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 Sunday, we ran Dave Coppock Autotest on grass. The grass was considerably greener than a few weeks ago so postponing until last Sunday was a good call. I have published a report with some photographs on the event and the results and the following links, Event Report, Full Event Results.
All in all it was a very successful event, enjoyed by all that took part.
Upcoming September/October Events
We have the last September event and some events taking place in October
- Saturday 26th September – Cars and Coffee Meet at Haynes Motor Museum, Sparkford. Details available on the event page at this link Haynes Cars and Coffee
- Saturday 3rd October – MGCCSW 90th Anniversary Lunch 3rd October 2026 the venue is being arranged and will be announced sometime this week, Keep an ey on the website event page 90th Anniversary Lunch
- Sunday October 4th MGCC Abingdon Works Centre ‘Ride Before You Buy’ event. The link to the website is Ride Before You Buy
- Sunday 18th October MGCC SW Kimber Car Trial, Dundry. The SRs and entry form will be available shortly. The link to the website is Kimber Car Trial
90th Anniversary Year 2026 – 90 for the 90
We now have a total of 166 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 35 entries and will be declared the winner, with an award to be presented at the Lunch on October 3rd. Although the challenge has closed, keep your entries coming. We are setting up a Fickr Page to show all of the photos taken.
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