Vintage Minor Register
Welcome to the VMR 2009 Summer Rally
Friday 31st July to Sunday 2nd August
The 2009 VMR
Summer Rally will return to the glorious Cotswolds.
Come and enjoy
a wonderful weekend of rallying, touring and socializing
among old
friends and new.
Below we hope
you will find all the Rally information you need to make your weekend a
most enjoyable one.
If you have
any questions, or need any further information or help in booking accommodation,
simply e-mail
the Register.
Download your entry form here.
Check out the Rally accomodation page here.
Order your Ordnance Survey maps here. (See below for map numbers required)
The Rally Itinerary
Friday Evening
Informal Reception at the Mount Inn, Stanton.
The Mount Inn at Stanton
(OS SP 022342) is one of the loveliest and best located inns in Worcestershire,
renowned for its outstanding
local Donnington ale,
good food and wealth of history.
Saturday
The Cotswold Navigation Rally and Scenic Tour
The Cotswold Navigation Rally
and parallel Scenic Tour will start from the car park of the Plough Inn,
Ford (OS 087295)
and take in some sixty miles
of the most spectacular Cotswold scenery, calling in at numerous places
of interest en route.
The Howard Arms, with a car park full of Morrises!
Lunch will be taken at the
Howard
Arms, Ilmington.
(Available between noon
and 2-30 p.m.)
The afternoon will conclude with cream teas and results at the Plough Inn at Ford.
Saturday Evening
On Saturday evening,
we will gather at the Gardeners
Arms at Alderton for a grand buffet dinner.
The Gardeners Arms is a
charming Gloucestershire inn situated in the beautiful Vale of Evesham.
It is the quintessential
thatched country pub.
And, of course, it serves
an enormous selection of fine English ales.
Sunday
Sunday will commence with a round trip from Toddington to Cheltenham aboard the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway.
We will then take the short
drive to Prescott for lunch and to spend the afternoon watching
the VSCC's speed hillclimb
in the afternoon. This quintessential vintage event is not to be
missed!
During the lunch break, the Sports & Vintage Cup will be awarded to the most meritorious member in the last year.
Images of 2007 Prescott may be found here.
Sunday Evening
A Farewell run out to the
Royal Oak at Gretton. This attractive pub offers
a traditional feel and a
lovely garden with views of the Malvern Hills.
There will be a good selection
of food available, and this free house offers an excellent range of cask
ales.
(Note that FREE BEER will be provided for those who have marshaled during the weekend!)
Then What?
The VSCC is celebrating its
75th Anniversary in 2009 with a week of events in August centred in Malvern,
Worcestershire.
The week commences with
the VSCC Prescott Speed Hill Climb on Saturday and Sunday (Saturday 1st-
Sunday 2nd August)
and thereafter events will
be based at the Three Counties Showground, Malvern (from Monday 3rd August
– Saturday 8th August).
The week will include a
wide range of competitive, touring, rallying, social, sightseeing and fun
events, ensuring that there is something for everyone.
Many members of the VMR who
are also VSCC members will be attending the week and the VMR is organizing
an Early Morris/MG evening
on Tuesday evening at the Farmers Arms,
Birtsmorton, Worcestershire.
Invited clubs include the
Bullnose Morris Club, the Morris Specials Group, the MMM Register and the
Early MG Society.
All VMR members are warmly
invited to this evening and if any VMR members who are not VSCC members
would like to join in the
fun at Malvern, they are encouraged to join this fine club! VSCC
membership details may be found here,
and details of VSCC 75 may
be found here.
In particular, note that the VSCC Light Car Section is holding its rally on Friday 7th August.
And on Friday evening, the
Morris Specials Group are hosting a gathering at a the
Slip Inn, Watery Lane, Much Marcle, near Ledbury,
to which the VMR is warmly
invited. More good company, food and ale!
Finally, a 'Saturday Spectacular'
is being organized by the VSCC on the 8th August
which will be the grand
finale of the week and we are planning a VMR gathering on the day.
More details here.
Accommodation
May we suggest that you consider
booking your accommodation as soon as possible,
as suitable accommodation
in the area will at a premium because of the VSCC Prescott and Anniversary
celebrations.
Check out the Rally accommodation page here.
Maps
