Kempton Steam Museum 2023
On Sunday 23rd. April, The Thames Valley Centre visited The Steam Museum at Kempton on a Steaming Weekend. One weekend a month from March to November the museum runs one of their enormous reciprocating steam engines in steam. Because we were a large party, the museum asked us to arrive at 9am before the doors opened to the public at 10:30. Some five Morgans gathered in the car park of The Harte & Magpies at 8 to convoy, the others joining us there. I counted 15 Morgans parked up in front of the Museum, unfortunately there were some last-minute dropouts
Pitstone Museum Open Day 2022
The Pitstone Museum was a very successful day out. I was not expecting much in the way of Morgans apart from mine, however, we had six Moggies in total and one cancellation due to hot weather. One advantage of the Pitstone museum is that there is plenty of shade under trees plus some very large old barns with displays of crafts , etc. There were a group of hand bell ringers to entertain us. The museum has a good collection of Barn engines all chugging away, but pride of place must go to a Crossely single cylinder gas
RAF Benson 2022
Once again we were lucky enough to be invited to provide a display for the RAF Benson Families day. This is a day of entertainment put on for RAF personnel and their families. It's a sort of fete with added air display. The invitation arrives well in advance of the day but we have to provide a list of those that will attend and we are not given much notice for that. So we got together a small group and awaited further instructions. When the day came a number had been struck down by illnesses, both human and automotive, and
Chorleywood Classic Car Show 2022
There was an array of Morgan owners at the show. Andy and Lynne Doughty and myself of course. Peter Page was coming but as a rear brake cylinder had seized up he felt he should stay at home and try and fix it. We did see Jerry and Eileen Tanner, whom some folk will remember. Their son is looking after their plus 8 and he drove down from Northamptonshire to be at the show (and to see his Mum and Dad). I met up with a couple from High Wycombe with a very nice Flat Rad Morgan
West Tisted Vintage Fly-in 2022
ThamesMOG members joined more than 30 other Morgans from various local Centres for a splendid day at the West Tisted Vintage Fly-in. It is a fly-in for vintage mostly aircraft and the pilots vintage mainly. I lost count how many classic and vintage aircraft were there. They ranged from 15 Tiger Moths to a Harvard T-6 trainer owned by the pop start Gary Nuwman. Also there was a surprise from Reading. What some of you might not know is that Reading was a centre for aircraft production, based at Woodley Aerodrome, Reading, on what is now Woodley
Father's Day Harte & Magpies Morgan Noggin 2022
We had a good turnout for a Father's day Noggin, 19 Morganiers (It would have been 21 but sadly Barry and Pauline Middleditch tested positive for `Covid a couple of days ago so they are self isolating ) Anyway 5 Morgans and some tin-tops graced the car park. Sadly our two new Morgan Plus six cars on the CX Platform chassis have been grounded by the factory as there is an issue with a possible leaking master break cylinder. One of the owners Paul and Jane Hudson did turn up but had to come in Paul’s McLaren instead of