Suffolk Vehicle Enthusiasts Club
News Clips - snippets from the Club's Newsletters
Earlier snippets are in the News clips Archive
March 2007
Secretary's Scribble
- I can't believe it's not butter (or February)
- Adios for those who forgot to renew their membership!
- Another busy year ahead
- I can't believe it's not Butley
- Errors are piling up!
- It was hard stopping Rex, but so much fun!
- The origin of HotPoint (nothing to do with cars, but fascinating! - web admin )
- Plastics company named after a winning horse at Newmarket (ditto! web admin)
- How cars are valued
- Passing of a past member sadly recorded
Other Items
- Railways invented by Romans? It's all Greek, maybe
- Insurance - crush it, dismantler recover parts, return to owner?
- depends if you have classic insurance or not
- you might be paying double what you should, if not!
- check the small print
- find the right type of insurer for your classic
- Wish upon a Star
- MGOC Road Run
- dull and windy dawn
- 204 miles avoiding motorways
- spectacular views of Cheshire, Staffordshire and the Peaks
- Jodrell Bank Observatory and the Lovell telescope
- A quick detour to Mars was "quite an experience"
- finished at Cholmondeley Castle owed by a chap with a 6ft white wand
- torrents of rain held off to end an enjoyable day
- Nantwich historical tour
- 19th century coach driver "Old Piggott" grandfather of Lester
- market hall was built on land given by Lord Tollemache's ancestor
- visit to Tatton Park (NT) - well worth it
- Plug for the Mid Norfolk Railway, Dereham, holding a Fathers Day Special Event for 1950s and 1960s cars and motorcycles. Steam and Diesel trains. Vintage bus service.
- Nedging Vintage Fete - 1st July
- Rust & Butter Run - 15th April
- Brockford Mid Suffolk Railway - Sunday 6th May - NO ADMISSION CHARGE
- Another note about the difficult stopping the enjoyable Rex Garrod
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