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Sunday 12th May: 

Monday  6th of May 2024: Riviera Run Car Show, Pentewan Sands Holiday Park, Pentewan Sands, St. Austell, PL26 6BT.  Click here for a entry form.

Saturday  11th of May 2024: Annual Rally Prep Open Day, Unit 1C, St Columb Industrial Estate, St Columb, TR9 6SF, 10am to 3pm.

Sunday  12th of May 2024: Our Annual AGM will be held at the Penventon Hotel Venetian Room, Redruth. The meeting will start at 11am, please let John or Lyn know if you will or will not be attending.

Sunday  12th of May 2024: Boconnoc Gardens & Classics in aid of Marie Curie. 

Sunday  12th of May 2024: Wiscombe Hill Climb, EX24 6JE.

Saturday 22nd of June 2024: Gwennap Parish Community Fete, Richard Jory Playing Field, Pulla Cross, Frogpool from 12.00 to 4.00 pm.

Sunday  30th of June 2024: West Cornwall Car Show, details to follow.

Saturday 13th to Sunday:  14th of July 2024: Powderham Historic Vehicle Gathering, Powderham Castle Estate, Kenton Nr Exeter, EX6 8JG  Click here for a entry form.

Sunday  21st of July 2024: Wadebridge Wheels Car Show, please click here to register. Our club's vehicle classification will be CWLSSC.

Saturday  27th of July 2024:  Trispen Funday - would we be interested in displaying a few cars at the event. If you are interested in displaying your car, please contact Andy Gould for details of the event.

Sunday  28th of July 2024: Truro Classic Car Show, Lemon Street & Boscawen Street, 10.30am to 15.30pm. Please Click here for a entry form.

Sunday  28th of July 2024: Trewithen Country & Classic Car Show, in aid of Marie Curie, 11am to 4pm. Please contact John or Lyn if you require an entry form. Entries must be submitted by 30th June.

Thursday 22nd  of August 2024: Fowey Classic Car Show & Parade. Please click here for details and registration form.

Sunday 25th  of August 2024: The Lizard Classic Rally & Show at the Lizard Recreation Field. No entry forms needed, just get in touch with us by messaging click here or alternatively email click here

Sunday 14th April  2023: We had a good turnout of cars and it was good to see Len & Michele in their red F Type Jaguar & Scott in his beautiful yellow Ferrari 488. 16 members then went on to enjoy an excellent lunch at Above the Bay, Falmouth Golf Club. A big thank you to them and the  Penventon Hotel staff for looking after us.

Sunday 10th March  2023: We had smaller  turnout of cars and 21 members enjoyed an excellent lunch at the Victoria Inn, Roche.  A big thank you to the Penventon Hotel and the Victoria Inn staff for looking after us.

Sunday 11th February  2023: We had great turnout of cars and 24 members enjoyed an excellent lunch at Trevaskis Farm.  A big thank you to the Penventon Hotel and The Trevaskis Farm staff for looking after us. Also thank you to Chris and Andy for managing the day in Lyn and John's absence.

Sunday 14th January  2023: We had great turnout of cars and 22 members and one guest  enjoyed an excellent lunch at the Bowgie Inn, West Pentire.  A big thank you to the Penventon Hotel and The Bowgie Inn Sally Pickles and her staff for looking after us. Also thank you to Lee and Suzanne for organising this venue for us. See our Facebook page for photographs.

Friday  29th December 2023: Several members enjoyed a very sociable evening at Andy & Karen's. The refreshments and buffet was enjoyed by all. Thank you to Andy and Karen for hosting this event.

Wednesday  27th  December 2023: Five members to the enjoyed a trip to the Plaza cinema Truro to see the excellent new Ferrari movie.

Sunday 10th December 2023: Our Annual Christmas lunch was at the Penventon Hotel, Redruth. 28 members enjoyed an excellent three course lunch finished off with mince pies and tea/coffee. The Club provided wine on the table and a complimentary drink for all members on arrival. In addition, 12 members booked an  overnight stay at the hotel. Furthermore, in the evening a fabulous tapas selection was served followed by strawberries dipped in dark chocolate and a glass of Prosecco. After the evening meal John Balkwill hosted a 40 question general knowledge quiz, which was very enjoyable even if some of the questions were very hard indeed! By 11-30pm we all retired to bed and in the morning some of us went for a swim in the lovely heated pool or used the gym. A excellent English breakfast was then served in the restaurant.

We all had a fantastic day at the Penventon Hotel, the staff were excellent and really took care of us all throughout the day. Lyn and I have passed on our club's sincere thanks to the management and all the staff at the Penventon Hotel. 

Sunday 12th November  2023: We had smaller turnout than usual  and 10 members  enjoyed an excellent lunch at Falmouth Golf Club .  A big thank you to the Penventon Hotel and the Falmouth Golf Club staff for looking after us.

