MVT May Devon Area meeting – Minutes

Paul Sleep, Sue Sleep, Paul & Clare, Abbie & Shane, Alec & Mish’ Peter Coaker, Mel & Lyn, Andrew & Joyce……Theresa & James…..

Introductions

A warm welcome to. Paul Stupple-Harris, a long standing member of the MVT, Paul owns a GPW Jeep, but one restored as a 1950’s farm vehicle. Paul owns a Jeep, but one restored as a 1950’s farm vehicle.

STUFF…………….

  The skittle ally is now available and maybe   next meeting we will be able  use it, I missed the head count this time, but the room was full,

 

With the use of the skittle Ally, a show & tell is the theme for the next meeting, so come on you Guys & Girls, have a dig around the cupboards, the more unusual the more interesting…………………..

 

Efforts are being made to get a light projector we can use to show DVD’s and the like, we may have to use club funds with a back up grant from the main committee, so if anyone knows of one cheap (or knows  or has advice on what we should be looking for) please contact Rod

Events……………………

                            Start of with the Road –Run, True to form the weather was chilly and dull, we had a good turn-out, and a dry run to Slapton Via Kingsbridge, I wont put to much in here, best see Rod,s report,

                             The same goes for Buckfastliegh Race Course, cold and windy, But again dry, this was the 1^st time for this show,  but it is worth keeping an eye on, a good turn out of exhibits, stalls, and Public, Bob White won best of class, MVT Vehicles, scammell,   Bren Carrier, Bedford OY, 2 M20’S, James ML, Jeep, GMC,   K2,

Forthcoming Events…………………………………

                                Trucks & Troops….29^th-30^th May

                                 Tiverton Pannier Market…5^th June

                                 Armed Forces Day (Babbacombe)

                                  Polperro Festival  19^th -27^th June  (theme day 24^th June)

                                  Armed Forces Day Dawlish, 26^th June, (numbers wanted)

                                  Buckfastleigh 10^th -11^th July

                                                      On site camping from the week before, as always HELP needed,

                                       Usual stuff, marking the site, putting up tents, please  contact Ian Chick, also

                                  20 uniformed personal are need to attend the Valliant Soldier on the Saturday

                                   Evening,         numbers also required for cooked meals on the site.

                                  War & Peace….21^st-25^th July

                                   Paignton Regatta….7^th -14^th August

                                   Cobbaton Weekend…14^th -15^th August

                                    Upottery Weekend….21^st-22^nd August

                                     Okehampton Camp…11^th -12^th September

                                     Torquay RAFA BoB 70^th     11^th September

                                      Castle Drogo…………25^th – 26^th September

                        TWO NEW ADVENTS

                                          Newton Abbot Race Course, this coming Saturday (22^nd May) vehicles and uniforms wanted  for display, Contact Mike Ford

                                       

                                          Plymouth (Astor park playing fields) 21^st August Contact Mike Dunbar

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                         Ad-Hoc enquiries & requests           

                                        Abbey Cars (Torquay)    …… 2 trucks needed

                                        Upottery………………2 Ambulances needed

                                         

                                                   For further information on these events please contact Rod

                                                                                                                                

                         WEBSITE

                                        Hopefully the Website will be updated  by the time you read these……..

                                     Two late Events,

                                          Newton Abbot Race Course.. Model Show, Vehicles and uniforms wanted for display,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Contact Mike Ford

                                     

         The Windscreen report

                            This is the job of the Hon’ Sec,  But like everything, the more help the better the input, so if you have a storey, a rally, or just a tail to tell, tell it to Rod

                       A little bit of sad news …… Larry Crane another long standing member from the Exmouth area, passed away recently. Larry was a quite bloke, who sat mainly alone (as was his want) at meetings, he was more well known amongst re-enactors than the vehicle side of things ( although a few of us have fond memories of him thrashing around in his Munga with the engine revving almost to the point of exploding…) He will be sadly missed by those who knew him………. 

                                  The Meeting closed  21-15

Clive Runnal, had prepared a quiz, on things to do with WW2, A very good one, with some good scores, top score went to Rob Miller with 21 points out of 23, and won a rather whimsical little trophy made by Clive Cook…………………………

The evening was rounded of with the raffle……………………

                 

                                    Again a good meeting with lots of chat and good food, I forced myself to have the evening Spl,    Mixed Grill     LUVLY……………………….