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Chailey Tractor Club - Annual Rally -
24th/25th July 2021

 Chailey Tractor Club will be holding it's annual rally on the weekend of 24^th/25^th July, originally scheduled for 2020 but delayed for obvious reasons.

 A big thank you to Nicole at the Plough at Plumpton Green who will be hosting us. camping is available for all in their field.

 We start Friday evening and disperse Sunday afternoon. The pub will be open all day for beer and we will set up barbecues which will be continuous so bring your own food and cook your own - or we'll help you…!

 There will be a run out on both Saturday and Sunday, hopefully over the Downs and we will confirm the route on the day.

 The club band has kindly agreed to play on Saturday evening.

 The weather will hopefully be good, so we are hoping for a great turnout, and all being well minus Covid restrictions. We have steam, tractors and classic cars so if you are available, please do make every effort to come along for all or part of the weekend and bring whatever mode of transport you choose.  The Plough have been really good to us in the past so it will be an opportunity to return the loyalty. Hoping to see as many as we can.

Hello Fellow members.
Our June meeting is 8th June 2021.

Invite below (No Subject )

Topic: Weald Classic Club Night

Time: Tuesday 8 June at 7.30pm 

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We have resumed our Breakfasts at Haven Farm on the Third Sunday of the month the next one being 20th June 2021. Pre booking required (hopefully the last one we will have to book.)
Phone: 01825 790888

Judith and I are going to the Woolpack at 7.00pm on the 29th for a meal and a drink. Covid permitting. Please feel free to join us Again Pre book would be advisable.
Phone: 01444 245178 
The season has now started and we have events to look forward to. On Saturday 3rd July we have a double header. The Town council has invited us to exhibit a few cars. (However this event is now full with reserves) We still have spaces available and welcome members to exhibit at the Cowfold Village Show on the same day 3rd July. All exhibitors MUST PRE BOOK with Tony Boyle at tony.boyle690@btinternet.com or myself Fred fredandjud@gmail.com by the Saturday 19th June 2021.
Our resumption of the Drive and Dines begin with the Hare and Hounds on 27th July as per Tony's mail below.

Our first WCVC breakfast of 2021 was a very soggy affair with heavy rain and no cover. Soggy toast not good. Thank you to the members that braved the weather to support it. Got up to sunshine drove there in the dry. Food served outdoors heavens opened drove home it the dry,

(Very bad timing on my part.) Better luck next time 9.30 am Sunday 20^th June.

Hope to see you then.

January 2021.

We are now into a  new year 2021 and Covid 19 is still with us, so we will have to continue with our virtual meetings on Zoom. We will be looking for members to help with the content as the committee minds are running out of things to include.Ot first one is Tuesday 12th January 2021. 7.00 pm

December 2020.

Sorry for the non information on my blog

September 20th 

For those of us that turned out on Sunday morning. Our September individually booked socially distancing breakfast at Heaven Tea Rooms was very enjoyable. keeping to the ruling of Six.    

Hello Fellow members, we are now under even more Covid 19 restrictions and it has therefore delayed our getting together after a very good Garden Dinner at the Woolpack.
The Heaven Stable Tea Rooms are open and will accept bookings of individuals within the Covid 19 conditions and space tables to allow us to have breakfast together at Social distance spacing. If you book mention me and they will sort the seating arrangements. This is on the premise that if you can sit in a restaurant with strangers at a social distance you can sit with members providing you keep to the rules. Your views would be appreciated wealdclassicclub@gmail.com

Hello Fellow members.
Hope this find every one well. Time goes on and we are still missing our regular meetings due to these difficult times.
Our Next Monthly Zoom meeting is this Tuesday 11th August at 7.30 pm. Once again kindly hosted by the Ian Newman of the Jaguar Enthusiasts Club. The line will be open shortly before start time. The Topic is All members are invited to submit images of their pride and joys taken some where nice. (On top of a mountain, in a valley, on the coast, at a car show) at any time with a brief explanation. Entries Via email. Please.
fredandjud@gmail.com or our wealdclassicclub@gmail.com  addresses By lunchtime on the 11th please.

