Joint Natter - 14 July 2010
This year's Joint Natter has now been arranged for Wednesday 14th July. The venue is the same as last year - The Marlbank Inn, Welland, www.marlbankinn.co.uk.
It can be found about half a mile along the road from Welland crossroads towards Little Malvern (A4104), map ref 787403, Landranger 150. If the car park is full there is extra parking in the adjacent camping area. Anyone wanting more directions can ring us on 01684 833337, but we shall soon be on holiday until 1st July.
See you there!
Janet and Pete Chapman
Birlingham Vintage & Classic Car Rally - 23 July 2010
The bi-annual Birlingham Vintage & Classic Car Rally takes place at the grounds of Birlingham Cricket Club on Friday, 23 July. For those of you who haven't been before, Birlingham is near Pershore, Worcs. The aim is to have over 150 exhibits, and the event is in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support and Birlingham Cricket Club. There will be a bar, BBQ, raffle and tombola. For more information, please click on the link below to view or print the information leaflet -
Birlingham Vintage & Classic Car Show 2010
Midland Centre Summer Sprint - 1st August 2010
Don't forget that our traditional Summer Sprint takes place at Curborough, near Lichfield, on Sunday 1st August. We expect to have wide variety of interesting machinery competing there, and hopefully some good weather. Best of all for spectators, entry is completely free, so even the poor state of the economy can't be blamed for not coming to watch the event. For anyone wishing to actually take part, entry forms and contact details are available on the Calendar Of Events page of this website. We look forward to seeing you there!
Midland Centre 'Chairman's Picnic' - 22 August 2010
We are pleased to tell you that this year's 'Chairman's Picnic' will be held in conjunction with our friends and colleagues from the MG Octagon Car Club on Sunday, 22 August, and the venue will be the historic Middleton Hall, near Tamworth, Staffs. For further details of Middleton Hall, please visit their website at - www.middleton-hall.org.uk
There will be an entrance fee of £15 per car, and attractions will include a brass band, a guided tour of the nature reserve and the hall and buildings. For further information, please contact Roger Bragger on 01827 54692. An entry form, in PDF format, can be downloaded by clicking the link below -
Chairmans Picnic 2010 Entry Form
We have been advised that it will be preferable for anyone expecting to attend the event to complete the form in advance. They will then receive a windscreen label which will allow them access straight into the event without having to queue with other non-MG visitors. Further, visitors without labels may find that they are directed to general parking, rather than the area reserved for MGs. Also, the application form provides the opportunity to elect to join one of the guided tours. Places on these tours will be allocated on a ‘first come, first served’ basis, so people turning up ‘on the day’ may find that all spaces have been taken. It is therefore better to complete the form in advance if anyone wishes to avoid queues, get into the correct car park, and/or join one of the guided tours.
Welsh Rallye 2010
The Midland Centre's annual Welsh Rallye took place over the weekend of 8/9 May, and a good time was had by all. A report with some photos appears on the 'Events Reports' page.
Midland Centre Sprint Sprint - Results
The Midland Centre's Sprint Sprint at Curborough, near Lichfield, took place on Sunday, April 11th, on a chilly but sunny day. A smaller-than-normal entry of some 47 cars enjoyed a good day's competition. For a full list of the final results, please click the link below -
April 2010 Sprint Final Results
We are pleased to inform you that Entry Forms and Regulations for the Summer Sprint on August 1st are now available to download from the Calendar Of Events page on this website. If you are thinking of competing, please get your entry in as soon as possible so that we can get an idea of potential numbers. It would be good to see an entry list closer in number to our usual 80 or so. Please also remember that we can always use more marshals, so contact the Centre via the main email address - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it - if you would like to lend a hand. We will look forward to seeing you there.
Volunteer Marshals
As some of you may know, the MGCC Midland Centre organises four principal sporting events during the year – two Trials and two Sprints. The Spring Trial is held at Lintridge Farm, near Ledbury, and the Autumn Trial is held at Burton Dassett Country Park, near Gaydon, Warwicks. Both the Spring Sprint and the Summer Sprint are held at Curborough, near Lichfield.
For all these events, we always need the help of volunteer marshals. Marshalling is not an onerous task (as long as the weather is good!), and many people who volunteer find that they enjoy the event(s) and return in the future.
For those of you who are more local to the event locations, and have people in your groups who might be interested in assisting at any of these events, please ask them to contact the Midland Centre via our central email address – This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Without the help of volunteers, these and other similar events cannot take place, so please give it some thought.
Calendar Of Events 2010
Hopefully, by now all our Midland Centre members should have received a printed copy of our Calendar Of Events for 2010 with the latest edition of 'Safety Fast'. If not, please let us know via our central email address - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it - and will will forward one to you. Please note that the printed Calendar is an abbreviated version of that shown on this website, and includes our principal events. Details of other events can be found on the Calendar web page.
We regret to inform you that a couple of errors crept into our printed Calendar Of Events for 2010. On the page entitled ‘Committee and Contacts’, the email address from our Chairman, John Fry, should read – This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it - Not ' This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it '
On the same page, the email address for Sprint organiser Dave Ormerod should read – This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it - Not ' This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it '
Please accept our apologies for these errors. If you require confirmation of any other email addresses, please let us know. In case of any other email problems, you can always send your mails to our central address – This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it – and we will forward them to the correct people.
Midland Centre Regalia
Do you need a new cap to protect your delicate head when driving with the top down? Are you looking for a new polo shirt to show off those tanned arms so redolent of being an MG owner? Well, you could do worse than check out our range of Midland Centre regalia (now referred to as 'merchandise' in some quarters), much of which can have emblems and logos customised to suit your own requirements. As well as the traditional caps and shirts, we can also supply other items, such as fleeces, amongst a large range of clothing, all at very reasonable prices. For further information, please give Paul Hipkiss a call on 0121 550 4280.
Midland Centre DVD - Welsh Rallies 1951 to 1954
The Midland Centre Committee still has some DVDs available showing never-before published film of some of our very first Welsh Rallies held from 1951 to 1954, much of it in colour. We hope that Midland Centre members will take this opportunity to purchase a piece of MG Car Club history, and possibly see their own cars in action nearly 60 years ago! As a value-added bonus, the DVD is introduced by MGCC President Bill Wallis, himself a Midland Centre member and former Committee member, and Bill also provides commentary throughout the DVD. Running time is approx. 105 minutes.
Our price for the DVD is as follow:
UK - £11.50
For destinations outside of the UK, please contact our main email address below for further price information.
All prices will include package and postage.
We have a limited number of DVDs for sale, and we have already sold over 100 since its launch at 'MG Live' at Silverstone last weekend, to countries as diverse as Poland, Holland and Argentina. So please get your order in today! Please contact our central email address - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it - for further details.
