Oulton Park Gold Cup
In 2025 this is being held over the weekend 25 to 27 July. We have reserved places on our club stand on Saturday and Sunday.
How to book:
Register or log-in here:
https://oultonpark.msv.com/Account/Login
Accept the T&Cs here:
https://oultonpark.msv.com/DisplayCar/Register/OP-23-Goldcup
Tick "With a Club" here - select West Cheshire MGOC
https://oultonpark.msv.com/DisplayCar/Register/OP-23-Goldcup
Then follow the instructions!
July Evening Run
An evening run of about 25 miles and a meal at our final destination - Details to follow.
Afternoon Tea
Our Cheshire Candles Charity Afternoon Tea
It's that time of year again folks, doesn't time fly when you're having fun! So we now have details of our annual August Afternoon Tea. Neil & Anne Shirley have again kindly offered to host us at their house near Holywell. The event will take place on Sunday 10th of August from 1.00pm to 4.30pm. We plan to meet at the back end of the Grosvenor Garden Centre car park (Wrexham Road, Belgrave, Chester, CH4 9EB) at 11.45pm for a 12.00 get away. Route details will be given out on the day.
Following about an hour's drive we will arrive at Neil and Anne's where we will be able to park up in the paddock as usual ready for the refreshments - please bring your own chairs if possible. We will also be running a plant sale for all the budding gardeners out there. For those of you who haven't got green fingers we will also be running a book sale - so something for everyone then. There is no charge for this event but as this is a fund raising activity for our Cheshire Candles Charity Run, donations will be expected. All proceeds will go towards next year's Candles Run's chosen local charity.
Please note that if bad weather (rain, high winds etc.) are forecast for the Sunday, the event will be re-scheduled. A decision will be made on Thursday 7th August and if cancelled it will be posted on the Facebook page.
Thanks once again to Neil and Anne for allowing our MG's to park up for the afternoon and hosting the event. Please comment on the Facebook post about this event to express your interest, provide numbers and provide any dietary requirements - or alternatively text Steve on 07798 922548.
If you would rather go direct to Neil & Anne's, please email me at stevejbrace@gmail.com to let me know and I can then provide the address and postcode for you. If going direct please do not arrive before 1pm.
August Evening Run
An evening drive of about 25 miles followed by a meal at our final destination
Autumn Yorkshire Tour at the Fat Lamb
Our second annual tour of the year - this time at the Fat Lamb, Kirby Stephen - Enjoy the delights of Cumbria and the Yorkshire Dales - contact Neil Wallace for further details.
Three Mountain Pass Dash Sunday Drive with Sunday Lunch
Our last Sunday run of the season - A drive of about 100 miles followed by Sunday Lunch - Details to follow.
North Wales Walled Towns Car Run
A great event to finish the season Starting in Denbigh and visiting Conwy Beaumaris and Caefnarfon. Individual entry - see the North Wales Walled Towns Facebook page.
Sunday Drive with Sunday Lunch
Enjoy a short Sunday morning drive followed by Sunday Roast at a local pub - details to follow
Christmas Dinner - Club Night
Come and join us for our annual Christmas Dinner at the Shrewsbury Arms Mickle Trafford - Details and Menu to follow.
June Evening Run
An evening drive of about 25 miles with a meal at our end destination - Details to follow.
Club Summer Tour - Wild Atlantic Way Ireland
Wild Atlantic Way, Ireland - Cub Tour - Contact Neil Wallace for details.
MG Car Club Concours Evening at the Plough & Flail, Mobberley
MGCC Concours event - All welcome - Show off your classic in the hope of lifting the trophy.
May Evening Drive
A run of about 25 mlles followed by a meal at our end destination - further details to follow.
Cheshire Candles Charity Run
The 2025 Cheshire Candles Charity Classic Car Run is being held on Sunday 11th May 2025, in support of Wingate Centre who support children with learning difficulties.
Start: Bellis Brothers Farm Shop, Holt, Wrexham, LL13 9YU. 10:00 hrs. Site opens 08:15 for registration. Refreshments available.
Finish: At Cholmondeley Castle, Malpas, SY14 8ET by kind permission of the Marquis of Cholmondeley. Entry to the spectacular & colourful castle gardens included. Refreshments available from the garden tea room or bring your own picnic to eat in the castle grounds.
Any MG of any age plus any other make of car built before 1st January 2000 is eligible. Entry fee just £25 per car which includes Beeline electronic route guidance for download to your smart phone or SatNav, plus Tulip route book and rally plate.
Entries limited to 150 cars so early booking is encouraged to avoid disappointment.
Glorious route through North East Wales, Shropshire & Cheshire on roads less travelled.
Prize for car of the show, and runner-up. Raffle prizes galore!
We look forward to you joining us for the day.
Booking page open from 06.01.2025 - book on to the event at:
www.candlesrun.co.uk
Drive it Day
Drive It Day will take place on Sunday 27th April 2024. It will follow the normal format of a fantastic drive on some spectacular roads through North East and North Wales of about 70 miles with a mid-point coffee break.
Start - Grosvenor Garden Centre, Wrexham Road, CH4 9EB Please meet at the car Park by 10.30am for a 10.45am start - arrive earlier and grab a coffee.
Mid Point Stop: Llyn Brenig, Cerrigydrudion, Conwy, LL219TT We will be arriving here at about 12pm. Refreshments are available in the spacious cafe or bring your own snack to eat around the visitor centre. We will be leaving here to carry on the rest of the route just before 1pm - Please remember only the first hour parking is free.
Finish Point 1 - Gwydir Castle, Llanrwst, LL26 0PN Gwydir Castle is an ancient Welsh house situated in the Conwy Valley. It is regarded as one of the finest Tudor houses in Wales and was the former ancestral home of the powerful Wynn family. By 1944 the house and gardens had fallen into dereliction. Its restoration has taken over 20 years to complete and is still an on-going project.
