29th January Not the Christmas Lunch - Ravenwood Hall Hotel, Rougham, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9JA

Meet at the Ravenwood Hall Hotel, found on the A14 just outside Bury St Edmunds, in the centre of the East region membership area. (Details at ravenwoodhall.co.uk.) We have a dozen booked so far but if we get a few more we can have a private room. Please let Christopher Dady (east@boc.net) know ASAP if you wish to join.

26th March Midweek pub lunch - Five Miles from Anywhere No Hurry Inn, Old School Lane, Upware, Ely CB7 5ZR

Drop in (no need to book) for a Wednesday get together from 11 and over lunchtime. Very informal get together with lots of Bristol chatter, and other visiting cars on occasion too.

April (date to be confirmed) - Pub Lunch meet - Angel Inn, Sallow Lane (old, A11), Larling, Norwich NR16 2QU

There will be a lunch in April at this super pub, date TBA - please contact me Chris Dady east@boc.net to let me know your interest

27th April 2025 to Friday 2nd May Bristol Cars Saunter to Suffolk - The Crown, The St, Westleton, Saxmundham IP17 3AD

We will be based at The Crown in Westleton on the Suffolk Heritage Coast close to Minsmere. This area has historic coastal towns such as Southwold and Aldeburgh, as well as lots of interesting villages such as Walberswick, Dunwich, Thorpeness, Orford Ness, etc. The itinerary will include a boat trip on the Norfolk Broads but otherwise will be flexible as there are so many options e.g Sutton Hoo, Snape Maltings, Garrett Steam Museum, Suffolk and Norfolk Air Museum. We have reserved ten rooms on a B&B basis, and dinners will be arranged on the first and last nights. The costs for five nights B&B are: Good King Room £711.90 (six available) Better King Room £ 816.30 (four available) All participants are responsible for their own costs. Final booking date is 31st Jan 2025, or when all available rooms are booked. Please note this is a private tour and both BODA and BOC members are welcome, but neither club is involved in the organisation. For booking and further info please contact Mike Wilcox on 07931 507877 or mikegwilcox@gmail.com

Bristol Owners' Club Limited 2nd Annual General Meeting - Aerospace Bristol, Hayes Way, Patchway, Bristol, BS34 5BZ

BRISTOL OWNERS’ CLUB LIMITED 2nd ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 27th April 2025 The 2nd Annual General Meeting of Bristol Owners’ Club Limited will be held at Aerospace Bristol, Hayes Way, Patchway, Bristol, BS34 5BZ on Sunday 27th April 2025 at 11am. General Nature of Business 1. To receive and consider the Report of the Directors and the financial statements of the Bristol Owners’ Club Limited for the year ended 31 December 2024. 2. To elect Board members: • Paul Sheppard retires from the Board at the Annual General Meeting under Rule 6.2, and being eligible, offers himself for re-election. • Geoffrey Herdman retires from the Board at the Annual General Meeting under Rule 6.2, and being eligible, offers himself for re-election. 3. To deal with any other ordinary business of the Bristol Owners’ Club Limited. A copy of the agenda and the BOC accounts for 2024 will be circulated to members prior to the meeting. Apologies for non-attendance and items for the agenda to the undersigned. (Signed) Geoff Hawkins BOC Honorary General Secretary hon.sec@boc.net 15th January 2025

28th May Midweek pub lunch - Five Miles from Anywhere No Hurry Inn, Old School Lane, Upware, Ely CB7 5ZR

Drop in (no need to book) for a Wednesday get together from 11 and over lunchtime. Very informal get together with lots of Bristol chatter, and other visiting cars on occasion too.

Sunday 6th July 2025 - Classic Car Show - RHS Hyde Hall, Creephedge Ln, Chelmsford CM3 8ET

We have been invited to bring our cars to the above event. Free entry to exhibitors (but not to the gardens, albeit they will be open as usual). Please note there is a requirement that cars will have to be in place from 10am to 4.30 pm, and I am sorry to say no dogs are allowed. Plenty to do of course and it will be a great day out. We will need to let the organisers know numbers around the middle of May, so please register your interest with Chris Dady (the BOC East representative) at east@boc.net

30th July Midweek pub lunch - Five Miles from Anywhere No Hurry Inn, Old School Lane, Upware, Ely CB7 5ZR

Drop in (no need to book) for a Wednesday get together from 11 and over lunchtime. Very informal get together with lots of Bristol chatter, and other visiting cars on occasion too.

Bristol Day and Concours d'Elegance - Manley Knoll, Manley Road, Manley, Frodsham, Cheshire, WA6 9DX

The 59th Bristol Owners’ Club Bristol Day and Concours d’Elegance, with be held on the 31st August 2025, at Manley Knoll, Manley Road, Manley, Frodsham, Cheshire, WA6 9DX, by kind permission of Lord Timpson OBE DL Overnight accommodation is being arranged Secretary of the Meeting: Turplin Dixon – chairman@boc.net Details of classes and entry will be published closer to the Concours date

18th to 21st September - Belgium Weekend - Based

A long weekend in Poperinge, Belgium. Accommodation will be available at Hotel Recour in the centre of Poperinge. The timetable will be flexible, with one organised dinner on Saturday at Pegasus restaurant (attached to hotel). There will be suggestions for other events, including visits to Hop Museum and Ypres War Museum and battlefields, as well as recommended restaurants. Open BOC and BODA members, contact Helen Firth firth.fam@hotmail.co.uk if you would like to join the long weekend.

24th September Midweek pub lunch - Five Miles from Anywhere No Hurry Inn, Old School Lane, Upware, Ely CB7 5ZR

Drop in (no need to book) for a Wednesday get together from 11 and over lunchtime. Very informal get together with lots of Bristol chatter, and other visiting cars on occasion too. Contact is Chris Dady east.boc.net

26th November Midweek pub lunch - Five Miles from Anywhere No Hurry Inn, Old School Lane, Upware, Ely CB7 5ZR

Drop in (no need to book) for a Wednesday get together from 11 and over lunchtime. Very informal get together with lots of Bristol chatter, and other visiting cars on occasion too. Contact is Chris Dady east.boc.net

12th December (Friday) Chairman's Dinner - RAC Pall Mall