With the sun occasionally showing itself over the past couple of weeks I have had Arabella out on a few days to collect the grandchildren from school, which they love. However, it did not show itself very much over the weekend when we spent the night at the New Inn.

We met up on the Saturday morning at the Henry Street Garden Centre for coffee and in some cases breakfast, before setting off on a pre- planned route to Cliveden in Buckinghamshire. The weather at this stage was not too bad, so we had the hood down and enjoyed a very pleasant drive.

On arrival at Cliveden we parked up and went for a walk around the gardens before making our way to the restaurant for lunch. After lunch we walked a little more and watched a short film on the history of Cliveden House. By now it was very overcast and starting to rain so we made our way to the New Inn where, after a game of cards, we all enjoyed an excellent meal and, as we were not driving, a few drinks before retiring to bed.

On the Sunday we had hoped to attend a car show at Heckfield House but it had rained all night and was still raining hard in the morning, so we decided, after a substantial breakfast, to make our separate ways home.

Despite the weather I think everyone enjoyed themselves and on my return home I sent an email to Tim and June to thank them, on behalf of everyone, for allowing us free use of the rooms with breakfast as well.

At the October club night we had a “His & Hers” evening. The ladies used the conference room whilst the men used our normal room. I don’t know what the ladies got up to, I will leave Ann to tell you about that, but the men had a question and answer session. The idea was that anyone having a problem with their cars could tell us about it, in the hope that someone would be able to help them with the problem. There were quite a few interesting questions and hopefully everyone got helpful answers.

At the November club night we will be having our annual Auction when you can bring along anything you want to get rid of, not necessarily car related, and hopefully Don, our Auctioneer, will get a good price for it. You may also manage to grab yourself a bargain or two.

We usually have quite a lot to auction so we will start at 8.00pm prompt. If you wish to put something in, please be there between 7.30pm and 7.45pm so that we have time to sort it all out. You will be able to collect any monies owed to you at the end, when Trevor will have worked his magic and sorted out what everyone is owed. As usual 10% of the money raised will go to club funds.

It’s always a good laugh, so come along and join in the fun.

Our next big event is the Nightjar on the 15th November, when we hope that some of our members will take part. It is a very enjoyable evening, which is shown by the number of entrants who come back every year, some of them coming from as far as Gloucester and Derby. I have taken part many times in the past and have always had a lot of fun. If you have never taken part why not give it a go, entry forms can be obtained from Trevor or downloaded from our web site. There are many prizes to be won including a shield for the best performance by a NHAEG member, which last year was won by Tony and Pat Westhall. If you would like more information on what it’s all about, then give me a ring or talk to someone who has entered before, I promise you a wonderful evening.

That’s it for now; see you all at the Auction. Safe and Happy Motoring.