Members News

The 2024 Rally Book will shortly be arriving with members – keep a look out for it!

Currently access to the SOC Website is available to all members using their 2023 log in details, please be aware that once the 2024 Rally Books have been distributed to renewed members, the online access using the 2023 log in details will cease with immediate effect.

If you try to log in using your 2023 log in details and find you cannot and have not received a 2024 Rally Book in due course, please check that you have renewed your membership. You can check by contacting Val the Membership Officer by email or ‘phone leaving a message if no answer.

Elaine Baker, Hon Secretary.

As we are about to start another New Year, I send my very best wishes to all members for a very Happy and Healthy New Year ahead.

If you have not yet ventured out on a rally since you joined us, I strongly recommend that you do try it to get the most enjoyment from your membership in the coming year.

I look forward to meeting up with friends old and new on the rally field in 2024.

Best Wishes, John Brailsford, President

I hope you have received the email and attachment sent this week by the Area Committee Members to all members in their area. In case you didn’t receive it for some reason, it was an update on the unfortunate situation we found ourselves in regarding the 2024 Rally Venues Book which will now not be printed until early 2024.

To allow renewed members to book 2024 rallies, a Temporary 2024 Rally Venues Book has been produced and published on the website Members’ Area ‘General Info’ page where the current year’s book normally goes.

The temporary book contains a copy of the email mentioned above, which gives details of a temporary booking procedure, and is followed by further pages giving full details of all 2024 rallies up to and including the Easter Rally and Latest Rally News items for 2024 rallies.

If you have any queries, please contact the Rally Marshals directly.

Kind regards
Sarah LawsonHon Rally Secretary – sent on behalf of the Executive Committee
Swift Owners Club
Email: rallysec@swift-owners-club.com
Mob: 07801 059003
www.swift-owners-club.com

The minutes of the October Committee meeting following the AGM are now online.

Due to unforeseen circumstances and ongoing serious health issues, Alan the Rally Book Editor has indicated that the 2024 Rally Book will arrive later than would normally be expected this month and with postal services as they can be over the festive period, this may mean that your Rally Book does not arrive with you until early in the New Year. If this seems likely an update will be issued.

To receive a Rally Book your 2024 membership must be renewed. A link to the online renewal process and further information can be found on this website on the Members’ Area home page.

Please be patient. Apologies for any inconvenience that this causes members.

Elaine Baker, Secretary secretary@swift-owners-club.com

The club was recently informed by Alan Druce that due to on-going health problems; he has taken the decision to step down from the positions of Club Marketing Officer and Rally Book Editor from December 31^st 2023.

Both Alan and Carol have worked hard to promote the club and produce the Rally Book on a yearly basis over many years. Like me I am sure we all extend our thanks for all their hard work and wish them well for the future.

A new Marketing Officer and Rally Book Editor is now being sought to cover the roles. If you know of anyone that may be interested in one or other of the roles, or if you are interested yourself, please do not hesitate to contact me for more information.

Elaine Baker, Hon. Secretary

secretary@swift-owners-club.com

I have a few apologies to make regarding the latest edition of Going

Places. First many people have said the fonts and pictures   used are

too small, the default size is 9 however  this will be rectified in the next edition though it will increase the number of pages I have been informed not a problem.

The race night was not David but Derek, sorry Derek.

The b was missing from bacon on page 38, and the pictures are on page 39 not 38.

When items are over two pages I will endeavour to put them side by side and not separated by adverts as in the case of the Calvados rally planned for 2025.

Have mispelled Billy Rowett as Billie on page 38, so much for intelligent generation which I did not spot and for calling Val Rowett, Val Rowlett. The dates for the rally Poitou-Charente in 2024 should read start Sunday 25th August not 28th, this error was carried over from previous edition.

I think that is all if you spot anymore please let me know as some of the pages will be used in the next edition and not generated fresh.

Regards, Editor Going Places

The Autumn 2023 Edition of our magazine Going Places is now online to view or download. Access is by clicking on the magazine image on the General Info page. Webmaster

Due to recent cancellations we can offer 2 places on the New Year’s rally at Drax Sports and Social Club. Details are on page 72 of your rally book.

For anyone interested, please contact valrowett@gmail.com or ring Billy on 07788 960428

Val & Billy Rowett, Marshals

Please click on the title to open the full post and activate the links.

The information for this rally is now on the Overseas Rallies area of the website or via this link.
Notices of interest are being accepted now. Information can also be found on pages 59 and 62 in the 2023 Autumn edition of Going Places.

We look forward to you joining us in Summer 2025!
Colin & Elaine Baker, Marshals