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Oundle Car Club
We have had a great year so far, starting with a wonderful evening looking round the Splined Hub, in February, where we were treated to
a tour and then refreshments from
Feast, and beer from the Nene Valley Brewery. Like the beer, the evening was cold and refreshing! It was incredible seeing the engineering and craftsmanship that we have here in Oundle. The atmosphere was really buzzing, and it was so good to see people chatting and getting enthused about cars even in dank, dark February.
to inspire, admire or want to drive home in! For me, in August, it was the little blue classic Mini – whilst my husband wanted to bring home the
We have carried on this link with the Splined Hub, with ever growing club numbers attending their Sun Set Spins,
which happen throughout the Summer on a Thursday night. It’s such an eclectic group of people and cars, and there’s always something
our youngest members, Brad Hadman, bringing in a wonderful dog to be with him whilst he was in Thorpe Hall. We had amazing prizes donated
The atmosphere was really buzzing, and it was so good to see people chatting and getting enthused about cars
Ford Thunderbird! The welcome from Ollie and Alison is always a great one. We have had some great monthly
meets in some local pubs on Sunday mornings. At Barrowden, the lovely Montagu Arms at Barnwell, and a
new one to us New Lodge. Maddie
at the Falcon Inn, Fotheringhay has continued to support us, with her car mad staff popping out to check out the cars, or indeed join us, and we held our summer social there. We held a raffle that raised £400 for Petsastherapy. This is a fantastic charity that helped one of
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