The first event of the year, Club Night at The Gallow. Brian presented a cheque for £1505 to Clarissa of First Focus, the Club’s sponsored charity for 2022. Helen and Laura,Geoff Coley’s daughters, also attended and were thanked for donating Geoff’s book collection which resulted in proceeds of £513 for the charity.
This was the Club’s second visit to the Chrysalis Café for breakfast and 28 of us enjoyed their fare. The food was efficiently served, no mean feat considering the number of people attending. Thanks to David for arranging the get-together. Brian drew our attention to the EDP’s piece about our charity donation to First Focus.
This year’s winter walk was centred around North Elmham. Fourteen of us started at the Kings Head Hotel, then walked through the village, along the disused railway line and the back into the village via the church and adjacent Anglo Saxon Chapel. We returned to the Kings Head and were joined by other members for…
The Club Night and AGM was attended by 20 members including three newly elected committee members. Brian was elected Chairman, Mike vice Chairman, Dennis Treasurer, Jim Social Secretary, David Events ontroller, and Tony Membership Secretary. Ray was thanked for his long spell as Membership Secretary and for managing the Website and Facebook. The chairman thanked…
Breakfast at The Goat Shed, Honingham, this morning was enjoyed by 35 members. A wide variety of food was on offer and the pancakes with maple syrup and either crispy bacon or fruit proved very popular. It was an interesting venue with a large selection of produce for sale. Thanks to Jim’s usual meticulous planning,…
Twenty-four members had a private tour of Happisburgh Lighthouse, two tour groups of 12. Our volunteer guide gave us a fascinating talk on the history of lighthouses before we set off to climb the 112 steps to the lantern room and hear more about the continued operation of the lantern. To cap it all, the…
The first Fakenham Marketplace gathering of the year and, despite the chilly morning, 22 cars turned up as well as two prospective new members. The A-Board was updated to show our sponsored charity for this year: FitzRoy (www.fitzroy.org).
The Fakenham Market Place gathering was a great success, with twenty-two cars attending including two new members. It was also a good opportunity to assess the Market Place for parking on 7th May for the 01328 Coronation Rally. Jamie Francis and three friends have kindly agreed to do most of the marshalling for us. Fingers…
Contrary to weather reports earlier in the week, we were blessed with a dry and mostly sunny day at Earsham Hall. It was an interesting show with numerous makes and ages of cars, motorcycles, tractors and military vehicles. Fourteen members attended and enjoyed the drive from Thickthorn Services, where we all met, to Bungay. Thanks…
The inaugural 01328 Coronation Car Rally took place today, starting at The Gallow, Fakenham, where, thanks to the friendly and efficient staff, participants enjoyed a hot drink and a bacon baguette after registering and obtaining their rally plaque. By 10:15 all 60 cars were on their way around the 01328 telephone area on route to…