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Vintage Viewpoint is the official publication of the Marlborough Branch of the Vintage Car Club of NZ (Inc).

VINTAGE CAR CLUB MARLBOROUGH BRANCH PO BOX 422 : BLENHEIM E: Marlborough@vcc.org.nz

What’s Inside: Chairman’s Report

Club Captains report

Photos Dobson’s (Linda Laing)

Secretary’s Scribblings

Update from the Kitchen Custodian

From the Blokes in the Shed

Motorcycle Report

Motorcycle Calendar

Sponsors Advertising

Members Advertising

Marlborough Branch Office Holders List

Events Calendar

CLOSE-OFF for the VINTAGE VIEWPOINT is 7.30pm the First Friday of every Month

EVENTS : This Month…. A FULL EVENTS LIST IS ON THE LAST PAGE OF THIS NEWSLETTER AS USUAL

Sunday 13 March - Run to Whatamango Bay. BYO Lunch. Meet at Clubrooms 10.00am (If wet … next Sunday 20th ) Saturday 19th March - Motorcycles Leave park at 11am for ride to the Rai Tavern see motorcycle page for full info Tuesday 29 March - Mid Week Lunch Speights Ale House - meet there 11.45am Fri. 25th Feb: Natter & Noggin: Pot Luck

Photo’s Needed …. As many of you are aware Trevor is compiling a history of the Branch so far. At the moment we are looking for any Marlborough photos from the VCC 50th Anniversary Rally in 1996. If anyone has any can they please contact Trevor or Linda and we can get them scanned and give them back. Thanks. Linda

Chairman’s Report Hi Team, First to me it’s unbelievable where that summer of 2022 went, we all enjoyed a great January of summer weather and once February hit it deteriorated, normally the best month of our summer. Not one person has ventured into our pool all month due to cooler temps and overcast days. This week we’ve hit March so officially we are into Autumn. The better news seems to be the Covid rules are slowly being relaxed, travel is becoming possible, many unwell people around but we are told that will soon peak,,, so here’s hoping we are heading to our lives possibly returning to some normality and we may get some events and outings in our vehicles at last. The pile of soil on Patchett's Green has been spread, levelled and hopefully by next week will be destined, sown with fresh grass seed and raked over. Thanks to all members helping in this project. Thanks also to John Simmons for moving all the soil with his digger and Roger Jordan for loan of a heavy levelling Harrow. Cath as our club captain is working hard on outings for us, but spends a considerable amount of time keeping the gardens / trees trim and tidy and spraying weeds. She also has great plans to replant the cleared bank behind the club rooms. Thankyou Cath. Our grounds are looking great and are a credit to our club. The groundsmen, John and Rodger are very excited to have a new “Husky” mower to keep the grass mown and we are very grateful for a generous grant from the Redwood Trust towards this purchase. And to Mike’s Mowers for supply. The old mower after a few repairs will be sold to recoup some funds. Lyall has kindly taken the shop bike frame to golden bay for us, where a new basket is being made for it. The repairs / sealing on the wicker basket on the vintage motorbike was successful, with thanks to Trevor and Ron. Hopefully the bike basket will come back looking fantastic as well. These jobs are really just maintenance and looking after our club assets. The Model A &T guru Kevin who is always willing to share his skills and knowledge - kindly assisted me recently to overhaul king pins / steering and other jobs. Firstly on Chris Birds 1936 V8, however this help continued on to my own Model A Tudor, as I had to promise the testing station I would have the king pins replaced on this by next WOF. This and a few other jobs have now been done. Wow it steers so much smoother and it brakes well - good to get a bit of deferred maintenance done and isn’t it great to have good friends, thanks Kevin. Next Saturday 12th March 9 am there is a working bee for all park user clubs, I understand this is to clear completely the garden in front of the cottage / beside

