VCC GORE WIPER JUNE 2024

THE WIPER

The monthly bulletin from the Gore Branch of the Vintage Car Club of NZ Inc.

June 2024

Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month at the Clubrooms, Waimea Street, Gore, starting at 8pm (unless notified otherwise)

Next meeting: 11th June

Branch telephone number: 03 208 7424

2023-2024 Committee* and Officers

Branch Patrons

Chairman*

Vice Chairman*

Secretary*

Treasurer*

Club Captain*

Assistant Club Captains

Ray Tressler, Gerry Kennedy

Paul Herron 027 210 4131

Rod Bell 027 229 2191

Katherine Welsh 021 261 6986

Rod Bell 027 229 2191

Position to be filled at a later date

Greg Elder (03) 202 5710 or 027 431 8058

Bruce Price 027 208 7249

Murray Proctor 027 649 1377

Branch Recorder/Bulletin Editor* David North 021 172 3281

Assistant Editor Position not filled at present

House Convenor*

Des Brewster 027 845 1752

Assistant House Convenor Position to be filled at a later date

Social Committee

Beaded Wheels Reporter

Festival Rally Organiser*

Assistant Rally Organiser

Bar Manager

Assistant Bar Manager

Maintenance Supervisor

MaintenanceAssistants

Swap Meet

Swap Meet & PartsAssistants

Hill Climb

Hill ClimbAssistant

Roy Buchanan, David McDowell

Bill Sheddan 027 434 2935

John Tremaine (03) 208 9670

Murray Proctor 027 649 1377

Chris Scoles 027 226 5967

Murray Proctor 027 649 1377

Keith Nunn (03) 208 5403

Roy Buchanan, Keith Dodds, Russell Newland, Ken Youngson

Katherine Welsh 021 261 6986

Evan Henderson, Gerry Kennedy, Denis Knight, Bryan Neilson

Evan Henderson (03) 208 6479

Terry Inder (03) 208 7017

Sheriff Denis Knight 027 351 3190

Librarian Stewart Quertier (03) 208 7932

Raffles

Branch Delegate*

Privacy Officer

Health & Safety Officer

Museum & Hokonui Park

Star McDougall (03) 208 6501

David North 021 172 3281

Katherine Welsh 021 261 6986

Ken Youngson 027 667 4102

David McDowell (03) 208 6791

Tuesday Ramble Co-ordinator Gerry Kennedy 027 233 4634

Daffodil Day Co-ordinator 2023 John Tremaine 027 432 0197

Daffodil Day Co-ordinator 2024 Position to be filled at a later date

Vehicle Identity Card

Signatories

Front cover picture:

Evan Henderson

John Tremaine (03) 208 6479 027 432 0197

Chairman’s Annual Report 2024

As this is mylast Chairman's report I reflect onthepast 3 yearsas yourbranch chairman. Ihope Ihave served our club well and know that on occasions have found myself tongue-tied having previously thought about what to say only to have it jumbled when I speak, or have a memory block on a name. For that I apologize.

During my term it was pleasing to have the kitchen and toilet upgrade completed and signed off with the council, an asset for our branch which we can now reap the benefits.

Many thanks to KenYoungson and crew for their time and experience for this to be achieved.

With a bit of protocol mismanagement on my part I was proud to award Gerry Kennedy the title of Patron of our branch. A position we all know is rightly deserved.

Also a significant achievement was the 50yr continuous membership award to past chairman Greg Elder during my term.

Welcome to all new members who have joined our branch over the past few years. However, sadly, as our membership age increases we have had to say goodbye to a few too many. Notably our past foundation chairman and patron Neil McVicar. Speaking during his funeral was very much out of my comfort zone but proud to speak of Neil’s time and achievements in his membership with the VCC.

To all who have held positions, be it maintenance or building crews, rally organizers or executive, etc., a huge thanks. And a special thanks to Bill Ainge, Katherine Welsh and Rod Bell with your positions at the top table.