Hope this finds you all well under these circumstances.
Our Zoom meetings are continuing whilst the government restrictions are in force as group meetings are still not approved.
Our next meeting is a Zoom meeting on Tuesday 14th July 7.30 pm, again kindly hosted by Ian Newman of the Jaguar Enthusiast Club.
The subject will be for members to send in an image of a part or portion of a vehicle and the members attending will try to identify the vehicle from the image and the sender will reveal the answer at the end. If you would like the answer shown visually send in that image also. (Please send in J Peg images ) to fredandjud@gmail.com or our club mail address wealdclassicclub@gmail.com. Looking forward to plenty of entries. The invite for the meeting is below. If you would like to join us for the first time please do. If you require assistance in joining please contact Fred.
Our new Website is now up and running wealdclassicvehicle.club  Please view it and let us know what you think as many hours of our webmasters time has been spent building it from scratch, please scroll through the many interesting pages. There are many ways in which you can get involved. Send in images for the gallery, classified adds, general information. there is a members blog page for you to have your say on a subject of your choice. plus lots more, so please support your website by visiting it regularly. Send your input to either wealdclassicclub@gmail.com  fredandjud@gmail.com or philfaben@gmail.com
The club is continuing with caution and observing the no group gatherings until further notice. We have been in touch with our New Home the Woolpack INN they are re-opening on the 27th July, and also the Heaven Farm Tea Rooms on 4th July and both will be pleased to see you as individuals, they do request that you book advance directly with them and observe the new rules set out for the time being.
Woolpack Inn 01444 245178   Heaven Farm 01825 790888

We are all hoping that the Situation will improve shortly and we can all meet up together soon. Hope all are keeping safe fit and well.
Weald today.
As of the beginning of June there has been very little action to report.There have been a couple of Virtual Club meetings via the Zoom platform, there are 2 more booked one for Tuesday 9 ^th June 7.30pm and   14 ^th July 7.30pm both kindly hosted by The Jaguar Enthusiast Club allowing us to use their License that has no time limit.We have some content and are still looking for more for the June meeting only a week away. The subject is vehicle related images with a story behind them, the provider will be invited to present the story. (this is not mandatory if you just wish to observe that is fine please do so.)It will be up to the membership to come up with content for us to fill the  July meeting with. Please send Ideas to wealdclassicclub@gmail.com
One or two of our members have been involved in a couple of projects, more information to follow. Nick ...and Ian... have been looking at a vintage Triumph Roadster.
Fred Bone has been involved with a 1967 Austin Healey Sprite that will shortly be coming up for sale.
We are going to come out of this and when we do we can enjoy our Monthly Meetings, Breakfasts and Drive and Dines once again

Regards.
Fred.(chair)

Weald June ContinuedCharirman’s nattersBeing locked down has meant that we have not been able to enjoy our Pride and Joys and hope it will not be to much longer now before we can enjoy them and meet up.I have very little to report and just hope everyone is staying safe and well and the cars are all ready for the start when it eventually comes.Your committee have been working hard during the difficult times to try and keep the members together virtually (Big thank you to those that organised and to those who attended the Zoom meetings. The new website is now up and running, it needs a lot of tweeking and will look great when finished. The old and the new sites will run side by side initially although very little is added to the old one just historical information. Keep Safe and Well. Regards.
Fred.(chair)