Harris glade. The main work will be cleared by a digger, but manual labour is required to cut up and dump the foliage, so any willing hands - whatever age, perhaps with a chainsaw or trailer and tools will be most welcome. I’m sure there will be a cup on tea thrown in as well. This has been organised by Park users committee, but other clubs have been asked to assist. Happy and safe motoring, Cheers Rob

Reminder Your Committee decided that Vaccine Certificates will be required to enter the Redman Room. This means that if you are not vaccinated you cannot enter this area of the Clubrooms. You should sign in either by using the App on your phone, or on the paper copy at the rooms. Please wear your mask until signed in. Please don’t take offence at this decision, as we are only abiding by the governments rules regarding this. Chris Bird Secretary

Club Captain’s Report February has been relatively quiet with just a few of us attending to Heritage Day. On the other hand we had a great turnout of 30 members for the mid week lunch. A most enjoyable afternoon on a lovely day. Some members, for one reason or another, prefer to attend daytime functions, so great to see them come along. This is why we are having these lunches. Due to covid restrictions etc. I am only organising one month at a time. So please read your magazine to find out what's happening.

Cath Millar.

Mid Week lunch at Dobsons

Secretary’s Scribblings A couple of weeks ago I was asked, as a late replacement if I was interested in a 7-day tour of parts of the southern area of our Island. I said I had no reason not to, so duly rocked up at Oamaru in my Ford Model A Phaeton to join up with 7 other Model A’s for a great trip by mainly back roads down to Invercargill through coastal areas of North Otago, and the Catlins, then up through the Southland hinterland to Millers Flat, into Central Otago to Ranfurly, and to Fairlie via the Danseys and Hakataramea passes. What a great week of real Vintage motoring, with rain only on the Sunday heading to Oamaru, and Saturday heading to Fairlie. Plenty of gravel roads and a bit of dust. I saw a lot of great farming country that I hadn’t seen before and the group I was with were great. So now back to reality and life as we know it. From our Wednesday Committee Meeting. Some of you would have had notification from me about outstanding subscriptions. Thanks to those who have paid. I have had notification from the National Office in Christchurch that we still have 16 members who haven’t paid, although a couple of those have informed me, they have resigned. By the 11th of March you will be struck off the list as a member so if you wish to continue, please pay. If you are going to resign, please let me know. Thanks. We are planning on the Biennial Rally which we are organising this year and the dates we have selected are Friday 14 th September to Sunday 16th. Please watch this space for more info in the coming months. Those of you who have been to the Park lately would have noticed the piles of soil on Patchetts Green. This was removed from the Southern area where the retaining wall was and will be spread out and sown in grass soon. Thanks to all those involved in this project, and special thanks to John Symonds for his digger use and a tractor from our neighbours. It was decided a couple of months ago that we needed a new lawn mower as the one we had was causing some issues. We applied to the Redwood Trust for funding for this and they have kindly donated $3000 towards the purchase of a new mower which John Russell has ordered from Mikes Mowers. We have set the date for our AGM, which will be on Sunday 29 th May. If you would like to stand for the committee, please let us know. Nomination forms will be in next month’s Vintage Viewpoint. To all those people who received trophies last year, could you please return them to the Clubrooms at your earliest convenience, as they need to be engraved for this year’s recipients.

The National Executive meeting will be held on 12 th March. Usually in Wellington, but because of Covid it has been decided to have this meeting as a Zoom call on computer. Rob and I will be on this call on behalf of the Branch, so will report back next month. One topic will be the decision on the proposed Logo, and a couple of Notices of Motion about possible name change. That’s it for this month. Have a great month of Heritage Motoring. Secretary - Chris Bird

Update from Your Kitchen

Custodian

Gosh we are into the 3rd month already and the summer has nearly sneaked passed us. Amazing how the year passes by, not sure if it's because we are getting older and slowing down or they say when you retire the days pass by quicker. Not a lot has happened so far this year, with Omicron. People are staying close to home. Hopefully things will improve from next month onwards. Morning teas are still popular and it's nice to see those that come out to enjoy a natter. Noggin & Natter This month is on Friday 25th and it's a Pot Luck Stay safe and keep well. Cheers Dale.