Sunday 8th October  2023: We had great turnout of cars and 21 members  enjoyed an excellent lunch at Lanhydrock Golf Club .  A big thank you to the Penventon Hotel and the Lanhydrock Golf Club staff for looking after us.

Sunday 10th September 2023: 13 Members enjoyed an excellent day at Bodmin Airfield. Furthermore,  8 members enjoyed short flights around Fowey, Looe, Wadebridge and Padstow. A big thank you to Peter White for organising the day and to the members of the flying club  for making it such an enjoyable day.

Wednesday 16th August 2023: We had 10 members attend the Fowey Classic Car Show & Parade. Fortunately,  We had excellent weather and the parade through Fowey was very enjoyable. Click here for some YouTube footage of the event. Our cars appear at around the 13 minute mark.

Sunday 13th August 2023: We had Good turnout of cars and 12 members  enjoyed an excellent lunch at Trevaskis Farm, .  A big thank you to the Penventon Hotel and the Trevaskis Farm staff for looking after us.

Sunday 23rd July  2023: We had mixed weather conditions at this year's' Trewithen Country & Classic Car  Show. 12 members had a very enjoyable day as the weather improved during the afternoon. Please see our Facebook page for photographs. Congratulation to David Gange and his dog Stan for winning the dog with the waggiest tail competition, with a bit of help from Lyn.

Sunday 16th July  2023: We had mixed weather conditions at this year's' Wadebridge Wheels and we all get a bit wet setting up our Coleman shelter. undeterred by the weather, the gas stoves were fired up, tea, coffee and bacon baps we served throughout the day. 24  members had a very enjoyable day as the weather improved during the afternoon. A big thank you to Lyn and her helpers for preparing and cooking 40 bacon baps and to GT Dave for allowing us to store our Coleman shelter at his premises. Please see our Facebook page for photographs.

Sunday 9th July  2023: We had Good turnout of cars and 14 members  enjoyed an excellent lunch at The Shire Inn, Pendarves Road, Camborne.  A big thank you to the Penventon Hotel and the Shire Inn staff for looking after us.

Sunday 25th June 2023: We had 13 cars & 18 members turn out for the West Cornwall Car Show. The weather was good except for a heavy shower around lunch time. This was a full club event and our Coleman shelter was very popular during the short spell of heavy rain. The bacon butties, teas & coffees were very popular too; a big thank you to all our catering volunteers! Please take a look at our Facebook page for photographs of our very enjoyable day.  Thank you for all your support.

Sunday 11th June 2023: We had a smaller turnout of cars than usual and 11 members  enjoyed an excellent lunch at Trevathan Farm, St. Endellion.  A big thank you to the Penventon Hotel and the  Trevathan Farm staff for looking after us. Due to the A39 being closed we had an interesting drive to the venue. Also, a  big thank you to Brian our new club barista for the excellent coffee and Marilyn for their hospitality after lunch.

Sunday 14th May 2023: 24 members attended our club AGM ad the following officers were duly elected: Chairman, John Roskruge, Vice-Chairman Chris Lee, Secretary Lynda Roskruge, Treasurer Andrew Gould. Furthermore, 16  members  enjoyed an excellent lunch at The Plume of Feathers, Mitchell. Furthermore, we all got to see Andy Karren's Carmine Red Boxster GTS. A big thank you to the Penventon Hotel and the Plume of Feathers  staff for looking after us.

Sunday 9th April 2023: We had a smaller turnout of cars than usual and 15 members  enjoyed an excellent lunch at The Kingswood Bar & Restaurant, London Apprentice, St. Austell. Furthermore, we all got to see Karren's stunning red series 2 Lotus Elise. A big thank you to the Penventon Hotel and the  Kingswood Bar & Restaurant staff for looking after us.

Sunday 12th March 2023: We had a good turnout of cars and 18 members  enjoyed  lunch at the The Halfway House, Rame. A big thank you to the Penventon Hotel and the Halfway House staff for looking after us.

Sunday 12th February 2023: We had a good turnout of cars and 22  members  enjoyed nice drive  and excellent lunch at the Britannia Inn, St Austell Road, Par. A big thank you to the Penventon Hotel and the Britannia Inn staff for looking after us.

Sunday 8th January 2023: We had a small turnout of cars due to a lot of sickness throughout the group. Seven  members  enjoyed nice drive  and lunch at the Plume of Feathers, Mitchell. A big thank you to the Penventon Hotel and the Plume of Feathers staff for looking after us. We originally had 19 booked for this venue therefore we plan to go back there again shortly.

Sunday 11th December 2022: We had a good turnout this year and 28 members enjoyed a three course Christmas lunch at The Penventon Hotel, Redruth. A big thank you to the Penventon Hotel and their staff for looking after us. A big welcome to our new members and thank you all for your  support  this year. See our Facebook page for some festive photos.