March 2020Now we are at our new home after the demise of the Weald Inn We hope we have settled down as it is our AGM at our April Meeting. Will try and keep it short. It is Business as usual if I do not here differently. All our committee members are still prepared to stand for a further year and we would like to add Phil Faben to our ranks. So we have Fred Bone (Chair) Bob Martin (Vice Chair). Judith Bone (Hon Sec). Ian Renshaw (Treasurer), Nick Wilmore events, Tony Boyle, and adding Phil Faben Webmaster/ Promotions.​ March 2020 Update.Had our first virtual club meeting today with 8 members. It went very well for over an hour. We now have to come up with a theme for the next one next week. Any ideas please let me know. Also let me know if you would like to be involved. The Theme is now Macro or small images​ Sorry due to Coronavirus ALL Club meetings including Breakfasts and Drive and dines are cancelled until further notice. 18.03.2020
Sorry due to Coronavirus our Drive and Dine on Tuesday 17th March has been cancelled. Tony is refunding the paymentsNow we are at our new home after the demise of the Weald Inn We hope we have settled down as it is our AGM at our April Meeting. Will try and keep it short. It is Business as usual if I do not here differently. All our committee members are still prepared to stand for a further year and we would like to add Phil Faben to our ranks. So the officers are Fred Bone (Chair) Bob Martin (Vice Chair). Judith Bone (Hon Sec). Ian Renshaw (Treasurer), Nick Wilmore (Events,) Tony Boyle,( Drive and Dine) adding Phil Faben (Webmaster/ Promotions). If you have an interest in joining the committee please let a member of the committee know.Looking forward to our 2020 season with plenty of events to get involved in
                          February 2020 Update.      As you are aware we have lost our Club Venue of the last 4 Years and we have to move on. After our membership vote on 2 offers we were offered we accepted the kind invitation to what is now our new home at the WOOLPACK INN. Howard Way, Burgess Hill. RH15 8NN.It will be business as usual with a designated area inside and a designated parking area in the summer for our pride and joys.The one change is that the Woolpack provides good honest pub food, so if you fancy getting there a little early and enjoying a meal with us. mention you are a Weald Classic Vehicle Club Member and you will be entitled to our privileged 10% discount on food. So please support the venue.First meeting being Tuesday 10th March 2020. Start is 7.30 pm if you would like to eat 6.30 pm to 7.00 pm. would be good. For the first meeting it will be a noggin and natter evening to allow us to settle in. If you are not aware our new landlord Lance is keen on Classic cars and runs a car show once a year at our new home. Due to popular demand we are returning to our old venue of the Heaven Tea Rooms for our Breakfast this Sunday 9.15 am post code for new attendees is TN22 3RG. looking forward to seeing you. It is a double header for those who fancy it as there is a Marques at Spencers Brunch at Ticehurst from 10.30 am onward, If you have not been well worth a visit. Postcode  TN5 7HA. Further to our excellent breakfast we have decided to venture back to the Orchard Restaurant Cowfold Road, West Grinstead, West Sussex, RH13 8LYfor the March D n D.Date...Tuesday 17th March 7 for 7.30 sit down.Menu choicesLasagne with chips and saladDeep fried scampi with chips and peas or saladChicken and mushroom shortcrust pie with veg and chips or new potsStuffed lambs breast with sausage meat and herb stuffing. Served with veg and new potsTo include standard tea and coffee Price £14 eachUsual booking requirements please....contact tony or linda on 01273 833144 or tony.boyle690@btinternet.com​URGENT MESSAGE,  DUE TO STORM DENNIS IT HAS BEEN DECIDED WITH REGRET TO CANCEL MARQUEES AT SPENCERS THIS SUNDAY 16.02.20VERY SORRY,
               January 2020 News Update.
A good January meeting was held well attended in spite of the weather. A big thank you for the support given by a number of members and friends well supported by WSJEC to the ESJEC Goodwood Presentation. (Nothing worse than having more presenters than listeners.) The food, presentation and company were excellent.Our Breakfast at the Orchards Restaurant went down well on Saturday and we are considering going back your thought would be welcome.We are still looking forward to our Post Christmas Lunch at the Thatch Saturday 25th January.Tony has arrange the event below as our February Drive and Dive Please respond to Tony and Linda as usual.Hi everyone.If you fancy a curry at the end of Feb why not join the club at the Masala Club restaurant in Burgess Hill.Tuesday 26th Feb It is a small venue so space will be limited. It is their Banquet menu as we have had beforeThe cost is £12.50 per person. As before you pay at the restaurant on arrival., so all I need is numbers please.Be there at 7 o'clock as all meals are ordered on the night. Please contact Tony & Linda Boyle 01273 833144, tony.boyle690@btinternet.com

Hello fellow members.Welcome to the 2020 Season. Finished off well with our Xmas lunch and we still have our Post Christmas Lunch at the Thatched Inn to look forward to Saturday 25th January 7.00. for 7.30 pm .We have our first Club night of 2020 at the Weald Inn this coming Tuesday 14th 7.30 pm. a noggin and natter evening. Looking forward to see you there.Our Monthly club breakfast for January is at a changed venue due to Heaven Farm having a holiday. This month it will be held at the Orchard Family Restaurant, Cowfold Road, West Grinstead, RH13 8LY. 9.15 / 9.30 am. Sunday 19th Jan. Very comparable prices and good ambience. I will be requesting a show of hands on Tuesday just to give the staff an idea of numbers. Judith and I personally toured the local area and in our opinion this was right for our club.We are looking for suggestions for club night entertainment for 2020 and any venues we could perhaps visit after our breakfast meetings on a nice summer Sunday.  


