President’s Ramble – August 2020

It is with a certain combination of relief, embarrassment and frustration that I must report to you all that our previously reported loss of shirts from the Club Shop was incorrect.  This last weekend we had our accounts audited and discovered that the figures matched. It turns out that the treasurer had a technical issue […]

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President’s Ramble – July 2020

Don Howarth has been good enough to respond to the call out to assist someone with the navigation trial. The assistance Don has offered is the access to a number of pre-made routes that Don has been on with the Vintage Car Club (plus possibly other clubs too – but I didn’t press him on […]

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President’s Ramble – June 2020

It is election year so I am going to put in my disclaimer right now; this is not intended as electioneering for any particular party or parties, but it does contain some political thoughts and views. Those views are mine and they are that as a whole, we New Zealanders can be pretty proud with […]

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President’s Ramble – May 2020

Lockdown has resulted in me being fitter than I have been in a long time, I partook in daily exercise and have done a fair bit of walking and cycling, sometimes twice daily.  However I also reinjured my back during lockdown so am currently a fit wreck! Capable of walking and cycling but can’t sit […]

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President’s Ramble – April 2020

Welcome to the first ever electronic only version of the magazine – at least at this stage – the committee looks eagerly for your feedback and we will consider whether we should retrospectively publish this when we can get out! We are all in unchartered ground and it is difficult to know what to write. […]

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