UNITED
TRUCKERS
CLUB NEWSLETTER
December 2008
www.unitedtruckers.co.uk
No. 50
Welcome to your club.
“The club is to be informal, relaxed and very friendly but at the same time professional.``
2008
And so we come to the end of another year and where has it gone?
We have had a good year really the weather didn't help for some but enjoyable all the same.
PETERBOROUGH was so warm compared to other years but probable false security for next year its a show where you take everything hat ,scarf, gloves, and guess what? we needed none of it.
The show itself was good but none of the shows were as good this year due to the fuel and economic climate.
We then moved on to CRICKET ST THOMAS for a small show for Blue Ridge Runners lovely little show, super weather and the added advantage of looking around the grounds and the animal park for free!
We then moved on to OSWESTRY and we had a lovely show there but oh dear we did have rain on the Saturday but lovely on the Sunday. The show is so relaxed and a good show of lorries.
We then did a one day show for Mark Parsons at CASTLE CARY for charity the weather was dry for that one. By about 2'o clock they had a good 150 bikes there and wow some really nice ones.
The 5th weekend in a row away was DETLING in Kent. Wonderful show ground lovely show one of our favourites last year, but what a disaster this year. Very muddy and wet underfoot but not a bad weekend, they had incorporated a bike show with it and it was an utter disaster. The bikes seemed to be favoured the poor lorries were stuck outside in the long grass and no toilets. They ruined a really really nice show.
The highlight of the year was the CHILDREN’S CONVOY good weather and 56 lorries descended on Longleat. We had many problems leading up to it with lorries dropping out mainly because the cost of diesel was so so high, but we filled all the places and I just hope we can keep it going for 2009 even if it's on a smaller scale. Long way ahead yet. The children's faces say it all and it's a day everyone enjoys and I must say for what we pay to Longleat we really do get a good deal.
Our next stop was N A S S A Kingswinford nr Dudley a mixture of car, bikes and lorries. Lovely show and the N A S S A gang pull out all the stops to make you so welcome and nothing is too much trouble. I was so cold on the Saturday but nice on the Sunday. If you want a small intimate show then this is the one for you all.
Then we moved on to SANTA POD Northampton this is probably my favourite show of the lot, lots to see and a good show of trucks. The weather was good. The Dummy spitting competition on Saturday night caused a great laugh. We had Quite a crowed watching who enjoyed the free entertainment.
On the Sunday the boys did a charity pram race for BIBIC and they went up the drag strip with full commentary and Russ made it sound like a grand prix. They collected with buckets and as reported before raised nearly £450 well done boys an annual event it seems.
Our local to us SHEPTON MALLET was next and for the 2nd year we had such awful weather and all the presentations were held inside like the year previous. By now the truck entries were well down from 1,200 to 650 but the weather put some off for sure.
We then after a gap moved on to DONNINGTON RACE WEEKEND.Good weather good racing but only about 40 trucks there and in a dust bowl but it was still an enjoyable weekend.
The last show was then THRUXTON brilliant weekend Good weather dry on Saturday but rain Sunday afternoon. The best racing ever up there nearly all truck racing and as many lorries as ever.
The last 2 shows BIBIC Bridgwater and Haydock Park were both cancelled due to bad weather. Several of us were all booked into travel lodges at Haydock so there was a mass cancellation programme there.
We had a few laughs that wasn't printed in previous news:
At Peterbourgh Mark & Nicky Smith had given Roger a lift there but when we went to leave we were following them Mark suddenly pulled over and got out laughing they had forgotten Roger they then got half hour down the road and Roger realises he had left his car keys in Tony's lorry back at the show ground!
At Cricket St Thomas Ian and Tony spent all Saturday putting on some lights all around the stage. The lighting ceremony was when it got dark and guess what none of them worked!
At N A S S A Jeremy Roff fell off a white plastic chair on the trailer and to the ground and laughed so much he couldn't get up the tremos could be felt as far as Bristol.
A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL OUR SPONSORS, JUDGES AND EVERYONE WHO HELPED IN ANYWAY THIS YEAR, TOWING, SETTING UP THE TRAILER ETC. WITHOUT YOU ALL AND YOUR HELP THE CLUB WOULD NOT BE THE ONE IT IS TODAY.
