December (IMPORTANT INFO REGARDING MOT PROPOSED CHANGES - click here)

Hi All

GENERAL

After a busy year with the show season finished its time to prep the vehicles for winter and get on with the restorations or servicing and repair, as such all is progressing well within the Area and the area has several new members and vehicles.

These include a Bedford OY GS three tonner in very nice condition and the second of its type in the area. A Matador heavy artillery tractor which is roadworthy but in need of some work.

The Ford WOT3D Tructor, the only existing one of its type, acquired by Tony C is now in restoration and Tony has managed to find original wartime photos of the actual vehicle in service.

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MILITARY AND FLYING MACHINES SHOW

The 2012 Military and Flying Machines Web site is now up and running

After the considerable success of this year’s (2011) event work is progressing on the 2012 show. It’s a little more complicated with the Olympics being on at the same time but we are in contact with the relevant authorities and they are being most supportive of the event. The air display aspect may be affected by the Olympic airspace restrictions so there is a possibility we will have to have reduced or different air display content. An example being the Olympic airspace requirement is to have a transponder fitted in the aircraft, well several types of vintage aircraft do not or are not able have one fitted so we are unable to have them display at the show. They might be able to attend for static display though. We plan to have the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, the Royal Navy Historic flight and the Army Historic Flight in attendance and of course the Spirit of Kent Spitfire so we are still expecting it to be a great air display.

Show entry bookings for 2012 are now coming in and entry forms are available from the show web site : www.militaryandflyingmachines.org.uk Living History bookings are now already in double figures with new entries now on an almost daily basis and vehicle entries have been coming in since the event this August. We are getting lots of visitor interest in the event already so its all looking good!

The new public entry point worked well to reduce the queuing times and smooth out the entry process. We have again expanded our show site for a larger show layout for 2012 so we can accommodate more stalls and displays and larger displays. The promotional adverts are now on circulation and the first advertising flyers are available which will be updated later on.

We have managed to keep visitor entry prices the same as 2011 which if you think of what we have going on with the Classic Military Vehicles, displays, collectors and craft stalls, live music, arena and flying displays for an entry price that would be acceptable for any one of these attractions its great value for money!

Live music wise we again plan to have an all-day bill.

For more information go to the show web site www.militaryandflyingmachines.org.uk. Or our facebook page

As you would expect things are frequently changing and being added so keep an eye on the web site or facebook to get the latest news and updates.

If any members have any spare time to support the organising of the 2012 event let me know.

BARN

Currently the Barn is full however their has been some movement with the addition of a second Bedford OY GS and a third Matador further increasing the clubs WW2 British heavy vehicle contingent. The “new” Matador is in need of work however it is road worthy and I understand it was driven down from Wales, not a short journey in a Matador! But you do get plenty of time to look at the scenery!

Storage wise there might be some movement in the near future so if you have an interest in storing your vehicle there please let us know.

MVT Web site

The MVT website is now up and running again after a cyber attack. You can now access the site, but if you have problems I strongly suggest clearing your search engine cache so that you are directed to the new address rather than the old address with the suspicious redirect.
If you have problems with clearing the cache, I recommend using a specialist cleaner such as CCleaner, a free download that will carry out all the cleaning for you.

Any problems, give Nigel Hubert or Gary Anstee a ring.

Garry Anstee

Events:

1) I am an area secretary for IMPS and organising the 70th Jeep Anniverary Parade to be held at the Royal Artillery Barracks Woolwich London on the morning of Sunday 4th December. I ( and Imps) would wish to open this event to you and your members who I feel would like to be part of this event to commemorate the Willys/Ford Jeep going into production (1941 -). After the parade we have use of the mess for lemonade and booked lunches at £4.00 pp.
Many thanks. Nick Cowles  n.cowles@ntlworld.com Weald Area sec...Imps

2) The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham has its annual Town Show every year in July next year’s show will take place on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd of July. The organisers would be really be interested in having a Military vehicle display at the show.

Contact

Julia Pearson | Events Co-ordinator | Parks and Events | Culture and Sport | Adult and Community Services

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham | 4th Floor Maritime House, 1 Linton Road | Barking | IG11 8HG.

