VCC FAR NTH FOCUS FEBRUARY 2023

Far North Focus

Who’s Who for 2022/2023

Committee: Winston Matthews, Murray Cormack, Warren Mackay, Robyn Mackay, Mike Pooley, Vince 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 2022 Annual General Meeting.

Club Cleaning Roster

February R & W Mackay

March P O Dell

April M & T Deverall

May M Pooley

June R & W Mackay

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

Taipa Bay Caffeine & Classics

3rd Sunday every month 10 to 12.30

Taipa Beach Resort

Next date: Sunday 19th February

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 our 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.

November 8

Pse note:

Calendar of Club Events

Monthly meeting 7 pm @ Clubrooms

2022/23

February 11

Northern Club Captains Run

Organised by Tom & Margaret Deverall

Tuesday 14 February

Monthly Club Meeting

7 pm Aurere Clubrooms

March 18

Southern Captains Run

Organised by Steve & Steph Edwards

April 15

Brian Parker Trophy

Organised by Keith Lyndsell

May 16

Mother’s Day Run

Organised by Claude & Marg Ilton

Monthly - 2nd Tuesday

Club Meeting

Monthly - 3rd Sunday Caffeine & Classics

Taipa Beach Resort

Remember when….

Club Notices

Please take time to read the new proposed Club Constitiution and feel welcome to have an opinion about it, at the next meeting. If anyone wants it emailed again, please contact Editor for a copy.

Our next Club run is February 11. This date has been changed from the 18th to the 11th Feb.

10 am meet at Waipapa’s Mitre 10 car park.

Tom has further details in his report. The Focus is a tad smaller, this month.

‘Your’ Editor, has been on leave with an emphasis on socialisation & family and not due diligence it appears, since suddenly becoming aware that the first month of ‘23 has almost left us.

‘A bumble bee is considered faster than a John Deere tractor.’

In the Focus this month we have photos contributed by Margaret D, Claude, Rosco & Marg

Reports & contributions from Win, Marg D. & Tom,

Thank you for taking the time to add to the interest of our Focus.

Vintage Car Club of New Zealand

From the chair…

What a great turn out there was for our picnic at Ruth’s beach.

It was a very enjoyable and relaxing day.

You have now received a copy of the discussion paper for the proposed new club constitution which will be required by Dec 2025.

We will be discussing this at our Feb meeting on the 14th so Keith can take our thoughts to the March executive meeting.

We wish all those who have health issues, a speedy recovery or if you have a longer term problem, our thoughts are with you and we do hope to see you at coming events.

Well that’s all I have for now.

Enjoy safe and happy motoring and see you at coming events

Cheers.

Win

Many thanks to Ruth for letting us have our picnic there and to Robyn for organizing the sausages etc, Tom and Steve for doing the cooking and also to Margaret, Stephanie & Judy for wiping away the tears, as they peeled all those onions.

Times have changed, as Vince and Naomi used to have their Overland full of their children and now it is full of their grandchildren. Great to see.

Northern Club Captain’s Report

Welcome to the New Year to all our Club Members.

The Far North has never looked so green but we are over this rain. At least there will be no dust for a while!

We started the year with a picnic at Ruth Reid’s beach, which saw 30 members and 8 vintage cars - a great turn out and once again, a big thanks to Ruth, for the privilege of using this facility.

Our next Rally is the Far North Captain’s run on the 11th Feb.

We will meet at the Mitre 10 car park Waipapa, at 10 am, for morning tea before we start our trek. It will be ending with a lunch stop about 1pm, this is a pay your own way, lunch.

There is an alternative route for those wishing not to travel on gravel roads, of which there will be several kms. Hope to see you all taking part.

Tom

Love seeing the grandkids enjoying the water, along with several grownups. And watching lots of socialising going on.

Special thoughts and best wishes to our Members who are currently working through health challenges.

Omnium gatherum…

Caffeine & Classics @ Ramada Taipa

December winners of the Lucky Repco spot prize were Kevin and Maddyn, in their 1948 Mercury.

Pantry Perks…

Cucumber Pickle

3lb peeled cucumbers…older ones are fine

1lb sliced onions

1½lb sugar

2 big cups vinegar

1 tbs salt

Boil for 20 mins then add the following mixed paste.

1 cup flour, 1 tbs mustard, 1 dsp curry pdr, 1 tbs turmeric mixed with additional vinegar to make a thick paste. Boil for 5 mins, then bottle.

And what a perfect day it was for the January meet, when everyone was a spot prize winner.

Exercise for people over 60 NZ Woman’s Weekly

AndinDecember,wehadtheXmas GymkhanaandPotLuckmeet.