Welcome to the incoming Chair Person and thanks GVCC for your support and patience during my term.

Paul Herron

From the Editor’s Keyboard

A little bit of everything this month! The “main event” is the Branch AGM, so the Agenda and last year’s Minutes are in this issue. There are a lot of notices for events (so I will be looking for stories from participants – please!).

There is also a bit of “catching up” going on, with Bill Sheddan’s adventures on the Southland Veteran & Vintage Rally and Paul Katon telling us about his first-ever drive and rally in a Model T Ford. We also have Mark Henderson’s story on the Festival Rally, now rescued from cyberspace, and Ken Buchanan’s account of theApril Tuesday Ramble.

Finally, Donna went to both days of the 45º Fibre event at the Gore T&C in May and had a great time. The first day had stallholders present, one of which was “The Nattering Knitter”. Donna spent some time helping out on the stall, catching up with the “Biddy’s Barn crew” and giving out flyers (see opposite) explaining what the charity does. Some of the Tuesday Ramblers may recall a lunchtime talk about this a few years ago.

A huge “Thank you” to all my contributors throughout the year, it is your stories and photos that make The Wiper such an interesting read!

Q. Which language has the most words?

Answer next month

Answer to last month’s Brainteaser

Q. How does a man keep his long beard if he shaves many times a day?

A: He is a barber.

David North

June Meeting andAGM

Tuesday 11th June Please

Tuesday

Ramble 30April 2024

Thirteen cars left the Club Rooms and we headed to Winton to the Top Pub for yet another enjoyable lunch. Then off to Dipton to view Ewen Dunnage’s car collection, which consisted of mostly original classics. This was onlythe third time Ewen had opened his shed for viewing and he made us very welcome.

The ages of the cars varied from the 1950s through to early 1990s, all of whichwerehard tofindandverycollectable.HenearlyhadaTriumphalso, as the writer of the article got stuck in the middle of his paddock. Many hands later we were on the road again.

It was a typical Southland day of misty weather, but we were lucky that mostly all of the cars were in sheds, which made it good for viewing.

After we had a good look around, some of us went onto Mossburn for a coffee while the others headed for home.

Thanks once again to Gerry for finding another interesting collection.

1993 Jaguar XJ-S V12 Convertible

1971 Morris Minor Ute

1973 Leyland P76 Executive “Hector” Ramblers in one of the barns

Ken Buchanan

1962 Studebaker Hawk GT (photo by the Editor)

Fortunately, Bill Sheddan was there to record Ken’s predicament

Paul & Lynne Herron enjoying the sunshine during the Southland Branch Veteran & Vintage Rally. (Photo by Katherine Welsh)

Southland VCC Veteran & Vintage Rally 2/3/2024

Having got the Saxon ponced up again and loaded onto the trailer the previous day, I was on the road at 8am on a fine Saturday morning. The start point was the Otatara clubrooms but first I made a short detour to North Invercargill to pick up my navigator and mate Russell whom I have known for over 60 years. He enjoys a day out with the old veteran in the old veteran. We were the first to arrive and therefore had plenty of time to unload and prepare for the day ahead.

There were 20 veteran and vintage vehicles evenly split at ten in each category including one veteran motorbike. We were one of the earlier cars to leave on a route which took us on roads in the West Plains area until we crossed the main Invercargill/Queenstown highway. We then drove around the Tussock Creek area finishing up at Invercargill’s Anderson Park. By thattimemostofthefastervintagecarshadpassed usleavingthestruggling Saxon to arrive almost last. Before parking we were subject to four simple field tests that two simple people got mostly wrong.

Once all the cars had gathered there we drove in convoy across the road to enter Donovan Park where the Southland A&P Show was in progress. An area close to the main arena had been reserved for us where we parked up and had our lunch.

