(most recent items are listed first - scroll down for more)
(most recent items are listed first - scroll down for more)
3 July 2008
Western Themed BBQ on Friday 4 July at Longsatanton Sports and
Social Club: To celebrate the 4th of July we are holding a western themed BBQ. We
will have our own dedicated area on the grass for cars and the BBQ. £6
per head on the night. Put on your jeans and cowboy boots, bandana and Stetson
and mosey along to the sports club to enjoy a fun-filled night.
3 July 2008
Manea Gala Sat 12 July: The club is supporting this event for the
first time – see your magazine
for details.
3 July 2008
Kimbolton Castle Picnic: We again will be attending The Sporting
Bears event in force on 20 July – bring
a picnic.
3 July 2008
Other Events: Check your magazine
for flyers for the Coach trip to the ‘40’s
weekend at Sheringham and the annual BBQ to be held this year at Fred King’s.
3 June 2008
Team Garratt win CDCCC Treasure Hunt trophy: In a very close fought
contest first CDCCC team home, second overall and winners of the annual CDCCC
Treasure Hunt Trophy were Tony and Joan Garratt in the ‘Tin Snail’ just
pipping the Pallant family who came in a few points behind. Overall winners
by half a point were guest team (and new members) Frank and Susan Hancocks
from the Morris Minor Owners Club – congratulations to them and we hope
to see you at future meetings. The event was one of the best ever. Many thanks
to Phil and Sue Roderick for all the hard work organising the event – no
mean feat when you live in Devizes!!
3 June 2008
Get well Soon Carole: Carole Lee, our Membership Secretary
and Regalia Mistress, has been poorly recently. Our very best wishes go out
to her for
a speedy recovery. We hope to see you at Club Events soon.
3 June 2008
June 6 Club meeting: June sees our most popular evening meeting – Come
Drive With Me. Come along to Longstanton and enjoy an evening riding in other
Club Members classics. Get there early to make the most of the daylight.
3 June 2008
East of England Show – 13-15 June: Limited entry forms
from Ron or call 01733 562768.
3 June 2008
Two Counties Motor Show - Newmarket Rowley Mile Racecourse 29
June: Free – just turn up on the day.
1 May 2008
Events diary: The club events diary has been updated by Ron and is
available either on the web or by referring to the centrefold in Chatter. It
will be updated monthly
with new events and amendments.
1 May 2008
Treasure Hunt Sunday 18 May: Check Chatter for full details. This
is always one of our most popular events so get to the Waitrose car park early
to make sure you are in time for the
briefing. Don’t be put off if you have not been on a treasure hunt before
- all you need is a sense of direction and someone in the car to keep a look
out preferably with an ability to write! If you are alone the route can be
done as road run or you can join up with someone else who is on their own.
1 May 2008
Chairman’s Choice Trophy: Send in your tales of woe to either
Rob or Mike and you will be entered for this prestigious award!
1 May 2008
PR: Mike has taken over the role of Press Relations manager,
so if you have any ideas for raising the profile of the club let him know.
1 April 2008
AGM: The club AGM is to be held on Friday 4th at the Longstanton
Sports and Social Club from 7.30. Free sandwiches are to be provided so come
along to say your piece or to volunteer for the committee.
1 April 2008
P&A Wood visit: This was held on Saturday 29th and around 15
members turned up for a 3-hour tour by John Leader's brother, Chris. Everyone
enjoyed the visit which was followed by a pub lunch, and were wowed by the
cars under repair and restoration, some being valued at many millions of pounds.
Watch Chatter for a report.
1 April 2008
Treasure Hunt and Drive-It Day: Details are now in the magazine so
put it in your diary to ensure that you don't miss two of our most-popular
events.
1 April 2008
Ron's Ultimate Guide to Events: This has been published and circulated
to members. Note the Club-supported events - we look forward to seeing you
there.
3 March 2008
The 13th AGM of the club will be held at the Longstanton Sports and
Social Club on April 4th. Each paid up club member will receive a flyer in
the post. To encourage a good turn out a free buffet will be provided. From
8.00PM.
3 March 2008
P&A Wood visit. The visit to P&A Wood the Rolls Royce specialist
near Dunmow has been confirmed as 29 March. Meet at the premises for 10.00
sharp start.
