Storm clouds finally parted and sunshine appeared for the first time in weeks as 26 club cars headed into the picturesque Purbeck Hills for the weather delayed 1020 Winter Road
Read FullBournemouth and Poole MGOC monthly newsletter has been named as the best MGOC club newsletter of the year by the Owners club. The winning entry was the November issue of
Read FullThe now traditional 1020 Christmas lunch at the Walhampton Arms at Lymington on Sunday 08 December was another huge success with 74 club members sitting down to the carvery lunch,
Read FullA double dose of military might awaited participants on the latest 1020 coach trip which visited the Tangmere Military Aviation Museum near Chichester and Fort Nelson Royal Armouries at Fareham.
Read FullBournemouth and Poole MGOC celebrated its 35th birthday in style with a well-attended Gala Dinner at the Thistle Hotel on Poole Quay on the evening of Saturday 12 October. The
Read FullA rare splash of Autumn sunshine greeted the 20 cars and crews who took part in the latest seasonal 1020 Road Run on Sunday 06 October. Heading out from Hamworthy
Read FullA fascinating insight into the art of award-winning English wine making was given to club members who visited the Langham Estate vineyard at Crawthorne near Dorchester. Guide for the tour
Read FullBournemouth and Poole MGOC helped the MG marque celebrate its 95th anniversary in sunshine style when a large contingent attended the blue sky MG95 at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu
Read Full1020’s big event of the year – our annual Garden Party and Picnic at Athelhampton House near Dorchester on Sunday 11 August – proved another huge success with in excess
Read FullClub members were chuffed with their day out on Sunday 28 July to visit the Mid Hants Railway, affectionately known as the ‘Watercress Line’. After assembling at Rownhams Services the
Read FullClub members joined hundreds of other motoring enthusiasts for the annual Poole Bay Classics Extravaganza at Breamore House near Fordingbridge. The colourful parade of 1020 cars was lined-up alongside friends
Read FullThe 1020 stand this year at the Sherborne Classics and Supercar Show in the grounds of Sherborne Castle was occupied by 13 members and one guest from Blackmore Vale MGOC.
Read FullHardy country in North Dorset was the setting for 1020’s Summer Run on Sunday 14 July with the ultimate lunch destination The Crown Inn at Marnhull, famous for appearing as
Read FullWestival, the West Moors Community Day on Saturday 13 July was a new venture for 1020 with a baker’s dozen of club cars taking part in the modest classic car
Read FullThe pristine and much admired 1950s MGTF of club member Martin Harris from Milford-on-Sea was voted the car of the night at July’s ‘Pride of Ownership’ gathering held in near-perfect
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Club members added a splash of colour to the Austin A30 and A35 Owners club International Rally at Wareham as one of their guest clubs on 26 May 2019. The
Read FullMay 2019 A nearly full coach of club members and guests set off from the Hamworthy Club on 02 May 2019 to visit the British Motor Museum at Gaydon, stopping
Read FullThe tail end of storm Hannah failed to deter 35 club cars heading out on National Drive It Day 9April 28) for the now traditional Spring Road Run and Hog
Read FullClub members Henry and Aline Larkin were recently invited by friends from Chichester MGOC to join them for a weekend road run to the West Country – but it was
Read FullTo celebrate 95 years of MG, Brooklands hosted its annual MG Era Day on 14 April – among those attending was club member Ian Hanstead who reports. Despite being a
Read FullApril 2019 Four cars from Bournemouth & Poole MGOC were among a select group of classic cars at an open day for the new Sandbanks Brewery at Nuffield Trading Estate
Read FullJust two club members travelled east along the M27 at the end of March 2019 to take part in the Winchester MGOC Cobweb Spin which was visiting the Royal Armouries
Read FullPuddles, potholes and prodigious puddings were the order of the day for the 1020 Winter Run on Sunday 10 February 2019. Despite a less than encouraging forecast, many brave club
Read FullThe now traditional January club night skittles match proved as popular as ever with most club members trying their hand at knocking down as many of the nine skittles as
