Dear members,
Welcome to the December news letter!
It has been a very enjoyable year for the club. We have had many successful outings, raised a considerable sum of money for local charities and kicked off the first of our club weekends away. We are looking forward to more of the same next year.
In addition the start of 2009 will see the launch of the clubs website and also a new look for the newsletter!!
Once again we hope you will all enjoy our newsletter. If you have any ideas for the newsletter or have any car stories or ad’s that you would like us to include please contact us on cvccc@gmail.com or any of the club contacts on the back page.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our members!!
Thank you,
C&DVVCC
Upcoming Events
27-Dec-08 Charleville and District Vintage, Veteran and Classic Club Christmas run. For details contact Pascal Fenton on 087 2731336.
01-Jan-09 Limerick Classic and Vintage Car Club New Years Day run.
15-Feb-09 Charleville and District Vintage, Veteran and Classic Club Charity run. For details contact Pascal Fenton on 087 2731336.
Don’t forget the club meetings on the second Thursday of every month – 8.30pm at the Cannon Hayes Memorial Hall in Effin.
Congratulations
Congratulations to Dom Tracey who won best non-club car at the Anthony Barry Memorial run in Clare in September.
Recent club events
Annual Autumn Run
We had a successful year despite the bad weather. Our Autumn Run was well supported with over 80 cars on the day. Our prayers were answered, the day was good and everyone enjoyed the run. The route was the Golden Vale Drive. A big thank you to St. Joseph’s Foundation for the use of the facilities and car park, to all who helped in the kitchen making tea, to all our loyal stewards, Gerry Hynes for planning all our routes, Davey for his help, the Old Walls in Liscarroll for an excellent meal and also the Irish Vintage Scene magazine and the Vale Star for advertising and coverage. The following got prizes on the day: Billy Ryan won the Memorial Cup; Cormac Daly with his Mk II Ford Granada Ghia won Best Classic; John Walsh with his VW Beetle won the Binchy Cup; Sean Ryan with his Ford Anglia Van won Best Overall for 2008; Noel Dollery with his Ford Anglia van won Best Commercial. Thanks to all who came long and short distances to support the run and make it a great day out.
Run to Sligo
On Friday 10th October a group from Charleville and District Vintage, Veteran and Classic Club travelled to Tuam. It was the start of a good weekend with good weather on Saturday and Sunday, scenic driving, craic agus ceol. After a good breakfast on Saturday we set off for a tour of Mayo. The first stop was Pontoon for a tea stop. After an hours stop it was back on the road again and we travelled on through the bogs of Mayo to Belmullet where we had a brief stop for a few photos. We then travelled through the Ceidi Fields and into Co. Sligo, arriving at the Ocean Sands hotel in Inniscrone. We were well taken care of there and the food was very good. John Spillane made a guest appearance but was a bit under the weather. Thanks to Mike Barry and local talent we had plenty of music and singing until the early morning. After a good breakfast on Sunday morning we were on the road again and our first stop was John Walsh’s home place in Largan where we met up with his two brothers and saw their collection of grey Fergie tractors. After a bit of a chat we were back on the road again and headed for Knock where we visited the shrine. We stopped for about an hour there and were back on the road at about 3pm. We headed for Claregalway where we had a bite of dinner and took some photos and then made our way home. A big thank you to Mike Donegan for organising the hotels at a good rate and John Walsh for leading us around that nice part of the country.
AGM
On Thursday 9th October we had our AGM in Effin Hall. A large crowd was in attendance. The following officers were elected for 2009: Chairman – Dominic Treacy, Vice Chairman – Mike Donegan, Secretary – Andrew Shine, Assistant Secretary – Pat Nolan, Membership Secretary – Noreen Barry, Treasurer – Enda Finn, Assistant Treasurer – Liam Breen, and P.R.O. – Pascal Fenton. Area officers elected were: Martin Murray – Croom, Eddie Harney – Galbally, Martin Murray – Tipperary, Denny O’Sullivan – Ballygran, Eddie O’Callaghan – Ballyhea. The other business of the night was the Christmas run and party and the rally dates for 2009.
Members Story
1962 Morris Minor
2 door, black,
Reg: JIU 848
Owner: Denis Lynch
For Sale
Super Anglia, contact Tony on 061 369341
1979 MG BGT, 1.8 twin carb., immaculate condition, contact Mike on 087 9485464
1991 Granada Ghia, 2 litre, taxed to Nov 08, contact Mike on 087 2530955
New car transporter, contact Noel on 087 2572931
Wanted
Granada Mk1 for parts. Contact Pascal Fenton 087 2731336
Mk 1 Capri for parts. Contact Dominic Tracy 087 9924575
Mini – must be good condition. Preferably pre 1978. Contact 087 2590025
LWB Landrover 1975-1980. Must be good condition – no work to be done. Contact Pascal 087 02731336
5k (1.5L) engine from a late 70’s / early 80’s corolla or liteace. Also a cam from a 3k engine. Contact James on 086 3148696
Christmas Competition
This photo was taken during our club weekend away in Achill in July. We are offering a prize for the best caption for this photo. Captions can be sent into the club by text to 086 8524746 or by e-mail to cvccc@gmail.com. Closing date for entries is the 10-Jan -09 and the winner will be announced in the next newsletter.
Please don’t forget to include your name and contact # with your entry
Photos available to be seen in photo gallery