Non commercial

Advertising in the Vintage Viewpoint is free for members of the NZ VCC NZ. Our close-off is the 1st Friday, after the branch meeting of every month. To place an advert : Contact the Editor, Chris de Wagt P: 5777 238 For Commercial Advertising please contact the Secretary Chris Bird.

2022 AGM, Sunday 29th May. From the Blokes in the Shed… Well, two months into the year of Omicron already, but do not despair Ashley informs us that it should peak by the end of March, but the good news is Xmas is less than 10 months away! So far due to the Wupox we have witnessed many cancelled events both nationally and locally, the latest local event to succumb is Pats annual Hospice vehicle display which is disappointing to see worthy fundraising events like this unable to proceed. The parts sheds throughout all this disruption have continued to produce income albeit a little below normal levels of commerce. Welcome donations are still incoming and sales to customers from outside of our province indicate there is still a willingness for people to travel within NEW ZEALAND. Our willing volunteer numbers is steady and with new offers of assistance welcomed. The ever popular electrical department is as busy as ever with sales and repairs, (maybe Joseph Lucas has contributed to this?). Incoming inventory has been MGB 1.800 engines and soon a selection of Ford zephyr parts. Cheers, Tris Winstanley.

Tyres - Tyres - Tyres Tyre sale $10 - $20

12in x 540 , 13in x 525 - 560 - 600 - 640 - 650, 14in x 520 - 525 - 600 - 695 - 735 15in x 600 - 630 - 650, 16in x 575/600 - 175 radial - 670 Truck 17in x 560 & 18in x 525/550 Good selection of tubes $5.00 ea no patches. See the ‘blokes in the shed’ or Earl.

BRAYSHAW PARK WORKING PARTY 19 MARCH @ 08:30am A working party is being organised by Brayshaw Heritage Park Administrators to clear & remodel the Brayshaw Park garden adjacent to the Caretaker's Cottage & the telephone kiosk on 19 March 2022 starting at 08:30am for which volunteers would be appreciated. The intent is to clear the garden completely and arrange a low maintenance area consisting of weed mat overlaid with crushed gravel and several garden beds for planting native flowering trees to encourage native wildlife. Picnic tables & seating will also be incorporated for the public. Volunteers with suitable garden hand tools (shovels, rakes, hoes, mattocks, axes, saws etc) as well as chainsaws would be useful. An excavator and truck / trailer are being arranged. It is envisaged that the garden will be completely cleared with this working party to enable design arrangement to be finalised and reinstatement to proceed. Please contact Don Laing for further details

M: 027 3156227

NZ VCC Branch Newsletters Branches no longer post or email copies to other branches. If you would like to read these online go to www.vcc.org.nz then, News from our Branches Each of the branches newsletters are available for download 11

