2005

Our monthly meetings are normally held from 19:30 on the first Thursday of each month.  Most Members take the opportunity to dine at the venue.  Some even take to drink!

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January Thursday 6, Coal House Inn, Apperley

Agenda...

  • Review November's action points
  • Marvel at the Christmas Dinner and Quiz!
  • There is no drive planned for January
  • We are not aware of any other events during January
  • Should we have a committee, as does the Yorkshire Area, in addition to an Area Coordinator?
    • Suggestions for the various positions
    • Proposals for Members to fill those positions
  • Suggested dates for meetings in 2005 - first Thursday of each month?
    • Who will arrange February's meeting?
    • Who will arrange March's meeting?
  • Suggested dates for drives in 2005 - the second Sunday after the meeting?
    • Who will arrange what drives?
    • Four (Five) Counties Lunch on Sunday 20 March, Honiton
    • Should we do a Six Areas Lunch for us and the surrounding five Areas?
    • August drive (21) would clash with National Rally (19-21)
  • Any other business
    • We have prizes left over from the Xmas quiz

Action points...

  • The question of having a committee was addressed.  First, it was agreed that the word "Team" was better suited.  Secondly, the following positions were allocated... Area Coordinator (Harry Baldwin), Meetings (Alan Wilson), Drives (Trevor Clark), Newsletter/STHT (Fiona Dowler), Secretary (David Rose), and finally Treasurer (Alec Willis)
  • The schedule of meetings for the year was agreed.  The February meeting would be held at the Defford Arms, Defford, March would be at the Royal Oak, Much Marcle, and April possibly at the Royal Oak, Hucclecote (see below)
  • The schedule of drives for the year was agreed.  Please see the Drives section for details
  • The South West Area is holding a Four Counties Lunch on Sunday 20 March in Honiton, which coincides with our own monthly drive for that month.  It was agreed that we would like to attend that meeting.  Harry will pursue this
  • It was suggested that we could do our own version of this with a Six Areas lunch, perhaps in October
  • Under "Any Other Business" the following items were raised...
  • Left over prizes - Harry reminded everyone that we still had some prizes left over from the Xmas quiz.  It was agreed that the quiz could be revamped and run again, perhaps at one of our forthcoming monthly meetings (April)
  • Edwards Mazda Barbecue - Alan said that Edwards Mazda wanted to run another barbecue for us this year following the success of last year's event.  He will follow this up with them.  The suggested date was our August meeting on Thursday 4 August
  • Christmas dinner - the date for the dinner was agreed as Sunday 11 December
  • Coleford Motor Festival - Gloria mentioned that an acquaintance of hers asked if we wanted to participate in this event held on Easter Monday 28 March.  We agreed that we would.  She will follow this up with her contact

We had a relatively small turn out at this meeting with seven cars and thirteen people.  Despite this we really did manage to sketch out the whole year!  Remarkable!

February Thursday 3, Defford Arms, Defford

Thursday night is Steak Night at this venue!  An 8oz Sirloin is £6.95 and a 16oz T-bone is £10.  For vegans, vegetarians or those who just don’t fancy bullock please contact the Defford beforehand to order an alternative.

Agenda...

  • A vote of thanks to Alec
  • Review January's action points
  • Meetings (Alan)
    • Venue details for the next meeting
    • Arrangements for the April meeting (Harry)
    • Volunteer to arrange the May meeting
    • Update on the August meeting at Edwards Mazda
    • MX-mas Dinner - where and by whom?
  • Drives (Trevor)
    • Details of the February drive (Alec)
    • How many people are interested in the Four Counties Lunch on Sunday 20 March in Honiton, Devon as we need to inform the organiser of numbers (Harry)
    • Details of, and numbers for, the May drive (Ellie)
    • Volunteers for outstanding drives (July and November)
    • Volunteer to organise the October Six Areas Lunch (venue, meal, content, etc.)?
  • Events
    • Mazda MX-5 Mk III Launch - 28 February and 1 March
    • Coleford Carnival Of Transport on March 28 - numbers please (Gloria)
  • Any other business
    • John and Harry in the Worcester Standard!
    • A visit to Jaguar at Brownhills (Alan)
    • Email to the Membership (David)
    • The New MX-5 logo competition (include on the email?)
    • Inviting speakers to our meetings, e.g., Auto Proud?
    • Inviting "non MX-5 owner" friends to our meetings?
    • Any other comments from the Team?

Action points...

  • Would Members let Harry know numbers for the March drive as soon as possible?
  • Would Members let John and Ellie know numbers for the May drive by March 3?
  • Rob and Trish Boulton volunteered to organise the July drive
  • Chris and Louis Tarling volunteered to organise the November drive
  • Would Members let Gloria know numbers for the Coleford Carnival of Transport as soon as possible?

March Thursday 3, Royal Oak, Much Marcle

Agenda...