I had a wander around the Show which consisted of about 20 food outlets mostly selling Asian and oriental foods with one stall selling hot-dogs and chips which had the longest queue stretching half-way across the paddock. There was some live entertainment on the back of a truck for kids but that was it as far as we could see. Where were the shooting galleries, the merrygo-rounds, the Ferris Wheel, the Wall of Death with Ronnie Moore etc. etc.?? Unless they were at another part of the Park, we did not see them. I didn'texpecttoseeRonnietherethough, Isawhim asmanytimesas Icould afford about 60 years ago when the Show really was a Show.

We were invited to join in the Parade later in the afternoon but I don't believe anybody took up the offer as a slow driving pace behind walking animals and their handlers is not to old cars’liking.

A couple of “T”s and a Saxon (L)

Next to the main arena were various equine events taking place with horses of all sizes trotting around, posing, jumping and doing all the things that horses and horse-lovers love doing. Russell and I left the main group a bit earlier and we parked up and watched the horse activities for a while until the horse-power under the Saxon’s bonnet had us moving off again. We then went for a cruise around the citycar yards, a must when in town before returning to the clubrooms.

The Rickerby’s Model A (foreground) plus others

Gore Branch was well represented with six cars from the Gore area. The Saxon of course, two Model Ts and a Model A belonging to Paul Herron, the Model Aof the Rickerbys and the big Parish Bentley, who incidentally hadaneasily-attainable40mphpostedaveragespeedforthetimetrial.Poor old Saxon never had a show of keeping up at 25mph. Paul Katon drove the red Model T of Lynn Herron and Keith Nunn was behind the wheel of Paul Herron’s ModelA.

An enjoyable hour or so was spent rehydrating with the inevitable gossip prior to prize-giving and the meal. Paul’s shiny black T got Veteran Concours, the Saxon got Runner-up in the Time Trial and the overall winners (drum roll here please) were the Rickerbys in their lovely white ModelASedan.

That concluded the first Southland VCC combined Veteran/Vintage Rally, (that I am aware of) and with the numbers getting a well-needed boost I expect it will be repeated next year. Looking forward to it already.

Bill Sheddan

Wall of Death: https://wall-of-death.co.nz/wall-of-death-history/

The BranchAGM will be held at theJune monthly meeting.

As you will all be aware, the Branch has not had a Club Captain since last year’s AGM. The Chairman has also indicated his intention to stand down.

As I am unable to attend the VCC AGM in August I am happy to stand down as Branch Delegate if somebody else wishes to take it on. Alternatively, would somebody like to attend in my place?

David North Bulletin Editor and Branch Delegate

Gore Branch Events for the 2024-25 Season

Event Date Organiser(s)

Member’s booking

BranchAGM

End of Season Run

Annual Dinner & Prize-giving

VCC National Day/Daffodil Day

Sunday 9th June

Tuesday 11th June (Meeting night)

Saturday 22nd June Bruce Price

Saturday 6th July Murray Proctor Keith Nunn

Sunday 25th August

DicksonAuction Saturday 21st September Paul Herron

Dunedin Classic Car Club 50th Anniversary

National Model T Convention

Tuesday Ramble

Saturday 28th September

2025

Friday/Saturday 14th & 15th February

Last Tuesday of the month (except December)

Co-ordinated by Gerry Kennedy

Editor's note to event organisers

If you want to see a report in The Wiper please provide one yourselves or organise somebody to do it for you. (N.B. This works best if you ask them before the event!)

Online Bonuses

New Zealand Federation of Motoring Clubs Inc. (newsletter page): https://fomc.nz/newsletters/

Southland Branch website: https://www.sporty.co.nz/southlandvintagecar

Other Events

31st May – 2nd June Irishman Creek Rally, Canterbury Branch

2nd June All British Run, South Canterbury Branch

15th June Autumn Fling, Banks Peninsula Branch

16th June Brass Monkey, Taupo Branch

9th – 11th August VCCAGM, Tauranga.

