Summary; My Chat, Upcoming September Events, 90thAnniversary Year, Centre Facebook Page, Wiscombe Hill Climb 2027, Ian Benningfield’s Donation Page, Jon Pittard Donation Page.
My Chat,
Last Thursday myself and 9 other MGs from the centre went to Severn View Services to meet with the party of MG France who were starting their tour of Wales after they left us to cross the bridge and spend the night in Cardiff. They had a good selection of cars as did we. When Dave Mothersdill arrived in his 18/80 the French were ecstatic, they don’t see many MGs of that age. They presented the South West Centre with a large Perspex octagon depicting 100 years of MGs from 1923 to 2023.
On Sunday 20th we have the Dave Coppock Autotest on grass. This was postponed from last month due to the extreme high temperatures causing a risk of fires starting due to hot exhausts. Now we have had some rain, the grass should be a bit greener and not so dry. Please do get your entry in because now we have a few pre-booked and would like some more. I have my entry in, and I expect I will be in my normal place when the results are computed, dead last! However, it is great fun and allows you to let your hair down and hoon about in a safe environment.
Upcoming September Events
We have a full calendar of events taking place in September
- Thursday 17th September – Bristol South Lunchtime Natter
The next Bristol South Lunchtime Natter will be held this Thursday 17 September starting at 12:00. Venue: The Star Inn, Bristol Road, Star, Near Winscombe, North Somerset, BS25 1QE. Look forward to seeing you there.” - Sunday 20th September – Dave Coppock Memorial Autotest on Grass
As a tribute to another MGCC stalwart who passed away 2 years ago, we have renamed the 2nd autotest on grass The Dave Coppock Memorial Autotest. This event was organised by Dave for several years and is held with permission of the Farmer George Atwell, who was a good friend of Dave’s. Full details including the SRs and Entry form are available at this link to the website,The Dave Coppock Memorial Autotest
90th Anniversary Year 2026 – 90 for the 90
We now have a total of 132 photos posted to the website. The oldest car is an MG 18/80 and the newest is a 2023 MG Motors HS, with one member having 29 entries. Keep your entries coming, final date for entries is the 20th September so this is the last week for submitting your photos.
As the weather is improving, don’t forget to take your birthday card with you when you are out and about in your MG (I keep mine in the glove box of the MGF). The ’90 for the 90’ challenge is easy, just select a destination from the list in the birthday card, take a digital photograph of you, your car, your birthday card and the location as evidence of your visit and submit a claim and photograph using the claim form accessed here. We are not expecting you to visit all the 90 places, but there could be a prize for the MG car that visits the most different venues.
All items in the Clothing Store are now available with either the normal South West Centre Logo or the new 90th Anniversary logo. Select the item you require, T-shirt, Polo shirt, Sweat Shirt, Premium Cap, Beanie, Hoodie, Fleece Jacket, Softshell Jacket, Shell Gilet, Soft Padded jacket, soft padded gilet or long-sleeved shirt, then select the colour and size and then you have the option to select which of the two logos you require. It couldn’t be simpler. Very suitable attire to carry out the ‘90 For The 90’ challenge.
Centre Facebook Page
Another way to keep up to date with what is going on in the Centre is to visit the SW Centre Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/MGCCSW regular updates are posted there. Also, we have a SW Centre WhatsApp group, message me on my mobile 07773491953 to be included in the group. We are revamping the WhatsApp Group to make it more secure by creating an MG Car Club South West Community. Once the community has been set up and tested, we will ask current members of the South West Centre WhatsApp groups to move across into the new secure community.
Wiscombe Hill Climb 2027 Event Organiser Required
As a consequence of Ian Benningfield’s passing, we have managed to sort this year’s event with a lot of assistance from Woolbridge Motor Club, Torbay Motor Club and Wiscombe Park. The current committee do not have the relevant experience to carry out the administrative functions of organising such a prestigious event and are therefore seeking a volunteer to become the ‘Wiscombe Hill Climb Event Organiser ‘ it would be the sole task of this person. No experience is necessary as the role will be well supported by Wiscombe Ltd. and the Clubs helping us out this year. The task is not onerous and should take very little time during the beginning on the year up until late June when it starts getting a bit more involved as the event date in September approaches. If you are interested and want to know more drop me an email at jim.lott@hotmail.co.uk.
Ian Beningfield’s Donation Page
Following the untimely death of Ian Beningfield, The Meningitis Research Foundation have set up an official donation page in memory of Ian at https://ianbeningfield.muchloved.com/ and all proceeds go to the Foundation.
Jon Pittard’s Donation Page
Following Jon’s celebration of life service last week, his family are suggesting that donations be made in memory of Jon to St Peters Hospice, who did an excellent job of caring for Jon in the last days of his life. Donations can be made vis Jon’s Tribute Page https://www.stpetershospice.org/tribute-funds/jon-pittard/.
Jim Lott
Chairman, MGCC SW Centre
jim.lott@hotmail.co.uk
Mobile: 07773491953