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www.mgnorthumbria.org
Northumbrian
November 2014

Old No. 1
Seen on display at the Silverstone MG90 event.
2
Chairmans Chat
Hello again

Well thats another season over with three excellent runs
in October, special thanks to Dave Stokoe & Ian MacNeish
who did their first runs for the club. If you have an idea
for a run but are a bit unsure of what to do let me know,
we have experienced runners who are happy to help.

How has your car survived the season? Have you devel-
oped a worrying noise or leak? Judy had brake problems
on 5/10, I had brake problems on 12/10 but not as seri-
ous as Judy and now the vibrations have taken their toll
on my tailgate, which is currently held on by one hinge
and the lock.

I think we have probably had one of our fullest and most
varied event calendars for a long time but we only seem
to get the same faces, and cars. So we are going to ask
you what you want from this club. We have 112 club
members, and 104 Backworth members, but there are a
lot of you we dont see at club nights or on runs. Given
that I havent had any complaints about what the club
provides maybe we are doing alright. Elsewhere in the
newsletter and also on the website will be details of how
to complete our survey.

15
14
Wingrove & MG Newcastle
Wingrove motor company are pleased to bring the all new MG to
the North East. Wingrove was founded in 1925 by John Myers Dal-
kin Snr a local cattle auctioneer. Wingrove pride themselves on be-
ing a family owned business, with five generations in the business.
Having stood the test of time overcoming issues such as the devas-
tating WW11 and the major changes in the automobile industry,
Wingroves latest venture comes in the form of becoming the sole
North East provider of MG.
Unbelievably starting at 8,399, for the entry model. The real value
lies in the mid-spec 3Form because it starts at 9,299, with spec in-
cluding iPod connection, DAB radio, aircon, Bluetooth and steering
wheel audio controls. The top-spec 3Style adds parking sensors,
cruise control auto wiper/lights and diamond cut alloys.
MG Newcastle are the dealer for Newcastle at Fox & Hounds 388
West Road Newcastle NE51ER and fully trained service and after
sales department. Follow us on Facebook MGNewcastle. Call on
0191 2288025
3
Tim Cook
New Members
This month we welcome to MG Northumbria:
Kevin and Jane Gray from Monkseaton, Whitley Bay who
have a TVR Chimera.

If you are happy please tell us, but also if our runs are
too long, at the wrong time or day etc etc, please let us
know so that the new committee can try to prepare a
programme for 2015 with something for everyone.
The November club night will have the delayed results of
the photo competition and will see the 2015 calendar go
on sale at the same low price as last year, 4. It is of
course also our AGM and the agenda is as below. It is also
your last chance to book a place at our Xmas meal.
I look forward to seeing you there.
Best Wishes


chairman@mgnorthumbria.org
4

Survey
As you may already know, as a club we organise a number of runs each
year. These runs are open to all members (and guests) and take place
at pre-arranged dates throughout the spring summer and autumn.

We are always trying to expand/improve on what we do and we would
greatly appreciate your views/opinions so that we can plan next years
runs to suit the membership needs more closely and hopefully attract
more members to the regular runs.

To help us with this we would like ask all members to complete a short
survey. It is really simple to complete and should take up no more
than 15 minutes of your precious time. Most answers require you to
simply click on one or more options. but here is provision for more
detailed comments, which would be really helpful for us.
You just need to click on the following link which will take you
straight to the survey or go to the club website

http://kwiksurveys.com/s.asp?sid=cqzvi4ccn8nwp38441778

The survey is totally anonymous and a summary of the responses will
be fed back to all members at a future meeting and/or on the website.

If you are not interested or not able to take part in runs at all, could
you please still take the time to respond and at least answer the first
and last questions.

The questionnaire will remain open until 25th November. If you have
any problems you can contact Peter Hyde
on survey@mgnorthumbria.org

Thanks in anticipation for your interest and help

13



Established 1983
-------
Scotlands largest stockists of new & used MG & other Classic Parts.
MGOC Reccomended Supplier & 5 Star Spanner Award .
Full Workshop facilities, Bodywork specialists, Insurance work undertaken.
Always breaking Maestros, MGAs, MGBs, Magnettes, Midgets, for spares.
Fast & efficient Mail Order service
------
131, Jamphlars Road, Cardenden, Fife, KY5 0ND
E-mail :- sales@chicdoig.com
Tel:- Office 01592-722999, Parts Department 01592-722666


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Established 1983
-------
Scotlands largest stockists of new & used MG & other Classic Parts.
MGOC Reccomended Supplier & 5 Star Spanner Award .
Full Workshop facilities, Bodywork specialists, Insurance work undertaken.
Always breaking Maestros, MGAs, MGBs, Magnettes, Midgets, for spares.
Fast & efficient Mail Order service
------
131, Jamphlars Road, Cardenden, Fife, KY5 0ND
E-mail :- sales@chicdoig.com
Tel:- Office 01592-722999, Parts Department 01592-722666


This man owned & drove the same car for 82 YEARS. Can you imag-
ine even having the same car for 82 years?