5th – 6th October 56th Dunvegan Rally, Otago Branch

11th – 13th October Canterbury Branch Swapmeet

12th October Post Vintage & Post War Rally, Southland Branch

25th – 28th October 7th National Commercial Rally, Oamaru

2nd November Commercial Rally, Southland Branch

2nd November 52nd Taieri Tour, Otago Branch 2025

11th March Race4Life, Teretonga Park

18th – 20th April Wheels at Wanaka 2026

15th – 21st March Vero International Festival of Historic Motoring

Auction: Dickson Collection of Veteran & Vintage Cars & Parts

Saturday 21 September 2024

Start time 10:00 a.m.

Enquiries Contact: Paul Herron 027 2104131

https://www.williamtoddauctions.co.nz/AuctionDetail.aspx?auctionId =dbf3affe-c87b-4aa3-90ae-4869447209e1

The Matariki Stars

Saturday 22nd June

th June

10.30am: meet at Clubrooms

11.00am: leave for Beaumont

12.30pm: lunch at Beaumont Hotel (buffet lunch)

Cost Savings for The Wiper 2023-2024

Another good year for savings. Just over 600 copies were collected at Tuesday Rambles or hand-delivered, representing a saving of just over $980 which, because of postage increases and despite the number of copies delivered being slightly down on the previous year, was just over $80 more than last year.

Over 500 electronic copies were sent instead of printed ones, saving about $440 for printing and paper and $810 in postage, a total of about $1,060.

All up, that makes a grand total of about $2,040in savings to theBranch for the year.

The Branch and I would like to thank everybody who helped to handdeliver copies, picked them up at Rambles or from the Clubrooms, or who opted for electronic rather than printed copies.We verymuch hope that you will continue to do so next year.

If you don’t already receive an electronic copy instead of a printed one please consider changing over now.

The Editor

Hi there

Waitane Young Farmers Car Trial

My name is Maegan McFadzien I'm a member of the Waitane Young Farmers Club. We are a group of young local agricultural workers and other professionals from the surrounding district. This year we are once again holding our annual car trial fundraiser on July the 28th down at the Waikaka pub and we're wondering if your club would be interested in participating in this event. The event isn't for a few months but we thought we would contact you early. If you are interested in putting it in your newsletters or bringing it up at an upcoming meeting we would really appreciate it. Please also let your members know that the route this year has no gravel and is vintage car friendly. For more info into leading up to the event, find us on Facebook at Waitane Young Farmers. [See flyer opposite. Ed.]

If you have any further questions, flick me back an email any time.

Cheers,

Maegan McFadzien maegan004@gmail.com

Waitane Young Farmers Car Trial Committee

SPOTTED!

Your humble Editor was attending the morning Anzac Day Service atthe RivertonRSA whenhe was caught bythe roving camera of Jared McCulloch from TVNZ’s 1News at Six.

Not “Spotted” but “Heard” – your Editor’s dulcet tones were heard on Magic Music at 4.40pm on the 16th May as a prizewinner in a competition sponsored by Novus Glass.

The Editor

In New Zealand History This Month

New Zealand goes nuclear-free

8 June 1987

Nuclear-free New Zealand badge (Te Papa, GH011812)

The New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act was passed into law, establishing this country as a nuclear and biological weapon-free zone.

The Act was passed in the aftermath of the mid-1980s nuclear ships stand-off between New Zealand and the United States.

The nuclear-free movement had its roots in ideas that emerged in the 1960s: a push for an independent, ethical foreign policy which grew out of opposition to the Vietnam War; and environmentalism, which sought to preserve New Zealand as a green unspoilt land.

In a largely symbolic action, the US Congress retaliated with the Broomfield Act, downgrading New Zealand’s status from ally to friend. Labour Prime Minister David Lange’s response was that if the cost of New Zealand’s nuclear-free status was the end of the ANZUS security alliance, this was a ‘price we are prepared to pay’.