Sunday 13th November 2022: We had a good turnout of cars and it was good  to meet new members John & Julie Stevens with their Yellow Toyota Supra 3.0 & Richard Lugg with his silver TVR. In addition, a total of 20 members  enjoyed nice drive  and lunch at the Lewinnick Lodge, Newquay. A big thank you to the Penventon Hotel and the Lewinnick Lodge staff for looking after us. Thank you everyone for your support

Sunday 9th October 2022: We had a good turnout of cars with some new members joining us with their TVR's. A total of 18 members  enjoyed an excellent lunch at Kingswood Bar & Restaurant. A big thank you to the Penventon Hotel and the Kingswood staff for looking after us. Thank you everyone for your support. 

Sunday 2nd October 2022: The West Cornwall Motor Show went ahead despite some rain early in the morning. The weather cleared late morning leaving us with a warm sunny afternoon and several members enjoyed a very sociable day. A big thank you to Lyn for cooking all the bacon buttys and Olly and Sam for supplying additional bacon and rolls due to the very high demand! Thank you for all for your support. 

Sunday 11th September 2022: We had a smaller turn out of cars than usual de to the weather. A total of 13 members  enjoyed an excellent lunch at Whealdream, Redruth. A big thank you to the Penventon Hotel and The Whealdream staff for looking after us. Thank you everyone for your support. 

Wednesday 17th August 2022: 6 members enjoyed a great afternoon at the Fowey Classic Car Show. We all took part in the parade through the town; see our Facebook page for pictures and a video. 

Sunday 14th August 2022: 22 members enjoyed a fabulous day out at Bodmin Airfield, Cardinham, Bodmin, PL30 4BU. In addition, 16 members enjoyed short flights provided by Cornwall Flying Club members. A big Thank to Pete White, the Flying Club members and the catering staff for making this a very memorable day for us all. please see our Facebook page for photographs of the day's event.

Sunday 7th August 2022: 14 members enjoyed a warm sunny day at the Top Field Car Show Trevedden Field, Ryan Minor TR12 7JR. 

Sunday 24th July 2022: Ten members enjoyed a very sociable day at the Trewithen Country & Classics Car Show in aid of Marie Curie. 

Sunday 17th July 2022: We had fantastic weather at this year's Wadebridge Wheels. Several members enjoyed a very sociable day and we had a great selection of cars on our display. In addition, we had two new members join the club. Thank you to eveyone for all you help in making this a very successful day. 

Sunday 10th July 2022: Several members enjoyed a very sociable picnic at Stithians Water Sport Centre. Unfortunately, the visit to GT Dave's was cancelled due to COVID.

Sunday 12th June 2022: We had a smaller turn out of cars than usual as we met several members at the lunch venue. A total of 18 members  enjoyed an excellent lunch at The Engine House, Callington. A big thank you to the Penventon Hotel and The Engine House staff for looking after us. Thank you everyone for your support. 

Saturday 4th June 2022: 11 members had a very enjoyable afternoon and evening at Andy & Karen's indoor BBQ (due to the weather). A big thank you to Andy and Karen for hosting this event.

Saturday 21st May 2022: Over 30 cars from various clubs were displayed at the RNAS Culdrose Open Day. We all had a very enjoyable afternoon and were treated to an helicopter air display. Furthermore, we were also treated to drinks, lunch and ice cream by the organisers. A big thank you to everyone at RNAS Culdrose for making it a very enjoyable afternoon.

SUNDAY 8th May 2022: We had a large turn out of cars and 14 members  enjoyed an excellent lunch at Trevathan Farm, St Endellion. A big thank you to the Penventon Hotel and the Trevathan Farm staff for looking after us. Thank you everyone for your support. 

SUNDAY 10th April 2022: We had a large turn out of cars and 10 members  enjoyed an excellent lunch at Whealdream. A big thank you to the Penventon Hotel and the Whealdream staff for looking after us. Thank you everyone for your support. See photogallery for some pictures.

SATURDAY 9th April 2022: Several members enjoyed a fantastic morning out at Crawford Williams Cars & Coffee meeting. See photo Gallery for some pictures.

SUNDAY 13th March 2022: We had a smaller turnout of cars and 12 members  enjoyed an excellent lunch at Lanhydrock Golf Club. A big thank you to the Penventon Hotel and the Lanhydrock staff for looking after us. Thank you everyone for your support.

Saturday 12th March 2022: Several members enjoyed a great morning out at Rallyprep Unit 1c, St Columb Industrial Estate, St Columb, TR9 6S. Many enthusiasts enjoyed looking at some great cars and having general discussions with the very knowledgeable staff. A big thank you to Rallyprep for organising the event.