FIRWEORKS
We had 2 events at Thruxton Race Track in aid of the Round Table for local charities. They asked Paul Rummey if he could arrange some trucks to attend to do a light show after the fireworks. He managed to get 30 trucks there which was brilliant and the organisers were delighted with the display. So thank you Paul for sorting that out.
BRANDS HATCH TRUCK RACING
There were about 140 lorries there for showing. There was some good racing Brian Burt had a 6th, Steve Horne a 3rd and Ben Horne a 1st.
The weather on the Saturday was rain rain and more rain but Sunday was a lovely.
Results for the show trucks were (U T Members)
AMERICAN 1st Jim Bennett 1st
FLEET
1st James Removals 2nd F G Bond & Son 3rd Alan Firmin
BEST WORKING TRUCK
1st Kevin King Wilkins, Tiptree HC Ed Bond, F G Bond & Son
CUSTOM
1st Will Pringle, S C Transport 2nd Billy Wells, James Removals
3rd Shaun Harrison, BASHER
AGM, BUFFET & DANCE
This event will be on Saturday 21st February 2009 at the Battleborough Hotel (where we had it last year) Just off junction 22, M5. The AGM will be at 5pm followed by a buffet and disco. The buffet will start at 8.30pm but the evening ‘do’ will start 7pm – 7.30. The buffet has been tailored around our needs and will be a proper truckers buffet. Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased from Ian Course (TIGGER) or Shirley at £18 each.
(Shirley Buckingham;
23 Hamlyn Close, Newbarn Park. Taunton TA1 4NT.Cheques made payable to United Truckers)
Accommodation is available, which you need to book direct with the Battleborough 01278 760208.
Single £55 double/twin £75 (2008 prices)
All to include a full English breakfast, limited rooms so book early. Also just down the road Brent Knoll Lodge 01278 760008, sorry no prices available contact for details.
Tickets are available from Shirley & Ian (Tigger) Final numbers for the food has to be given to the hotel 10 days prior to the event. Please do not expect us to be mind readers and money prior to the event!!!
WANTED We are looking for another cuddly toy to name next year if anyone can help AND NOT TAZ BUBBLES
Christmas Gift ideas
United Truckers Photo Book by Colin Miness
£20.00 + £2.50P+P Please contact Colin on 07771766369.
United Truckers Calendar by Hannah Course £5.00 each please contact Hannah on 07535634512
ANNOUNCEMENTS
CONGRATULATIONS TO
Mandy and Graham Miness on their Engagement
The deed was done in Mexico
(Not Before Time)
Paul & Nick Miller
on the birth of a baby boy
Kieran Paul Born 20/06/08
And to Shaun Harrison (Basher)
on the birth of a little girl
Keira Jane on the 30/10/08
JC Training HGV, FLT, Plant, Hi-Ab,
Hi All,
I am a member of United Truckers.
I train LGV drivers for a living. I can answer any questions on the driver CPC which is coming into force from September 2009. Briefly it means ALL drivers will need to obtain 35 hours training to be able to continue driving for a living.
Contact details John Compton Mobile 07740165902
or E.mail
j1hgv@hotmail.co.uk All your training needs catered for. If I don’t do it I know who does.
UNITED TRUCKERS
WOULD LIKE TO WISH ALL THEIR MEMBERS AND FRIENDS A
MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND A HAPPY AND HEALTHY 2009
WEBSITE
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NEWSLETTER
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MEMBERSHIP
For all Membership information or details please contact
Shirley Buckingham 07889 913837
Diary Dates 2008
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29th November
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SOCIAL EVENT
Woodborough Inn, Winscombe
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February 21st 2009
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AGM Dinner & Dance
Battleborough Hotel
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Paul Dayman has contacted us advising that his business will update sat navs for drivers of large vehicles. Contact him on 07772598192 or on line at satnavs4you@hotmail.co.uk
On production of your UT membership card at CDC you will receive a 10% discount at the Avonmouth Shop on most goods. (TVs DVDs and videos excluded)
Also Road King Crow Lane Ind. Est. Northampton 01604 402403.
10% discount on all goods on production of membership card
(electrical, TV’s videos, DVD’s etc. exempt)
