At the Uxbridge auto show I had an immensely enjoyable time. The team had cleverly lined up all the Morgans in age order, from the earliest three wheeler through to a Centenary Plus 4, an Aeromax and my Centenary Lightweight. It made for an impressive display. I experienced three pleasant surprises on the day: the first one was that I discovered that there are two Mike Smiths in the world; secondly I was briskly over taken by Heidi Miller in her Plus 4 during the display run and lastly, most importantly, the Thames Valley stand, at the show, won

  I am pleased to say that on Saturday 8th August we shall be enjoying a scenic drive to the Bentley Drivers Club 60th Anniversary Race Event at Silverstone. Please meet 08:30 at The Bird In Hand, Knowl Hill (A4 near Maidenhead) for a 08:45 start. We will aim to arrive in time to watch the end of practice and see the parade laps of the Bentleys on the circuit before the racing starts. Demonstration laps are planned for the Bentley Exp Speed 8 Le Mans 2003 winning car. Contact: Crispin Elt This email address is being protected from spambots.

The big event for us, coming up this month, is the Uxbridge auto show. We attend this marvellous event every year- something for everyone -  but this year Mike Smith and his team has gathered together, along with our regulars, an interesting array of Morgans through the ages. Our stand will be depicting a celebration of the Morgan Centenary. It is always a great day out, however, this year it will be especially so. If you would like to attend please contact Mike for details, space is limited but it is still worth a try at this late stage.

Chatting to Jerry Tanner recently he mentioned a notion "Bring a Morgan to a noggin." Now Jerry always brings his Plus Eight to noggins, so his record is exemplary. However, he does wear a warming beard. Nevertheless, you can't argue with his sentiments; we must all try harder and with the warmer months coming it should prove easier. We do have a busy month ahead of us. Don't forget that we have a day out with the Upper Thames Motor Yacht Club at their facilities near Sonning. Please contact Richard Orton of the Yacht Club or myself if you would

 I am pleased to be able to report that the Upper Thames Motor Yacht Club has invited us to a day out at their facilities near Sonning. The format of the day is that we arrive around 10:30am at the Upper Thames Motor Yacht Club, Mill Island, Sonning on Saturday 13th June. Their post code is RG4 6TW. We will then have a look round and at lunchtime there will be a barbeque at approximately £5 per head. Joining us will be the local Harley group. In the morning the boaters will go out for short trips with Hog and

I was saddened to learn of the recent passing of Peter Veal. We hadn't seen Peter for awhile but a few years ago he was an active and popular member of the Centre. Peter had an interesting life with his time as a pilot in the RAF and subsequently a pilot navigator with an airline. He had his first book published in 2005, which could explain why in recent times we hadn't seen him. He will be sorely missed. On behalf of the Centre I would like to send our sincere condolences to Pamela Veal and Peter's family.