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Our Harbour Cruise, Fish & Chip Supper and Poole Fireworks evening went very off well. 86 members and guests were on-board the Purbeck Princess for a trip round the islands
Read FullMembers will know only too well that this year was a washout, the first time this has happened to us at Athelhampton House. Saturday afternoon saw a large group of
Read FullPoole Bay Classics Motoring Extravaganza at Breamore House took place in brilliant weather. Unfortunately our club stand this year only exhibited 6 cars. However a good day was enjoyed by
Read FullAnother road run organised for us by Dave Bailey and George Parrott with an interesting route to Henstridge Airfield the home of the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance, one of
Read FullThe Inter Club Quiz is organised each year by the winners from the previous year. This year the 1020 team of Adrian & Rita Mullins, Les & Jackie Cherrett and
Read Full53 members and guests joined the coach at Hamworthy Club for a 9.00 am start on our visit to the Brooklands Museum and Mercedes Benz World. After a 90 minute
Read FullOur spring run coincided again with National Drive it Day, starting from the Hamworthy Club we made our way through 46 miles of glorious Dorset countryside ending up at the
Read FullAround 60 members met at Sammy Millers Motorcycle Museum for a coffee start to our 2018 Winter Road Run. After collection of our route booklet we set off on a
Read FullThis was an unusual meeting falling as it did on New Year’s Day. Attendance was down on the numbers that we normally see but we understand that, many of our
Read FullOur Christmas lunch, again held at The Walhampton Arms, was very enjoyable. The weather was awful, raining and blowing a gale. The pub is situated on high ground and the
Read FullThe Empress of Blandings Copythorne Hants. SO40 2PF Menu for MG Run 11th February 2018 ORDER WHEN BOOKING AND PAY ON THE DAY Main Course British Beef £12.95 Loin of
Read FullOver the last two years this night out has proven to be very popular and this year 30 members and guests joined together at Poole Stadium for another night of
Read FullOur Autumn Road Run started again from the Avon Country Park and was again organised for us by Dave Bailey and George Parrott. The very interesting route took us out
Read Full30 members and guests journeyed to British Motor Heritage at Witney for a guided tour of the production facilities. We saw MGB bodies in various stages of assembly, all produced
Read FullA.G.M 2017 saw the existing committee re-elected en –block for another year with the ratification of previously co-opted members confirmed as full committee members. This year’s recipient of the Charlton
Read Full1020 was well represented at the D.S.A.A .open day at Henstridge. This gave our group the opportunity to inspect the new helicopter. Many other supporting groups also attended and all
Read FullEach year we are lucky to be allowed to return to Athelhampton House for our big charity fund raising event and we again thank Patrick and Andrea Cooke for hosting
Read Full36 cars and occupants set off for this road run, devised and planned for us by Adrian and Rita Mullins. The route was very picturesque with spectacular views of some
Read FullThis year over 40 members attended with their cars washed and polished. We had a reserved area put aside for us but this quickly overflowed into the general car park.
Read FullSunshine greeted 1020 entrants at the Bank Holiday weekend Wessex Car Show hosted by the Dorset Jaguar Enthusiasts’ Club at Breamore House near Fordingbridge. The 13 vehicle strong club line-up
Read FullAlthough not a 1020 event, many of our members have attended over the years so I am including this entry to try and help popularise the event. This is an
Read FullA packed room for our bank holiday Monday meeting enjoyed a talk from our guest speaker Rob Curtis. His subject this evening covered many old pub signs abd their history,
Read FullMeeting at Phoenix Classics at 10.00 am for an ‘open day’ with complimentary coffee and pastries prior to the run, provided a chance for all entrants to get together ,
Read FullThe majority of the local car clubs entered teams into this annual challenge, this year there were 15 tables of up to 6 players each. 1020 entered two teams, both
Read FullEach year we are invited by Dorset Historic Motor Club to join them at their club night for a light-hearted skittles match. This year I am pleased to report that
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