Phone: 020 8227 3591 | Fax: 020 8227 3254 |

Email: julia.pearson@lbbd.gov.uk | www.barking-dagenham.gov.uk

3) We are planning an Help for  Hero’s  fund raising  event in  Essex next year. 

This will be at the National Horse Driving Trials event at Ashfield’s near Dunmow on 4th -6th May. It will be supported by all the best Carriage drivers in the UK with some from Europe and further afield. 

We would like to build on the military theme and wondered if some of your members would like to attend? We have camping facilities and you will be welcome to stay over the three days. If possible we would like to have a vehicle prominently displayed in the main arena

Contact:

Tim 07980 984170

Colin

Colin Tebb - November 2011

2010 CHAIRMANS REPORT FOR JAN 27th 2011 AGM MEETING 22nd YEAR

The year 2010 was yet another full of activity with it seems more shows and events.

The Essex Area membership currently stands at around the two hundred members mark.

On an average I estimate I spend twenty plus hours a month on Area/MVT and show organisation business and much more so during the run up to the annual show which with its continued success requires a greater and earlier input from all the organising team.

The Winter Gathering at Heybridge with its second year at the Mill Beach Pub was a great event. This is nice location with a wonderful view over the estuary the pub has plenty of parking space and a friendly atmosphere. With a vehicle attendance of some 50 vehicles, a jive display, a complimentary bacon roll and drink, and a lot of public interest, including the local papers who stated a public attendance of 2000 it was a great day. Thanks go to Shaun and Jack for organising this for us.

As you are aware we ran our fourth show at Damyns Hall, which, was a fantastic success and our biggest show ever; with vehicles, stalls and visitors all exceeding our expectations and some great comments from the press, magazines, reenactors, stall holders and vehicle owners who attended. This year we plan to continue to build on that success and indeed are already doing so, we plan to change and improve things following feedback from last year. We are already taking bookings from stallholders, living history groups and exhibitors and in fact have already sold some public entry tickets. From the interest generated by the 2010 show there is every reason to believe the show will continue to grow.

The late spring/early summer BBQ event at Stow Maries 1st WW aerodrome proved a great success with over 60 people and many vehicles attending. The afternoon included a tour of the site with a talk and a look at the restoration work going on there. In fact the memorial we contributed to was unveiled in November 2010. We have already obtained permission to run this event again however it will be subject to the amount of interest we get.

This year Gavin will be standing down from the post of treasurer as his place of work has now deemed it a conflict of interests for him. I wish to thank Gavin for all his hard work and efforts as club treasurer for the past 21 years. Gavin has been helpful and supportive in his role and his work for the area should not be underestimated.

I thank Pete Dobson for taking on and looking after the Barn over the last year.

I would also like to mention Adam Cox here who sadly passed away in December, we didn’t know Adam for long but his work in the show organisation was immense and he will be sadly missed.

I would like to thank Nigel for his work in running the Essex MVT web site. Nigel’s work on the main MVT web site continues with much success.

Also with regards to the 2010 Show, I would like to thank Barry, Rick, Marion, Garry, Cheryl Gavin, Richard and Tracy for their fantastic efforts and contribution to running the show and making it what it is, a great family day out that promotes our hobby.

I would also like to thank those who turned up to lend their support in the setting up and clearing up before and after the show.

A big thank you also goes to Keith and Nell for their support, management and running of the stalls for the show, and also to Dennis Buston and family for their support and Chris and Dennis for the commentating and providing the “voice” of the Essex Area MVT for the duration of the show.

Thanks to David Try and friends who looked after security and health and safety elements of the show, the knowledge and experience which he brings to the event is greatly appreciated.

Thanks also to Gavin, who as Treasurer works hard behind the scenes looking after the Area financial interests and helping out with the show organisation, his efforts are greatly appreciated.

Thanks also go to Marion for her help support and tolerance throughout the year.

Finally thanks to all Essex Area members for your support and participation in the events and activities during the past year. And finally I hope you will support and enjoy the events and activities of 2011.

Colin Tebb

Essex Area Chairman/Secretary