  • Review February's action points
  • Meetings (Alan)
    • Details of the next meeting
    • MX-mas Dinner - where and by whom?
  • Drives (Trevor)
    • Details of the next drive (Harry)
    • Volunteer to organise the October Six Areas Lunch (venue, meal, content, etc.)?
  • Events
    • MX-5 Mk III Launch Evening, County Mazda, Cheltenham, Thursday 10 March
    • Visit to Jaguar at Browns Lane, Tuesday 15 March
    • Coleford Carnival Of Transport on Monday 28 March - numbers to Gloria please
    • Convoy to the Spring Rally, Margam, Sunday 15 May
  • Any other business
    • Any other comments from the Team?

Action points...

  • It was agreed that the MX-mas dinner would take place at the Scrumpy House, Much Marcle, as last year
  • Volunteers were sought to organise the October Six Areas Lunch event
  • The MX-5 Mk III launch evening to be held at County Mazda has been cancelled
  • The Jaguar visit has only one place left - please contact Alan Wilson if you are interested
  • It was agreed that we would make our own individual travel arrangements for the Margam Spring Rally
  • We would arrange a convoy for the National Rally in August
  • Please advise Harry of numbers for the March drive
  • Please advise Jon and Ellie of numbers for the May drive
  • Please advise Gloria of numbers for the Coleford Festival of Transport

April Thursday 7, Royal Oak, Hucclecote

A quiz evening with prizes

Originally the landlord, Peter, told me that the pub was being refurbished at the end of February.  However, it now appears that this work will be carried out in May.  So we have the "old style" pub not the "new style" one!

Peter tells me we can use one of two rooms - one is a skittles ally.  Unfortunately there are no skittles, unless we bring our own, does anyone have any?

Agenda...

  • Review March's action points
  • Meetings (Alan)
    • Details of the next meeting - with AutoProud
    • Volunteers sought to organise the June meeting
  • Drives (Trevor)
    • Details of the next drive (Alan)
    • Details of the drive for September
  • Events
    • MaX5 Racing, Silverstone on Saturday 16 April
    • Castle Combe Track Day on Saturday 23 April
  • Any other business
    • Any other comments from the Team?

Action points...

  • Would Members interested in the May drive please contact Jon and Ellie Peberdy regarding payment
  • Would Members interested in the September drive please contact Graham and Margaret Smith regarding payment

The multimedia quiz was won by Pam and Alec Willis.  This was followed by a mad rush for the prizes!

May Thursday 5, Coal House Inn, Apperley

A demonstration evening from our friends at Auto Proud, so you might want to get there a little earlier than usual!

Agenda...

  • Review April's action points
  • Meetings (Alan)
    • Details of the next meeting
  • Drives (Trevor)
    • Details of the next drive (Jon and Ellie)
    • Details of the October Six Areas Lunch - Drive Leaders wanted (Harry)
  • Events
    • MaX5 Racing, 8 May
    • Spring Rally, 14 and 15 May
    • Shelsley Walsh Hill Climbing, 14 and 15 May
    • CSMA Classic, 14 and 15 May
    • MaX5 Racing, 21 and 22 May
    • Rotorstock, 29 and 30 May
    • Classic Car Show, Berkeley Castle, 30 May (Trevor)
  • Any other business
    • Two people required for the free "Karting Competition" at the National Rally, Goodwood, Saturday 20 August
    • Any other comments from the Team?

Action Points...

  • Please note that there are now only three car places left for the June drive (Treasure Hunt)
  • The Bridge at Tibberton was suggested for the July meeting
  • Harry would email Rob and Trish Boulton regarding the July drive
  • Harry would check with the Goodwood organisers to see if AutoProud could be present

AutoProud did us proud!  Quite a number of cars enjoyed the privilege of having their boot lids buffed to a shine.  Dave Harris, from the company, gave us a short talk on his company and their products.  A number plate draw was won by Trevor and Gloria Clark who received a full pack of goodies from AutoProud worth about £20.

June Thursday 2, Admiral Rodney, Berrow Green

The top car park should be set aside for us. We also have an area in the restaurant just for us. Oh, and we can also chose from the bar menu.

Agenda...

  • Review May's action points
  • Meetings (Alan)
    • Details of the next meeting
  • Drives (Trevor)
    • Details of the next drive (Trevor and Gloria)
    • October Six Areas Lunch - change of venue (Harry)
  • Events
    • MaX5 Racing, 4 & 5 June
    • Shelsley Walsh Hill Climbing, 4 & 5 June
  • Any other business
    • Two people required for the free "Karting Competition" at the National Rally, Goodwood, Saturday 20 August
    • STHT Binders
    • Any other comments from the Team?

Actions Points...

  • Please note that the date on the June Drive information sheet, given out at the meeting, is incorrect.  It shows "Sunday 20 June" and should read "Sunday 19 June"
  • The October Drive "Six Areas Lunch" is to take place from a different venue to that advertised thus far.  Trevor and Harry are looking for a new venue
  • Two additional sets of names have been added to the June Drive, namely Rob & Trish Boulton and John & Sue Hallett
  • Lee and Harry have volunteered to participate in the Inter-Area Karting Competition to be held on Saturday 20 August during the National Rally
  • Graham mentioned the annual Coventry Run to take place this year on Sunday 4 September.  Details to follow
  • Graham also pointed out that the September Drive "Canal Cruise and Run to Brecon" was now fully paid for and there may even be a small excess of funds
  • Harry has a supply of binders available for STHT magazines.  They hold six copies and cost £4 each

There were 21 people at this meeting.

