Calendar
| YEAR 2025 | |
| October 2025 | |
| Sat 4th | Wales: Tour of South Wales Aviation Museum at St. Athan Visit to the South Wales Aviation Museum St. Athan Nr. Barry CF62 4QR. This will feature a guided tour given by our AOC Member, John Boswell, whose occupation was a maintenance technician of ‘Aero-Engines’, including the Alvis constructed ‘Leonides’ aero-engine. Examples of these engines are on display at the museum; the exhibits are very interesting. Light Refreshments will be available at the museum. We have booked Lunch at The Victoria Inn at Sigingstone CF71 7LP. After lunch we are going to Plas Llanmihangel CF71 7LQ. A guided tour of this remarkable Grade 1 listed building. This is nestled deep in the Vale of Glamorgan’s rolling countryside. Tea and coffee will be offered. This promises to be a very interesting day. If you wish to attend, please contact Hugh Bradnum on tel. 029 2075 7494 or at e-mail address hbradnum@btinternet.com. Our venues need to be advised of numbers and covers |
| Sun 5th | Midland: Bicester Scramble Book via bicesterheritage.co.uk , tickets on sale 28th April |
| Tue 7th - Fri 10th | East Anglia: Autumn Break The Autumn Break will be held this year at the Woodland Manor Hotel just outside Bedford (www.woodlandmanorhotel.co.uk). Pricing of rooms per night, including breakfast but not dinner, is as follows (whether single or double occupancy): Small or basic double £90, standard double £100, deluxe double £110, premium double £110. Two of the premium doubles are ground floor rooms. Please contact the hotel directly (01234 363281) to book rooms and let Mark Kingstone (m.kingstone@btinternet.com) know that you have done so. This will enable us to co-ordinate the event, including meals. Dinner will be in a separate function room and is £29.95 for 2 courses and £35 for 3 courses (per person). Menu choices will be circulated next summer and will need to be made and paid for in advance to the hotel by 7 September 2025. You will have to ring the hotel (Event Manager – Teri Dunstan - 01234 905323) directly to make payment for dinners (not rooms). Unfortunately the hotel has a no pets policy, including dogs. Many apologies to those who normally bring their dogs but, despite trying, we have been unable to find a hotel in the area that is suitable for us, has availability and is dog-friendly. Activities while we are at Woodland Manor will include visits to the Shuttleworth Collection and Bletchley Park. |
| Wed 8th | South West: Harvey Memorial Day at St. Keverne, The Lizard Join us at the White Hart, St Keverne at 10:30 for coffee, 11:30 visit the Harvey Memorial. Then following Pub Lunch, we convoy to nearby cove to see the ocean, and finally visit Roskilleys for tea. |
| Sat 11th | Midlands, South West and Wales: Tri-Section Autumn Lunch THE MIDLANDS, SOUTHWEST & WALES REGIONS welcome AOC Members to the TRI-SECTION AUTUMN LUNCH – Vic Round (Midlands), Don and Mavis Gray (Southwest) and Ann and Hugh Bradnum (Wales) are delighted to invite you to join us at this combined 3 Section Informal Lunch Gathering. By popular demand, we are returning to our Membership favoured venue: ‘The Anchor Inn’, Church Road, Oldbury-on Severn, Bristol, BS35 1QA to meet at 12 noon onwards. This Inn was our first host for a ‘Tri-Section Lunch’. This quaint stone- built Inn is situated in a very pretty, South Gloucestershire village nestling on the original banks of the River Severn. There is a delightful and substantial outside seating area and gardens. Our hosts are Mark and his son, James, the Chef. This is a wonderful and relaxed opportunity to make new Alvis friends or to meet up with existing ones. Everyone is welcome, with or without an Alvis. Confirmation of attendance will be appreciated as soon as possible to enable us to advise the venue of expected numbers in advance, and limited capacity may be an issue. Please contact Ann and Hugh Bradnum on 029 2075 7494 or email hbradnum@btinternet.com |
| Sat 18th | Scottish: Planning meeting Details to follow |
| November 2025 | |
| Sun 16th | East Anglia: Last of the Summer Wine lunch To be held at The Horse and Groom, Cornish Hall End. Details to follow |
