Area news for June 2022

Hi All,

The month of March has whizzed by and we are fast approaching Easter - frightening. It's good to note that more and more classic car events are being published on Facebook every day. These events are both local and further afield. Very soon, there will be a local meeting every day of the week (I don't think I will be allowed out to go to all of them).

In May we will see the return of the TSSC's IOW camping weekend and the SEM, which I feel, is a sign that things are returning to some sort of normality.

In June our Peak Run is being held between the 16th and 20th (we had better start organising a few bits for it), plus we have a new event - TSSC Club Day at the Great British Car Journey on 18th.

At our April meeting we discussed the options for the monthly meetings during the summer months. It was agreed that we return to a Tuesday night for the months of May, June, July and August as this seems to suit more DV members. Please note that the meeting will not always be held on the first Tuesday of the month.

To try to reduce confusion here is a list of our future meeting dates:

Tuesday 10th May - Fish and Chip Run. Meet at Sainsburys, Ripley, DE5 3QP at 7pm for a 7:15pm start.
Tuesday 7th June - Due to other commitments I will not be able to host the meeting in June. Would anyone like to volunteer? You will get to decide where you will meet etc.
Tuesday 5th July - Treasure Hunt. Details to be confirmed nearer the time.
Tuesday 2nd August - Country Pub meet. Details to be confirmed nearer the time.
Back to our April meeting. We had an Easter Egg raffle. Easter Eggs were won by some and not others. Some won more than one. We also had a chocolate bar quiz. Mark was told he had to play on his own and could not be part of Niamh and Jordan's team. He had the last laugh though as he won the quiz and was presented with his own personal chocolate prize.

Roger also just managed to blow out the candle on his chocolate birthday cake.

Whilst Nigel Hill was out of the room Di filled us in on all the gossip about him and Nigel was suitably embarrassed on his return with the rest of us armed with this information. He certainly knew that we knew!!

That's all for now, stay safe.

Regards Colin


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Hi All.

April as come and gone in a flash and I am sitting here in May recovering from a fantastic weekend on the IOW with fellow Triumph nuts. Several Derwent Valley regulars attended and it was great to see so many familiar cars and faces from other areas.

Many Triumph cars attended, but I was too lazy to count them after I reached 25. I would estimate it was at least double that.

The excitement for me started with the ferry crossing, as it's not something we do that often in â land locked Derbyshire. As we arrived at the terminal, several more Triumphs joined us and we were all lined up together and invited to convoy on the ferry. I was buzzing. The excitement did not stop all weekend. Thank you Elaine and Tracy for organising a memorable event.

For many Derwent Valley regulars the next big event on our calendar is our own Peak Run camping weekend (16th to 20th June) and we still haven't planned anything yet. We will just have to wing it this year for a change.

In addition, on that same weekend is the brand new TSSC Club Day event which is being held on Saturday 18th June and those attending the Peak Run will have the opportunity to take part in this new event.

On the 19th June, we have the actual Peak Run. An 80-mile plus drive through the Peak District. Meet at the Peak gateway campsite near Ashbourne (DE6 1NA) from 8:30am. Breakfast cobs and refreshments will be available. We will set off at around 9:30am

Due to other commitments, I am unable to organise a monthly meeting in June. Therefore, our next meeting will be a Treasure Hunt around Matlock Bath on Tuesday 5th July. We will be in the car park opposite the Fish Pond pub from 7pm to send you wandering aimlessly around the streets for an hour or so before finishing back at the pub.

Other dates for your diary's

18th June - TSSC Club Day at The Great British Car Journey (DE56 2HE). From 10:30 am until 4pm
19th June - Derwent Valleys Peak Run. See above.
5th July - Treasure Hunt in Matlock Bath. See above.
15th to 17th July - Northants Camping Weekend.
2nd August - Country Pub meeting. Details to be confirmed.
5th to 7th August - Leics and Rutlands Sunshine Rally.

That's all for now. Stay safe.

Colin

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