TVRCC Middx Region meet at the Ace Cafe - Wed 17th Oct
TVRCC Middx Region meet at the Ace Cafe - Wed 17th Oct
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Roy C

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314 months

Tuesday 16th October 2007
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The TVRCC Middlesex Region Meeting is tomorrow night (Wednesday 17th October) 7.30pm onwards at the Ace Cafe, London.

Hughesie II

12,792 posts

312 months

Tuesday 16th October 2007
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Do you think its possible Adam could update the website, its still got the september meet on it, perhaps do an article in sprint (when was the last article ?), or hell, even actually organise something other than a monthly meeting, which was moved due to dwindling numbers to share the meeting with the Loti.

I have to be honest its all gone very quiet over at Middlesex that i started attending other meets because things were actually happening.

So come on then RO, whats going on with the region ?

JH

Harrow_tam

514 posts

313 months

Tuesday 16th October 2007
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The emphasis in recent months has been on the other (more sociable) meet on the first Wednesday of the month at the Coy Carp and then Rose and Crown. The Ace is a great place to meet up in the summer when there is some light to look at cars but that is only about 3 months of the year.
If you want to know what's going on then I suggest you come along to a meeting or contact the RO via the e-group - remember PH and TVRCC are two different organisations.
If there is nothing going on perhaps you could make some (polite) suggestions as to what we might do - then you can help organise it.

Anybody know what the weather's going to do tomorrow? Don't want to get my shiny Tamora wet.

Nick

Harrow_tam

514 posts

313 months

Tuesday 16th October 2007
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Hughesie II said:
which was moved due to dwindling numbers to share the meeting with the Loti.

JH
Actually the Ace management changed the dates and as a result of that numbers have dropped like a stone as most folk can't be ar$ed to go there on a weekday evening.
Nick

page3

5,193 posts

281 months

Tuesday 16th October 2007
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Hughesie II said:
Do you think its possible Adam could update the website, its still got the september meet on it
Will do. To be honest, I've been busy lately as I've only just started in a new job.

We are in a period of RO hand-over as I resigned from the role last month (due to approaching Parenthood). I'm sorry you haven't felt enough was going on in the Middlesex region, but we've all been enjoying the huge number of regional and national events - there has hardly been a TVR event free weekend.

The Ace night move was nothing to do with dwindling numbers, but numbers have reduced as a result of the move. We had no choice in the matter. The additional pub meet is popular, and possibly more what we're about at Middlesex.

I only ever got one comment on my columns in Sprint, so reduced the number I wrote accordingly.

Adam
Ex-RO

Whitey

2,508 posts

314 months

Tuesday 16th October 2007
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the Lotus chaps broke their record of 45 odd cars there last month, there was 4 or 5 of us there in proper cars.

dougc

8,241 posts

295 months

Tuesday 16th October 2007
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Moving to Wednesday has really put the stoppers on things. I used to go pretty much every month when it was a Friday, even if it was just a drop off for a pint and a burger before going out.

I'll be missing again tomorrow for the third month in a row thanks to work commitments and I reckon its the same problem for others. I know that there was nothing we could do about being moved - I have my suspicions that some of the bike guys would opt for no cars at all if they had the choice - but the transition hasn't gone well. Especially bad now that the nights are drawing in.

Whitey

2,508 posts

314 months

Tuesday 16th October 2007
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Wed is easier for me, as Fri always busy, that being said I've only been once this year!

Hughesie II

12,792 posts

312 months

Tuesday 16th October 2007
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Harrow_tam said:
The emphasis in recent months has been on the other (more sociable) meet on the first Wednesday of the month at the Coy Carp and then Rose and Crown.
Sorry, i always found that one the dull one smile, very few people actually turned up in the cars, even in the summer, The Ace really kick Started the Middlesex Region off again and had some really good Meets there, it would have been great to have seen that improved upon.

Harrow_tam said:
The Ace is a great place to meet up in the summer when there is some light to look at cars but that is only about 3 months of the year.
i must have missed 11 weeks of summer somewhere smile
Harrow_tam said:
If you want to know what's going on then I suggest you come along to a meeting or contact the RO via the e-group - remember PH and TVRCC are two different organisations.
Active members of both

Harrow_tam said:
If there is nothing going on perhaps you could make some (polite) suggestions as to what we might do - then you can help organise it.
I've actively organised stuuf in the past before the current RO, Hel;ped Matt out with an organiswed run out and a Karting event - i've also offered to organise a Tunnel Run for Adam, most people know me as one of the organisors of the London Tunnel Runners.

