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Brian Malcolm Taylor  April 2^nd 1936 – September 19^th 2021

Passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family.

The funeral will take place at 10.15am on November 8^th 2021

St Gabriel’s  Church, Walstead Rd,  Walsall, WS5 4LZ.

Followed by the committal at Streetly Crematorium West Chapel at 11.30.

Please, no flowers, if you wish donations will be welcome for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, or Walsall Heart Care.

Please dress in whatever you choose.

You are invited to celebrate his life by joining us at Killock, 3^rd Walsall Sea Scout Headquarters, Longwood Lane, Walsall, WS4 2JT.

Due to the early time of the service you will be welcome to join us at any time during the day.

To facilitate catering arrangements please R.S.P.V. with your intentions and any dietary requirements to donk498@gmail.com or telephone Jane 01922 634823 or 07789 428318

Jane Taylor

 

 

If you are going to the AGM rally or just the meeting, please remember to download the AGM meeting paperwork from the website to your phone/tablet or print it out. The documentation can be found in the Members’ Area on the General Info page in the AGM Documentation section. However, if you do not have the facilities to do this then as a last resort please contact our Secretary, Val Metcalf, NO LATER than THURSDAY to request a printed copy.

She can be contacted by email secretary@swift-owners-club.com or by phone on Wednesday evening 07766 654037 or leave a text message.

Further information is in the Summer Edition of Going Places which is reproduced HERE. Please note the directions instructions.

As we are just a couple of days away from the AGM please familiarise yourself with the post from our Secretary earlier this month.

Key points are:

• Tell Val Metcalf if you want to give your apologies for non-attendance at the meeting secretary@swift-owners-club.com
• Tell Val Brailsford if you are coming to JUST the meeting val@thebrailsfords.com
• Bring your cups for Tea or Coffee.
• Although it is not a club requirement, it would be appreciated if you could take a Lateral Flow test before the rally or attending the meeting.
• Remember to bring your membership card to the meeting or contact Val Brailsford prior to the meeting if you don’t have it with you.

Thank you, Webmaster

I have sadly been informed by Norma that Peter Hinton passed away recently. Val and I have known Peter of Wanborough nr Swindon since he first joined the club in 1992. He will be sadly missed by all of us that knew him and rallied with him, both at home and abroad. Our thoughts are with the family at this difficult time.

Please see the family message below and details of the funeral and wake.

“It’s with great sadness we have to inform you all, Peter Hinton passed away peacefully on the 20th of September.
He will leave a huge void in our lives.
Thank you for all the lovely memories.
Norma, Steve & Alison. “

Peter’s funeral will take place at Kingstown Crematorium, Kingsdown Rd, Swindon SN25 6SG on Wednesday 13th October at 11:15am followed by the wake at The Brewers Arms, High St, Wanborough, Swindon SN4 0AE

John Brailsford, President

It is with great sadness that I inform you of the passing of long-standing member Brian Taylor of Walsall. Brian passed away yesterday, 19^th September, and will be sadly missed.

Brian and his wife Jane joined the SOC in 2006 and have always been regular ralliers both at home and abroad. Although Brian was confined to a wheelchair, he always enjoyed his caravanning amongst friends.

Our thoughts are with Jane and family at this sad time.

When I receive further information I will publish it here in the Members’ News.

John Brailsford, President

Will all rally marshals and ACMs please ensure that all necessary information required for the 2022 Rally Book is complete, finalised and in my possession by 30 October 2021 ABSOLUTE LATEST.  Anything received after this date is unlikely to be included in the publication.

Alan Druce, Rally Book Editor

IMPORTANT: The 2020 Accounts Pack in the AGM Documents section had to be amended late on 19^th Sept. due to a strange problem with the conversion to PDF. I was notified that negative numbers do not appear!

If you have already downloaded the AGM pack, please download it again.

Apologies for any inconvenience.

Webmaster

The Rally Secretary has updated the Draft Rally Programme for 2022. Please see under the RALLY INFO top menu for the September update.

Webmaster

The Autumn edition of Going Places will be a month later than normal in line with the Spring & Summer editions so you have until 30th October to send copy to me. I would really appreciate some rally reports etc as most of the reports I have had so far are from the same source.

Jan Spall, Editor SOC

We now have a new venue and date for the re-arranged preview rally at Couplands dealership in Louth to coincide with the release of the new 2022 Swift Caravans.

The new date is Thursday 14th October to Sunday 17th October. (Extra nights are available at £18/night inc. EHU). The rally will open at 12 noon.

The site address is Northolme Farm, North End, Alvingham, LOUTH. LN11 0QH

Please see the Latest Rally News for Rally 49 in the section below for further details. It looks like being a spectacular weekend.

Swift Owners Club
Annual General Meeting
Ukraine Youth Centre
Weston on Trent
Derbyshire DE72 2BU
Saturday 9th October 2021

The Rally that coincides with this is from Thursday 7^th to Sunday 10^th October. Please book your place via the website.

All paperwork for the AGM is now available to download via the website. See AGM Documentation Section on the General Information page in the Members’ Area.

This year the AGM will be held on the Saturday.

If you are planning to JUST attend the meeting, please can you let Val Brailsford know asap via phone, text, Messenger or email. This will allow us to manage the registration of members for the meeting and catering on the day.  (Own cups please).

Mobile: 07711 263295 Email: val@thebrailsfords.com

Please ensure you have your membership card with you for entry to the meeting.

Although it is not a Club requirement, for the safety of you and others around you it is recommended that you take a Lateral Flow Test prior to attending the meeting/rally. Face coverings are not mandatory they are to be worn at your own discretion.

Val Metcalf, Hon. Secretary