SUNDAY 13th February 2022: We had a good turnout of cars and 18 members  enjoyed an excellent lunch at Trevaskis farm, Connor Downs. A big thank you to the Penventon Hotel and the Trevaskis Farm staff for looking after us. Thank you everyone for your support.

SUNDAY 9th January 2022: We had a small turnout of cars and 9 members  enjoyed a great lunch at The Britannia Inn, Par. A big thank you to the Penventon Hotel, Britannia Inn staff for looking after us. Thank you everyone for your support.

SUNDAY 12th December 2021:

We had a good turnout of cars and 15 members enjoyed a three course Christmas lunch at The Penventon Hotel, Redruth. A big thank you to the Penventon Hotel and their staff for looking after us. Thank you everyone for your support during this difficult year.

SUNDAY 14th November 2021: We had a good turnout of cars and 11 members had lunch at The Coach & Horses, Rosudgeon. A big thank you to the Penventon Hotel staff for looking after us. Thank you everyone for your support.

SUNDAY 11th October 2021: We had a good turnout of cars and 9 members enjoyed a fantastic lunch at The Plume of Feathers, Mitchell. A big thank you to the Penventon Hotel, The Plume of Feathers staff for looking after us. Thank you everyone for your support.

SUNDAY 12th September 2021: We had a good turnout of cars and 13 members enjoyed lunch at Whealdream, Helston. A big thank you to the Penventon Hotel, Whealdream and thier staff for looking after us. Thank you everyone for your support.

SUNDAY 8th August 2021: We had a great turnout of cars and 17 members enjoyed lunch at the Bird in Hand at Hayle. A big thank you to the Penventon Hotel, Bird in Hand and thier staff for looking after us. Thank you everyone for your support.

SUNDAY 11th July 2021: 12 members braved Sunday's terrible weather, but unfortunatley due to the rain we had to cancel our picnic. Thankfully, GT Dave (Thanks Dave) invited the club's members to visit his fantastic car collection and a very sociable afternoon was had by all. A big thank you to the Penventon Hotel and thier staff for looking after us and thank you for your support during this difficult time.

SUNDAY 13th June 2021:  Over 20 members and guest enjoyed an excellent picnic lunch at Sithians Reservoir. A big thank you to the Penventon Hotel and thier staff for looking after us and thank you for your support during this difficutt time. See gallery for pictures and please forward any if you like them posted in the gallery section.

SUNDAY 13th September2020:  13 members enjoyed an excellent picnic lunch at The Castle Drive picnic area, Falmouth. We were also able to watch the motorbikes go by during the Martin Jenning's Memorial Run. Our own Phil Wilkins and Dave Little with his partner Hang took part. To date, over £6,000.00 has be raised for the Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust; see gallery for pictures.

SUNDAY 8th March2020:  13 members enjoyed an excellent lunch at The Britannia Inn, St. Austell Road, Par. Thank you all for your support.

SUNDAY 9th February2020:  Due to the adverse weather conditions this meeting was cancelled.

SUNDAY 12th January 2020:  9 members enjoyed lunch at Castaways Restaurant & Bar. Mylor Harbour; see gallery for pictures.

Sunday 8th December 2019 : 17 Members enjoyed Christmas lunch in the Venetian Room at the Penventon Hotel. Thank you all for coming and making it a very enjoyable afternoon for all; see team picture in the photo section.

SUNDAY 10th November 2019 : 15 members enjoyed lunch at The Plume of Feathers, Mitchell. Jane French's 60th birthday and Jon French's early retirement was also celebrated with a nice chocolate cake; see picture in the photo section.

SUNDAY 13th October 2019 : 10 members enjoyed lunch at Trevaskis Farm, Hayle. 

SUNDAY 8th September 2019 : Twelve members enjoyed lunch at wheal Dream, Redruth Road, Wendron. We were also able to watch over 1,000 motor bikes go by during the Martin Jenning's Memorial Run. To date, £5,800.00 has be raised to share between the Cornwall Air Ambulance & Cornwall Blood Bikes charities; see gallery for pictures.

SUNDAY 11th August 2019 : Nine members enjoyed lunch at Lanhydrock Golf Club, Lostwithiel Road, Bodmin.

SUNDAY 14th July 2019 : The Club displayed 15 vehicles at the Wadebrige Wheels Show. See photographs in the gallery section.

SUNDAY 30th June 2019 : The Club displayed 12 vehicles at West Cornwall Motor Show, Wendron. See photographs in the gallery section.

SUNDAY 9th June 2019 : Thirteen members enjoyed lunch at Balnoon Lodge & Grill Farm, Old Coach Road St. Ives.

SUNDAY 12th May 2019 : Eight members enjoyed a fantastic drive and lunch at Trevathan Farm, St. Endellion. It was also great to see Dave & Debbie's Ferrari 488 Pista, Terry's McLaren 570S and the cars on the Diamond Anniversary Grand Tour; see photo gallery for pictures.