Mr. Allen Swift ( Springfield, MA ) received this 1928 Rolls-Royce
Piccadilly-P1 Roadster from his father, brand new - as a graduation
gift in 1928.

He drove it up until his death last year ..... At the age of 102!!!

He was the oldest living owner of a car that was purchased new.

It was donated to a Springfield museum after his death.

It has 1,070,000 miles on it, still runs like a Swiss watch, dead silent
at any speed and is in perfect cosmetic condition. (82 years ) . That's
approximately 13,048 miles per year (1087 per month)
5




Parking Problem
John Mitchell sent in this photo from his recent holiday in
the USA. We can only hope that he is better at parking his
ships!
6

5th Clubnight, Backworth 8.00 pm
23rd Visit to North East Restoration Club


Annual General Meeting 5/11/14

Agenda
Minutes of Previous Meeting
Officers Reports including decision on 2015 subs
Election of Officers
Decision to organise Classics in Corbridge 2015
Any Other Business
11
Christmas Night Out

We are now taking bookings for our night out on Saturday
13/12/14 at the New Kent Hotel, arrive 7pm for 7.30pm
(www.newkenthotel.co.uk) After the meal there is a disco
or you can retire to the lounge bar.

A 3 course meal is available for 21.95. The menu choice
is:

Winter Broth, Halloumi roast pepper salad or Prawn Cock-
tail

Roast Turkey, Crunchy Hake, Beef au poive (creamy pep-
percorn sauce) or Roasted vegetable crumble

Christmas pudding, Fruits of the Forest panna cotta or Tri-
ple chocolate cake.

To make your booking please contact Eileen Dalgarno and
send your deposit of 10 per head to the Treasurer,
George Dalgarno or pay him no later than the AGM on
5/11/14.

Transport Options
1 Metro.
2 4/5 parking spaces on public road, outside hotel.
3 Hotel parking - 5 on side, 2 in front , 9 at the back.
4 Parking in nearby streets.
5 We can reserve one disabled parking bay at the Hotel.
10
Visit to Northeast Restoration Club
1 Wilden road, Pattinson Ind. Est,
South, Ne38 8QB.
Sunday 23
rd
November (2pm)

We have been invited to visit the N.E.R.C. to have a look
around their facilities, which include club house and a
large workshop. This has long and short term bays for
their members to use for repairs and restorations to their
vehicles. The visit will start at 2pm and tea and coffee will
be available.
Could you please let me know if you are interested in go-
ing. You can make your own way there or if you wish to go
in a group we could meet at Washington services at around
1.30pm and I will lead you there. If you are going to meet
at Washington services once again please let me know.
For any info contact below:
Dave Stokoe, dfstokoe@yahoo.co.uk
07812981938
7

As some MGN members will
already be aware, I am a mo-
tor race marshall. For those
who are not sure what this is,
we are the people you see in orange who come onto the track to deal
with any incidents that occur, such as break downs or crashes.
Marshalls do this voluntarily i.e. we dont get paid and can volunteer
for meetings at any circuit in the country. Well, this year I and another
marshall, Bill, from my home circuit at Croft decided we would apply
to marshall at the Le Mans 24 hour race. Again, as many of you will
already know, I have attended this race for the last 10 years together
with Les and Pam Davison, but always as a spectator only.
So what was it like to be a commissaire at one of the worlds most
famous events? Qualifying takes place from 6.00 pm until midnight on
the Wednesday and Thursday evenings prior to the race, which began
at 3.00 pm on Saturday 14th June. Having spent the Monday and
Tuesday nights on site with Les, Pam and all our friends from Den-
mark who we meet up with each year, on Wednesday morning Bill and
I moved onto the post we had been allocated to where we would stay
until Sunday. This happened to be Post 19 (there are 65 of them)
which sadly was where the fatal crash involving Alain Simonsen took
place in 2013. Happily, I can say that nothing like that happened on
the post this year . To give a full account of the week would take up far
more space than is available here so I thought I would just run through
our timetable for the race. Continued on page 8
8

Saturday
1.30 am Get to bed. Wonder if Les is still in Tetre Rouge Bar, just
across the track from us. (He was, until well after 2 am)

7.00 am Attend post briefing then back to bed as we arent
rostered until 6 pm.

