In December at Bob's kind invitation we travelled down to the Somerset Area's Christmas Dinner. The Nag's Head Tavern at Thornfalcon was warm and inviting after a wet and windswept drive. The food and hospitality were excellent and paved the way for a joint meeting we hope to accomplish this year.
Steve and John D organised our own super Christmas meal at The Swan, Emery Down, where 11 of us enjoyed a good evening.
Boxing morning we braved the cold and displayed the car in Wickham Square. There were a vast array of machinery from Harleys and scooters to a tractor and traction engine. In between were Healeys, E types, Porsches and a magnificent Chevy Corvette.
New years day saw us on the Prom at Bournemouth, where none other than 8 Alpines arrived. It was a very cold day and yes there were people swimming (in aid of charity). None of the Alpine aficionados took off as much as a woolly hat. It was a super display of classic cars. The officials were still counting them in at 200 and they kept coming.
Let's hope that locally and nationally we have a great 50th anniversary year.

Some significant dates for season, some venues to be decided:-

1) 5 April - with a run down to Bournemouth Prom
2) 13 April - Easter Monday, Spring Vehicle meet at Wyke Down, Picket Piece, Andover (£2 per car)
3) 26 April - Drive out Day, for St George's Day to Shaftesbury, meeting up with Somerset group
4) 3 May -
5) 10 May - Spares Day Coventry
6) 7 June -
7) 2 July - trip to IOW and lunch to commemorate 50th anniversary of the Sunbeam Alpine's launch
28 July - 2 August - Sunbeam Alpine National at Warwick
9) 2 August - Goodwood Breakfast - Soft top Sunday 8.30am - 12 noon
10) 30 August - Hampshire Pageant of Motoring
11) 4-6 September - Cannes 50th Anniversary Launch of Sunbeam Alpine
12) 20 September -
13) 4 October -

We hope to see old friends and meet new ones at some of the meetings

If there are any other dates you would like to mention, please let us know.

Regards
Tony & Lynda