SUNDAY 14th APRIL 2019 : Ten members enjoyed lunch at Wheal Dream, Wendron.

SATURDAY 6th APRIL 2019 : Five members enjoyed the Cars & Coffee Morning at William's Crawford Ltd, which gave us an opportunity to have a look around at thier new premises and restoration projects. Many thanks to the staff at William's Crawford for a very enjoyable morning. 

SUNDAY 10th March :  This was Dave & Phil's final meeting as Chairman & Secretary. All the members thanked them both for their had work over the past few years and wished them every success in their new ventures.

Twelve members enjoyed a good lunch at the Pityme Inn, Rock.

SUNDAY 10th FEBRUARY :  Dave Little confirmed that he has resigned as Chairman but was delighted to announce that John & Lyn Roskruge have agreed to take on the running of the Club which came as a huge relief to members at the meeting and the Club expressed their thanks to John & Lyn. 

SUNDAY 13th JANUARY :  Good turn out for the first meeting of the year. Dave reminded everyone that he is resigning at the end of March and the Club are still looking for a new secretary and Chairman.

SUNDAY 9th DECEMBER :  Annual Christmas lunch held at the Penventon Park Hotel, great to see so many members and their guests attend, also good to catch up with some members who have not been able to come along to meetings recently. Dave in his speech reminded members that Phil has retired as secretary of the Club and then he announced that he is retiring as Chairman at the end of March because he is going travelling which came as a real blow to all those attending. So the Club is now looking for volunteers for a new Secretary and Chairman and hope that these vacancies can be filled in the very near future. If interested in either of these opportunities please contact Dave.

SUNDAY 11th NOVEMBER :  Good to meet Ian for the first time with his new BMW M3, a chap with his Porsche 911 Turbo for the first time and the Jaguar F type with someone we haven't seen for a while, always great to refresh acquaintances. 

SUNDAY 14th OCTOBER :  Good to see some members who have not been for a while making the most of the good weather after the storms and the drive to Castaways at Mylor.

SUNDAY 9th SEPTEMBER :  Lot of Club members away again this month so a low turnout. John Balkwill left in the Jaguar for his tour of Italy earlier today.

2nd October John Balkwill has returned home safely and have since received two postcards from him: "16th September - Drove part way up Vesuvias then a 'huffy puffy' walk up to the craters edge AMAZING saw steam wafting from some fissures in the rocks. Very hot in Italy so keeping the roof on with the air conditioning going. Very expensive fuel and road tolls but I'm glad I made the effort to come" Second postcard read "18th September - Went by train to Naples and Pompei. It's huge, walked around the ruined city in swealtering heat for two and half hours even then didn't see it all. Drove to Amalfi coast, horrendous traffic with tail backs caused by lumbering tourist buses taking up all of the roads. Fabulous scenery but nowhere much to stop to take photos. Now reached Paola, hotel so close to the Mediterranean I could hear the waves lapping the beach from my verandah. Close to toe of Italy so may go to Sicily.

20th September email received from John saying he was on the ship sailing to Sicily.

13th September received an email from John Balkwill with a photograph of the Millau Viaduct Bridge. Speed limit over the bridge is 110kph but he says you need to go slow to fully appreciate the grandeur of the thing. The Jag is purring well and is now making his way to Italy. (Photo in gallery)

SUNDAY 12th AUGUST :  With the poor weather and so many away on holiday not so many for this month's meeting but all enjoyed the venue.

SUNDAY 15th JULY :  The glorious weather continued for this year's event which brought out a large number of Club members, exhibitors and spectators.

SUNDAY 17th JUNE :  Poor weather and it being Fathers Day meant that there were only three cars displayed at Flambards this year but interest was shown by visitors.

SUNDAY 13th MAY :  Good turnout of members and their cars for this month's meeting, most then went on for lunch at The Inn & Lodge, Balnoon.

WEDNESDAY 2nd MAY :  Several Club members and guests enjoyed another charity track day at Llandow where the weather was kind and all enjoyed a good day's track time.

SUNDAY 8th APRIL :  Glorious sunny day encouraged a lot of members to bring their cars out for a run, some of the members we've not seen for a while so it was good to catch up again. Most members and their guests then went on for lunch at Griggs of St Austell.

Email received from Simon Kane 26th March:

Had an interesting weekend as we entered one of our Minis in the Castle Combe round of the British Sprint Championships. My friend Darren Duffield drove and managed 2nd place in the Modified Production C3 Class over 1800cc. The Mini is a 1598cc but has to run if C3 class as it is supercharged. Not a bad result considering Castle Combe is a fast circuit and not particularly suited to the Mini.(Photo in gallery). Simon and Darren are due to go to Llandow on 2nd May.