Motorcycle Report With the first Wednesday small bike, old bike, any bike run approaching the 125 Honda was wheeled out (past Thunderguts, twinge of guilt) fuelled up, tyres pumped ready to go. Wednesday push Honda out look at Harley again, swear push Harley out it probably won’t go, prime first kick fires, settles into a steady thumpty thump, shit. Push Honda into shed fuel Harley up. This could be interesting only having ridden it twice in 10 years. As a multiple Triumph owner, it is pleasing to say all Triumphs on the run preformed faultlessly, not only drawing envious glances when pulling up and comments of how good it sounded, by the end of the evening some of us would be wishing we had like Robbie invested in one of Meridan’s finest. Six bikes left the park for a lap around the back roads of Hawkesbury. I got the jump on everyone on the Harley by checking the total loss oiling system was working enveloping everyone in a dense blue exhaust cloud, after coughing up a lung and cleaning watery eyes Colin caught up followed by Graham on the new Imp and Ben on the C90, flicking the indictor onto turn left Ben blew the one fuse that controls all sparky things and coasted to a halt, one down, after stripping wires, twisting them together and wrapping his handkerchief around them he was off again using hand signals just in case. By this stage I was still in front starting to enjoy riding the old girl again, going great guns until I went to change down for the next corner, big grunch and corner taken with the finesse of a drunken wombat, no problem, give way coming up stomp on clutch pedal throttle back and continue to charge at give way at great rate of knots, even my pea brain realised that something was not right, disengage clutch again, blip throttle, go even faster, bail out time, stamp on brakes, turn ignition off, shudder to a halt, two down, wave everyone through, get started badly, limp from Brookby road back to park without stopping, changing from top or having a clutch, try that for a bit of fun, wave as I pass Barry stopped on the AJS with kick start problems, three down. Did I mention how well the Triumph and new Imperial were going? At the park Colin’s got a rubbing timing chain, Barry’s on the trailer fortunately with an easy fix when he gets home, Thunderguts is pushed into the museum with a collapsed thrust bearing, apart from that all went well! With all the disasters out of the way on Wednesday, Sunday’s run was going to be a breeze. The weather caused a few anxious moments before clearing and 18 riders left the park, apart from Sherk who had trailered his Norton up from Christchurch and ridden it to the park where it now refused to start. Everyone reached Wairau valley township in one piece where after parking Colin noticed

the Honda was doing a pretty good impression of a British bike dripping oil on to the tarmac, now Honda’s are not supposed to drip anything let alone its life blood and Honda owners are very, very careful not to let this happen, especially not in public and definitely not around British bikes or their owners, which of course left poor Colin quite inconsolable over lunch. In the meantime, Sherk had indeed got the Norton going and got within sniffing distance of lunch before it expired again and the back up was called for, if Colin thought his day couldn’t get worse, he was sadly mistaken, the lake of oil now under the Honda made the Exxon Valdez spill look like a minor inconvenience and while some members made comments about deploying oil containment booms the Honda was loaded onto the trailer. On a positive note, Graham completed both runs faultlessly on the 250cc 1936 New Imperial, Colin has replaced the guilty oil seal, Barry has the AJS sorted and I will have a new bearing out of the states for Thunderguts although I’m a little disappointed it only lasted 94 years.

Glenn

Motorcycle Calendar Saturday 19th March Leave park at 11am for ride to the Rai Tavern for lunch before continuing onto Nelson for the night returning Sunday. If anyone wishes to only go as far as the Rai for lunch (or through to Nelson and back for the day) feel free. Any questions contact Glenn or Paula.

FOR SALE: Jawa 350 Twin Sport 1987 Overall it is in good condition, complete and very original. I have quite a few useful spares, including tank transfers and engine parts, all included. Fully road legal and a nice easy bike to ride. Go and lay a few smoke screens! I restored it around 20 years ago and it is now tired, but loveable, time for me to move on.

Paul Radmall. 027577 8328 13

Never Knew That.

