Colin Poland & I attended a meeting at Gaydon on Sunday 9th March, along with other like-minded clubs, to discuss an idea formulated by Ray Newell of the MMOC that we should continue the spirit of cooperation & communication enjoyed during the Morris Centenary year with the formation of an association or affiliation of classics clubs that have a connection to Morris Motors.
I am very pleased to report that the meeting was extremely positive, with all those present supporting the idea & agreeing that any such association should be a fairly informal affair, primarily to exchange information & news, foster joint rallies & events, & utilise economies of scale wherever possible when buying products or services that are common to all participating clubs.
After a suprisingly short debate, a name was agreed on as the 'Morris Vehicles Association' (MVA) - 'Morris' up front to make it easy to find, 'Vehicles' instead of 'Cars' to make it inclusive for commercials, & 'Association' instead of 'Club' to reflect it's less formal nature.
It's still very early days yet, & we're still in the planning stage, but look out for more news as we have it, in the magazine or on our web site. Many thanks go to Ray Newell of the MMOC for coming up with the original idea & arranging the first meeting, & to the BMIHT for hosting it.
Best wishes,
Patrick Carroll
The good thing about this meeting was the fact that there was no desire to marginalise any club or marque, thus the Wolseley Register, among others were very supportive of this collaboration. As Pat said, watch this space
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