SUNDAY 11th MARCH :  Because it was Mothering Sunday and some members were away this weekend there only a few members at the meeting this month but we were delighted welcome Lewis in his 1991 1275cc Mini Cooper and also Ian Robinson with his replica Shelby Cobra Daytona which he built over the past two years. Most then went on for lunch to the Trewellard Arms.

DAVE & DAVE'S DIARY FROM VIETNAM:-

TUESDAY 27TH MARCH sent a text to the boys and they confirm that they will be joining us for lunch on 8th April will lots to tell. 

TUESDAY 19th MARCH latest email says that the boys are in Vung Tau, a city full of 'Angeles' (beautiful women here). Lazing on the beach and by the pool. A beautiful country, great places to visit, lovely people and everything about a third of cost of UK. GT Dave rode his bike about 8km along the beach and no-one said a word!!! Photos in gallery

SUNDAY 4th MARCH latest email from the boys. Took the road up to Delat couple of days ago. We rode up winding roads, too and fro for miles (1600 vertical metres) with drops that would kill you if you didn't stay on the black stuff. Photos in gallery.

WEDNESDAY 28th FEBRUARY latest email from the brace of Dave's who are obviously enjoying themselves and some great weather. More photos in photo gallery.

THURSDAY 22nd FEBRUARY latest email from the boys reads; rode over Har Van Pass yesterday, that of Top Gear fame. Weather getting better as we go south, 27 degrees today. Motorcycles are good, just been serviced, oil changed and chains tightened at coast of just £3:00 each bike. Hotels costing between £10 and £15 per night. About half way now.

WEDNESDAY 14th FEBRUARY received the latest email from the Daves, been exploring some huge caves. In Pnog Nha heading off to Da Nang on the coastal route taken by the Top Gear trio in their Vietnam trip. Three more photos but one is rather fuzzy sorry to say.

FRIDAY 9th FEBRUARY received an email from the boys together with some photographs which are in Photo gallery.

SUNDAY 4th FEBRUARY received the following email: Travelled to Hiaphong today, 130 kms from Hanoi. Not too bad, could have done with the dirt bikes in a couple of places as the road that rough. Heading for Cat Ba Island, supposed to be very beautiful.

SATURDAY 3rd FEBRUARY the Club received an email from Dave & Dave to say that they arrived safely in Vietnam after the 11 hour flight to China and then a three hour flight to Hanoi. Spent 5 days in Hanoi, have bought themselves bikes and are about to travel the country.

SUNDAY 11th FEBRUARY :  The weather very much better than was forecast so were pleased to see so many members come to this month's meeting. The Club were pleased to meet Lewis Tolputt briefly for the first time and we hope to see him at next month's meeting with his restored 1991 Mini Cooper. Most of the members and guests then went on for lunch at the Plume of Feathers at Mitchell.

SUNDAY 14th JANUARY :  The Club were delighted to welcome for the first time Maurice in his Mercedes SLK and Sarah & Nick who came along in Sarah's Porsche Boxster. Most guests and members then went on for a pleasant drive in the sunshine to lunch at Clowance.

SUNDAY 10th DECEMBER:  The traditional Christmas lunch was held at the Penventon Hotel, Redruth where about 26 members and guests enjoyed a great lunch.

SUNDAY 11th NOVEMBER:  The forecast of good weather brought out a large number of members, guests and spectators to this month's meeting. Members were delighted to welcome James & Alison for the first time in their Porsche 987 Boxster. Members eagerly awaited the arrival of Dave & Debbie in their brand new Ferrari 488 for the first time and which proved to be very popular. Members were looking forward to giving the cars a good run up the A30 to Lifton Strawberry Farm, Lifton, Devon.

SUNDAY 8th OCTOBER :  Good to see so many members for this month's meeting, most going on for lunch at Castaways, Mylor. Members were grateful to the Harbour Master for allowing members to park on the Quay. Bit of advice though, best not park under a lamp post or similar because seagulls will play havoc with the cars as Dave will have found, just hope it brings him some luck!

SUNDAY 10th SEPTEMBER : Not so many at Club this month, due to some members being away on holiday and a poor weather forecast but those who did come then went on for lunch at Trevaskis Farm.

SUNDAY 13th AUGUST :  Good number of members, their guests and visitors came to this month's meeting. The Club were delighted to see again members who have not been for some time. Many then went on for lunch at The Point at Polzeath. John Balkwill brought a map showing the route he took during his Scandinavian holiday, 5,385 miles round trip. Photo in the gallery.

SUNDAY 30th AUGUST :  Trewithen Classic & Country show in aid of Marie Curie; unfortunately only three cars from the Club at this years show, lots of other exhibitors did not attend because of the awful wet weather the day before and rain was also forecast for the Sunday. Fortunately the sun did come out and the event was well attended by the public.

