AGM 2024 Sun September 22nd Gaydon Motor Museum

[Neil63]

Apologies for the delay in rescheduling but I have now managed to move our AGM from May Bank Hol weekend (clash with holidays) to Sunday 22nd September 2024.

Sunday 22nd September 2024
Gaydon Motor Museum
South Wing 4
Banbury Road Gaydon
Lighthorne Heath
Warwick
CV35 0BJ


The venue was well received by the club last year with ample parking and great facilities including access to the museum itself.

I will confirm finer details on timings and cost in due course but expect everything to be broadly in line with last years event.

To facilitate greater inclusion for those who live further afield we are planning to facilitate a Zoom meeting but would still encourage members to attend if they can.

Hope this is okay for everyone and apologies for the overlap with Gordon?s garage day.

Attendees
Neil - Paid
Norm - Paid
Griff
Ian (IOWSTRATOS) - Paid
Paul (Postroom) - Paid
Peter & Julie - Paid
Mike (Shakey5) - Paid
David J - Paid
Chris J - Paid
Phil D - Paid
Robin & Carol- Paid
Steve C - Paid
Dave B - Paid
Tim M & Aaron - Paid

[Neil63]

We have managed to hold the costs to the same as last year at ?20 per person.

Please send payment (?20 per person) as a gift via PPal to: neilbeardsley@icloud.com.

This includes Buffet Lunch Tea & Coffee and access to the Museum.

I have some time to finalise numbers but if you could confirm your intention to attend or join via live link it would be a great help. I will provide payment details nearer the date.

Set Buffet Menu is detailed below but if anyone has specific dietary requirements let me know and the venue will try and accommodate where possible.

Arrival Time 11:30 - 12:00
12:00 -12:45 Buffet Lunch (see note below)
12:45-13:45 AGM
13:45-15:15 Motor Museum Visit (Stickers will be allocated on arrival to allow access to the museum)
15:15 Close
Timings are approximate with start scheduled to allow time for as many as possible to attend.

Car Club Lunch Menu
Selection of Sandwiches on white and granary bread
Warm Sausage rolls
Pork Pie
Crisps
Chefs homemade cakes
Tea & Coffee

[Normb666]

Many, many thanks for organizing all this, Neil. Yer doing a great job as Events man!

It was a great do last year, loads of fun, games and many laughs. ....oh OK, I'm prob overdoing it a bit - it was an AGM after all - but not as dry and boring as you might think. And you get to meet and chat to lots of interesting people, and maybe a few who aren't ;) :) :)

[renmure]

I'd like to "attend" via the live link please. Google tells me it's an 830 mile round trip so I think I'll let the internet take the strain.

I'd still like a pork pie and some crisps tho (so I can blend in with the northerners)

Jim

[Iowstratos]

Looks like an 8am boat, good to have it not on a bank holiday.
Ian

[Phubb]

I'll be there - with Julie. Please book a sunny day like last year !

[Neil63]

Hi All
Just over a month to go to the AGM and I need to confirm numbers, if you could kindly let me know asap please. Post 2 has all the details.
PPAL ?20 per person as a gift to: neilbeardsley@icloud.com

Griff can you sort the Zoom side of things please?

Norm will be circulating the Agenda in the next few days

Please support in person if you can, this is a great opportunity to meet up, be involved in the affairs of the club and have a good day out, equally looking forward to meeting the wider Stratosec community via the Zoom call.
For those that haven't been to the AGM before it is a very relaxed affair lasting typically less than an hour. Buffet lunch and motor museum tour included.

All the best
Neil

[Normb666]

Just starting to compile the agenda now. If anyone has anything they'd like discussing, let me know and I'll add it to the items. I'll put it up on here in early September - gives everyone a bit of ruminating time.

[shakey5]

Hi Neil,

I'm in the UK at the same time as the AGM, so I'll finally get to attend 😁 I'll sort out the payment.