10.00 am Give up trying to sleep.

3.00 pm Watch the start of the race then have a lie down for a
couple of hours (a bit noisy though!). Manage to
miss the only rain which fell during the race.

6.00 pm On standby i.e. not actually on post but available with
overalls on in case anything big happens. Take the
opportunity to have dinner. The (mostly French) marshalls
have been coming to this same post for well over 20
years and even bring their own chef!

9.00 pm Finally on post as the light starts fading. Still nice
and warm though. Nothing happens although blue
flagging with the cars going past you at about 170
mph and only a few yards away is rather interesting.


Bill and me with
our French chef.
The frog is Bills
mascot, Cadwell.
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Sunday
12.00 3 hours downtime so take the chance to have first
proper shower in 3 days.

2.00 am On standby. Dont feel tired at all so just sit chatting
with Bill and having a coffee or two.

4.00 am Back on post. Still not tired. Watch the sun come up into
another lovely day. The post consists of 3 points spaced
at intervals and manned by 2 marshalls at each point.
Fortunately at one of these we are able to see the
giant TV screen so can keep up with what is hap
pening in the race.
6.00 am 2 hours downtime so finally get about 1 1/2 hours
sleep.
8.00 am Standby again. Time for some breakfast.
10.00 am On post. Again, incident free.
12.00 1 hour downtime so able to have some lunch.
1.00 pm On standby for 1 hour.
2.00 pm On post for the final hour of the race. Now clear that
the race will be won by Audi again.
3.00 pm End of the race. Unusually, this year the cars come
round once more on a victory lap. Being actually on
post at the end means we get to go out onto the
track and wave all our flags as they go past. Every
one congratulates each other on a job well done.
Alan Hutchinson

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Saturday
1.30 am Get to bed. Wonder if Les is still in Tetre Rouge Bar, just
across the track from us. (He was, until well after 2 am)

7.00 am Attend post briefing then back to bed as we arent
rostered until 6 pm.

10.00 am Give up trying to sleep.

3.00 pm Watch the start of the race then have a lie down for a
couple of hours (a bit noisy though!). Manage to
miss the only rain which fell during the race.

6.00 pm On standby i.e. not actually on post but available with
overalls on in case anything big happens. Take the
opportunity to have dinner. The (mostly French) marshalls
have been coming to this same post for well over 20
years and even bring their own chef!

9.00 pm Finally on post as the light starts fading. Still nice
and warm though. Nothing happens although blue
flagging with the cars going past you at about 170
mph and only a few yards away is rather interesting.


Bill and me with
our French chef.
The frog is Bills
mascot, Cadwell.
9
Sunday
12.00 3 hours downtime so take the chance to have first
proper shower in 3 days.

2.00 am On standby. Dont feel tired at all so just sit chatting
with Bill and having a coffee or two.

4.00 am Back on post. Still not tired. Watch the sun come up into
another lovely day. The post consists of 3 points spaced
at intervals and manned by 2 marshalls at each point.
Fortunately at one of these we are able to see the
giant TV screen so can keep up with what is hap
pening in the race.
6.00 am 2 hours downtime so finally get about 1 1/2 hours
sleep.
8.00 am Standby again. Time for some breakfast.
10.00 am On post. Again, incident free.
12.00 1 hour downtime so able to have some lunch.
1.00 pm On standby for 1 hour.
2.00 pm On post for the final hour of the race. Now clear that
the race will be won by Audi again.
3.00 pm End of the race. Unusually, this year the cars come
round once more on a victory lap. Being actually on
post at the end means we get to go out onto the
track and wave all our flags as they go past. Every
one congratulates each other on a job well done.
Alan Hutchinson