In 1989, 52 per cent of New Zealanders indicated that they would rather break defence ties than admit nuclear-armed ships to their harbours. By 1990, even the National opposition had signed up to anti-nuclearism.

Adapted from: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/calendar/6

Email version of The Wiper

The Wiper is also available by email, either as a link to an online version or as a pdf file. The pictures are in colour, it arrives earlier, (most of) the hyperlinks work – and it saves us money! Please contact the Editor

In Welsh History This Month

7th June

Was Robin Hood a Welshman?

Stephen Lawhead's book, 'Hood' published this day in 2006, claims that he was.

In his book, Lawhead tells of a wronged nobleman turned heroic outlaw and names him not as Robin of Sherwood, but Bran ap Brychan, who becomes the rightful heir to the kingdom of Elfael after his father is killed by the Normans, but he quickly becomes a marked man and makes his escape.

Lawhead suggests that Nottingham would have been too far and Sherwood Forest too small and well charted, for him to hide, but he would have been able to remain undetected in the vast and then unknown forests of the Welsh March, where he meets the beautiful maiden Angharad, a wine-loving priest, a mysterious healer and a singing storyteller. He steals from the rich in order to raise the money needed to buy back his kingdom and free his people, forced into slavery by their new ruler, Count Falkes de Braose.

Sent in by

Donna North

Mural on the old Waimumu Church, painted by DEOW

(Photo by the Editor)

Gore VCC Supper Roster

June Denis Knight

July

Trish Buchanan & Pauline Price

August Diana Rickerby

September Murray Proctor

October To be advised

September To be advised

November To be advised

December To be advised

January To be advised

March To be advised

April To be advised

May To be advised

IF YOU ARE UNAVAILABLE ON YOUR ROSTERED NIGHT, PLEASE CONTACT ME OR SWAP WITH SOMEONE ELSE ON THE LIST.

THANKS, DES BREWSTER

Weneedtocater forabout 30to 40 members each night. The cuppaandservingofthesupper is to be arranged within the Social Committee.

If necessary, ingredients and/or small items can be bought at Gore New World and charged to the Gore VCC account.

70th Dunedin to Brighton Veteran Run

An account of

my

first time participating in a veteran rally

Early October 2023 Paul Herron suggested I should enter the Run in Lynne Herron’s recent purchase, a 1912 Model T. I informed Paul that I had never driven a T before. (I’ve watched YouTube videos and read some stuff on the matter.) However I thought it would be a great experience so agreed.

So after we got the T ticking over sweetly, I began my driving lessons. Stopping & starting was the hardest to master! Getting used to not depressing the clutch hard down to disengage drive was going against 40+ years of driving experience! Needless to say, I got used to having to crank her back into life again after each stalling event!

Paul and I performed a few maintenance jobs before the Run, such as oil change, new bands - now the foot brake worked. Paul also tidied up the wheels and polished all the brass.

Thursday 25th: with the ‘12 loaded on the trailer & Paul’s ‘11 loaded we headed in convoy for Mosgiel. We stayed at Lynley’s parents on Factory Road. I must say the excitement got to me as I hardly slept.

Friday 26th: up at sparrow fart, untether the T from the tie downs. Jack up the back axle to ease starting (new bands). Turn on fuel, connect battery, retard spark, four pulls on the choke, switch on ignition, a tad of throttle and two sharp pulls on the crank and she spluttered into life, rush round and advance the spark. Lower the jack, climb aboard and gingerly back her off the trailer.

By this time my first-timer navigator had risen from the house. So with some last minute instructions as in, “Give me plenty of warning for turning” etc. and of course hand signals! Well, we made a right hand turn onto Factory Road and Lynley has her arm out for a left turn! I thought, “God help us!” I told her any more of that and she would be put in the mother-in-law seat out the back of the runabout!