'A SHOT OF WHISKEY' - In the old west a .45 cartridge for a six-gun cost 12 cents and so did a glass of whiskey. If a cowhand was low on cash he would often give the bartender a cartridge in exchange for a drink. This became known as a "shot" of whiskey. ‘THE WHOLE NINE YARDS’ - American fighter planes in WW2 had machine guns that were fed by a belt of cartridges. The average plane held belts that were 27 feet (9 yards) long. If the pilot used up all his ammo he was said to have given it the whole nine yards. ‘BUYING THE FARM’ - This is synonymous with dying. During WW1 soldiers were given life insurance policies worth $5,000. This was about the price of an average farm so if you died you "bought the farm" for your survivors. ‘IRON-CLAD CONTRACT’ - This came about from the iron-clad ships of the Civil War. It meant something so strong it could not be broken. PASSING THE BUCK / THE BUCK STOPS HERE’ - Most men in the early west carried a jackknife made by the Buck Knife company. When playing poker it was common to place one of these Buck knives in front of the dealer so that everyone knew who he was. When it was time for a new dealer the deck of cards and the knife were given to the new dealer. If this person didn't want to deal he would "pass the buck" to the next player. If that player accepted then "the buck stopped there". ‘RIFF RAFF’ - The Mississippi River was the main way of traveling from north to south. Riverboats carried passengers and freight but they were expensive so most people used rafts. Everything had the right of way over rafts which were considered cheap. The steering oar on the rafts was called a "riff" and this transposed into riff-raft – or riff-raff, meaning low class. ‘COBWEB’ - The Old English word for "spider" was "cob". SHIPS’ ‘STATE ROOMS’ - Traveling by steamboat was considered the height of comfort. Passenger cabins on the boats were not numbered. Instead they were named after states. To this day cabins on ships are called staterooms. SLEEP TIGHT’ - Early beds were made with a wooden frame. Ropes were tied across the frame in a criss-cross pattern. A straw mattress was then put on top of the ropes. Over time the ropes stretched, causing the bed to sag. The owner would then tighten the ropes to get a better night's sleep. ‘SHOWBOAT’ - These were floating theatre’s built on a barge that was pushed by a steamboat. These played the small towns along the Mississippi River. Unlike the boat shown in the movie "Showboat” these did not have an engine. They were gaudy and attention- grabbing which is why we say someone who is being the life of the party is "showboating". ‘OVER A BARREL’ - In the days before CPR a drowning victim would be placed face down over a barrel and the barrel would be rolled back and forth in a

effort to empty the lungs of water. It was rarely effective. If you are over a barrel you are in deep trouble. BARGE IN’ - Heavy freight was moved along the Mississippi in large barges pushed by steamboats. These were hard to control and would sometimes swing into piers or other boats. People would say they "barged in". ‘HOGWASH’ - Steamboats carried both people and animals. Since pigs smelled so bad they would be washed before being put on board. The mud and other filth that was washed off was considered useless "hog wash". ‘CURFEW’ - The word "curfew" comes from the French phrase "couvre-feu", which means "cover the fire". It was used to describe the time of blowing out all lamps and candles before sleeping for the night. It was later adopted into Middle English as "curfeu", which later became the modern "curfew". In the early American colonies homes had no real fireplaces so a fire was built in the centre of the room. In order to make sure a fire did not get out of control during the night it was required that, by an agreed upon time, all fires would be covered with a clay pot called-a "curfew". ‘BARRELS OF OIL’ - When the first oil wells were drilled they had made no provision for storing the liquid, so they used water barrels. That is why, to this day, we speak of barrels of oil, rather than gallons. 'HOT OFF THE PRESS’ - As the paper goes through the rotary printing press, friction causes it to heat up. …therefore, if you grab the paper right off the press, it’s hot. The expression means to get immediate information.

There, don't you feel smarter now? Contributed by Chris Bird

Branch Books & Badges AA CENTENNIAL CAR BADGES $35 each David Bool P: 03 579 4716

AA CENTENNIAL BOOKS $25 each Trevor Harris P: 03 572 5323

PURCHASING PARTS from THE SPARES SHED Any parts advertised for sale from the Parts Shed are able to be inspected Wed mornings.

Contact: Tris Winstanley P: 03 578 3343

Craig Noble 027 577 5166 Phone: 03 577 5166 Fax: 03 577 5165 40 Park Tce, Blenheim Riversiderefinishers@yahoo.co.nz www.riversiderefinishers.co.nz

Insurance Work Cars, Buses Motorhomes and Campers Aeroplanes and Aircraft Boats and Marine Furniture Appliances (ie) Fridges and Dishwashers Joinery and Kitchens (Old and New) Full or Part restoration Fibre glassing And more…...

See us for: Your next WOF Motor Registration Road User Charges Pre Purchase Inspections Off Dobson Street, Blenheim Open: 7.30am-5pm Mon-Fri 8am-12.30 Sat Ph: (03) 577 9942

VEHICLE VALUATIONS Classic, vintage vehicles and all Trucks. For Insurance, Tax man and Lawyers. 35 years' experience with valuations in Nelson & Marlborough Area Give me a call and I will come to you.