Harrow_tam said:
Anybody know what the weather's going to do tomorrow? Don't want to get my shiny Tamora wet.

Nick
Gazes into Crystal Ball....






Rain smile


I'm not having a rant here at Adam, just seems a shame that it seems to be dying down...

Hughesie II

12,792 posts

312 months

Tuesday 16th October 2007
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Whitey said:
the Lotus chaps broke their record of 45 odd cars there last month, there was 4 or 5 of us there in proper cars.
hehe

How you doing fella ?

Hughesie II

12,792 posts

312 months

Tuesday 16th October 2007
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page3 said:
Will do. To be honest, I've been busy lately as I've only just started in a new job.
Congrats
page3 said:
We are in a period of RO hand-over as I resigned from the role last month (due to approaching Parenthood).
Congrats again

page3 said:
I'm sorry you haven't felt enough was going on in the Middlesex region, but we've all been enjoying the huge number of regional and national events - there has hardly been a TVR event free weekend.
Many of which i have attended - but it is the Local clubs that keep up the membership and they shouldnt be ignored, one of the great things about the Car club is the regionality of it, especially in London - what ever happened to the drive out to the other local clubs, Surrey, Essex, The Ace was always well attended by other regions...
page3 said:
The Ace night move was nothing to do with dwindling numbers
Fair enough
page3 said:
but numbers have reduced as a result of the move. We had no choice in the matter. The additional pub meet is popular, and possibly more what we're about at Middlesex.
Really, thats why i was glad when it made the move from the Coy Carp - and one of the many reasons why it was then so well attended.

page3 said:
I only ever got one comment on my columns in Sprint, so reduced the number I wrote accordingly.
Still, the 1st thing i do is trawl through the RO reports, ok i may be a bit odd but i really enjoy the local updates smile
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Adam
Ex-RO
Who's taken/Taking over ?

Hughesie

Harrow_tam

514 posts

313 months

Tuesday 16th October 2007
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Hughesie II said:
Who's taken/Taking over ?
Uncle Roy is having another bash at it.
Nick

Edited by Harrow_tam on Tuesday 16th October 19:47

arebrec

3,545 posts

253 months

Wednesday 17th October 2007
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dougc said:
Moving to Wednesday has really put the stoppers on things. I used to go pretty much every month when it was a Friday
yes me too, always looked forward to TVR night @ the ACE, even though it would take me an hour to get there.
but I now work every Wednesday, so won't be making it frown

hope you get a good turn out tonight.

Roy C

Original Poster:

4,214 posts

314 months

Wednesday 17th October 2007
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Yes, it's true, I am the new RO (again).

The current situation with the Ace Cafe is less than ideal. The problem is that our meeting night was moved by the Ace management (as was that of many other marques) to free up every Friday for a big bike meet. The Ace Cafe was and is a bike venue, so the car meets are interlopers. There are lots of TVRCC members in our area, but very few attend the meetings. This is one of the reasons why we have an extra pub meeting every month. The TVR meeting at the Ace will continue, but we will investigate other venues more conducive to a region meeting.

Many thanks to Adam for doing a great job thumbup (especially as I was somewhat responsible for twisting his arm to do it in the first place), but he now has other family and work commitments to concentrate on.

Roy

Harrow_tam

514 posts

313 months

Wednesday 17th October 2007
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Probably won't make it tonight as the man from the council is coming round to convince us that his proposed new parking regulations will be a good thing. We're also off on holiday tomorrow so I ought to at least start thinking about doing some packing.
Nick

Roy C

Original Poster:

4,214 posts

314 months

Wednesday 17th October 2007
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Harrow_tam said:
Probably won't make it tonight as the man from the council is coming round to convince us that his proposed new parking regulations will be a good thing. We're also off on holiday tomorrow so I ought to at least start thinking about doing some packing.
Nick
Will they give you a space for the horsebox? biggrin

Have a great holiday Nick.

mr spectraflair

237 posts

231 months

Wednesday 17th October 2007
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Who's goin tonight?

WazzaL

960 posts

239 months

Wednesday 17th October 2007
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mr spectraflair said:
Who's goin tonight?
Thinking about it. Though no promises.

page3

5,193 posts

281 months

Wednesday 17th October 2007
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'hopefully', but depends on work commitments.