Out and About 2025
Branch New Year Lunch - Sunday 26th January 2025
Our Branch New Year lunch this year was held at the Half Way House on the A6 near Chorley. Forty-two members enjoyed an excellent two course meal with coffee/tea and mints and of course there was the usual camaraderie enjoyed by all. It was great to see a number of new members amongst us for the start of hopefully another great year for the Branch.
Mechanics' Day Auto Jumble Sale - Saturday 8th February 2025
We were blessed with the weather for the first Mechanics’ Day of 2025, a bit on the cold side but most importantly dry! Amongst items bought were; Wheel Trims, Distributors and Caps, Indicator Arm, Thermostat Housings, Petrol Pump, Door Pulls, Minor Car Jack, Spark Plugs, a Bag of Springs, Petrol Caps, Hub Caps, Door and Window Handles, Sun Visor Clips, Bonnet Badges, Lucas Spot Lamp, Engine, Differential, Steering Wheel, Head Light Rims, Hand Brake Cable, Head Light Units, Engine Manifold, Ignition Components, Ash Trays, Windscreen Wiper Blades, Number Plate Lights, Wheel Rims, Front Hubs and a Radiator Grill. All in all, sales on the day raised a significant amount for Branch Funds.
The availability of spares (at a much-discounted rate) from Branch stocks is one of the many benefits of being a Branch member. As members, we are also protected by liability insurance that we get via the National MMOC.
Classics at the Mill Meet - Sunday 9th March 2025
The St Catherine’s car meet was on the second Sunday of March in Lostock Hall. Notionally, the show only starts at 10am but, as it is a casual come and go as you please event, people have started arriving earlier and earlier. The March meet was very popular with around 200 hundred cars there. However some of our Branch members attented and they enjoyed displaying thier cars as well as admiring the great range of vehicles on display.
Heskin Hall Car Meet - Sunday 16th March 2025
For the March monthly meeting of the North West Classic Vehicles Club at Heskin Hall the weather was perfect for a car show, sunny but not too hot, and the early morning frost was soon a distant memory. The marshals were like a well-oiled machine and, somehow, managed to coordinate 161 vehicles into the parking area in front of and to the side and rear of the Hall. There was a steady stream of vehicles coming in and there was genuinely something for everyone: there were classic motorbikes, a V8 Pilot, Lamborghinis, Porches representing many of the decades (including a 74 plate with a rear spoiler the size of a surfboard on the back), TVRs, classic Minis and a few Moggies from the Branch. Branch members were also there in their other classics, enjoying the good weather and the great camaraderie at the Heskin Hall vehicle meets.
Branch Good Friday Car Run - Friday 18th April 2025
After meeting at McDonalds as usual on the A59 and driving in convoy to Bolton Abbey Station 16 Morrises were displayed – in a different position on the revamped car park this time. A return trip on the train to Embsay Station was enjoyed by all before picnics were eaten or lunches were purchased in the café.
This is an annual outing for the Branch which has been arranged now for some years. We are grateful to the railway for agreeing to us being displayed and for providing two for one tickets on the train once again.