Hi All
Just over a month to go to the AGM and I need to confirm numbers, if you could kindly let me know asap please. Post 2 has all the details.
PPAL ?20 per person as a gift to: neilbeardsley@icloud.com

Griff can you sort the Zoom side of things please?

Norm will be circulating the Agenda in the next few days

Please support in person if you can, this is a great opportunity to meet up, be involved in the affairs of the club and have a good day out, equally looking forward to meeting the wider Stratosec community via the Zoom call.
For those that haven't been to the AGM before it is a very relaxed affair lasting typically less than an hour. Buffet lunch and motor museum tour included.

All the best
Neil

[David J]

Neil

Two more myself and Chris Jarvis.

David

[PostRoom]

Hello Neil, I plan to attend in person rather than online.

[Bernard]

Hi Neil

I will be there

Cheers
Phil

[Neil63]

First post updated with attendees. 9 so far confirmed.
Can anyone with dietary requirements please PM me.

[Neil63]

Hi Neil,

I'm in the UK at the same time as the AGM, so I'll finally get to attend  I'll sort out the payment.

That's great news. Look forward to the catch up

Thanks to everyone who has confirmed attendance so far
Neil - Paid
Norm - Paid
Griff - Paid
Ian (IOWSTRATOS) - Paid
Paul (Postroom) - Paid
Peter & Julie H - Paid
Mike (Shekey5) - Paid
David J - Paid
Chris J - Paid
Phil D - Paid
Robin & Carol - Paid
Steve C - Paid
Dave B - Paid
Tim M & Aaron - Paid
Mark & Sarah
Ken & Julie - Paid

[Neil63]

Morning all
With just over 3 weeks to go and we have 12 attendees for the AGM. All details in first & Second posts, with an overview here.
If you are considering attending could you please let me know by the end of next week as I need to confirm everything the organisers (Dietary requirements and catering numbers) I also require payment as well please.?20 per person including buffet and museum access.
The AGM is quite relaxed and usually lasts under an hour, great opportunity to have your say and shape the future of the club, whilst catching up with friends old and new at a great venue.
All the best
Neil

[hollytree]

Neil
Put me down for a seat please. I will brave the badlands of Lancashire to get to the M6.
No special dietary requirements.
Do I paypal you, or pay you on the day.
I will be in Ford Focus, do you need registration or anything?

[Neil63]

Hi Steve
Thats great news. Nothing to register, if you could PPal as a gift to : neilbeardsley@icloud.com please.
Makes it easier to audit.
#1 post updated
All the best
Neil

[Neil63]

Cheers Steve payment received.

[Neil63]

Thanks Ian. Payment received

[Neil63]

Thanks Norm & Paul payments received.

All
Friday 13th ( now there’s an omen) is the cut off date for me signing everything off with the organisers. So if you are planning to attend please let me know asap.

Regarding the Zoom link, can those still interested please confirm. I’m meeting with a few committee members over the weekend so hopefully we can finalise the details.
All the best
Neil

[Neil63]

Thanks Dave & Tim payments received and attendee list updated in post #2 .
15 currently attending in person

Griff is putting together the Zoom call so final reminder that I need to know by 13th if you’re planing to log in.

All the best Neil

[Normb666]

As promised, one Agenda, AGM, for the use of :)

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If you've got a topic you want discussing, you can bring it up when we get to the Any Other Biz section on the day.....assuming you're at the AGM in person to raise it, that is!

[westonTB]

Sorry to miss it, the Hawk & I will be mincing around the Stelvio etc... a chore but it has to be done:)

[Basher]

That sounds an amazing drive, don’t forget to post your adventures on here Tim
I’m not jealous :rolleyes:

[Iowstratos]

Did the Stelvio pass as a competition rally stage in my Hawk back in 1991!
Tee shirts at the bottom, and throwing snowballs at the top.