At Gwydir Castle we will have 90 minutes to take a look around the house and grounds. This will also include tea/coffee and biscuits. We will aim to leave the property by 3.30pm. Entrance fee will be £10 per person which needs to be paid in advance and is required by by Thursday 10th April, please pass this to Steve or Angie on any club night before 27 April 2025. Please Text Steve on 07798 922548 if this is not possible and I will arrange an alternative way for you to pay.
Optional Final Finish Point - Tal-y-Cafn Pub, A470 - Llanrwst Road, Tal-y-Cafn, LL28 5RR We will be arranging an optional meal at the above pub and aim to sit down at 4pm. See meal choices below.
If interested in the above event please comment on the Face Book post, tell us in person at club night or by texting Steve on 07798 922548. We require to know if you want to take part in (1) - the drive only, (2) - drive and Gwydir Castle entrance or (3) - drive, Gwydir Castle entrance and optional meal with your meal choices.
So plenty to see and eat..... and a day out not to be missed. Start your engines!
Billy Jean's Cafe Classic Car Evening Meet
Billy Jeans Cafe, Hollywell - Junction 32A Northbound - Meet fellow classic car owners. coffee/ tea and food available. Then every Thursday until October.
Billy Jeans Cafe Classic Evening Car Meet
Billy Jeans Cafe, Hollywell - Junction 32A Northbound - Meet fellow classic car owners. coffee/ tea and food available. Then every Thursday until October.
Billy Jeans Evening Car Meet
Billy Jeans Cafe, Hollywell - Junction 32A Northbound - Meet fellow classic car owners. Coffee/ Tea and food available. Then every Thursday until October.
Billy Jean's Cafe - evening car meet
Billy Jeans Cafe, Hollywell - Junction 32A Northbound - Meet fellow classic car owners. coffee/ Tea and food available. Then every Thursday until October.
Sunday Morning drive with Sunday Lunch
Enjoy a short Sunday drive followed by a Sunday Lunch - Details to follow
Rolling Road Day at AB Garage
Get your car set up on the rolling road ready for the classic Car Season - Please contact Neil Wallace to boom on.
A B Garage, Unit 167B Castle Close, Hawarden Ind. Park, Manor Lane, Hawarden, CH5 3PZ
Billy Jean's Cafe Classic Car Meet
Billy Jeans Cafe, Hollywell - Junction 32A Northbound - Meet fellow classic car owners over coffee and a bacon bab.
Club Night
Club Night at the Shrewsbury Arms, Mickle Trafford - Richard will be giving a talk about his MG ownership ‘Journey’ and his charity raising event for Kidney Research UK - a simple matter of running the London Marathon!
MG & Triumph Spares Day
Get all the parts and spares for your beloved classic - To be held at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, CV8 2LH
Billy Jeans Cafe Classic Car Meet
Billy Jeans Cafe, Hollywell - Junction 32A Northbound - Meet fellow classic car owners over coffee and a bacon bab.
Billy Jeans Car Meet
Billy Jeans Cafe, Hollywell - Junction 32A Northbound - Meet fellow classic car owners over coffee and a bacon bab.
West Cheshire MGOC Annual Christmas Dinner
Christmas Dinner - From 7pm at the Shrewsbury Arms, Mickle Trafford.
Please see Facebook page for further details & menu. Please express your interest and provide your menu choices via the Facebook post regarding this event or text me on 07798 922548.
November Sunday Lunch
We have a Sunday Lunch booked for our November event. This will be held at the:
Stamford Bridge
Tarvin Road
Chester
Cheshire
CV3 7HN
The date will be Sunday 17th November 2024. We will meet up at the pub at 1.45pm to eat at 2.00pm. Please feel free to come in your MGs or your daily drivers depending on the weather. Thanks to Richard for arranging this and booking the pub.
Please see link below to the menus:
If interested please comment on the Facebook post about this event or text me on
07798 922548.
Meal choices required by 5pm 08 November 2024.
Steve
Club Night
Club Night at the:
The Shrewsbury Arms
Warrington Road
Mickle Trafford
Chester
CH2 4EB
Visit to Old Ministry of Supply Factory at Rhydymwyn
Thanks to Neil Shirley, we have an event arranged to visit the old Rhydywyn Ministry of Supply site at Rhydywyn (Visiter Centre, 17 Nant Alyn Road, Rhydywyn, Flintshire, CH7 5HQ). This is now in the hands of the Rhydywyn Valley History Society who are restoring the site and wartime buildings and who run tours to enable the public to visit. During WWII this local site at Rhydywyn was used for the production and storage of Mustard Gas in its purpose built underground tunnels and later also used for the development of the UK's atomic bomb programme. A proper secret local location then!
The event will take place on Sunday 13th October. In the morning we will be shown a film of the site from the 1940's and told about its history. They have then suggested that you bring your own food for lunch and they will provide tea and coffee at £1.00 per cup. After our lunch stop we will be given a tour of the site and buildings with one of the History Society's guides. The cost will be £5 per head and for a slightly higher cost they may also try to open the tunnels for us as well - however this will be dependent on their own operational circumstances. Either way this is an event not to be missed in order to visit a proper part of Britain's hidden wartime past.
Times and details of where we will meet on the day will follow. However, If you wish to attend please comment on this Facebook post (or by texting me on 07798 922548) with numbers and also confirmation that you would be up for the longer tour including the visit to the tunnels if available (Please note that the tunnels are large enough for army wagons to drive in and are generally not claustrophobic).
Club Night
Club Night at the:
The Shrewsbury Arms
Warrington Road
Mickle Trafford
Chester
CH2 4EB