3 March 2008
Drive-it Day. We are planning to celebrate the 2008 Drive-it Day
by holding a road run to The Feathers at Wadesmill, near Ware. Check out your
March edition of
Cam Chatter for more details. Names to Ron, please.
4 February 2008
Dates for your diary: Don't miss our Annual Naff
Toy Competition
which is to be held at our evening meeting on Friday 1st February at Longstanton.
Phil
and
Sue
Roderick
have confirmed the date for the Annual Treasure Hunt which they are organising
as winners last year as Sunday May 18th, location tba. The FBHVC have designated
April 20th as the 2008 Drive-it Day and the club will be organising a pub lunch
at a local venue. Check the magazine and the website for further details as
soon as they become available.
4 February 2008
The AGM will be held at our 4 April evening meeting. If you fancy
joining the committee please let Denise, our secretary know. Please also come
along with ideas for events both for our monthly noggins and external events
to attend as a club. All ideas are welcome.
4 February 2008
Visit to a Rolls Royce restoration specialist. John Leader is organising
a visit to a specialist workshop near Bishops Stortford for sometime in the
Spring. Watch the magazine for further details.
4 February 2008
Classic Coach Trip. If there is sufficient interest we will be organising
a trip to the seaside in Dew's Classic Bedford FB to coincide with the Hunstanton
Classic Car and
Kite Fair in August. Let Ron know if you are interested.
4 January 2008
Cambridge and District Classic Car Club
- New
Members’ Evening
Friday 4 January 2008
Longstanton Sports and
Social Club
From 8PM
The Cambridge and District Classic Car Club was established in 1995 and has a membership of over 60.
It caters for enthusiasts of all classic vehicles and holds meetings on the first Friday of each month at the Longstanton Sports and Social Club. During the summer months it arranges road runs, an annual treasure hunt, car park concours and attends local and national classic car events. It produces a monthly magazine ‘Cam Chatter’ which contains a lively selection of articles and photographs on club events and motoring-related matters.
CDCCC welcomes new members. Anyone interested in seeing what the club is all about and enjoying a traditional ‘noggin ‘n’ natter’ is invited to come along to the Longstanton Sports and Social Club on Friday 4 January.
4 December 2007
The committee wish all members and their families a Happy Christmas
and a healthy and prosperous New Year. We hope that as many members as possible
will be at the Royal Oak at Barrington on New Year’s Day from 12 noon
to start a new motoring year.
1 November 2007
Election Update. We are pleased to announce
that following a very close contest Roger Fisher has been elected as Vice-Chairman.
Roger takes up his role immediately which he will combine with his other duties
as Press, PR and FBHVC liaison officer.
Congratulations to Roger, commiserations to Andy Milne and many thanks to all those who responded.
1 November 2007
Christmas Party. The deadline for tickets is
fast approaching so let Ron know if you intend to come - a tenner's worth of
fun, food and seasonal festivities!
1 November 2007
Events for 2008. Please let the Committee know
if you have been to an event that you feel our Club should support. We want to
keep the diary lively and varied with events across our region whether they be
Village Shows, National Events or old favourites.
1 November 2007
Vehicle Show Boards. Yvonne Fulfalco has offered
to make up vehicle display boards for club members, similar to the one shown
in front of her Morris. Speak to Yvonne at the next Club evening.
1 October 2007
New Venue a resounding success! The Club’s new venue for evening
meetings, the Longstanton Sports and Social Club, has been voted a resounding
success by members attending the September
club meeting. 32 members and cars attended and Roger Fisher carried out a straw
poll and all were pleased with the change – not least the bar prices!
The committee will monitor the situation over the next three months with a
view to confirming Longsatnton as our new home.
1 October 2007
Christmas Party 7 December, Longstanton Sports and Social Club. Members
will find an application form for the Christmas Party with their October magazine.
Please reply to Ron ASAP.
1 October 2007
Club Elections. Members are reminded that voting is now open for
the post of Vice Chairman with two candidates; Roger Fisher and Andy Milne.
Please
complete the form
attached to your October Chatter and return to the Secretary at the address
on the form. Results will be announced in the November magazine.
1 October 2007
Graham Pallant. There was a very good turnout of Club members at
Graham’s
funeral which was a very moving event. Denise’s eulogy is included in
the October magazine.
Thanks to all who attended.