[westonTB]

Will do, bringing the boy along with his i phone thing, my pal Jay has a go pro something stuck to his Alfa 75 so we can film all the repair & breakdowns!!!
3000m, should be fun:)

[Basher]

Enjoy yourselves, but try not to make your son too poorly around all them windy roads

[Ken Tomblin]

Hi Neil
Could you please add myself and Julie to your list
Kind regards Ken

[Neil63]

Hi Neil
Could you please add myself and Julie to your list
Kind regards Ken
Hi Ken
Sorted. Look forward to the catch up.
All the best
Neil

[Neil63]

Norm
Mark & Sara added.
looks like a good turnout.

Final Numbers (21). I?ll update date timings etc tomorrow, but will be basically as per post #2
Thanks to everyone for your support

Neil - Paid
Norm - Paid
Griff - Paid
Ian (IOWSTRATOS) - Paid
Paul (Postroom) - Paid
Peter & Julie H - Paid
Mike (Shekey5) - Paid
David J - Paid
Chris J - Paid
Phil D - Paid
Robin & Carol - Paid
Steve C - Paid
Dave B - Paid
Tim M & Aaron - Paid
Mark & Sarah
Ken & Julie - Paid

All the best
Neil

[Phubb]

Sorry to miss it, the Hawk & I will be mincing around the Stelvio etc... a chore but it has to be done:)
We went over the Stelvio both ways 41 years ago on my trusty Laverda Jota on our honeymoon. I have always promised myself a return trip in my Allora or even another bike so I am very envious, but then I'm possibly not up to it anymore.
I hope its not rammed with cyclists, walkers and dawdlers for you.

[Guy Mayers]

Twice up the twisty side in the Stratos, down the other side once, tested the brakes severely on the way down the twisty side. Also done it as a passenger in an Integrale. A very slow run up.. Stayed at the hotel at the top overnight and got snowed in..... It was cold that night. Very very cold.

[LOFT6.6]

Sorry to miss it, the Hawk & I will be mincing around the Stelvio etc... a chore but it has to be done:)

Hey Tim, that sounds like a trip and a half mate. Yes get your son to take lots of pics and videos to post on here. Did the Furka and Grimsel passes in Switzerland back in 2010. Honeymoon in TVR T350. Great fun. If I made it in a TVR your Hawk will be a doddle. Safe travels!

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Cheers!
Ade

[westonTB]

Thanks Ade, car all prepped, brimming with spares! New level of paranoia when you know the idiot that built it!!! Hoping we can dodge the grim weather in Europe at the moment, earliest snow in decades.:rolleyes:

[Neil63]

Joining Instructions for Sunday, Timings are approximate.
Arrival Time 11:30 - 12:00
12:00 -12:45 Buffet Lunch
12:45-13:45 AGM
13:45-15:15 Motor Museum Visit (Stickers will be allocated on arrival to allow access to the museum)
15:15 Close

Follow signs for Show parking which will direct you to carpark 1 (there is a Jaguar meet as well). Use delegates entrance by following 2 on attached site plan.

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All the best
Neil

[ProtoTipo]

As I understand it:

Take the first road at the roundabout near the main gates, rather than the second one which goes through the main gates. NOT where we were last year.
Show Parking yellow temp. signs are shown on Street View.
Follow the red dotted line on the .pdf map on Neil's post. Drive past a driving school area on the left.

[Iowstratos]

Great AGM, good to see old and new faces.
14 hours with 2 hours on a ferry for 1 hour of AGM in the Northern rain, and the only Strato?s at the event
Ian
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[Griff]

Thank you to all those that attended today, and braved the biblical weather!!
For me it was pretty epic on the way home as well, but used to it after the summer we've had!!

[ProtoTipo]

Big thanks to Griff, Norm, David and Robin. Thank you to Neil for setting the whole thing up.

I'll try and find out what forum providers other car clubs are using. As many as I can.

