At the first Thursday noggin in November, at the Bird In Hand, I was honoured to be presented with a trophy for my long service as Centre Secretary. It was a complete surprise. It was great that my colleagues should club together for me. I was deeply moved. I thank everyone involved. Steve Bridge coordinated things and John French spent long hours crafting my gift with great skill. I thank you both very much indeed. All I can say is time passes very quickly these days. I was like to thank Chris Nickless for arranging the Christmas Lunch at the

I recently learnt of the sad passing of Jeremy Tanner. The funeral was held on 3rd October for Jeremy who died suddenly on the 1st September.  He was a long standing member of Thames Valley Morgan Centre. Jerry and his wife Eileen used to own a very nice plus 8 which they passed on to their son a few years ago The funeral service took place at Green Acres Chiltern which is a natural cemetery and ceremonial park set in the heart of the Buckinghamshire countryside, as expected there was a large attendance at the service with lots of Morgan

As I wrote this Miscellany report, I learned with great sadness of the death of Her Majesty The Queen. My thoughts are with all members of the royal family. God save the King. Also, as I wrote this report, ThamesMOG members were preparing for our Welsh trip to Carmarthenshire. This four night adventure included two full days of touring the Welsh countryside and enjoying the splendid hospitality from our hosts at Llanerchindda farm. All Morgans are washed and polished, tyres pumped up and pre-holiday checks carried out so that nothing falls off that shouldn't !!!. I hope that you had a

We have some exciting news for our annual attendance at West Green House Classic Car Show on Sunday 18th September. This year ThamesMOG member Paul Briderick will be showing his Merlin/Meteor engine. When he powers this engine up at home, he has to warn all his neighbours. Certainly beats the barking of a dog in the back garden. We look forward to seeing Paul there. ThamesMOG have applied for club entry to this event, this will provide free entry for your Morgan, driver and one passenger. To gain free entry, please ensure that you arrive at West Green House between

I am pleased to report that the number fifty badge of our fiftieth anniversary car badges has been sold through an auction to a Centre member. Congratulations to Peter Taylor on your winning bid. Half the monies will go to The British Red Cross, Peter’s charity of choice, while the rest will go to Centre funds. This is a fine badge and it looks good on a Morgan. There are still a few left, so do contact us if you would like one. We had a great noggin for our welcome return to the Bird In Hand, last month. From

I hope you all had an enjoyable Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend. For myself, I spent some time in London, visiting my club while watching the fly pass over the Palace. I was in Whitehall Gardens, a great place to watch as you can see the aircraft turn from the Thames as they approached Trafalgar Square and onto the Mall. Where I was, every aircraft was cheered as they went overhead. Many people were on the bridges watching them fly along the Thames which must have been an amazing sight. It made one proud to be British. All this meant I