For Sale
NEW CLUB POLO-SHIRTS£15 now available...now..now...now(S,M,L,XL)
AT THE NEXT CLUB NIGHT MEETING. BUY ONE OR BE SQUARE LOOKING..
.or order from Gill...cheque to Surrey Madhatters………(pikky soon..)

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NOTICE BOARD AND GOSSIPY BIT
The Ace Café,which a lot of you may be aware of from the 60s
and 70s,has re-opened((just north of the hanger lane system on
the north circular above the new underpass bit) and is keen to
re-attact classic cars and motorbikes...it used to be the place
to “hang out” for classics and bikes and has now been resurrected
from being a tyre depot to its original glory….watch this space
for details of convoy and visit soon…….(ideal london/brighton start venue???)
 

Fancy a visit to A French Xmas market ...Lille market is one
of the biggest and we are looking at organising a Madhatters
trip on Eurostar v(*sorry,cant take the 2cv's) at a special rate
at around £50 return...curtesy of Mr Farmer...December the 8th
,leaving from Waterloo or Ashford International,( a Saturday)
is the date…...interested??contact Gill for more info….have a
grand day out...but must book soon so don't delay...

CHAT FROM THE CHAIR
Well, I think the summer is coming to an end, we had to go indoors for
the meeting -still we did get a couple of meetings in the courtyard
.We had a good attendance -more would be even better...next time.
Again we had exchanges of bits.. Dave, our editor, announced he had
almost finished his re-chassis job with help from Andrew and Ray
,and would be looking to sell this car on…,well done dave...and thanks
for getting the giant spanners for the suspension tubes...we now have
these for the members use(Bob Cutler is in charge of tools)...so if
you fancy doing a chassis we now have the tools..AND DAVE IS WILLING
TO OFFER HELP AND ADVICE..
Our raffle was good, nearly everyone got a prize...keep bringing them,
it helps with the newsletter costs ,and wrapped up as a surprise you
never know what you might win!. This message from Bill..thanks for
your messages of support for his revision exam,,he will see more of
us in October when he is finished. Gill

List of club tools
Handbrake adjuster tool
Two large spanners for suspension tube nuts
Bob Cutler is in charge of tools
 

Report of 50th

OAKHANGER PICNIC AND BIRTDAY CELEBRATIONS
Crowds started to cook and the sun still shone-in spite of
threatening black clouds..various dead animals sizzled away
in assorted shapes and sizes(there was a veggy bit as well)-
everyone was really having a feast After a while we bought out
the table, of Birtday cakes and sparkly stuff ,in vain did we try
to light the candles, the wind blew them out,, this did not stop us
singing happy birthday for Madhatters(10)fils-de-vitesse(13)Pompey
Puddleducks(11)Thames Tortoises(6)Southern Clubs(4)and S.A.D.
off-piste ducks(2)...Club Clouseau did not know how old they were
but were there as well as Somerset Cider Barrels,
The sponge, chocolate, banana cakes, the fairy and 2cv cakes and
biscuits all went and everything was soon eaten .
After this Jeff Culmer launched the Hobby horse stable,several
of the friskier were waiting for their riders to take them over
the jumps,,the younger of our members were the first to go,,then
so-called adults went round,including a not too willing Ham,..
.we did well and Bob Btotherhood was king of the megaphone with
a brilliant running commentary..
After this the stronger and more energetic clubs formed tug-of
-war teams-madhatters won their round(well the other team had
gone) and games of Boules were in progress..,something for eveyone
was the order of the day..,however there was a shower of rain late
in the day ,then there was a beautiful double rainbow ,hopefully I
have a picture of “James”underneath it,
Talking of photo's a good turnout of pikks in the hall was well
received and provided fun for everyone….over 50 cars made for
an excellent day and made a wonderful sight spread around the green….
.a brilliant birthday celebration...Gill

OAKHANGER kick off
Just 3 cars left the hogs -back for the early start but on reaching
Oakhanger hall we were not the first there,French Ticklers beat us
to it.Having parked on the village green the first job ,which colin
had in hand,was to get the tea urn up and running .The weather was
good and cars just kept arriving, and the green was soon full and
the overflow section came in to use..,picnic tables abounded and
general socialising began under the French flag and the giant citroen
flag.
Andrew Jack and Tony White did a grand job on the B.B.Q. 's
(well done and thanks for your hard work) I got the megaphone(oh no,not that) and announced the plan for the day,but everyone said I was easier to understand without it.

NOVEMBER
BONFIRE NIGHT CELEBRATIONS...DETAILS SHORTLY
4th…...Wessex Ducks A.G.M.
13TH NOVEMBER...SOCIAL NITE...RIPLEY..CLUB MEETING
17th/18th...International classic car show,N.E.C.
The big one,2cvgb exibiting,won first prize for best
club stand last year
December
8TH Eurostar Xmas market trip to Lille or Brussels..
see newsletter for details
11th...social nite..club ,meeting ripley

2002….EVENTS NEXT YEAR..
Citromobile Utrecht May 4th/5th .. then drive to..
French national Lyon...May 8/12th...then to?

There is a disturbing trend of groups splitting up into
smaller groups or internal problems causing people to leave..
.two groups that are currently causing worry are Wessex Ducks
,one of the biggest groups in the South,where people-problems
have caused a number of people to leave,and a change of venue
has not gone down well...and fils-de-vitesse,agroup that was
very strong but venue changes again,plus an area move,has caused
big drops in numbers.
As a ferret that also see's that the number of ferrets
and ferrretesses in the national group is also lower than
it has been for a while...yet see's people like Thames Tortoises
and Madhatters doing well,I say to those two groups,and to the
national organisations...look at venues,look at areas...look
at membership drives,get things back….there is more enthusiasm
for 2cvs than ever so letsa get ferreting out there..! !!!!!!