STAG OWNERS CLUB - KENT AREA
Drive It Day last year - this year's is on Sunday 25 April
40th Anniversary Tour Event - We're receiving "Socrates" from the South East
London Area at our Dining Clubnight on Thursday 25 March. We're then taking
him to Battlesbridge to hand over to the Essex Area on Saturday 27 March.
Departure is 10 am sharp from the Castle Lakes Brewers Fayre car park at Castle
Way, Leybourne, ME19 5TR. The rendezvous is at the Barge Pub, Muggeridge Farm,
Maltings road, Battlesbridge, SS11 7RF, where there is an antiques shop as well
as plenty of parking.
Welcome to the Kent Area website. The Kent Area is one of the oldest areas in the Stag Owners Club, having been formed
in March 1980. It is one of five areas in the South East Region. It currently has around 250 members, many of whom participate
in an active programme of events.
CO-ORDINATORS
PAUL O'LEARY continues as Area Co-ordinator for 2010. Paul joined the SOC in 1988 and lives in Strood.
IAN GREENFIELD continues as Deputy Co-ordinator for 2010. Ian lives in Loose, near Maidstone, and has been a member of the
SOC since 1997. He has been Deputy Co-ordinator since 2002. Ian can be contacted by email at is.greenfield@tesco.net
Here is a list of all Kent Area Co-ordinators:-
Graham Woodyard - March 1980 to March 1981
Steve Kiefer - April 1981 to December 1987
John Clayton - January 1988 to January 1990
Steve Kiefer - February 1990 to February 1991
Brian Bush - March 1991 to December 1998
Tony Aris - January 1999 to December 2000
Mike Allen - January to December 2001
Keith Daley - January 2002 to December 2004
John Clayton - January 2005 to January 2009
Paul O'Leary - February 2009 to present
CLUBNIGHTS
Our main Clubnight is held on the second Monday of each month except for December.
The current venue is the King and Queen, 1 New Road, East Malling, ME19 6DD.
During the winter months we aim to provide a variety of entertainment, including quizzes, talks, videos and slide shows.
Our Dining Clubnight takes place on the fourth Thursday of each month, except December.
The present venue is The Halfway House, Challock, TN25 4BB. We meet at 7pm - or thereabouts - for a meal and chat.
As the table needs to be booked, please contact Paul O'Leary or John Clayton if you want to join us.
DIARY OF EVENTS FOR 2010 - contact the Co-ordinator regarding our attendance
Events underlined have links to their own websites or to the Event Information section below.
JANUARY
Monday 11 Clubnight, The King and Queen, East Malling
Thursday 28 Dining Clubnight
FEBRUARY
Monday 8 Clubnight and AGM (postponed from January), The King and Queen, East Malling
Thursday 25 Dining Clubnight
MARCH
Monday 8 Clubnight, The King and Queen, East Malling - Quiz
Thursday 25 Dining Clubnight - including 40th Anniversary Tour Event handover - see above
Saturday 27 Handover of Socrates to Essex Area - see above
APRIL
Monday 12 Clubnight, The King and Queen, East Malling
Sunday 18 SOC Tooling Fund Ltd. AGM plus Spring Co-ordinators' meeting, Gaydon
Thursday 22 Dining Clubnight
Sunday 25 Drive It Day - drive to Lydd where we'll met up with East Sussex Area
MAY
Monday 10 Clubnight, The King and Queen, East Malling
Sunday 16 Faversham Car Show
Thursday 27 Dining Clubnight
JUNE
Fri-Sun 4-6 Weekend away, New Forest, Hampshire - including a visit to the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu
Sunday 6 Bucket and Spade run
Monday 14 Clubnight, The King and Queen, East Malling
Thursday 24 Dining Clubnight
Sunday 27 Kent Air Ambulance Open Day
JULY
Sunday 11 Darling Buds Classic Car Show, Buss Farm, Bethersden
Monday 12 Clubnight, The King and Queen, East Malling
Thursday 22 Dining Clubnight
AUGUST
Fri-Sun 6-8 NATIONAL WEEKEND, Fontwell Park, Nr. Chichester, Sussex
Sunday 8 Faversham Charity Car Show and Boot Fair, in support of Help for Heroes
Monday 9 Clubnight, The King and Queen, East Malling
Sunday 15 Barbecue at Paul and Vicky's, Strood
Thursday 26 Dining Clubnight
SEPTEMBER
Sat,Sun 4,5 Swale Festival of Transport, Brogdale Farm, Faversham
Sunday 5 "Farrer Trophy" Treasure Hunt
Monday 13 Clubnight, The King and Queen, East Malling
Thursday 23 Dining Clubnight
OCTOBER
Monday 11 Clubnight, The King and Queen, East Malling
Thursday 28 Dining Clubnight
NOVEMBER
Monday 8 Clubnight, The King and Queen, East Malling
Thursday 25 Dining Clubnight
Sunday 28 AGM, Llandrindod Wells
DECEMBER
Saturday 11 Christmas Dinner and Dance, Ramsgate
Monday 13 Clubnight, The King and Queen, East Malling
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EVENT INFORMATION
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OTHER WEBSITES OF INTEREST
DVLA Vehicle Licensing - to find out whether a car you used to own (or indeed any vehicle) is still on the road
click on "Vehicle Enquiry" and enter its make and registration number
in the blue box on the left, then select Kent.
BLOODHOUND SSC - The attempt to set a new Land Speed Record of 1000 mph. Richard Noble's team
have now identified a suitable site in South Africa to run the car in 2011, and also have somewhere to build
it - in Bristol, next to SS Great Britain. The website is packed with information on all aspects of the project,
including the very important educational programme.
FRIXO - Real-time traffic and road reports, updated every 3 minutes
PHIL SMITH'S flickr website - Excellent photos of this local SOC member's Stag and other Triumphs
JAY LENO'S GARAGE - Photos and videos of some amazing vehicles, described and - in most cases - driven
by Jay himself.
STAG BY TRIUMPH - An excellent site by Andy Simons. It includes aerial photos of the two factory sites as
well as a massive amount of information on the Stag.
Suggestions for other sites are welcome
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FEEDBACK
Please send all comments and suggestions regarding this website to John Clayton
Photographs are always welcome too.
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NOTICE
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