Swap meet Report

SWAP MEET REPORT

Only four Noggins to go! We now have rosters available at Noggins, and request that all of our branch members volunteer a couple of hours of your time at some stage during the Swap Meet weekend to help do one of the dozens of jobs that ensures the smooth running of the event. There is nothing difficult or arduous, and it’s the only time we really need the help of our general members during the year, so do step up and put your name down for something. You will find the rosters just inside the door as you arrive at Noggin, or you can contact me directly and I’ll slot in a time and duty that suits you. I’d also like to repeat a request now for everyone who may have some of the coreflute signs at home from last year or earlier. Could you please return these asap to either this month’s Noggin or to the Parts Shed so we can replace stickers with this year’s dates on them. If you’re happy to put them up again and just want a new sticker for it, please contact either myself or Tony Becker and we’ll give you one for each sign you still have. We also still need a couple of new prominent locations to put the large signs we have up, so if you know of anywhere that is in a safe but prominent location please let me know. One new feature this year will be a special display of VCC eligible Japanese vehicles, which will be alongside another new display of Drift Cars. These are being organised by our newest committee member Tony Gooding. If you have a vehicle (including motorcycles) that would be suitable for the Japanese display, please contact Tony on 021 359 208, or drop him an email on: tonygooding999@gmail.com Tasks for this month include finalising the Traffic Management Plan, and also chasing site holders who have not yet confirmed their renewed sites for this year. If you do have a site booked and you haven’t yet been contacted by Neil Shaskey (or if he has contacted you and you haven’t yet responded), please get hold of him asap to confirm you’re coming. As of our last committee meeting there were only roughly 40 sites still available.

Colin Hey

9-90s

Hi to you all,

This months trip: Geoff Townshend took care of it. 50 cars took part, and we had a nice trip through North Canterbury and we finished in Oxford in the museum. Anyone who hasn’t been there make an effort, this would be one of the nicest country museums you could visit. Geoff donated the entry fees to the friends of the hospital.

July. Potluck at the Barn. Meet at 11.30 as usual, home made food preferred. Bring for two and eat for one. (Supermarket and Bakery food is OK). How about getting the Edmonds cook book out.

August. Kerry& Teresa Clements are the organisers. Meet at the Belfast pub at 9.55 am.

September. Rex and Wendy Cameron are the organisers. Meet at the Halswell New World Supermarket car park 9.55 am. Destination Ashburton Aviation. The entry fee is $ 9.00 per Person. This is discounted, I will collect this before we depart.

The team and I are looking forward to the July Potluck with all your goodies

P/S. WITH ABOUT 50 ODD CARS PARTICIPATING AT OUR OUTINGS PLEASE KEEP YOUR DISTANCE. BE COURTEOUS TO THE OTHER TRAFFIC.

Regards John Kuipers

...and a PS from John

Hi again to you all.

Dave Inwood would like to do this trip one week before show weekend to go down south to explore the Taieri plains and spend a few days there. Any expressions of interest please send me an email …please don't ring. Keep it simple …I would like a reply before the 10th July.... Thank you

My email……….gjmkuipers@xtra.co.nz

Kind regards John Kuipers

Condolences

Our sympathies are extended to the family and friends of our member Ron Burgess, father of Rhonda and father in law of Gary Genet.