[hollytree]

Ian
Much Kudos for making the journey from the IoW. Sorry we did not get to talk much longer. At my 1st Stoneleigh in 2010 or 2011 when I had just committed a deposit on all the bits, you helped me immensely by telling me what stands to visit and what catalogues to pick up.
I am a Pompey lad, so apologies in advance for the comments I am about to make.
Yesterday we talked about a Southern drive out. How about a circuit of the IoW. Some nice roads on the SW part from memory.
It is 50 years of the Stratos and my recollection of all my teenage trips to IoW was like going back in time 50 years - seems appropriate

[hollytree]

Norm had a busy weekend. He chaired the AGM on Sunday and was at a charity event we went to on Saturday.
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[Basher]

Great AGM, good to see old and new faces.
14 hours with 2 hours on a ferry for 1 hour of AGM in the Northern rain, and the only Strato?s at the event
Ian
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I was Impressed that you came all that way Ian for the AGM.
for one minute I thought you had aqua planned and put your car on its roof :) Glad you enjoyed the 101 landie there was some nice examples in that museum

Thanks for Norms, Robin, Neil, john keep up the good work.

Dave

[Longtimefan]

Ian, that was spectacular of you to come up from the IoW yesterday, you make me feel very humble for not attempting to travel down in my car because of the weather.

Thank you for coming.

PS why are all your gauges behind the Steering Wheel reading zero, has the rain got at them?

Robin

[hollytree]

Guys and gals.
If you can make an Alfa v6 (not wishing to exclude Ian snd/or Paul) run in a Stratos then you can follow the link for ad block and install it onto your browser - Edge, Chrome etc
Just click on the big red banner

https://getadblock.com/en/

[hollytree]

Guys and gals.
If you can make an Alfa v6 (not wishing to exclude Ian snd/or Paul) run in a Stratos then you can follow the link for ad block and install it onto your browser - Edge, Chrome etc
Just click on the big red banner

https://getadblock.com/en/

see no ads or pop ups.
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[Normb666]

It could be argued that the ads are, in fact, more interesting than the forum posts....oh, and the guy at the charity do was one of my many nominated stand-ins who I send out on such occasions, being as in-demand as I am. Ahem.

[ProtoTipo]

I have asked 20 car clubs which forum platforms they use.
If they're happy with them and can recommend them?
I gave a couple of our own clubs main forum gripes, and why we are asking for info.

I've already had a reply from Club Alpine-Renault, (and now the MR2 Owners Club) but will report back when I get more.

[m8kwr]

The issue all forums are built using a data structure, and exporting/importing this to a new platform would be a lot of work, or just not possible depending on the migration path.

Xenforo, invision, phpBB and maybe others can be migrated too, but I assume all would come with there own problems/challenges.

All forums have so many features and settings. I personally don't think the site is using them to the full advantages, for example the calendar section to put all the events into, if you don't know about things then it is hard to use/see them.

Also ads, these should be turned off for paying members, but show for none visitors/registered users.

[ProtoTipo]

The issue all forums are built using a data structure, and exporting/importing this to a new platform would be a lot of work, or just not possible depending on the migration path.

Loosing everything isn't really an option. We've done that once already.
I do miss the search facility that the Stratos Supersite Forum had.

[Normb666]

Chris, thanks for doing some digging. But Kev raises a good point about upgrading what we've got and customising it some more so it fits our requirements better, because we wouldn't touch the accumulated data in that scenario. No harm in seeing what else is out there though, cos you never know....

Anyway, thanks to everyone who came to Gaydon on Sunday, and put up with us wittering on about this and that and, for once, nobody heckled :) :) You're all going soft.....

[ProtoTipo]

and that and, for once, nobody heckled :) :) You're all going soft.....

You didn't bring her...

[Normb666]

Do you blame me??? ;)

[ProtoTipo]

It could be argued that the ads are, in fact, more interesting than the forum posts....oh, and the guy at the charity do was one of my many nominated stand-ins who I send out on such occasions, being as in-demand as I am. Ahem.

