STAG OWNERS CLUB - KENT AREA

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=20 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B> STAG OWNERS CLUB - KENT AREA</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="81b80ab0.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="427" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Darling Buds Classic Car Show, Buss Farm, Bethersden on Sunday 11 July</div> <div> Photo by George Brusby. <A HREF="id72.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Christmas"><U>Click here</U></A> for more photos of the day</div> <bR> <div> <I> </I><A HREF="#clubnights" TITLE=" STAG OWNERS CLUB KENT AREA"><U><I>CLUBNIGHTS</I></U></A><I>  </I><I>    </I><A HREF="#events" TITLE=" STAG OWNERS CLUB KENT AREA"><U><I>DIARY OF EVENTS</I></U></A><I>      </I><A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photo Gallery Index"><U><I>PHOTO GALLERY</I></U></A><A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photo Gallery Index"><U><I> </I></U></A><I>    </I><I> </I><A HREF="#comments" TITLE=" STAG OWNERS CLUB KENT AREA"><U><I>FEEDBACK</I></U></A><I>   </I><I> </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFF80" FACE="Arial" ><I> </I><A HREF="#other_websites_of_interest" TITLE=" STAG OWNERS CLUB KENT AREA"><U><I>LINKS</I></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> Welcome to the Kent Area website.  The Kent Area  is one of the oldest areas in the Stag Owners Club, having been formed </div> <div> in March 1980.  It is one of five areas in the South East Region. It currently has around 250 members, many of whom participate </div> <div> in an active programme of events. </div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="co_ordinators"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> CO-ORDINATORS</div> <bR> <div> PAUL O'LEARY continues as Area Co-ordinator for 2010. Paul joined the SOC in 1988 and lives in Strood.</div> <div> He can be contacted on 01634-717995 or 07762-317948 or by email at <A HREF="mailto:acetaxis@btinternet.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:acetaxis@btinternet.com"><U>acetaxis@btinternet.com</U></A></div> <bR> <div> IAN GREENFIELD continues as Deputy Co-ordinator for 2010. Ian lives in Loose, near Maidstone, and has been a member of the </div> <div> SOC since 1997. He has been Deputy Co-ordinator since 2002.  Ian can be contacted by email at <A HREF="mailto:is.greenfield@tesco.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:is.greenfield@tesco.net"><U><U>is.greenfield@tesco.net</U></U></A> </div> <bR> <div> Here is a list of all Kent Area Co-ordinators:-</div> <bR> <div> Graham Woodyard - March 1980 to March 1981</div> <div> Steve Kiefer - April 1981 to December 1987</div> <div> John Clayton - January 1988 to January 1990</div> <div> Steve Kiefer - February 1990 to February 1991</div> <div> Brian Bush - March 1991 to December 1998</div> <div> Tony Aris - January 1999 to December 2000</div> <div> Mike Allen - January to December 2001</div> <div> Keith Daley - January 2002 to December 2004</div> <div> John Clayton - January 2005 to January 2009</div> <div> Paul O'Leary - February 2009 to present</div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="clubnights"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >CLUBNIGHTS</FONT></div> <bR> <div> Our main Clubnight is held on the second Monday of each month except for December. </div> <div> The current venue is the King and Queen, 1 New Road, East Malling, ME19 6DD.   </div> <bR> <div> During the winter months we aim to provide a variety of entertainment, including quizzes, talks, videos and slide shows.</div> <bR> <div> Our Dining Clubnight takes place on the fourth Thursday of each month, except December. </div> <div> The present venue is The Halfway House, Challock, TN25 4BB. We meet at 7pm  - or thereabouts - for a meal and chat.</div> <div> As the table needs to be booked, please contact Paul O'Leary or John Clayton if you want to join us.</div> <bR> <div> Here is a list of all venues used by the area:-</div> <bR> <div>                                 <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><U>MAIN CLUBNIGHT</U></FONT></div> <bR> <div> March 1980 - May 1987              Crown Point Inn, Seal Chart</div> <div> June 1987 - July 1988                 The Royal Oak, Wrotham Heath</div> <div> August 1988 - January 1992        The Cock Horse Inn, Detling</div> <div> February - July 1992                   Lower Bell, Bluebell Hill</div> <div> August 1992 - February 1994       The Orchard Spot, Bearsted</div> <div> March 1994 - June 2006              The Old Rectory (Chimneys), Leybourne</div> <div> July 2006 - present                     The King and Queen, East Malling</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >                             </FONT> <U>DINING CLUBNIGHT</U></div> <bR> <div> March 2000 - November 2001     The Tickled Trout, Wye</div> <div> January - September 2002         The Farriers Arms, Mersham</div> <div> October 2002 - October 2006     The Tickled Trout, Wye</div> <div> November 2006 - May 2007        The White Lion, Selling</div> <div> June 2007 - March 2008             The Compasses, Crundale</div> <div> April 2008 - present                   The Halfway House, Challock</div> <bR> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="events"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >DIARY OF EVENTS FOR 2010 - contact the Co-ordinator regarding our attendance</FONT></div> <div>  </div> <div> Events underlined have links to their own websites or to the Event Information section below.