Members News

We have received today the very sad news on the loss of a long serving Honorary Life Member of the Club.

With husband Tom they joined the Club in 1980 and have given good loyal service to the club over all these years. Beryl had a spell in hospital was then discharged and receiving care at home and making progress until she had a fall and broke six ribs causing a return to hospital where she passed away on the 6th of May at the age of 96.

There has not been a funeral but a small gathering of friends and family to celebrate her life.

I have spoken to Tom, obviously very sad and receives help from a long time friendly neighbour and a relative living nearby, Tom is 97 years of age and speaks about their life in the Club that has given them so much enjoyment over the many years they spent with their caravan. For those that remember it was when their caravan was stolen that they decided to retire and not renew their caravan. They have always been so appreciative of all the care and attention given over the many years by the membership.

As of yesterday the 2nd June they would have been married 74 years, quite remarkable.

Ron Ward

The following link is for the Owners Club’s section of the Swift Group website which promotes the SOC and the other affiliated clubs/Facebook groups. A short video is included.

Open up the post by clicking on the title to see the link.

https://www.swiftgroup.co.uk/owners/owners-clubs

Webmaster

Further details have been added for the above Continental Holiday Rally. See on the RALLY INFO/OVERSEAS RALLIES page and click on the Information Icon.

Webmaster

Gareth and Dianne Roberts are looking forward to welcoming everybody to our first rally as marshals, we will be assisted by expert marshals Billy and Val Rowett

Gareth and Dianne Roberts, Marshals

Good afternoon all – hope you are enjoying the lovely weather!

Just to let you know that the above rally is now full and we will be creating a waiting list.  If anyone wishes to put their name down for this, the email is kbonser66@hotmail.co.uk

Thank you,

Karen, Ray, Val and Billy, Marshals

As promised in the previous Funeral Details Post, the following is the live streaming link for Mick Bradford’s funeral on Wednesday.

It is advisable to test your link to Obitus now and watch their 40 seconds video that will confirm you can connect so that you do not have an issue at 3pm on Wednesday.

https://watch.obitus.com/login/5mbzhp

User Name: bino0984
Password: 633937

Webmaster

Due to a cancellation we now have a spare place on this Spring Bank Holiday Rally, 22/05/25 to 27/05/25

Please see Latest Rally News.

Webmaster

As promised ahead of this year’s AGM, I have produced an initial version of the SOC Recipe Book containing recipes from members submitted so far. The book is expandable and can be updated three or four times a year (or more frequently if required), so please do continue sending your recipes to me at recipes@swift-owners-club.com following the guidance included in the Introduction to the book. Recipes don’t have to be complicated or difficult to follow, so anything that can be easily produced whilst away in your unit is absolutely fine.

The Recipe Book in its current format is an eBook and you can readily access it by clicking on the image of the front cover on the General Info Main Page within the members section of the website. However, you can open it now via this link 

It opens as a webpage and you will probably want to close the advert banner at the top & bottom of the screen! On a PC or laptop, the book can be made ‘Fullscreen’ by double clicking one of the pages. Pages can be turned forwards or backwards via the right > & left < hand arrow symbols, or using your fingers on a touchscreen. If you have any comments or feedback, please provide them via the email address above. I hope you enjoy trying out some of the recipes.

Yvonne Lovett

The 2023 accounts are now back from the Auditors and have been added to the AGM Documentation section on the website. A DRAFT of the unaudited Accounts for 2024 has also been added.

See the AGM Documentation section on the  GENERAL INFO Main Page

Webmaster

Can I please request that anyone who is unable to attend the rally but is coming just for the meeting to let me know. This is very helpful to ensure speedy registration on the door. You can email me at val@thebrailsfords.com or contact me by any other means that you normally have contacted me by.

NOTE TO ALL MEMBERS ATTENDING THE MEETING : Please ensure you have your membership sticker available. This can be either in your Rally Book or on your phone.

Val Brailsford
AGM Registration Officer