28th JUNE :  The Club have received a couple of texts and a post card from John Balkwill who is travelling around Norway in his Jaguar XK8. He arrived safely and the car performed very well over the 1,229 mile journey from Penryn. Fuel is more expensive at £1:60 per litre, some of the tunnels are very long, one he went through was 24.5 km long. He did the Trollstiggen hairpin on Tuesday (Google it), speed limit no more than 50mph all over Norway and the scenery is spectacular. 7th July a second post card arrived from John saying that he'd "crossed the Arctic Circle, wonderful scenery. Drove all the way to Tromso before heading into Finland then driving south again. All is going well and I'm having a great time". 12th July another post card just arrived from John "Still going well and 'flying' south through Sweden now. Visited the Vasa in Stockholm today (timber built galleon) in far better condition that the Mary Rose, even though she was enclosed in mud for 333 years. Then zoomed to Linkoping and visited a Swedish Air Force museum. Loving the Swedish motorways. Enjoying the trip so much abroad that I'm considering continuing on to France and coming back on the Plymouth/Roskoff ferry. All the best John"

John has now returned home safely and has sent some photos of his trip which are now in photo gallery.

SUNDAY 16th JULY :

WHEELS at Wadebridge; the Club was well represented with 24 cars being displayed, all enjoyed the event with lots of visitors but unfortunately the weather was not very good and many spectators left early .

SUNDAY 9th JULY :

The Club were delighted to welcome Kevin and Ann Monk for the first time, they came in their 1961 Daimler Dart which they have owned since 2001. Mike Phillips brought his recently purchased VW Golf R for the first time. A large number of people came along to the Penventon to look at the cars in the fine weather. Most Club members then went on for lunch at Killiow Golf Club.

SUNDAY 25th JUNE :

WEST CORNWALL MOTOR SHOW at Wendron Cricket Club. Good number of members cars visited the show and because of the dull weather there were large crowds of spectators to view the various and well attended displays.

SUNDAY 18th JUNE : 

The Club were invited to exhibit their cars at FLAMBARDS THEME PARK, near Helston again this year. It was a glorious and rather hot sunny day. 8 cars took part, drivers and passengers were granted free access to the theme park for the day. 

SUNDAY 11th JUNE :

Good weather brought out about 20 cars and a large number of members and guests, most then went on for lunch at Trebah Gardens, Mawnan Smith where allocated parking was cordoned off which was very much appreciated by members. Steve Mitchell brought along his very recently purchased Mercedes GTS 5.5 biturbo sports car and the Club were delighted to meet Peter and Bina in their Porsche for the first time.

WEDNESDAY 24th MAY :

Several Club members took part in a Charity track day at Llandow near Cardiff where they all enjoyed a great day's racing in good weather. Photos to follow.

SUNDAY 14th MAY : The Club were delighted to meet for the first time Mike and his son Liam who came along in a Vauxhall VXR8. Fortunate to enjoy good weather on the day, almost all who attended the meeting then went on for lunch to The Old Quay House at Lelant, who were kind enough to allocate a large parking area for members cars, which was very much appreciated.

SUNDAY 9th APRIL : The Club were delighted to meet Mark & Annie in their recently purchased Lotus 7 for the first. Nearly all those attending went on to Trevathan Farm at Port Isaac for lunch, just a shame that the glorious weather on the Saturday did not repeat itself for Club Sunday.

SUNDAY 12th MARCH :  It was good to welcome home Dave Coleman and Mike Sheldon from their three month trip to New Zealand. Glorious sunshine brought out a good number of members and their cars, including Debbie with her VW Golf R now in full working order. Nearly all went on to lunch at the Coach & Horses at Rosudgeon.

SUNDAY 12th FEBRUARY 2017 : The Club were delighted to meet for the first time : Debbie who owns a Golf R which is on her drive awaiting a spare part

Peter & Sandra in their silver Porsche Boxster

Peter in his red Porsche Cayman and

Marek in his silver Vauxhall Monaro

It was also good to see Gary & Sam in their Aston Martin Vantage for the first time, bought just four weeks ago; that made THREE Aston Martin Vantages at the meeting this month. Lunch was at Lanhydrock Golf Club near Bodmin.

SUNDAY 8th JANUARY 2017 : Surprising number of members came along to this month's meeting considering the dull day with drizzle and that some roads in the area had been salted during the week. Most members then went on to Clowance for lunch.

TUESDAY 13th DECEMBER :

Received the following e.mail from Larry Datson:-

Good afternoon, 

I am pleased to let you know that the Marie Curie Country and Classics event is all booked for Sunday 30th July 2017.   

I will be sending you an application form early in January 2017 and hope that you will be able to support us again by entering your Classic Car for this event. 