1 October 2007
Car Park Concours and Club Gymkhana. Well done to Yvonne Fufalko
for winning the annual club car park concours and to Team Garratt, Tony, Joan
and
Rowan for winning the inaugural gymkhana.
See Chatter for more details.
1 October 2007
Next club meeting 5 October. Start eating fish now! Its Roger’s
famous team quiz based upon Trivial Pursuit at our next club meeting. Fun for
all.
1 October 2007
FBHVC. We are now members of the Federation of British Historic Vehicle
Clubs. Anyone interested in reading the FBHVC magazine please speak to Roger
Fisher our club
rep. or check out their website by following the link from our homepage.
17 August 2007
It was with great sadness that we heard of the sudden death of Graham Pallant
on 29th August.
Graham was a staunch supporter of the club and husband of our secretary, Denise. Graham had been poorly for a while but his death came as a real shock and we send our condolences to Denise and her sons, Jonathon and Daniel, sister Carole, who is the Club’s membership secretary, and brother Mervyn.
The photo below shows Denise and Graham at Kimbolton in 2005. Graham was an avid golf fan and the mini-telly kept him up to date with the British Open as he relaxed with other club members at the show. He always had a twinkle in his eye and will be sadly missed.
Rob Ransom
17 August 2007
IMPORTANT NOTICE: CHANGE OF CLUB VENUE
We are moving our next three Friday meetings to the Longstanton Sports and Social Club with a view to a permanent move if the venue satisfies our requirements.
DIRECTIONS TO LONGSTANTON SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB
From Cambridge, the East, South and West take the A14 to Bar Hill. At Bar Hill follow signs on B1050 towards Earith and Willingham. After about 1 mile, take first exit at new roundabout, sign posted Longstanton, onto new Longstanton bypass. After a further 1 mile, take second exit into Longstanton village. After 200 yards, turn sharp right into the Longstanton Sports and Social club.
From Ely, Earith and the North take B1050 towards Bar Hill. About 1 mile after entering Longstanton village, and adjacent to a new housing development turn right at mini-roundabout. After 200 yards, turn left into the Longstanton Sports and Social club. The car park usually has plenty of spaces. If it’s full, then street parking is available on Spiggots Close.
2 August 2007
Last call for tickets for the Annual BBQ is 23rd August. Fun, Sun (!),
Food. Contact Ron now to reserve you place. 01353 649591. Full details are
in the magazine.
2 August 2007
The Club needs a new Vice-Chairman who will take over as Chairman in two years’ time.
The candidates must have served on the committee for at least two years. Prospective
candidates have been invited to put their names forward in the next magazine
following which a secret ballot will be held. Watch this space!!.
2 August 2007
The Unicorn has been refurbished and we are to lose the use of the back room
for our themed evenings unless we change to a Monday night. The landlord
is very supportive of the Club, however, and is happy that we continue to
meet for noggin’ ‘n’ natters so you will see from the events
page that we have rescheduled the evening meetings. We would like to find
a suitable venue with a club room that we could use, so if you know of a
pub, village hall, British Legion or other such facility that would be glad
to have us on a Friday each month for a modest fee let anyone on the committee
know. Requirements are: separate room, bar, food (if possible), easy access
from A14, M11, A10 and a large car park – we don’t want much,
do we?! Denise is putting together a questionnaire which will be issued at
our next club night (3 August) and you are invited to give your thoughts.
2 August 2007
Carole has polo shirts, mugs, stickers, sew-on badges, key rings and will take
orders for T-shirts – all with the club logo emblazoned on them. Telephone
01353 649591 and she will give you the prices.
2 August 2007
The club is to join the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs which
links us to a countrywide network of clubs. Roger Fisher has volunteered
to become the club’s liaison officer.
10 July 2007
We were saddened to hear of the death of Daphne Simms, a loyal supporter of
the club for many years and wife of our Life Member, Bill Simms. Daphne had
been ill for some time following a stroke and died on 27 June. The funeral
is at the Bedford Crematorium on Tuesday 10 July. Our thoughts are with Bill
at this sad time.
10 July 2007
Kimbolton Show - 15 July. Members are reminded that Ron has the tickets for
Kimbolton and they should contact him if they want to go. This is always
a great show
with a large club
turnout – don’t miss out!
10 July 2007
St Ives Inland Waterways Festival - 27 August. Roger has the tickets for
this new event that promises to be one of the highlights of the year. Contact
Roger ASAP as numbers are limited.