November 2019.
As we near the end of another very successful season with our Pride and Joys we move into the winter months. Where I hope we the committee can offer some club night activities and events to cheer us up in the dark periods.As you are all probably aware we lost our publicans Bob and Chrissie Martin to retirement, but the position of Vice Chair is still held by Bob and their continued presents is assured.​ Our Breakfasts have now been suspended until February but do not despair we are doing our Heaven Farm Xmas Lunch on Sunday 22nd December (Still a couple of places available if you wish to join us. Our Drive and Dine is very popular and well supported, it continues throughout the winter season in November it is at the Green Man, RingmerI would like to take this opportunity to Thank You All for your support and wish you all a very Happy Christmas and a prosperous and safe 2020 from myself and the committee. Without you it would not work. I have enjoyed 2019 with our Weald members very much and look forward to 2020 with all my WCVC friends.
The committee are busy looking to re brand the club Logo and promotion material as the ones we have now are getting a little dated and we should move on. Any ideas at this early stage please let me know. However we do have a great graphic design team in our membership who has been offering great Ideas and working hard on the project. Thank you team Chloe, Luke, Phil and Nick.
Chailey HeritageIt was good to hear our 2019 charity made around £300. From our Classic in the Town event sorry it was not a little better but the weather was inclement.






We are all hoping that the Situation will improve shortly and we can all meet up together soon. Hope all are keeping safe fit and well.
Weald today.

As of the beginning of June there has been very little action to report.There have been a couple of Virtual Club meetings via the Zoom platform, there are 2 more booked one for Tuesday 9 ^th June 7.30pm and   14 ^th July 7.30pm both kindly hosted by The Jaguar Enthusiast Club allowing us to use their License that has no time limit.We have some content and are still looking for more for the June meeting only a week away. The subject is vehicle related images with a story behind them, the provider will be invited to present the story. (this is not mandatory if you just wish to observe that is fine please do so.)It will be up to the membership to come up with content for us to fill the  July meeting with. Please send Ideas to wealdclassicclub@gmail.com 
One or two of our members have been involved in a couple of projects, more information to follow. Nick ...and Ian... have been looking at a vintage Triumph Roadster.
Fred Bone has been involved with a 1967 Austin Healey Sprite that will shortly be coming up for sale.
We are going to come out of this and when we do we can enjoy our Monthly Meetings, Breakfasts and Drive and Dines once again

Regards.
Fred.(chair)

Weald June Continued

Charirman’s natters

Being locked down has meant that we have not been able to enjoy our Pride and Joys and hope it will not be to much longer now before we can enjoy them and meet up.

I have very little to report and just hope everyone is staying safe and well and the cars are all ready for the start when it eventually comes.

Your committee have been working hard during the difficult times to try and keep the members together virtually (Big thank you to those that organised and to those who attended the Zoom meetings. 

The new website is now up and running, it needs a lot of tweeking and will look great when finished. The old and the new sites will run side by side initially although very little is added to the old one just historical information. 

Keep Safe and Well. 

Regards.
Fred.(chair)

March 2020

Now we are at our new home after the demise of the Weald Inn We hope we have settled down as it is our AGM at our April Meeting. Will try and keep it short. It is Business as usual if I do not here differently. All our committee members are still prepared to stand for a further year and we would like to add Phil Faben to our ranks. So we have Fred Bone (Chair) Bob Martin (Vice Chair). Judith Bone (Hon Sec). Ian Renshaw (Treasurer), Nick Wilmore events, Tony Boyle, and adding Phil Faben Webmaster/ Promotions.

​ 

March 2020 Update.

Had our first virtual club meeting today with 8 members. It went very well for over an hour. We now have to come up with a theme for the next one next week. Any ideas please let me know. Also let me know if you would like to be involved. The Theme is now Macro or small images

​

 Sorry due to Coronavirus ALL Club meetings including Breakfasts and Drive and dines are cancelled until  further notice. 18.03.2020

Sorry due to Coronavirus our Drive and Dine on  Tuesday 17th March has been cancelled. 

Tony is refunding the payments

Now we are at our new home after the demise of the Weald Inn We hope we have settled down as it is our AGM at our April Meeting. Will try and keep it short. It is Business as usual if I do not here differently. All our committee members are still prepared to stand for a further year and we would like to add Phil Faben to our ranks. So the officers are Fred Bone (Chair) Bob Martin (Vice Chair). Judith Bone (Hon Sec). Ian Renshaw (Treasurer), Nick Wilmore (Events,) Tony Boyle,( Drive and Dine) adding Phil Faben (Webmaster/ Promotions). If you have an interest in joining the committee please let a member of the committee know.