July Thursday 7, Bridge Inn, Tibberton

Agenda...

  • Review June's action points
  • Meetings (Alan)
    • Details of the next meeting
    • Where will September's meeting be held?
  • Drives (Trevor)
    • Details of the next drive
    • New venue for the October drive
  • Events
    • Shelsley Walsh Hill Climbing, 2 & 3 July
    • MaX5 Racing, 2, 3 & 31 July
  • Any other business
    • How to drum up membership (David Rose)
    • Harry will not be present at the September meeting
    • STHT Binders
    • Stationery
    • Club merchandise web site - www.mx-5.org/merchandise
    • Any other comments from the Team?

Actions Points...

  • The September meeting will be held at the Coal House Inn, Apperley
  • Details of the revised venue for October's drive were handed out
  • David Rose asked for any ideas to help drum up new members

Our first outing to the Bridge was a pleasant experience.  Perhaps we can all eat by the canal at our next visit.

August Thursday 4, Edwards Mazda, Kempsey

19 Main Road, Kempsey, WR5 3PA

01905 821132 

Map

Following last year's successful event we have been invited back for another Open Day and Barbecue

No agenda for this meeting

We must have had about four or five new Members at this meeting - great to meet some new faces!  The weather wasn't the best we could have had but the rain held out till about half way through the night.

September Thursday 1, Coal House Inn, Apperley

Unfortunately Harry will not be present at this meeting as he has a prior engagement.  Ellie Peberdy and Fiona Dowler have kindly stepped in to chair the meeting.

Agenda...

  • Review July's action points
  • Meetings (Alan)
    • Details of the next meeting in October
    • Where will November's meeting be held?
  • Drives (Trevor)
    • Details of this month's drive (Graham)
    • New venue for the October drive
  • Events
    • TRAX 2005, Silverstone, Sunday 4 September
    • Castle Combe Track Day, Saturday 10 September
    • Shelsley Walsh Hill Climbing, Saturday 10 & Sunday 11 September
    • MaX5 Racing, Lydden Hill, Saturday 10 September
    • MaX5 Racing, Mallory Park, Sunday 25 September
  • Any other business
    • Member recently excluded from the Area Forum and the National Forum
    • Spring Rally 2006
    • National Rally 2006
    • Any other comments from the Team?

Actions Points...

  • We need numbers at the November meeting at the latest for the MX-mas dinner
  • Members need to vote if they are going to the six areas lunch and if there is anyone else willing to help with the runs, they should let Trevor know. (We had quite a few offers at the meeting and probably have enough)
  • Mention was made of a drive to Hook Norton Brewery (David Rose I think!) but it is not open at weekends and he wanted to know if members would be interested in going over a bank holiday instead
  • It was mentioned that the Oxford region might want help for the Spring Rally and that we would be happy to help.

Thanks to Ellie and Fiona for chairing this for me!

October Thursday 6, Royal Oak, Much Marcle

Agenda...

  • Review September's action points
  • Meetings (Alan)
    • November's Meeting
  • Drives (Trevor)
    • Numbers for the October drive?
    • Drive leaders for the October drive?
    • November's drive - numbers for the drive and numbers for the bowling, please
  • Events
    • No more for this year
  • Any other business
    • Spring Rally 2006
    • Eunos Roadster Flares
    • Any other comments from the Team?

Action points...

  • Harry reminded all present that the AGM and the Area Coordinators' meeting are due in November.  Could Members let Harry know if there are any questions they would like him to raise on their behalf?
  • It was suggested that the January meeting might be held at the Yorkshire Grey

November Thursday 3, Coal House Inn, Apperley

Proposed agenda...

  • Review October's action points
  • Meetings (Alan)
    • December's MX-mas dinner - numbers
    • January's venue - the Coal House
  • Drives (Trevor)
    • November's drive - numbers for the drive and numbers for the bowling
  • Events
    • Hook Norton Brewery (David Rose)
  • Any other business
    • Spring Rally 2006
    • Eunos Roadster flares - £8 each
    • STHT binders - £4 each
    • Any questions to pose to the committee at the AGM?
    • Any other comments from the Team?

December Sunday 11

MX-mas Dinner

12:30 for 13:00 - Scrumpy House, The Bounds, Much Marcle, Herefordshire, HR8 2NQ (01531 660626) - Map

www.scrumpyhouse.co.uk

Choose your food on the day

Menu...

£14.95 for 2 courses
£18.95 for 3 courses

Starters
Soup of the Day
Mussels in white wine
Chicken liver parfait

Mains
Roast Beef
Roast Pork
Risotto of creamed wild mushrooms

Puddings
Ice cream
Treacle Tart with brown bread ice cream
Sticky Toffee Pudding with caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream

No agenda for this meeting