Apr
27

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!

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May
11

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

 

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Jul
25
to 27 Jul

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!

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Feb
11

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!

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Nov
17

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:

 Main Menu

Dessert Menu

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

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Oct
13

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).

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Sept
22

Sunday Drive with Sunday Lunch

Many of you will remember that last September Jan & Geoff very kindly put together a fabulous 100 mile run to celebrate 100 miles for 100 years of MG motoring. Well they have only gone and done it again, putting together another suburb 100 mile route for this September coming. We are calling it the Drovers Route 100 as it uses some of the old droving roads of North Wales.....just what it says on the can so to speak!  This promises to be a fantastic drive through Wales in our classics and one definitely not to be missed.

The event will take place on Saturday 21st September and we will be meeting up at the Ponderosa Cafe on the Horseshoe Pass, Llangollen (LL20 8DR) at 9.45am for a 10.00am get away. Route books will be given out on the day. We have factored in a couple of stops at Lynn Brenig (LL21 9TT) and at Bala (Woodys Cafe, LL23 7YE) should you need refreshments or/and a comfort break. Our end destination will be the Berwyn Arms on the A5 at Glyndyfrdwy, Corwen, LL21 9EY where we will be eating at about 2.30pm. If interested please see the Facebook post regarding this event and which provides details of the menu choices. Numbers and your meal options will be required by 5pm on 11th September 2024. Please provide these by commenting on the post or by texting me on 07798 922548.

  

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Sept
1
to 9 Sept

North coast 500 Trip

Cars will meet in Inverness on Sunday 1st September, departing on Monday 2nd September. The event will end in Ballachulish in order to depart home on Monday 9th September. Contact Neil Wallace for further details.

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Sept
1

Cheshire Signature Classic Car & Performance Show

Visitors to this stunning historic house, Arley Hall near Northwich, Cheshire will be treated to displays of classic cars, motorcycles, kit cars, custom, modern classics and classic Land Rovers, as well as an exciting auto jumble and a host of trade stands. You can also feast your eyes on retro, sports, modified and supercars from any age.

We are looking to have a club stand so please look out for Facebook posts on this event nearer the time.

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Aug
28

Evening Drive

The evening drive will follow the normal format of a drive of about 25 miles followed by a meal at our designated end point - Further details to follow.

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Aug
11

Afternoon Drive with Afternoon Tea at the Shirleys

Neil & Anne Shirley have again kindly offered to host us for an afternoon tea at their house near Holywell. The event will take place on Sunday 11th 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 12.00pm. 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. 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.

 If you would rather go direct to Neil & Anne's again 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.

 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 and provide numbers or alternatively text Steve on 07798 922548.

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Jul
27
to 28 Jul

Oulton Park Gold Cup

In 2024 this is being held over the weekend 27 to 28 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!

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Jul
24

Evening Drive

The evening drive will follow the normal format of a drive of about 25 miles followed by a meal at our designated end point - See facebook post for further details.

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