Committee: Winston Matthews, Murray Cormack, Robyn Mackay, Mike Pooley, Naomi Mason, Keith Lyndsell, Tom Deverall, Steve Edwards, Margaret Deverall, Margaret Ilton.
The full list of the elected officers is circulated with the minutes of the 2023 Annual General Meeting.
July C & M Ilton
August D & B Francis
September N & V Mason
October Everyone
November M & T Deverall
December Winston & Glenis
January C & M Ilton
February J Wright
March P O’Dell
April M & T Deverall
May M Pooley
June R & W Mackay
3rd Sunday every month 9.30 to 12
Next date: Sunday 16th July
Taipa Beach Resort
During the month and preferably before the main calendar event, please give the clubrooms a thorough check over. This includes cleaning the toilets, hand basins, checking kitchen, table tops, window ledges, sweeping the floors etc.
If your cleaning date does not suit you, please swop with someone else.
Thanks for supporting the running of the Club.
Window cleaning, washing walls etc. will be done at working bees.
Take note of any required maintenance and pass on to:
Building Officer - Warren Mackay 09 4061955
For any further enquires please contact our Club Captain.
The Far North Branch of the VCC has a policy that pets are not brought to any Club events. We do ask that this policy is respected please.
Saturday 8th July
Monthly Meeting at Clubrooms
Starting at 1.30 pm.
Sunday 16th July
Taipa Caffeine & Classics
9.30 -12.30 Taipa Beach Resort
Saturday 22nd July
Prize Giving & Annual Dinner
August
Saturday 12th Meeting & Potluck Xmas
lunch
Marg & Tom organising
September
Father’s Day Run Steve & Steph
organising
9th Saturday 1.30 Monthly Meeting in Kerikeri
23rd Working Bee @ Clubrooms 10 am
October
7th Boot Sale/sausage sizzle
9-9.30 am Club members & 10 am open to public
10th Tuesday Monthly Meeting 7pm
14th Dunny Run
November
3-4th Friday/Saturday Far North Tour
14th Tuesday Monthly Meeting 7pm
December
12th Tuesday Monthly Meeting 7pm
16th Saturday Xmas Lunch @ Clubrooms
Win organising fun event
2024
January
20th Saturday Picnic
February
10th Saturday Northern Captain’s Run
Deverall’s organising.
13th Tuesday Monthly Meeting 7pm
March
12th Meeting 7 pm
Southern Captains Run
April
13th Saturday Monthly Meeting 1.30 pm
Brian Parker Rally Ron & Beryl organising
May
18th Saturday 1.30 pm AGM with monthly meeting to follow.
Mother’s Day Run Dave & Dorothy Duirs
organising
June
8th Saturday Monthly meeting 1.30 pm
29th Molloy Trophy Warren and Robyn
MacKay organising
Monthly - 2nd Saturday
Club Meeting @ Aurere Clubrooms
Monthly - 3rd Sunday
Caffeine & Classics
Vintage Car Club of New Zealand
Log hauling at Donnelly’s Crossing
Saturday 22nd July.
Meet from 11.30 onwards at Mangonui Cruising Club.
5 Silver Egg Road, Mill Bay, Mangonui.
Lunch will be served at 12.30. Wine will be provided by the club with your meal.
Cost: The Club will be paying for all meals this year.
Bookings are essential.
Numbers attending to Robyn by: Tuesday July18.
Email: robynmackay4@gmail.com
09 4061955 or 0211062275
Wanted.
Model ‘A’ Ford gear cluster in good condition.
No repro gears please.
Contact
Les Pearson 027 2245 045 or lespearson@xtra.co.nz
This month I have missed most of the Branch activities for one reason or another. At the start of June, we were in Lower Hutt, visiting our daughter and son-in-law for the birth of our first granddaughter.
While down there I got the chance to visit a private collection of around 50 motorcycles, mostly 80s and 90s Japanese. Several interesting bikes. They are in an industrial area of Upper Hutt and the owner has a coffee bar on the premises and opens on occasions for group visits and social meetings. Last time I was down there he organised a large Motorcycle Show at Brewtown in Upper Hutt, to which we took my daughter's Can-Am trike and her husband's Triumph solo and 1988 Suzuki with sidecar.
“Road trips are the equivalent of human wings.
Ask me to go on one, anywhere.