Patrick Pascoe City Motors Ltd RMVT Phone 0274421786 17

For Sale 1948 Riley RMB 2.5litre Good Condition. Current WOF & Rego.

$17,500 ono David P: 03 5794716

1954 Singer SM 1500 Roadster OBC Twin Carb Excellent condition, WOF & Reg’d From a Deceased Estate, minor paint repair required on R/H guard Soft Top in perfect condition. Vehicle restored by Graeme Edwards

Contact: Marina P: 022 6908 522

Wanted to Buy BSF Tap and Die Set BSF Tap and Die Set, or any individual BSF taps or dies in the sizes ¼” to ½”. I also require any BSF bolts or nuts, new or used in the above sizes, to assist in the restoration of a prewar MG.

WANTED TO BUY OR BORROW/HIRE Small sheet metal folder, capable of folding sheet up to about 14 -16g. Contact: John Gray, (03) 5788300, M: 0274345621

Parts for Sale 18

Morris Mini or 1100 starter motor. Unused since overhaul by Lucas NZ ltd. $50 Contact Earl 5777839

Parts in the Shed POA To Custodians

Essex four

engine and rear axle assembly.

Fordson E83W

selection of parts.

Chevrolet radiator badge selection.

Wolseley 1250cc Engine

complete with after market cast aluminium tappet cover.

Hudson 1929

parts, body panels and some mechanical.

Mark 1 Ford Cortina and Escort mechanical parts, engines, gearboxes, rear axles etc. etc.

1934 to 1937 International

light truck C1 ?, excellent chassis on powder coated wheels with new tyres, two engines, rear axle , two front axles, drive shaft, fuel tank, front fenders plus other sheet metal and woodwork for patterns, POA.

1930s Morris 10

or 12hp s/v engine P.O.A.

1930s Morris Minor Front axle with wheels and bumper

Morris Eight Morris eight, mid 30s two door model in dismantled state .

MGB 1.800 engines. One complete and turns over. Set of four near new 15 inch cross ply tyres, suit EIP Vauxhall etc

Mopar s/v head selection includes Chrysler and DD Dodge. Ford Escort n.o.s. water pump. P. O. A.

Dodge light truck s/v engine circa 1953/4. Dodge car radiator surround, circa 1930/31, had a good badge.

Huppmobile An assorted selection of mid to late 20s Huppmobile mechanical parts, enquires to Parts Custodians please.

Vintage era steel rear trunk complete with lid and corner fittings etc. Open to offers.

Mrs. Fergus was returned to the Shed for re deployment. You need a battery and some fuel and she goes first time! If anyone is keen on trialling her she’s good to go and has had clear rounds at events! Talk to the shed for more info. Mac has replaced her with the Morris 10/4 as below and is powering it with a Morris 1000 engine. Watch this space….

The following badges are produced and sold by the Branches as follows:

CLUB MERCHANDISE

Bumper Badges: Brass or Nickel plated Hawke's Bay Branch E: hawkesbay@vcc.org.nz PO Box 3406 Napier 4142 Jacket/Blazer Badges: Cloth Eastern Bay of Plenty Branch VCC of NZ Inc. E: easternbayofplenty@vcc.org.nz PO Box 2168 Kopeopeo Whakatane 3159 Lapel Badges: V.C.C. General Wellington Branch E: wellington@vcc.org.nz PO Box 38-418 Wellington 5045 Car Rally Number Holders Ashburton Branch E: ashburton@vcc.org.nz (Check branch for sizes) PO Box 382 Ashburton 7740 V.C.C. Motorcyclist Wairarapa Branch VCC of NZ Inc. E: wairarapa@vcc.org.nz PO Box 7 Masterton 5810 Number Plate Frames South Island Distributor North Otago Branch E: northotago@vcc.org.nz PO Box 360 Oamaru 9444 North Island Distributor Manawatu Branch E: manawatu@vcc.org.nz PO Box 385 Palmerston North 4440