The pop ups seem to have gone???

[Normb666]

Quite possibly - Kev (who's volunteered to help us upgrade the forum software, etc) has been having a mooch around behind the scenes, after we got hold of the support logon credentials, and it seems that the ads directed any possible income from them to an unknown party. So maybe we were hacked, in a mild sort of way, and I think Kev has managed to suppress the popups.

We think we've identified a way forward that includes a fully-managed and hosted solution. It'll mean the forum being down for a couple of days, but it won't be happening for a while yet as investigations continue (and we're paid up till next Spring regarding hosting fees anyway). There'll be prior notification of any changes under a separate thread so watch out for more info!

[ProtoTipo]

Kev must have done something Norm,
For me, it's way better now. I don't know if it's just me, because no other forum users have commented. Apart from Steve C. who's got his own line of defence.
For the sake of it, I'll gather the feedback from other car clubs, in case it's still of interest.

[renmure]

I was also getting a full page ad across the screen which disappeared when I clicked the little x in the corner to close it. Only happened every first log on to the forum and was a bit awkward on the phone screen but yeah, seems to have stopped.

[Guy Mayers]

Haven't seen a pop up for a couple of days. I was wondering what was different....

[Longtimefan]

Kev must have done something Norm,
For me, it's way better now. I don't know if it's just me, .

No it is not just you Chris, it is way much better, I agree.

[Griff]

Yep, MUCH better

[Normb666]

I reckon we'd been 'Ad :)

[Basher]

Yes it’s back to normal now, pass on the complements to Kev for a job well done.
It was a right pain every time you clicked onto a different thread or even trying to log on the top task bar.
but it’s definitely gone for me too. Dave

[hollytree]

Well done Kev!!
If you can do that, getting that engine to run should be a doddle!

[Kenny m]

Yep gone I was getting them all the time

[m8kwr]

I glad everyone is happy, the ads were frustrating myself as well. They might make an appearance again, but not for paying members :cool:

I am still unable to get the member map to work as I wanted, I might need to look for addon that is still supported for the 21st century.

Hosting fees are renewed in Feb 2025. So gives me a bit of time to get things arranged, but should have more updates in the coming weeks.

[hollytree]

I glad everyone is happy, the ads were frustrating myself as well. They might make an appearance again, but not for paying members :cool:

I am still unable to get the member map to work as I wanted, I might need to look for addon that is still supported for the 21st century.

Hosting fees are renewed in Feb 2025. So gives me a bit of time to get things arranged, but should have more updates in the coming weeks.

Kev.
Brilliant progess but has the engine fired up yet?

[Longtimefan]

Kev, based on my knowledge of technology, I think you are a b---dy genius !!!!!!

Many thanks for your efforts to date in reducing our frustration count.

Robin.

[m8kwr]

Kev.
Brilliant progess but has the engine fired up yet?

The engine is still out of the car, it should be going back in next week. Then I might be tempted to start it, as it has been two years of owning it now, how times goes by so quickly.

[hollytree]

The engine is still out of the car, it should be going back in next week. Then I might be tempted to start it, as it has been two years of owning it now, how times goes by so quickly.

when you are having fun!!

[ProtoTipo]

I have asked 20 car clubs which forum platforms they use.

'Just to wrap this up, even though it's probably not important now.
I had just 7 replies, which I have compiled into a text doc.

The clubs that replied were:

Club Alpine Renault
MR2 Drivers? Club Limited
ASOC Avenger Sunbeam Owners Club
289 Register
Lancia Motor Club
Jaguar Drivers Club
Lotus Drivers Club
Classic Corvette Club
Lotus Drivers Club

[ProtoTipo]

I've updated the Word doc. because more clubs have now replied.

Classic Corvette Club and Lotus Drivers Club.