We’ll stop in every small town and learn the history and stories, feel the ground and capture the spirit. Then we’ll turn it into our own story that will live inside our history to carry with us, always. Because stories are more important than things.”
On the way back home, I caught a nasty cold, which kept me away from George Vuletich's funeral and the monthly meeting. By the next weekend, I felt better and attended the Molloy Trophy Rally, but in a “modern” as Lyn thought I was not up to travelling in a car without a heater. I have still not completely shaken off the bug. The run, organised by Ron and Beryl Shugg, took us through some interesting coastal scenery around Matauri Bay to finish for lunch at the Whangaroa Fishing Club. Congratulations to Warren and Robyn MacKay on winning the quiz.
Keith.– Victoria Erickson
Here we are at the end of another busy month and halfway through the year. We lost another long-standing member of our Club last month, George Vuletich. He had a very colourful send off with many of our members attending his funeral.
Ron and Beryl Shugg organised a brilliant Molloy Rally on the 17th June, which was attended by a record number of members, 28 of us, with two more meeting us at our lunch venue.
Thanks Ron & Beryl for your hospitality before setting off, with teas and coffees.
Our heartfelt sympathy and support goes to his Family.
It was a most enjoyable day out around Matauri Bay and Whangaroa – the weather behaved too!
Our Club meeting is on July 8th , 1-30pm followed by a cuppa, so come along and enjoy the socialising. Make the most of these daytime meetings.
22nd of July is our annual prize giving dinner at Mill Bay.
Happy & safe motoring.
Margaret D
Thinking of all Members who are managing health issues at present. Look after yourselves and keep warm.
Another great meet took place in June with a first-time visitor, Steve, winning the Repco prize.
He had oldest & only Citroen there which is a 1947 light 15.
“If you see me talking to myself, just move along please. I’m self employed and I’m havng a staff meeting.”
Pantry Perks… thank you Dorothy and Dave for sharing this favourite with us.
Corn and Asparagus Bake
410g tin of asparagus
410g tin whole cornel corn
White sauce
Crushed potato chips
Paprika
Drain corn and asparagus, add the white sauce.
Pour into a buttered casserole dish.
Sprinkle thickly with crushed potato chips & paprika.
Delicious with barbeques.
A short history of our Club “ or how it began”.
A welcome to the newly formed Northland Branch appeared in the Beaded Wheels, Vol. 9, No 33 March 1963.
Things moved along quite well, and the Branch was well on the road. Whangarei members met at the Scout Den, in Lovatt Cres, calling themselves the “Whangarei Section”. The first meeting was held on July 4 1963.
Present at that meeting were: T G Royan in the Chair, Mr & Mrs E Music, Mr & Mrs B Long, Mr & Mrs J Love, Mr & Mrs J Marks, Msser L Love, B Ludlow, P Holt, G Dowdell, J Eilering, B Perkins, I King, J Meharry, T Webb, G Ralls, N Ganley, Miss I Watts, and Miss C ?, with apologies from J McDonald.
By October 1963 things weren’t as they seemed, and after an unfortunate incident of misunderstandings, the Whangarei Section proclaimed their dissatisfaction at a meeting held on November 2, 1963. Things moved very quickly and only five days later a special meeting was held in Whangarei to discuss the possibility of forming their own branch. A steering committee was elected until such time as a new branch was accepted by the National Executive.
The steering committee was, Chairman: C Brown, Secretary J Marks, Committee member J McDonald.
Then on the 21st March 1964 a special General Meeting was held at the Ambulance Hall, Kaikohe. The business of the meeting was, quote, “The Formation of the Whangarei Branch.” It was moved by C. Cord, “that the Northland Branch be in favour of forming their own Branch”, this was seconded by Paul Johnston and the motion was carried with one vote against. Unquote.
The Northland Branch continued to operate as a club until 1967 when they resigned from the NZVCC, and members joined the Whangarei Branch.
The “Whangarei Branch” got off the ground on the 14th June, 1964 when a meeting was held at the Scout Den, Lovatt Cres. When…quote” Mr George Manning of the Northland Car Club in the chair.”
There were 32 members present, election of officers was the first matter on the agenda which was carried out swiftly and with no problems. The Chairman, Secretary, and Club Captain being elected unopposed with everyone satisfied with the results.
To be continued.