10 July 2007
Club BBQ, Car Park Concours and Gymkhana, 2 September. The July magazine
included an order form for tickets for the Club BBQ in September, see Ron
if you have
lost yours.
10 July 2007
Help! We need two portaloos for the BBQ. Does anyone have access to a pair
that could be hired cheaply? We have been quoted daft sums for the one day.
If
we can’t
get a cheap deal we shall be co-opting members to dig trench latrines for
the men and the ladies will have to cross their legs!! (Only joking, ladies!).
1 June 2007
Treasure Hunt 2007 won by Phil and Sue Roderick. The
Club’s annual treasure hunt was held on
20 May taking a route from Fulbourn to Swaffham Bulbeck via the Wilbrahams
ending up in Balsham with lunch
at the Black Bull. Winners were Phil and Sue Roderick
who also were the furthest travelled having come to join the fun all the way
from Devizes!! A full report and photo record
appears in the June magazine.
1 June 2007
Roger’s Auction raises £80 for Club funds. The
May club night auction raised £80 for the Club funds. Many thanks
to all those who participated and in particular to Roger who obviously missed
his vocation!
1 June 2007
Gamlingay Show confirmed for 15 September. Club favourite the Gamlingay Show
has been confirmed as 15 September – just
turn up on the day.
1 June 2007
Kimbolton Castle, 15 July. Tickets are now available from Ron.
1 May 2007
Rob Ransom took over as the new CDCCC chairman at the April AGM and hopes
to continue the good work of outgoing Chairman, Jim Brown. The May magazine
includes a report from the AGM and a few photos taken on the night.
1 May 2007
Drive-It Day on 22 April was celebrated by a pub lunch at Boxworth. See this
month's magazine for a photo record of the event.
1 May 2007
The club’s 13th Annual Treasure Hunt and Road Run will take place on
Sunday 20th May. It will follow the usual pattern of a 25 or so mile route
through back roads with around 40 clues to spot, approximately half during
two ‘walk-abouts’ en-route.The
hunt will end up at a local hostelry where lunch and/or drinks can be bought
whilst the organisers tally up the scores. The winning team will be presented
with the annual treasure hunt shield. For those who just want a scenic drive
a route map will be available – all welcome! Meet at the 10.00 for
10.30 at the Robin Hood and Little John PH in Cherry Hinton (On the corner
of Fulbourn Road).
3 April 2007
Members are reminded that the AGM will take place
at the Unicorn on 6 April from 7.30. A free finger buffet will be available. Anyone
interested in joining the committee or raising an item for discussion should
get in touch with the Secretary, Denise Pallant by E-mail on denisepallant@hotmail.com or by telephoning 01954 210044. The agenda for the meeting and the minutes
of last year’s meeting will
be sent out separately from Cam Chatter so look out for them and bring them
to the AGM.
3 April 2007
Don't forget - the annual Treasure Hunt will take place on Sunday 20th May.
Another date for your diary is the ‘Drive-It Day’ lunch
at the Golden Ball at Boxworth on 22 April - don't miss it!
6 March 2007
Jim Brown has decided to step down after five years as Chairman and subject
to ratification at the AGM, Rob Ransom, current Vice-Chairman, will take
over as Chairman and a new Vice-Chairman elected. The committee thank Jim
for his hard work in driving the club forward over the past years and look
forward to him continuing with an active role in the Club. A special article
in the May edition of Chatter will look back on Jim’s time as Chairman.
6 March 2007
Ron’s ultimate guide to events will be included with the April edition
of Cam Chatter as a loose flyer for you to stick on your fridge or notice board – fridge
magnet not included!
2 February 2007
CDCCC have been approached by the organising committee of the St Ives Festival
which takes place over the August bank holiday weekend. They would like our
support in providing cars to join their displays. The committee has decided
to attend as a Club on the Monday and we will have the stand, banners etc
out. Stick the date in your diary – Monday 27 August – we want
to get our biggest ever turnout of club cars – 30 plus is the record
so far, so tell your friends in other clubs to come and join us. Further
details from Fred King 01487 840591.
2 February 2007
Look out for notices in the Cambridge Evening News regarding our
meetings. We are sending a flyer out to them each month in the hope that
they will publish at the very least the date of our evening meetings. Click
here to view the latest flyer.
