Monthly Newsletter of the Wairarapa Branch of the Vintage Car Club of New Zealand April 2020
Greetings to all Wairarapa Members, I was going to write and explain why we had decided to call off all activities for the next two to three months, but Jacinda Ardern has beaten me to it with her complete lockdown of the country. These are historic times for all of us. I know that a few of our older members will remember the constraints of wartime, but for most of us, those are tales from our parents (and in some cases, grandparents). For the next four weeks at least, we are entering a new way of living and interacting. We have some great memories to carry us through. Phill and Sue Halligan gave us a fascinating insight into life in the army in challenging overseas deployments and they illustrated their talk with some amazing photographs and videos. For myself, I could have listened all night and I am sure I was not the only one. Thank you both. The most enjoyable and successful Rex Porter Rally organised by Chris Giles with help from John Clark, Kevin Ball, Hugh Hunter, Simon O’Hara, Francis Elwin and others on the committee was topped off by an excellent meal at the Wairarapa Services Club. And to think that was only 10 days ago! Of course, we will have to postpone our Club Captain’s run and cancel our April Club
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