We made it to Paul’s father’s place without incident. With Bob Herron’s ‘15T, Paul’s ‘11 and us in the ‘12 we drove in convoythrough Quarry Road to Sunnyvale Sports Centre to ”Meet & Greet” and receive instructions for the Run. It was a good time to wander around all the cars and bikes and marvel at the mechanical advances that were made in such a short period in time.Ahighlight for me was the Stanley Steamer. I had the exact one as a model when I was a young fella and I remember reading on the box that theywere capableofdoing100mph forwards -and in reverse!! Imentioned this to the owner and he confirmed what I had read but advised against trying it!

Time to leave and join the Run proper. We drove all round Mosgiel. Quite frankly I didn’t know where I was half the time. Lynley did a fine job of navigating so wasn’t relegated to the mother-in-law seat. I just enjoyed the sounds of the coils buzzing in time and the sweet exhaust note of the T while gaining more confidence with the pedals and controls. Seemed all too soon we arrived at the Outram Domain where we completed field tests.

We didn’t do very good at the tests and I again questioned Lynley’s commitment on knocking the hoops off the poles. She could have at least got out on the running board. (More threats of the mother-in-law seat.) Then I completely misjudged the freewheeling capability of the T. I’m sure it was my navigator’s fault …. surely.

I must say the lunch provided was very good indeed and plenty of it. Leaving Outram we struck out on our own. Before that we stuck close to Paul’s car. On the way back the organisers got us to stop for a garden tour on School Road. A good display of horse-drawn equipment and gardens. Then back to Lynley’s parents to load theTon the trailer and head to Ocean View where we had a crib booked. The T never missed a beat all day. We then had a great dinner at the Edgar Centre.

Sat 27th: woke to thunder and lightning, wet and windy. Quick check of the forecast on phone. Clearing 8am. 8am arrived, no change and clearing pushed out to 9am. I was wondering if I had time to stop at The Warehouse for wet weather gear. Didn’t have time – oh well. Stopped to fuel up the T at Green Island then off to the Edgar Centre to meet up with Paul and load the Ts. We raised the top of the T for the first time. We then headed to meet at the First Church before lining up in order at the Octagon.

There was a big crowd of public to view the cars before the off. So we found a café for a cuppa and scone. Sun was out and I was quite pleased with my decision not to purchase wet weather gear! Before too long we were called to our cars. Then waved off bythe Mayor of Dunedin. Our turn came. I kept saying, “Don’t stall, don’t stall”. We were off, no stall, great I thought! Then the second lot of lights turned red. Uphill, green and I stalled! Hurriedly got Lynley to dismount so I could myself dismount. Not looking at the queue of cars lining up behind us. Luckily the T started first pull. All aboard again and ready to go and the light turned red. Bugger. Made sure I didn’t stall next time!

Apart from a navigating incident near the Oval and more threats of the mother-in-law seat the trip to Taieri Mouth was uneventful. I was very impressed with the performance of the T. Iwould sayshe would have made it halfway up the hill to the Fire Station if we didn’t have to slow for a slower car in front.

We had a good catch-up at the Taieri Domain before heading back to Brighton for more field tests. I’m sure my navigator was determined to sabotage our chances. Another very good and filling lunch provided and a great lazing in the sun watching cars ticking around the Domain.

T’s at the beach

Wethenheaded just uptheroadto the cribwhereweleft theTandtravelled back to the Edgar Centre to pick up the trailer in Paul’s T. Back to crib for drinks. That night we went to the Edgar Centre for tea and prize-giving. Only one prize for the Gore crew. Well done Bill. Once again I think my navigator cost us a mention (haha). Another nice meal and drinks to finish the evening.

Sun 28th: we met up with a few others who were going on the Prince Henry Tour. We however left for Gore to fuel up and unload the T. The mighty Ford never missed a beat! Lynley and I thoroughly enjoyed the weekend and thank you Paul & Lynne for giving us the opportunity. So much so that I may have to invest in an old T for myself one day.

