As a bit of fun we’re intending to give out some awards at the December social which we remind you is on WEDNESDAY the 4th. If you know a club member who deserves one of these please do contact us with your nominations and ideally some photographic evidence!
The categories are:
Please get your nominations in ASAP and we’ll see you at the December social for the glittering* awards ceremony.
*= Actual glittering may vary.
Due to the pubs being very busy, December’s social is on WEDNESDAY the 4th of December at the usual venue – the King Rufus. See you all there!
For any club to survive a committee is required. The committee makes decisions as a collective group and hold joint responsibility for decisions and actions taken. The committee is responsible for ensuring that all decisions are taken in the best interests of the club.
The Shire committee meet once a month and organise events from green lane days to weekend events. We look after the club’s income and expenditure plus many more tasks that keep the club functioning for all the members to enjoy.
At present there are five vacancies on the committee:
If you are interested in helping with any of the roles above and want more information then please contact us.
Silverstone Festival is coming up fast, we’ve just been told there are still a few discounted spaces available for car club stands so if you want to come along & show your vehicle on our club stand you need to book by the END of JULY.
Click here for more info & discount codes to book tickets.
You may not be aware but Dunsfold Collection is home to the largest Land Rover collection in the world – with a huge variety of rare Land Rovers including all manner of prototypes and specialist one-offs.
We have arranged a private club visit this Sunday (21st July) – if you’re quick you can still get a ticket to come along and get an exclusive tour of some of the rarest Land Rovers around.
Thanks to all who attended the May AGM and got involved – the short version is the club is still going strong and we have welcomed some new faces onto the commitee.
We have a new Chief Marshal – Damion Angell has stepped up after our previous Chief Marshal Arran had to step down due to other commitments. You can’t miss Damion at an event, or his monster 130 – as always, you can ask any of the marshals or committee anything. We’d far rather you ask than keep quiet and end up stuck somewhere!
We also welcomed Steph Davey who has stepped up to run the club’s long-dormant Instagram account and maybe even do some of what our Chief Marshal calls “the ticky tocks“… we are also trying to revive the club’s YouTube account.
So – if you have any photos or video from any club events please share it with us on Instagram (@shirelandroverclub), our Facebook group, or on our Whatsapp group chat – you can also get larger files to us by other methods, please contact us if you have a link to a cloud drive or just want to hand us a USB stick at the next club social!
Another new name who stepped up at the AGM is David LeSaux who has offered to help us out with club merchandise – we actually have some great stuff but too often it’s stuck in the club trailer during the chaos of getting everyone signed in at an event. Hopefully David can help us get more out there and into the hands of club members – please do ask if you are after some club merchandise or have any ideas for things we should consider selling.
In other news we have had confirmation of another event at the excellent Broxhead site near Bordon – a military site we hadn’t been to for a long time and that caught quite a lot of us out on our first time back earlier in the year! Louis has just about dried his Discovery out now…
As the sun is shining a bit more we are also running social gatherings on Portsdown Hill at the scenic parking area and home of Mick’s Monster Burger, please check the calendar or any of our social media for updates.
Yes this Thursday 2nd May is the club AGM as well as being the usual social – and by way of thanks for members who turn out & join in the voting we are giving a FREE drink to each member attending – so make sure you’re paid up and ideally bring your membership card with you!
We are always looking for volunteers to help with the running of the club, the more helpers we have the better the club runs and the more stuff we can run for everyone. You don’t need special knowledge or a tricked up vehicle, just being able to help out for a couple of hours a month could really help so please do shout if you’d like to be more involved in club activities.
The social is in the usual location – the King Rufus at Chandlers Ford, we will be in the function room from about 7.30pm onwards, arrive any time.
Free drinks are by tokens handed out on the night, one token per current paid-up member, and redeemable at the bar for a regular drink (for example a pint of beer or a coke). It’s first-come-first-served, when we run out of tokens that’s it. You can’t use your token to buy the most expensive whisky in the place, sorry. Tokens have no cash value. Tokens are not edible.
The Overlord Show is in Denmead, Portsmouth 25-27 May. We have the opportunity to get a club stand at this show – if you’ve got a military vehicle and want to be part of our stand please let us know soon so we can request an appropriate sized pitch.
We know quite a few club members do have ex-military vehicles, being a military show your vehicle does have to be either ex-military or at least a passable replica of something military.
With hundreds of military vehicles and reenactors from the Great War all the way through to modern day, accompanied by militaria traders from all over the country, it is a great day out for vehicle enthusiasts and history buffs alike.
We’re pleased to say our playday on the 25th of February is now confirmed – see you all there!
Click here for event details & directions
Not the news we were hoping for in the new year but we have had official word from the site owners that due to damage to the site they have taken the decision to stop holding 4×4 play days for the forseeable future.
We’d like to thank Walters for letting us hold all the events over the last 18 years, as well as everyone who’s come along to join in the fun and of course all the Shire marshals and committee who worked so hard to make it happen.
We will of course keep in touch with the site should they decide to re-open at any point, and in the meantime we’ll be looking at alternative locations and events to keep the calendar interesting and varied.
If you have suggestions for sites, events, or other things you think the club should be doing please do contact us, we’re always keen to hear suggestions.
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