10
Visit to Northeast Restoration Club
1 Wilden road, Pattinson Ind. Est,
South, Ne38 8QB.
Sunday 23
rd
November (2pm)

We have been invited to visit the N.E.R.C. to have a look
around their facilities, which include club house and a
large workshop. This has long and short term bays for
their members to use for repairs and restorations to their
vehicles. The visit will start at 2pm and tea and coffee will
be available.
Could you please let me know if you are interested in go-
ing. You can make your own way there or if you wish to go
in a group we could meet at Washington services at around
1.30pm and I will lead you there. If you are going to meet
at Washington services once again please let me know.
For any info contact below:
Dave Stokoe, dfstokoe@yahoo.co.uk
07812981938
7

As some MGN members will
already be aware, I am a mo-
tor race marshall. For those
who are not sure what this is,
we are the people you see in orange who come onto the track to deal
with any incidents that occur, such as break downs or crashes.
Marshalls do this voluntarily i.e. we dont get paid and can volunteer
for meetings at any circuit in the country. Well, this year I and another
marshall, Bill, from my home circuit at Croft decided we would apply
to marshall at the Le Mans 24 hour race. Again, as many of you will
already know, I have attended this race for the last 10 years together
with Les and Pam Davison, but always as a spectator only.
So what was it like to be a commissaire at one of the worlds most
famous events? Qualifying takes place from 6.00 pm until midnight on
the Wednesday and Thursday evenings prior to the race, which began
at 3.00 pm on Saturday 14th June. Having spent the Monday and
Tuesday nights on site with Les, Pam and all our friends from Den-
mark who we meet up with each year, on Wednesday morning Bill and
I moved onto the post we had been allocated to where we would stay
until Sunday. This happened to be Post 19 (there are 65 of them)
which sadly was where the fatal crash involving Alain Simonsen took
place in 2013. Happily, I can say that nothing like that happened on
the post this year . To give a full account of the week would take up far
more space than is available here so I thought I would just run through
our timetable for the race. Continued on page 8
6

5th Clubnight, Backworth 8.00 pm
23rd Visit to North East Restoration Club


Annual General Meeting 5/11/14

Agenda
Minutes of Previous Meeting
Officers Reports including decision on 2015 subs
Election of Officers
Decision to organise Classics in Corbridge 2015
Any Other Business
11
Christmas Night Out

We are now taking bookings for our night out on Saturday
13/12/14 at the New Kent Hotel, arrive 7pm for 7.30pm
(www.newkenthotel.co.uk) After the meal there is a disco
or you can retire to the lounge bar.

A 3 course meal is available for 21.95. The menu choice
is:

Winter Broth, Halloumi roast pepper salad or Prawn Cock-
tail

Roast Turkey, Crunchy Hake, Beef au poive (creamy pep-
percorn sauce) or Roasted vegetable crumble

Christmas pudding, Fruits of the Forest panna cotta or Tri-
ple chocolate cake.

To make your booking please contact Eileen Dalgarno and
send your deposit of 10 per head to the Treasurer,
George Dalgarno or pay him no later than the AGM on
5/11/14.

Transport Options
1 Metro.
2 4/5 parking spaces on public road, outside hotel.
3 Hotel parking - 5 on side, 2 in front , 9 at the back.
4 Parking in nearby streets.
5 We can reserve one disabled parking bay at the Hotel.
12



Established 1983
-------
Scotlands largest stockists of new & used MG & other Classic Parts.
MGOC Reccomended Supplier & 5 Star Spanner Award .
Full Workshop facilities, Bodywork specialists, Insurance work undertaken.
Always breaking Maestros, MGAs, MGBs, Magnettes, Midgets, for spares.
Fast & efficient Mail Order service
------
131, Jamphlars Road, Cardenden, Fife, KY5 0ND
E-mail :- sales@chicdoig.com
Tel:- Office 01592-722999, Parts Department 01592-722666


This man owned & drove the same car for 82 YEARS. Can you imag-
ine even having the same car for 82 years?

Mr. Allen Swift ( Springfield, MA ) received this 1928 Rolls-Royce
Piccadilly-P1 Roadster from his father, brand new - as a graduation
gift in 1928.

He drove it up until his death last year ..... At the age of 102!!!

He was the oldest living owner of a car that was purchased new.

It was donated to a Springfield museum after his death.

It has 1,070,000 miles on it, still runs like a Swiss watch, dead silent
at any speed and is in perfect cosmetic condition. (82 years ) . That's
approximately 13,048 miles per year (1087 per month)
5




Parking Problem
John Mitchell sent in this photo from his recent holiday in
the USA. We can only hope that he is better at parking his
ships!
4

Survey
As you may already know, as a club we organise a number of runs each
year. These runs are open to all members (and guests) and take place
at pre-arranged dates throughout the spring summer and autumn.

