In the latest edition of the Thames Valley Centre Newsletter (TVCN) Chris Rowe puts me straight on some historical facts while Ray Styles continues his series on rebuilding his 4/4, this month starting off with his new chassis and what to do with it! We also have a belated report back from the classic members' weekend at Prescott and a review of our day out at Silverstone for the BDC meeting. Subscription details are available from myself (Centre Secretary) - credit card facilities are available for overseas readers. During the first Thursday noggin we welcomed Andrew Palmer to the Centre

It had been over six years since Tim and Sheila Billard had been to the Centre. They only live in Twyford so hopefully their return to the fold will be permanent. Also Tim Marsh arrived for an evening out. Tim owns a ’55 Morgan Plus Four that is currently off the road. Tim travels for work so unfortunately his visits to the Centre won’t be as frequent as he would like. During Mog 99 I am very pleased to say that we recruited John and Margaret Bullen to the Centre. Naturally we have a very rigorous entrance procedure: wellie throwing,

The first Thursday evening noggin in July saw the welcome return to the Centre of some old friends from the 1970s and 1980s. It had been over six years since Tim and Sheila Billard had been to the Centre. They only live in Twyford so hopefully their return to the fold will be permanent. Also Tim Marsh arrived for an evening out. Tim owns a ’55 Morgan Plus Four that is currently off the road. Tim travels for work so unfortunately his visits to the Centre won’t be as frequent as he would like. During Mog 99 I am very

I would like to thank everyone from Thames Valley that helped out at the Brooklands weekend. Also I would like to thank Ann and Quentin English and their team from HopMog for organising a great event. We all had a great time. Thames Valley organised a "close to the edge" Gymkhana that I believed was enjoyed by all. I would also like to thank HopMog very much for the appreciation they showed, for the help we gave them over the weekend. It was unexpected but most welcome! At our first Sunday noggin in June we welcomed Nigel and Michelle Backel

During the last couple of years Jim Bellew has been running the regalia for the Centre very successfully. However, Jim now feels he would like a rest and will stand down at the end of the current batch of orders. Thanks Jim for all the hard work you have put in. I believe it is safe to say that thanks to Jim's efforts the Thames Valley is the best dressed Centre in the MSCC, I include our cars in that assessment. I am determined that our regalia will continue and I am very pleased to be able to announce that

We had a very enjoyable Centre dinner in March. I would like to thank Pam and Mike Aldrich for the organising the evening. There is interest in repeating the event in the Summer at the same venue. The Hotel is located next to the River Thames so on a lovely Summer's evening it would be very enjoyable. On the first Thursday noggin in March, at the Bird In Hand we welcomed Sue and Michael Morgan to the Centre. Sue and Michael had travelled a fair distance to be with us that evening and I was very pleased that they could