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The East Anglia Section had good weather when the Spring Break was taken over three days from the Wednesday14th to Friday 16th May. The Angel Inn, Wangford, Suffolk was used as a base and, as was the case last year, the food was excellent, the rooms comfortable and the staff welcoming. There were five Alvis cars on parade and in total nine club members attended the event.

After last year’s experiment, the SW Section decided to once again spice up the traditionally boring AGM by having it outside on the farm in Kingsbridge, Devon. It was a beautiful sunny day and things got officially under way just before 12 noon with our Section AGM happily all over by 12-30, thanks largely to the fact that all key posts were all filled rather swiftly by largely re-electing to existing positions for a further year.

The East Anglia contingent saw us heading to Ipswich to join the gathering at Christchurch Park, Ipswich in preparation for the annual run to Felixstowe. Teas, coffees and bacon baps were enjoyed whilst we inspected the vast gathering of historic commercial vehicles, buses and classic, vintage and veteran cars.

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“There is one of those beastly motor-cars. What a foul dust it’s raising!” This is an adapted quotation from Through East Anglia in a Motor Car, published in 1907 and written by J. E. Vincent, describing a road trip across Breckland in Norfolk in a new Rolls Royce Silver Ghost driven by Claude Johnson, co-founder of the company. At the time, Breckland was a large area of sandy heathland completely devoid of trees, but it was decided after WW1 to plant it with thousands of acres of mainly conifers to ensure that the country was never short of timber again.

Once again The Hare at Long Melford was the venue for our annul general meeting followed by a splendid roast lunch for those wanting to socialise afterwards.

It was lovely to be with you enjoying the Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show last weekend and wonderful to see so many clubs embracing the challenge of live work on stands this year. This really is the heart of the show, and we know all the visitors admire and appreciate all your efforts. Thank you to you and all your team for putting on a great show.

AOC getting ready for the Classic Car and Restoration Show. Visit us on Stand 4-450. The first day is over and it appeared to be very successful for the AOC’s inaugural attendance at the Practical Classics Resroration show.

Despite it being on a very cold February day, on Sunday 9th February some 21 members and guests of the East Anglia enjoyed an excellent lunch at The Dog Norton near Bury St Edmunds. This lunch historically marks the beginning of the “EA Alvis Year”.

St. Brevita’s church at Lanlivery. Photograph taken whilst attending the Cornish Winter Lunch at The Crown which is opposite. The church is built of Cornish granite and is an imposing building.