We are always trying to expand/improve on what we do and we would
greatly appreciate your views/opinions so that we can plan next years
runs to suit the membership needs more closely and hopefully attract
more members to the regular runs.

To help us with this we would like ask all members to complete a short
survey. It is really simple to complete and should take up no more
than 15 minutes of your precious time. Most answers require you to
simply click on one or more options. but here is provision for more
detailed comments, which would be really helpful for us.
You just need to click on the following link which will take you
straight to the survey or go to the club website

http://kwiksurveys.com/s.asp?sid=cqzvi4ccn8nwp38441778

The survey is totally anonymous and a summary of the responses will
be fed back to all members at a future meeting and/or on the website.

If you are not interested or not able to take part in runs at all, could
you please still take the time to respond and at least answer the first
and last questions.

The questionnaire will remain open until 25th November. If you have
any problems you can contact Peter Hyde
on survey@mgnorthumbria.org

Thanks in anticipation for your interest and help

13



Established 1983
-------
Scotlands largest stockists of new & used MG & other Classic Parts.
MGOC Reccomended Supplier & 5 Star Spanner Award .
Full Workshop facilities, Bodywork specialists, Insurance work undertaken.
Always breaking Maestros, MGAs, MGBs, Magnettes, Midgets, for spares.
Fast & efficient Mail Order service
------
131, Jamphlars Road, Cardenden, Fife, KY5 0ND
E-mail :- sales@chicdoig.com
Tel:- Office 01592-722999, Parts Department 01592-722666


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Wingrove & MG Newcastle
Wingrove motor company are pleased to bring the all new MG to
the North East. Wingrove was founded in 1925 by John Myers Dal-
kin Snr a local cattle auctioneer. Wingrove pride themselves on be-
ing a family owned business, with five generations in the business.
Having stood the test of time overcoming issues such as the devas-
tating WW11 and the major changes in the automobile industry,
Wingroves latest venture comes in the form of becoming the sole
North East provider of MG.
Unbelievably starting at 8,399, for the entry model. The real value
lies in the mid-spec 3Form because it starts at 9,299, with spec in-
cluding iPod connection, DAB radio, aircon, Bluetooth and steering
wheel audio controls. The top-spec 3Style adds parking sensors,
cruise control auto wiper/lights and diamond cut alloys.
MG Newcastle are the dealer for Newcastle at Fox & Hounds 388
West Road Newcastle NE51ER and fully trained service and after
sales department. Follow us on Facebook MGNewcastle. Call on
0191 2288025
3
Tim Cook
New Members
This month we welcome to MG Northumbria:
Kevin and Jane Gray from Monkseaton, Whitley Bay who
have a TVR Chimera.

If you are happy please tell us, but also if our runs are
too long, at the wrong time or day etc etc, please let us
know so that the new committee can try to prepare a
programme for 2015 with something for everyone.
The November club night will have the delayed results of
the photo competition and will see the 2015 calendar go
on sale at the same low price as last year, 4. It is of
course also our AGM and the agenda is as below. It is also
your last chance to book a place at our Xmas meal.
I look forward to seeing you there.
Best Wishes


chairman@mgnorthumbria.org
2
Chairmans Chat
Hello again

Well thats another season over with three excellent runs
in October, special thanks to Dave Stokoe & Ian MacNeish
who did their first runs for the club. If you have an idea
for a run but are a bit unsure of what to do let me know,
we have experienced runners who are happy to help.

How has your car survived the season? Have you devel-
oped a worrying noise or leak? Judy had brake problems
on 5/10, I had brake problems on 12/10 but not as seri-
ous as Judy and now the vibrations have taken their toll
on my tailgate, which is currently held on by one hinge
and the lock.

I think we have probably had one of our fullest and most
varied event calendars for a long time but we only seem
to get the same faces, and cars. So we are going to ask
you what you want from this club. We have 112 club
members, and 104 Backworth members, but there are a
lot of you we dont see at club nights or on runs. Given
that I havent had any complaints about what the club
provides maybe we are doing alright. Elsewhere in the
newsletter and also on the website will be details of how
to complete our survey.

15
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www.mgnorthumbria.org
Northumbrian
November 2014

Old No. 1
Seen on display at the Silverstone MG90 event.