</div> <bR> <div> JANUARY</div> <div> Monday 11         Clubnight, The King and Queen, East Malling </div> <div> Thursday 28       Dining Clubnight</div> <bR> <div> FEBRUARY</div> <div> Monday 8           Clubnight and AGM (postponed from January), The King and Queen, East Malling </div> <div> Thursday 25       Dining Clubnight</div> <bR> <div> MARCH</div> <div> Monday 8           Clubnight, The King and Queen, East Malling - Quiz</div> <div> Thursday 25       Dining Clubnight - including 40th Anniversary Tour Event handover - see above </div> <div> Saturday 27       Handover of Socrates to Essex Area - see above</div> <bR> <div> APRIL</div> <div> Sun, Mon 4,5     <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFF33" FACE="Arial" > <A HREF="http://www.chdt.org.uk/NetsiteCMS/pageid/898/Medway%20Festival%20of%20Steam%20&%20Transport.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.chdt.org.uk/NetsiteCMS/pageid"><U>Medway Festival of Steam and Transport, The Historic Dockyard, Chatham</U></A></FONT></div> <div> Saturday 10       Heritage Transport Show and Auction, Kent Showground, Detling</div> <div> Monday 12         Clubnight, The King and Queen, East Malling</div> <div> Sunday 18          SOC Tooling Fund Ltd. AGM plus Spring Co-ordinators' meeting, Gaydon</div> <div> Thursday 22       Dining Clubnight</div> <div> Sunday 25          Drive It Day - drive to Lydd to meet East Sussex Area</div> <bR> <div> MAY<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >                 </FONT></div> <div> Monday 10         Clubnight, The King and Queen, East Malling</div> <div> Sunday 16          Faversham Classic Car Show</div> <div> Sunday 16          Run to Chartwell, meeting up with East Sussex area</div> <div> Thursday 27       Dining Clubnight</div> <bR> <div> JUNE</div> <div> Fri-Sun 4-6         Weekend away, New Forest, Hampshire - including a visit to the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu</div> <div> Sunday 6             Bucket and Spade Run - Brogdale, Faversham to Ramsgate</div> <div> Saturday 12        Wrotham Classic Car Show</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >Sunday 13          </FONT> <A HREF="http://www.bromleypageant.co.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.bromleypageant.co.uk/"><U> BROMLEY PAGEANT OF MOTORING</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > - organised by South East London Area</FONT></div> <div> Sunday 13           <A HREF="#event_information" TITLE=" STAG OWNERS CLUB KENT AREA"><U>Hospice Challenge Charity Rally - see Event Information below</U></A>  </div> <div> Monday 14          Clubnight, The King and Queen, East Malling </div> <div> Thursday 24        Dining Clubnight</div> <div> Sunday 27           Kent Air Ambulance Open Day</div> <bR> <div> JULY</div> <div> Fri-Sun 2-4          <A HREF="http://www.goodwood.co.uk/site/content/festivalofspeed/Default.aspx" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.goodwood.co.uk/site/content/f"><U>Goodwood Festival of Speed</U></A></div> <div> Sat, Sun 3.4        HSCC racing at Brands Hatch - Tony Hart competing</div> <div> Sunday 11           Darling Buds Classic Car Show, Buss Farm, Bethersden</div> <div> Monday 12          Clubnight, The King and Queen, East Malling - Clean Car Competition </div> <div> Thursday 22        Dining Clubnight</div> <bR> <div> AUGUST</div> <div> Fri-Sun 6-8          NATIONAL WEEKEND, Fontwell Park, Nr. Chichester, Sussex</div> <div> Sunday 8             Faversham Charity Car Show and Boot Fair, in support of Help for Heroes</div> <div> Monday 9            Clubnight, The King and Queen, East Malling - Talk / demo on car cleaning products</div> <div> Sunday 15           Barbecue at Paul and Vicky's, Strood </div> <div> Thursday 26        Dining Clubnight</div> <bR> <div> SEPTEMBER</div> <div> Sat,Sun 4,5         Swale Festival of Transport, Brogdale Farm, Faversham</div> <div> Sunday 5             "Farrer Trophy" Treasure Hunt</div> <div> Sunday 12     *** Classic Car Show, Hempstead Valley, Gillingham</div> <div> Monday 13          Clubnight, The King and Queen, East Malling</div> <div> Fri-Sun 17-19     <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFF33" FACE="Arial" > <A HREF="http://www.goodwood.co.uk/site/content/revival/Welcome.aspx" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.goodwood.co.uk/site/content/r"><U>Goodwood Revival</U></A></FONT></div> <div> Thursday 23        Dining Clubnight</div> <bR> <div> OCTOBER</div> <div> Monday 11          Clubnight, The King and Queen, East Malling </div> <div> Thursday 28        Dining Clubnight</div> <bR> <div> NOVEMBER</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >Sunday 7            </FONT> <A HREF="http://www.vccofgb.co.uk/lontobri/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.vccofgb.co.uk/lontobri/index."