Paul Katon

Gore Branch Festival Rally 2024

The 24th of February was the Gore Branch annual Festival Rally. The day started warm and fine, with participants arriving at the clubrooms from about 8:30am onward, where a natter was enjoyed over some morning tea. Drivers began leaving at 10am, with Keith Nunn's Triumph first off the blocks in the timed section. Heading toward Croydon, Waimumu, and then Te Tipua, the first check point was encountered, signalling the end of the timed section. There was a small whisper that some competitors had quite a disadvantage during this stage, due to a kind farmer deciding to move some stock! Sadly, scores were not adjusted!

Cars at the Clubrooms before the start. (Photo by Katherine Welsh)

From there it was on to Dacre, Mataura Island, then stopping at Wyndham for the questions and Field Tests. The first test was driving forward one wheel rotation, then reversing and stopping with the rear wheel on a small marked area. The second test was throwing golf balls out of the car window into tyres, with both driver and passenger having five balls each to do their best.Then it was timefortheblindfold -with abagoverthehead,thedriver had to rely on passenger instructions to navigate, finishing as close as possible to a designated cone. All tests had varying degrees of difficulty, depending on the make and model of the car. So much fun!

The fans and drivers were then treated to a short downpour, but it subsided quickly and lunch was then taken. Some more stories were shared and a viewing of some of the beautiful cars was undertaken before voting for People's Choice. That was a challenge in itself given the quality of this year's entrants, and all owners should be very proud!

The next stage of the day was a cruise back to the clubrooms, following the instructions provided by John Tremaine. Yes, they were correct, but some failed to count the turn out of the grounds we were in, and they ended up taking the easy way to the wind farm! If you managed to follow the instructions to the letter, then there was no gravel and it was a great drive, and on a road I had never been on before.

The wind farm (photo by the Editor)

At the wind farm we walked across the paddock and were treated to a great view of the blades and the countryside. After John gave us a little history on the area it was back on the road. This time it was final destination the clubrooms for a chat and drinks of various kinds.

Prizes and trophies were presented to section winners and a delicious meal was enjoyed by all. A big thanks goes out to the kitchen volunteers for all their hard work. To John and all his helpers; congratulations on hosting an excellent Rally and not a single negative comment in sight!

Thanks again to all those people who made this event such a success, topped off by some good fortune with the red Jag’s results.

Mark Henderson

REMINDERS

FOR SALE & WANTED ADVERTISEMENTS ARE FREE to Club members. Advertisements will be published in three consecutive issues. Please contact the Editor.

The Branch receives commission if you insure your vehicle(s), boat(s), house(s), contents or travel with Vero Insurance and quote the Branch number (300135).

https://vcc.org.nz/vero-vcc-insurance-scheme/

VCC name badges: are available to order by contacting the Branch Chairman (cellphone 027 210 4131). N.B. If you’re not wearing one at a meeting you will attract the Sheriff’s attention and are likely to be fined!

You are very welcome to come on Branch runs in your modern.

Join the VCC online at https://vcc.org.nz/how-to-join/

Both Bluebridge and Interislander Ferries offer discounts to VCC members: https://vcc.org.nz/membership-benefits/

To Let: the Gore Branch Clubrooms are available to VCC members for personal functions at very reasonable cost.

Newsletters from other Branches are posted on the VCC Website each month. Go to: https://vcc.org.nz/news-from-our-branches/

They are also sent to each Branch by email and can be obtained on request from the Secretary or the Editor.

GORE BRANCH BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER

The Branch bank account number is 03-0915-0246885-00

Please put your name and the reason for the payment in the details boxes. Thank you. The Treasurer Thank you. The Treasurer

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New volunteers for meeting night suppers. The “old hands” keep putting their hands up but it would be great to see some new faces stepping up to ease the load. If we had 12 volunteers/teams each would onlyneed to do it oncea year. Des Brewster, HouseConvenor

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