Over Christmas I was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of David Little, from the Brighton Centre. David was a good friend to many in our Centre along with people from across the Morgan Sports Car Club. I first met David and his wife Genny at a noggin while my daily transport, in those days, was a Mini Cooper (I still have it cooped up in my garage somewhere). Genny and David were Mini fans along with being aficionados of Morgan Sports Cars. As you can imagine we got on really well. David was a great leader, friend, husband

As I write this monthly report for the Thames Valley region, I have just returned from a slippery walk in the snow and ice, to collect the Sunday newspaper; every step could have resulted in an embarrassing and potentially painful landing on one's bottom. Snow was everywhere and it seemed everything had grinded to a complete halt. Landing at Heathrow and not being able to make it to the relative safety of the terminal buildings, without a long wait, seemed to sum it all up. I can only hope that as we progress into 2011, that the weather will warm

In spite of the predictions from the Maya Calendar, which comes to an end in 2012, we have some plans, looking this far ahead. I am pleased to be able to report that, through the good services of Terry Tedman, we shall be making a return to the Fawley Hill Railway, owned by the Hon Sir William McAlpine Bt. FRSE, and railway model collection, in August 2012. It has been sometime since we have been able to enjoy this fantastic day out, once again. On behalf of the Centre, I would like to thank Terry for his efforts in securing

Walking along the Strand the other day, around 17:00, I saw my first Aero Super sports negotiating the early evening rush hour traffic heading towards Trafalgar Square. The young man driving looked the part; in fact the Morgan looked in its element. The added protection of the "tiger" top and the sturdy stance of the vehicle gave the feeling this sports car could be used every day as you would, say, with a Porsche 911. So is the City the stomping ground of the Aero along with autobahns of Europe? Whatever the answer it was great to see. I look

"...Our hero had to slow for some lights and with the lull in his pace he used this time to pull a pair of goggles from the open dashboard and to cover his eyes. He knew as he left the lights he would be heading out of town away from the slow moving traffic, with the narrow screen laying flat, his eyes would need protection. Accelerating away from the busy junction and he was soon hitting the national limit on a darkened B-road in cold, damp conditions. These were roads he loved the best. Holding the steering wheel at "ten

Plans are well under for our entry into next year´s Uxbridge Auto show, after our second win two years running. I understand there may be a pirate type show in homage to Captain Pugwash, perhaps. There is some debate of the nature of the characters involved. I do remember vividly Captain Horatio Pugwash as he sailed the high seas in his faithful vessel the Black Pig, ably assisted by cabin boy Tom, pirates Willy and Barnabas, and Master Mate. His mortal enemy was Cut-Throat Jake, captain of the Flying Dustman. With this new theme, as Captain Pugwash himself might articulate,