Author: Paul Gallagher

THE NORTHERN VINTAGE TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION

Monthly Newsletter November2019

Founded 1977

President & Club Chairman
Ernie Hutchinson, 60 Brompton Court, Brompton on Swale, North Yorkshire, DL10 7SB Tel:01748 810362
Club Secretary
Mavis Bailey, 86 Geneva Crescent, Darlington, Co Durham, DL1 4LA
Membership Secretary
Mavis Bailey, 86 Geneva Crescent, Darlington Co Durham, DL1 4LA Tel:01325 359114
Club Treasurer
Maureen Briggs
20 Salters Lane, South Darlington, DL1 2AD
Newsletter
Elaine Storey, 15 Cleveland View, Coundon, Bishop Auckland, Co Durham, DL14 8NE Tel:01388 609666

Meetings are held at Middleton St George Cricket Club, Water View, Darlington DL2 1JQ
At 19.30 the third Tuesday each month
This month will be on Tuesday 19th November

Hello everyone I hope you are all well and keeping dry. Time is just going at 90mph it is Christmas party time. Last chance to get your tickets at club night.
There is entertainment and food so come along lets have a good get together.
This months meeting is Mr & Mrs . How well do you know the other half? The winning couple will get a pair of tickets for the Christmas party. If you loose you could be having a meal for 1. Good luck.
All the best
Ernie.
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THE NORTHERN VINTAGE TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION
NEWSLETTER FOR NOVEMBER 2019
NEXT CLUB NIGHT IS THE 19TH NOVEMBER
As always this is the third Tuesday of the month
You can now find us on Face book search for
The Northern Vintage Transport Association.
Don’t forget we also have a website where you will find pictures of events we have been to and events we have held at the club nights.
www.tnvta.co.uk
OCTOBER CLUB NIGHT
This was auction night and what a night it was. We were overwhelmed with the amount of goods donated to auction. You really excelled yourselves. Our thanks to all who both brought items and bought items
The night started around eight o clock with the Chairman opening the night with a short thank you speech to all who attended. Then the fun began.......
The Chairman who had now become the Auctioneer (who says men can’t multi task) began by asking for bids and the night was on its way. We raised a fantastic sum of £134.15 a huge thank you to all who took the trouble to dig out and bring to the club a vast array of lots to enable us to auction off. Thanks to Ernie being our auctioneer for the night. Another thank you goes to Lily who has help out on Auction night for many years. Thanks Lily you are a star.
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bring to the club a vast array of lots to enable us to auction off.
Thanks to Ernie being our auctioneer for the night. Another thank you goes to Lily who has helped out on Auction night for many years. Thanks Lily you are a star.
NOVEMBER CLUB NIGHT IS THE 19TH.
How well do you know your partner? Very well I hear you say. Well put your money where your mouth is and come and join us for a game of MR and MRS. The game where you are invited to tell us how well you know your other half. You will be asked questions of a variety subjects to find out just how well you really do know each other. Promises to be an interesting night. See you there???
CHRISTMAS PARTY 14TH OF DECEMBER
A reminder of Christmas party tickets
Tickets are selling fast so please make sure of yours.
We are selling them at November club night. The price of the ticket are as follows
Members will be £6 per person
While non members will be £10 per person
They are also available from all committee members whose contact details can be found at the beginning of this newsletter.
They are also available from all committee members whose contact details can be found at the beginning of this newsletter.
We are having the usual buffet and Entertainment so please come along and join us. We look forward to seeing you all there.

DECEMBER CLUB NIGHT
WILL BE ON THE 17TH OF DECEMBER
Once again we invite you to join us for a pre Christmas get together. Have a mince pie and a chat. Christmas music and good friends.
Following article is from Ian Wood. Thankyou Ian sorry we didn't have space last month.
On September 8th I attended the Reliant Heritage day in the former company’s home town of Tamworth in Staffordshire. There was a small but interesting line up of Reliant’s. There was a rare 1963 Reliant Sabre Mk 2 of which there were only 77 of this model made. Some were used as works rally cars. One car number 263 crashed in the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally because of a puncture causing it to swerve over an 80 foot cliff edge. The navigator was Bobby Parkes and the driver Arthur Senior who later opened a garage in Toft Hill near Bishop Auckland.
Also on show was a Reliant Regal Mk 3 van in Only Fools and Horses livery with a trailer converted to a hearse, also in yellow.
There was also a Tempest kit van based on a Reliant Kitten chassis.
In the Kettlebrook area of Tamworth I found the house where the original prototype was built in 1934 by Mr T Williams, who had previously worked as a designer for

Raleigh working on three wheel vans and the Super 7 three wheeler car. When they made the decision to cease vehicle production he left Raleigh and founded Reliant . The name Reliant was chosen as Mr Williams bought all the parts from Raleigh and they all had an R on them.
In the window of the Tamworth Heritage Centre I saw the original brass plaque from the Reliant offices. It also named Morston Engineering which Reliant took over in 1948 dating it. Morston Engineering of Coventry manufactured gears and gearboxes which enabled Reliant to produce its own gearboxes and led to improvements in the engines.

AND FINALLY
John was told that a twin engine plane would be waiting at the airport. Arriving at the air port he spotted a plain warming up outside the hanger. He jumped in, said lets go. The pilot taxied and took off. Once in the air, John told the pilot “Fly low over the valley so I can take pictures of the fire on the hill”
Pilot “Why?
John “Because I’m the photographer for a television show. I need to get some close up shots.
The pilot was strangely silent for a moment, then he stammered So, what you are telling me is .... You’re not my flying instructor?
Life is short.... ALWAYS ASK. NEVER ASSUME.
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Dates for you Diary.
June 8th /9th Tractorfest Newby Hall
June 15th Srutton Village Fete.
29th /30th June Preston Park Fire Engine Rally
July 6th/7th Duncombe Park

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