2 February 2007
Check out the latest dates of the club meetings on the "Events Programme" page.
2 January 2007
A very Happy New Year to all our members! Our first meeting of the year takes
place at our new venue - The Unicorn in Trumpington. We have published a
flyer to advertise the meeting to potential new members. You can view the
flyer as a PDF document by clicking here.
2 January 2007
The provisional schedule of regular club meetings taking place in 2007 has
been published. You can view the schedule as a PDF document by clicking here.
1 December 2006
The club venue will move to The Unicorn from our Jan 5 meeting which is to
be a New Members’ evening. For more details, see your December issue
of Cam Chatter or view the flier as a PDF document by clicking here.
1 November 2006
Christmas Party: All set for 1st December at the Ferry Boat. Make sure that
you let Ron have your completed application form ASAP. If you have lost it
give
him a call on
01353 649591.
1 November 2006
Weblinks: You will see that we have quite a few now. Please let Rob have any
you come across that you think may be of interest to members.
1 November 2006
Cambridge Car Club Quiz 8 November: To be held at Histon Junior School. Contact
Philip James on 01223 839502. All welcome.
1 November 2006
Magazine Articles: Come on you budding wordsmiths, let’s have
your thoughts on the Classic Car scene, write about your Classic or send us
a recipe! Anything
will do to make our Editor’s job a little easier. We always need photos
of the evening meetings and the events – get snapping! Articles, photos,
letters, comments and cartoons should be sent
via email to the Editor.
4 October 2006
Christmas Party: The date for
the annual Christmas party and quiz night has been set for Friday 1 December
and the venue will
again be The Ferryboat Inn
at Holywell. Please
complete the flyer circulated with October’s magazine and return to Ron
Hall.
4 October 2006
10th Anniversary souvenir magazine: For those
who have not yet picked up their copy of the 10th Anniversary magazine they
will
be sent out in the post during
October. Additional copies will be
available to buy at £4.00 each at the Christmas party.
4 October 2006
Weblinks: If you have a favourite weblink please email
details to Rob.
4 October 2006
Articles for Cam Chatter – see yourself
in print: Come on you budding journos, get writing. Articles, photos, letters,
comments and cartoons should
be sent via email to the Editor.
4 October 2006
Change of venue for evening meetings: The committee
has discussed a return in the New Year to the Club’s spiritual
home of The Unicorn in Trumpington in an effort to encourage members in the
south of our region to attend more meetings. It is appreciated that Trumpington
will not suit everyone but it is one of the very few pubs with plenty of parking,
easy access and a dedicated club room. Watch this space.
1 September 2006
Club BBQ: This has been postponed until the spring so watch this space for
further details in due course.
1 September 2006
September Magazine: This has been posted to all paid-up members and includes
articles on recent club meetings including the car park concours and a special
article on Classic Le Mans by Rob. You will be able to print copies direct
from the web site a month in arrears.
1 September 2006
10th Anniversary Souvenir Magazine: Members attending recent meetings will
have received their free copies. If you haven’t got yours yet come
along to the next club meeting and pick up your copy. Maddy did a brilliant
job in putting it together and the high quality reproduction really does
show off the photos well.
1 September 2006
Club Concours Winner! Peter Day is presented with the Annual Car park concours
prize by Fred King for his gleaming TR6. Denise was second with her Dolomite
and Roger and Lynne third with their TR.
1 September 2006
Dont forget: Regular Friday Pub meetings!
First Friday of every month
7.30 for 8.00 pm
The Old Ferry Boat Inn, Holywell, St.
Ives
1 September
Individual Quiz nite
6 October Dinky Toy Concours
3 November Trivial Pursuit Team Quiz
1 December Christmas Party Time!!!
1 August
2006
The date for the Club BBQ has been confirmed as 17 September. It will be
held in Wilburton at the farm of friends of Ron Hall, our Events Secretary.
Prices are being held to £4 per person. This is one of THE Club events
of the year and we welcome both old and new members. Book with Ron.
28 July 2006
The August edition of Cam Chatter has been posted to paid up members.
Copies
(in colour!) can be downloaded from the website.
24 July 2006
The committee approved the final draft of the 10th Anniversary
Souvenir booklet and it is anticipated that members attending the club
night on 4 August will
be able to pick up their copy. Further copies will be available but will
cost £4
to cover the printing costs.