><U> London to Brighton Veteran Car Run</U></A></div> <div> Monday 8            Clubnight, The King and Queen, East Malling </div> <div> Thursday 25        Dining Clubnight</div> <div> Sunday 28           AGM, Llandrindod Wells</div> <bR> <div> DECEMBER</div> <div> Saturday 11        Christmas Dinner and Dance, Ramsgate</div> <div> Monday 13          Clubnight, The King and Queen, East Malling</div> <div> =================================================================<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B> <A NAME="event_information"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>EVENT INFORMATION</B></div> <div>  The Hospice Challenge Classic Car Rally - a scenic drive through Kent and Sussex to raise funds for </div> <div> Hospice In The Weald. Cost is £70 per car with two occupants. Email <A HREF="mailto:Tanyia.ingham@hospiceintheweald.org.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:Tanyia.ingham@hospiceintheweald.o"><U>Tanyia Ingham</U></A> for more details. </div> <div>  </div> <bR> <div> =================================================================</div> <div> <B> <A NAME="other_websites_of_interest"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>OTHER WEBSITES OF INTEREST</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.freewebs.com:80/tssc-west-kent/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.freewebs.com:80/tssc-west-ken"><U>Triumph Sports Six Club - West Kent Area</U></A> </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.kmscp.org/cameras_page04.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.kmscp.org/cameras_page04.html"><U>Kent and Medway Safety Camera Partnership</U></A> - map of all speed cameras in Kent</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.trafficengland.com/index.aspx" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.trafficengland.com/index.aspx"><U>Traffic England</U></A> - traffic information including actual images from roadside CCTV cameras</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.vehiclelicence.gov.uk/EvlPortalApp/index.jsp" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.vehiclelicence.gov.uk/EvlPort"><U>DVLA Vehicle Licensing</U></A> - to find out whether a car you used to own (or indeed any vehicle) is still on the road </div> <div> click on "Vehicle Enquiry" and enter its make and registration number</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.abd.org.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.abd.org.uk/"><U>ABD - the Association of British Drivers</U></A> - useful information on driving. For Kent, click on "Local Issues" </div> <div> in the blue box on the left, then select Kent.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://bloodhoundssc.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://bloodhoundssc.com/"><U>BLOODHOUND SSC</U></A> - The attempt to set a new Land Speed Record of 1000 mph. Richard Noble's team </div> <div> have now identified a suitable site in South Africa to run the car in 2011, and also have somewhere to build </div> <div> it - in Bristol, next to SS Great Britain. The website is packed with information on all aspects of the project, </div> <div> including the very important educational programme.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.frixo.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.frixo.com/"><U>FRIXO</U></A> - Real-time traffic and road reports, updated every 3 minutes </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.classicshowsuk.co.uk/index.asp" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.classicshowsuk.co.uk/index.as"><U>CLASSIC SHOWS UK</U></A> - Comprehensive listing of Classic and Vintage car shows</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/philip-smith/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.flickr.com/photos/philip-smit"><U>PHIL SMITH'S flickr </U></A>website - Excellent photos of this local SOC member's Stag and other Triumphs  </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/"><U>JAY LENO'S GARAGE</U></A> - Photos and videos of some amazing vehicles, described and - in most cases - driven</div> <div> by Jay himself.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.stagbytriumph.co.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.stagbytriumph.co.uk/"><U>STAG BY TRIUMPH </U></A>- An excellent site by Andy Simons. It includes aerial photos of the two factory sites as</div> <div> well as a massive amount of information on the Stag.</div> <bR> <div> Suggestions for other sites are welcome</div> <div> =================================================================<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Arial" >PARTY</FONT></div> <div>  <A NAME="comments"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >FEEDBACK</FONT></div> <bR> <div> Please send all comments and suggestions regarding this website to <A HREF="mailto:john.h.clayton@btinternet.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:john.h.clayton@btinternet.com"><U>John Clayton</U></A>        </div> <div> Photographs are always welcome too.</div> <div> =================================================================</div> <bR> <div> NOTICE</div> <bR> <div> For further information about the SOC, and details on joining, visit the main website at <A HREF="http://www.stag.org.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.stag.org.uk"><U>www.stag.org.uk</U></A> </div> <div> You will also be able to view other areas' websites. </div> <bR> <div> This site is best viewed with a setting of 800 x 600 pixels but should work OK with 1024 x 768</div> <bR> <div> It was built using CuteSITE Builder 3.0 and last updated on 17  July  2010</div> <div> ==========================================================================================</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>