VCC Winged Vehicle Stickers Central Otago VCC of NZ Inc. E: centralotago@vcc.org.nz 100 year vehicle badges Please refer to Section 40G for the appropriate application The Vintage Car Club of NZ E: admin@vcc.org.nz PO Box 2546 Christchurch 8140 21

Marlborough BRANCH OFFICERS Patron Trevor Harris (Doreen) Chair Person Rob Galloway (Adele)

578 4142 578 2395

Vice Chairman Club Captain Cath Millar (Kevin)

579 1147

Secretary - Mobile: 027 247 1089 Chris Bird 574 2318 Treasurer David Bool

579 4716

Committee John Russell (Mary) 577 5087 Robb Galloway (Adele) 578 2395 Don Laing (Linda) 027 3156227 Dale Nicholas 578 4322 Bill Nicholas 578 4322 Roger Millard (Lynn) 027 7778112 Kelly Landon-Lane (Janice) 578 9907 Model ‘A’ & ‘T’ Custodian Kevin Millar (Catherine)

579 1147

Mini Custodian Rob Galloway (Adele) 1939 Morris 8 Custodian Roger Millard (Lynn)

027 7778112

Motorcycle Section Rep Trevor Harris (Doreen) Glenn Harris (Paula)

578 4142 577 6453

Examiners Ron Hebberd (Shirley) Ray Fairweather (Lyn ) David Kemp (Debbie) Pat Pascoe Parts Custodians Tris Winstanley (Helen) Tiger Lyons (Eileen) Roger Millard (Lynn) John Russell (Mary) Earl Preston (Rose)

578 2395

575 7196 578 6841 578 6270 573 8964 578 3343 578 9139 027 7778112 577 5087 577 7839

Security Mike Gray (Karen) Librarian Barry Wilson (Margie)

578 1435 578 1587

Museum Custodians Mike Gray (Karen) 578 1435 Bill Nicholas (Dale) 578 4322 Denny Greer (Audrey) 578 1895 Ross Kennington (Rona) 578 1332 Don Laing (Linda) 027 3156227 Gary Vercoe (Sue) 578 8570 John Monson (Dot) 578 9044 Rex Howard 578 4642 Kitchen Custodian Dale Nicholas (Bill) 578 4322 Grounds Administrator Cath Millar (Kevin) 579 1147 John Russell (Mary) 577 5087 Roger Millard (Lynn) 027 7778112 Beaded Wheels Scribe Carroll Wiblin 021 254 6850 Or Graham 022 198 2573 Photographer Linda Laing (Don) 021 09054895 lindylaing@gmail.com Newsletter Editor Chris de Wagt (Mac) 577 7238 E: chrisdewagt@xtra.co.nz 10 Houghton Cres. Redwoodtown Newsletter Distribution Barry & Margie Wilson

578 1587

Health & Safety Officer Roger Millard (Lynn)

027 7778112

Delegates to the Executive Chris Bird 574 2318 Brayshaw Park Admin Delegates Don Laing (Linda) 027 3156227 Branch Spokesperson Kelly Landon-Lane (Janice) Clubrooms Phone :

578 9907 578 0616

EVENTS : This Month…. Sunday 13 March - Run to Whatamango Bay. BYO Lunch. Meet at Clubrooms 10.00am (If wet … next Sunday 20th ) Saturday 19th March - Motorcycles Leave park at 11am for ride to the Rai Tavern for lunch before continuing onto Nelson for the night returning Sunday. If anyone wishes to only go as far as the Rai for lunch (or through to Nelson and back for the day) feel free. Any questions contact Glenn or Paula. Tuesday 29 March - Mid Week Lunch Speights Ale House - meet there 11.45am (111 Middle Renwick Road). Names down at Clubrooms or Phone Cath 0212089166 Fri. 25th Feb: Natter & Noggin: Pot Luck

HOSPICE VEHICLE DISPLAY

A Wee Way down the road …. 2022 AGM, Sunday 29 th May.