Please save the date in your diary. 

The 2016 event has raised a profit of £11,800 which is fantastic so thank you for your ongoing support. This means that the money raised will give Marie Curie 590 hours of nursing care in Cornwall

We hope you have a wonderful Christmas and wish you a Happy Healthy New Year and very much look forward to your company in 2017. 

Thank you again for all your support.

Kind regards

Larry Datson

SUNDAY 11th DECEMBER 2016 : The annual Christmas lunch was held at the Penventon Hotel again this year and all those that attended enjoyed the excellent lunch. It was great to see one or two of the new members there and Wendy who made the long trip from her new home in Norfolk.

SUNDAY 13th NOVEMBER 2016 : Excellent number of members and guests came along to this month's meeting where we were delighted to welcome for the first time Dan & Linda in their 5 litre Mustang AND Roger also in a 5 litre Mustang, neither had met before coming along to the Club. Dave Little brought along his Aston Martin Vantage which he bought just 3 weeks ago. It was great to see Steve and Ed who came in Steve's very high spec Land Rover Defender which he bought earlier this year. Nearly all went on to the Tregenna Castle Hotel where we were made very welcome and provided an excellent menu.

SUNDAY 9th OCTOBER 2016 :  The continuing glorious weather brought out a good number of members for the meeting and it was good to welcome for the first time Ian Eddy in his MGB GT and Mike & Maureen Rickett in their self built Lotus 7. Most then went on for the usual excellent lunch at Castaways, Mylor.

Received an email from Mike & Maureen thanking members for making them feel so welcome at the October meeting and they are looking forward to coming to the Club again in November.

SUNDAY 11th SEPTEMBER 2016 : Not a usual meeting this month, instead several members displayed their cars at the Trewithen Country and Classic show at Trewithen, near Probus in aid of Marie Curie. The weather was good and brought out a good number of visitors. Simon Dobson brought his dog called Louis along and entered him in two categories at the dog show but unfortunately he won niether, bless !

SUNDAY 14th AUGUST 2016 :  Fabulous sunny day brought a large and varied selection of cars this month, most then went on for an enjoyable trip on A and B roads to Cape Cornwall Golf Club for a carvery lunch. Good to see Gary and Sam in Sam's Honda S2000, especially as it was Sam's Birthday. Also good to see Olly and Sam in their Aston Martin Vantage again.

Friday 12th August received the following email from Simon Dobson and his son :-

In summary our month long road-trip was Old Route 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica, LA - with some big side trips up to drive the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb in the Colorado Rockies and also to Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, Lake Powell, Area 51 and Las Vegas.

After finishing 66 at Santa Monica we drove up the Pacific Coast Highway through San Francisco, to Napa Valley, then back down to Yosemite National Park before finishing at San Francisco. I drove a total of 5800 miles - we initially had a BMW 328 for first part but then the uber cool Mustang! A thoroughly enjoyable epic adventure. 

Also here is a web link to out travel blog with loads more - feel free to copy the link as some may find it interesting! 

https://esplor.io/tdobson/usa-road-trip-2016

Thursday 11th August received the following email from Brian Mitchell:-

Homemade trackers found on cars after Sundays Ford Fair Silverstone - if this is going on all over England have a wee look under your car on the way home from shows..... you just never know .... I believe the police are now being involved and a return trace may be taking place so hopefully the people will be caught. 

SATURDAY 9th/10th JULY 2016 : Some members went to the 43rd Historic Vehicle Gathering at the Powderham Castle Estate near Exeter. Fortunately the weather was dry for most of the weekend, which was great for Jeremy and Phil as they were camping. The weather brought out a lot of spectators to the event where they were entertained by several good live bands, plenty of food and drink available over the weekend.

SUNDAY 10th JULY 2016 : The normal monthly meeting was held at the Penventon, only a few turned up in three lovely cars, others staying away presumably because of the poor weather or to watch the British Grand Prix or Wimbledon.

SUNDAY 26th JUNE 2016  : 

It was good to see so many members, guests and friends of the club go to the WEST CORNWALL MOTOR SHOW at Wendron in view of the very disappointing wet weather, we all felt sorry for the organisers having put so much work into the event.

SUNDAY 17th JUNE 2016 : 

Glorious weather meant that Wheels at Wadebridge was a great success again this year, large number of exhibitors providing a huge selection of cars which were enjoyed by large numbers of visitors. It was good to see Andy & Michelle again and Ed on his beautiful MV Augusta motorcycle.

WEDNESDAY 25th MAY 2016 :  several members went on a charity track day at LLandow. Dave Little has sent some photos (in gallery) and Oli has sent a link to a couple of videos; video 1 showing Oli chasing Dave Morris and video 2 showing Mark Little spinning his Datsun 350Z. 

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcfVqxj3LbHSXMYmoCu-

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