inspire and surprise you.

Why not make a weekend of it and stay overnight on the Saturday at The Hostelrie which is a genuine village inn with an excellent restaurant. The Hostelrie is very classic car friendly and is in fact the venue for MG natters on the second Monday evening of every month.

You would be spoilt for a choice of things to do on the Saturday, there is Goodrich Castle to explore free to English Heritage members or you could take the short drive to Symonds Yat and enjoy a pint in the Saracens Head sitting on the banks of the river Wye. Here you can take a pleasure boat ride up the river or if you felt a bit more energetic there is an excellent walk along the river over the suspension bridge at the Biblins then back along the river to hail the ferry to cross back over to the Saracens Head. If all this fails to grab you then take a visit to “Puzzle Wood” my favorite, an unforgettable experience.
http://www.deanheritagecentre.com/index.htm
http://www.thehostelrieatgoodrich.co.uk/
http://saracensheadinn.co.uk/
http://www.goodrichcastle.co.uk/
http://www.puzzlewood.net/

If you would like to go on the run please email petervielvoye@blueyonder.co.uk
Times and detail to be published later. Entry to the Centre is £6 - £5 concessions with enough numbers I may be able to get a small discount. Please make your own bookings if you want to make a weekend of it.

Thursday 8th August 2013

Normal monthly meeting

Friday, Saturday and Sunday 9th, 10th 11th August 2013

We are organising a trip to the newly revamped Haynes Motor Museum in Somerset.

As a group we can get discounted tickets at £7 with the ability to go any time for as many times as we would like for the next year. We have chosen this month as the new extension will have been done and we can see alot more cars that they will have on show.

As part of this there is a very nice pub with great food nearby and we have negotiated a rate of £70 per room per night if we stay the Friday and Saturday nights or £80 if we stay just the Saturday night. The rate includes breakfast.

The pub is also putting on a set price three course meal at £17 should we like to take it up

If you would like to go please Email me

Sunday 25th August 2013

Cotswold Motoring Museum

As a club we will be going to the Cotswold Motoring Museum in Bourton on the Water. There will be space available for about 9 cars on the front of the Museum with preference being given for elder cars. There is an overflow car park where the remainder can go at a cost of approximately £3 per day

We will need to be there by about 10am and can stay until 6pm if we want although I suspect we will be long gone by then

A group rate for entry into the Museum has been agreed at £3.90.

There will also be a room available for us to use should it be wanted

Unfortunately because of the reduced space it will have to be first come first served. So if you want be included in the 9 please email me urgently at secretary@glosmgoc.co.uk

For the "unlucky" ones we will organise the fallback space once names are known

You can see the last time we went there at Bourton Picnic

Tuesday 27th August 2013

Evening run organised by Tony Child

Sunday 1st September 2013

Possible Car show at Newark Park - Details later

Wednesday 4th September

We will be having a tour of the Morgan factory. The tour will start at 11am and will last approximately 2 hours. The cost for the tour will be £10 per person instead of the normal £12.50

We will be organising a coach but that price is unknown as yet.

Please email me if you would like to go. I have placed the names of those who have already booked on the Runs page in the Members Area. There is the possibility of a meal there but this can be decided later

Email adrian

Sunday 8th September 2013

Tetbury Car Show

This is run by the same people who run St Roses in Stroud.

The Dolphin Hall and Memorial Recreation Ground in Tetbury, Glos.

This is a new event in Tetbury in Gloucestershire. A charity event to raise funds for ALLSORTS, an organisation which provides help for children with serious physical disabilities and their families in this county. Look on their website www.allsortsglos.org.uk.

The event wishes to attract enthusiasts for all forms of transport that deserve the name “CLASSIC”. It will feature cars, motorcycles, commercial vehicles, large and small, steam powered vehicles as well as high performance machines from down the years.

Please email me if you would like to go

Thursday 12th September 2013

Normal monthly meeting

Friday 13th September 2013

Following last years succesful trip we will be organising another visit to the island,

Friday 13 September – Monday 16 September 2013. The tariff will be £175.00 per person inclusive of half board accommodation, return car ferry  and VAT.

Additions nights will be charged at £45.00 per person per night (subject to availability)
Single person travelling in a vehicle will incur a supplement of £27.00pp

Please email me if you would like to be added to the list

ps we will avoid the Bestival Festival this year

Tuesday 24th September 2013

Evening run organised by Keith Lewis

Sunday 6th October 2013

 A guided tour of the hangers lasting approximately 3 ½ hours which includes a lunch break has been booked.  The cost of the tour is minimal £20.00 per group of 12.

There is a fully licensed restaurant which offers a two-course hot lunch with tea or coffee for £8.25 per person.  This will need to be pre-booked, but not until nearer the visit.

In view of the number of interested Member to date we propose to travel by coach the costs of which will be dependant upon numbers.  

If you are interested in being included in this trip would you please email or telephone Trev on:-
t.panter205@btinternet.com or
01453 543292

See Cosford Museum

Thursday 10th October 2013

Normal monthly meeting

Sunday 27th October 2013

Sunday lunch organised by Sue and Trev

Thursday 14th November 2013

Normal monthly meeting

Sunday 24th November 2013

Sunday lunch organised by Rita and Adrian

Saturday 7th December 2013

Christmas meal organised by Tony Child

This years meal will be held at the Royal George Hotel, Birdlip