Looking forward to our 2020 season with plenty of events to get involved in

                          February 2020 Update.      

As you are aware we have lost our Club Venue of the last 4 Years and we have to move on. After our membership vote on 2 offers we were offered we accepted the kind invitation to what is now our new home at the WOOLPACK INN. Howard Way, Burgess Hill. RH15 8NN.

It will be business as usual with a designated area inside and a designated parking area in the summer for our pride and joys.

The one change is that the Woolpack provides good honest pub food, so if you fancy getting there a little early and enjoying a meal with us. mention you are a Weald Classic Vehicle Club Member and you will be entitled to our privileged 10% discount on food. So please support the venue.

First meeting being Tuesday 10th March 2020. Start is 7.30 pm if you would like to eat 6.30 pm to 7.00 pm. would be good. For the first meeting it will be a noggin and natter evening to allow us to settle in. If you are not aware our new landlord Lance is keen on Classic cars and runs a car show once a year at our new home. 

Due to popular demand we are returning to our old venue of the Heaven Tea Rooms for our Breakfast this Sunday 9.15 am post code for new attendees is TN22 3RG. looking forward to seeing you. It is a double header for those who fancy it as there is a Marques at Spencers Brunch at Ticehurst from 10.30 am onward, If you have not been well worth a visit. Postcode  TN5 7HA. 

Further to our excellent breakfast we have decided to venture back to the Orchard Restaurant Cowfold Road, West Grinstead, West Sussex, RH13 8LY

for the March D n D.

Date...Tuesday 17th March 7 for 7.30 sit down.

Menu choices

Lasagne with chips and salad

Deep fried scampi with chips and peas or salad

Chicken and mushroom shortcrust pie with veg and chips or new pots

Stuffed lambs breast with sausage meat and herb stuffing. Served with veg and new pots

To include standard tea and coffee 

Price £14 each

Usual booking requirements please....contact tony or linda on 01273 833144 or tony.boyle690@btinternet.com

​

URGENT MESSAGE,  DUE TO STORM DENNIS IT HAS BEEN DECIDED WITH REGRET TO CANCEL MARQUEES AT SPENCERS THIS SUNDAY 16.02.20

VERY SORRY,

               January 2020 News Update.

A good January meeting was held well attended in spite of the weather. A big thank you for the support given by a number of members and friends well supported by WSJEC to the ESJEC Goodwood Presentation. (Nothing worse than having more presenters than listeners.) The food, presentation and company were excellent.

Our Breakfast at the Orchards Restaurant went down well on Saturday and we are considering going back your thought would be welcome.

We are still looking forward to our Post Christmas Lunch at the Thatch Saturday 25th January.

Tony has arrange the event below as our February Drive and Dive Please respond to Tony and Linda as usual.

Hi everyone.

If you fancy a curry at the end of Feb why not join the club at the Masala Club restaurant in Burgess Hill.

Tuesday 26th Feb It is a small venue so space will be limited. It is their Banquet menu as we have had before

The cost is £12.50 per person. As before you pay at the restaurant on arrival., so all I need is numbers please.

Be there at 7 o'clock as all meals are ordered on the night. 

Please contact Tony & Linda Boyle 01273 833144, tony.boyle690@btinternet.com

Hello fellow members.

Welcome to the 2020 Season. Finished off well with our Xmas lunch and we still have our Post Christmas Lunch at the Thatched Inn to look forward to Saturday 25th January 7.00. for 7.30 pm .

We have our first Club night of 2020 at the Weald Inn this coming Tuesday 14th 7.30 pm. a noggin and natter evening. Looking forward to see you there.

Our Monthly club breakfast for January is at a changed venue due to Heaven Farm having a holiday. This month it will be held at the Orchard Family Restaurant, Cowfold Road, West Grinstead, RH13 8LY. 9.15 / 9.30 am. Sunday 19th Jan. Very comparable prices and good ambience. I will be requesting a show of hands on Tuesday just to give the staff an idea of numbers. Judith and I personally toured the local area and in our opinion this was right for our club.

We are looking for suggestions for club night entertainment for 2020 and any venues we could perhaps visit after our breakfast meetings on a nice summer Sunday.