David Smith and Sandra Stuart are planning a rehearsal this month for their MOG 007 Gymkhana. Please contact David and Sandra if you would like to help out. The practice will aim to check timings and the general linkage of the various tests with the emphasis on having fun. From what I have seen of David and Sandra's plans, I think this will be a very special 007 Gymkhana. I hope you will be able to help us. If you are not planning to attend our first Sunday noggin next month, you may like to consider joining us with the

I would like to thank Admiral of the Fleet Mike Aldrich and Admiral Bert Oslar for our wonderful first cruise, as the Thames Valley Centre, on the River Thames. We may only have one ship in our navy but we our very proud of the Caversham Lady! Everyone had a great time on what was a lovely balmy evening. Listening to the talented jazz band under the stars, slowly drifting along was just magical. I was sorry that we had to turn people away as all the tickets had sold out with no cancellations. We hope to hold this event

 Our recent excursion to France was very enjoyable. On behalf of all those that went, I would like to thank Sandra Stuart and David Smith for their assistance on this wonderful trip. I understand that the Chateau that everyone stayed in was just the ticket. Those of us that weren't able to go missed out on a very special visit. Over the weekend David Smith had the honour and pleasure to award the SGT Thames Valley Trophy to Bert Oslar for 2005. We have decided to award this trophy annually to the person in the Centre that has best exhibited

On Sunday July 16th we shall be attending the Uxbridge Charity Auto Show organised by the Rotary Club which this year will primarily aid the Nyumbani Project, a home for orphaned babies and children born HIV positive. I hope you will able to come along. Please contact Allan Moore as soon as possible if you would like some tickets, Allan has organised a stand for us to display our Morgans. There are normally over 1,200 historic and classic vehicles on display. Along with a display arena for stunt activities, etc, there are also craft displays to add some variety to

 For September we are planning a scenic run with a difference. As many of you will be aware we are producing a car badge to commemorate thirty-five years of us being a MSCC Centre. The theme of the scenic run is to transport badge number one the length of the Thames from the Barrier to the source (this is the badge that is to be auctioned for charity). The scenic run will take place in eleven sections and will be a relay; a different Morgan will transport the badge through each section. We plan to accommodate multiple Morgan's per section

I am very pleased to be able to report that Barbara and David Harris won the Richard Thorne Charity Trophy for 2005 - the first winners in fact. At the Hampden Arms noggin Helen Thorne presented the trophy to Barbara and David along with a replica which they can keep. This trophy will be awarded each year for members in the Centre that have raised the most money for charity during our annual Charity raising event. The winners of the trophy are able to nominate the charity that the Centre will raise money for in the following year. Our charity