| Sat 22nd | All Sections: Annual General Meeting by remote videoconference Any member who wishes to attend remotely should notify Richard Long, IT Officer by email: itofficer@alvisoc.org and an invitation will be sent in due course. |
| December 2025 | |
| Thu 11th | South West: Christmas Buffet at Fistral Bay Hotel, Newquay Join Cornwall Members and friends for out festive meet up… 12 for 12.30 hrs, the buffet is £25 pp. Please send £10.pp Deposit to reserve your place. We met here before planned by our Apsley, it is on the far West side of Newquay. Approach by Gannel road A392, then L Pentire Road, then R Esplanade Road. R Moor ‘Penmoor’ St Clement, TRURO TR1 1SZ (01872) 272929 |
| YEAR 2026 | |
| March 2026 | |
| Sat 21st | Wales: Spring Lunch The Welsh Section welcomes all AOC Members to their Spring luncheon gathering, to meet at 12 noon onwards for a return visit to Tintern, near Chepstow. We are returning to last year’s successful venue, the Anchor Inn, Chapel Hill, Tintern, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 6TE. This Inn is beside the A466, 5 miles to the north of Chepstow, alongside the River Wye. We have provisionally reserved spaces in their Garden Room with a beautiful outlook over Tintern Abbey for Alvis friends. The Anchor Inn Car Park is on your left as you approach the Pub. We are being allocated a designated Alvis area. Tintern Abbey is an historic site with a modern and fascinating Visitor Centre. We need to advise the Anchor Inn, so please inform us as soon as possible if you would like to join us. Please contact Ann and Hugh Bradnum by telephone: 029 2075 7494 or by e-mail at: hbradnum@btinternet.com |
| May 2026 | |
| Wed 13th - Fri 15th | East Anglia: Spring Break Based again at The Angel Wangford (NR34 8RL) - please ring to reserve 01502 578494 (all the rooms have been allocated to the Alvis Club). Please note that there is a limited number of rooms at this small hotel. Room costs at the Angel are between £100 and £130 b&b depending on the room, evening meals are extra. The rooms are reserved under the name of Peter Barratt (Alvis Club) IMPORTANT please let Peter know when you have booked (eastangliaalvis@gmail.com). There is additional accommodation nearby, these can be located either on airbnb.com or booking.com), letting Malcolm Kindell (malcolmkindell@gmail.com) know that you have booked into additional accommodation. Join us for the break or come for a day. The draft programme: Wednesday 13th May Meet for 11.00 “brunch” at Farm Cafe, Main Rd, Marlesford, Woodbridge, IP13 0AG, then tour of Sizewell Power Station at 1.00 pm, the tour is limited to 12 people, involves walking 1.7 miles and lasts up to 4 hours. You must inform Peter Barratt (eastangliaalvis@gmail.com) that you intend coming by 8th March 2026 to enable Sizewell security checks to be completed, providing your full name, date of birth, nationality and registered address. On the day you need to bring photo id such as driving license or passport. Thursday 14th May visit to a stately home more details of this item to follow. Friday 15th May walk along Dunwich Cliffs and then fish and chips at the famous beach café. Additionally, there will be an opportunity to perhaps hear bitterns booming one morning. |
| June 2026 | |
| Fri 19th—Mon 22nd | All Sections: International Alvis Weekend 2026 Join us between Leamington Spa and Kenilworth for IAW26, celebrating 75 years of AOC, with the possibility of displaying your car inside Kenilworth Castle! Put the dates in your diary now. More details to follow - bookings will open on 01 October 2025 |
| Mon 22nd—Fri 26th | All Sections: IAW Follow-on Tour Drive down through Warwickshire and the North Cotswolds to our base to the north of Cirencester, in the central Cotswolds, where you can spend three or four nights. This will give you plenty of time to explore many of the delights of the area, from pretty villages and delightful countryside, to Roman remains and splendid country houses. Again, put the dates in your diary now. More details to follow – bookings will open on 01 October 2025 |