Last month’s club night marked 40 years since Bournemouth and Poole MGOC was first formed and the evening featured a look back at some of the highlights of the last
Read FullStorm Ashley (the first named storm of the winter) blew away any hopes that club members would risk taking their cars out for last month’s Autumn Road Run and pub
Read FullBournemouth and Poole MGOC’s annual Garden Party and Picnic at historic Athelhampton House in rural Dorset enjoyed perfect weather and the best turn-out of cars and MG owners since the
Read FullOur Summer Road Run lived up to its title with clear blue skies and thermometer rising temperatures with just enough breeze to keep those in roadsters cool as they tackled
Read FullBlue skies encouraged club members to come out in force with their MGs for the annual Pride of Ownership evening providing a nostalgic line-up in the Hamworthy Sports Club car
Read Full1020 marked national Drive It Day with a Spring Road Run and Pub Lunch that started with coffee and cakes at the Sammy Miller Museum before heading into the picturesque
Read FullThe first quarterly road run of 2024 for 1020 brought out a diverse collection of MGs spanning more than half a century of MG production from an MGA to a
Read FullBournemouth & Poole MGOC played a leading role when MG enthusiasts from across the South of England gathered in the parkland surroundings of the National Motor Museum for ‘MG100 at
Read FullA convoy of club cars headed off to watch the action at the Gurston Down Hillclimb at Broad Chalk near Salisbury and everyone thoroughly enjoyed seeing competition-prepared cars driving up
Read FullBournemouth and Poole MGOC’s annual Garden Party and Picnic at Athelhampton House proved to be a huge success with £2,000 being raised for the club’s two charities: Dorset and Somerset
Read FullThe 1020 Summer Road Run certainly lived up to its name with clear blue skies all day which added to the enjoyment of a morning driving our classic and modern
Read FullThe first of the informal 1020 mid-month, mid-week pub meetings to place on 17 May at the Barley Mow near Wimborne where the near perfect weather encouraged many club members
Read FullTwenty club cars and their occupants attended the Downton Classic Car Show which coincided with the traditional Downton Cuckoo Fair. Unfortunately, due to overbooking on the part of the organisers
Read FullThreatened rain failed to materialise and instead the skies cleared and provided a blue expanse for the well supported 1020 Spring Road Run which took place on National Drive It
Read FullThe opening seasonal 1020 road run of the year, the ‘Winter Warmer’ on Sunday 12 February 2023 proved to be a big success with a large contingent of 32 cars
Read FullAn unexpected burst of early October sunshine was a welcome sight for those taking part in the 1020 Autumn Road Run – especially those hardy members who braved morning showers
Read FullAs well as a strong contingent of 1020 cars, the Bournemouth Bash on 07 August was supported by groups from neighbouring MGOC clubs including Winchester, Chichester, Runnymede and Blackmoor Vale
Read FullA balmy summer’s evening provided the perfect conditions for 1020’s annual Pride of Ownership night at Hamworthy Sports Club and the sunshine brought out MGs in all their glory. Hours
Read FullA testing 31 mile road route with 30 treasure hunt clues to unravel faced the 28 cars and crews which took part in last month’s popular 1020 Summer Road Run.
Read FullBournemouth and Poole MGOC gave a royal command performance when it transported not one . . . but four British queens to a fund-raising Jubilee celebration. The club was invited
Read FullIn glorious Spring sunshine 34 club members and guests enjoyed a two museum outing on the first 1020 coach trip of the year. First stop was the excellent and well
Read FullA forecast of high winds and torrential rain failed to deter 1020 club members coming out in force for our first seasonal road run of 2022 – the much anticipated
Read FullThe looming threat of the Omicron variant failed to deter club members from participating in two very successful Christmas activities. Our magical December meeting was well attended and featured a
Read FullA bumper collection of club cars, no less than 37 in total, took part in the 1020 Autumn Road Run on Sunday 17 October. This was one of the best
Read FullThe 1020 big event of the year, our Annual Gathering and Picnic took place at Athelhampton House near Dorchester on Sunday 15 August. We were joined by clubs from around
Read FullThe pristine black MGB GT V8 of Tony Alderton was crowned Car of the Night after a three way tie at the annual Pride of Ownership competition which took place
Read FullAfter almost a year since the previous club outing two dozen cars and occupants took part in the 1020 Summer Road Run and Picnic on Sunday 01 August 2021. A
Read FullThe first official 1020 club event of 2021 saw 11 members visit Thruxton circuit in Hampshire for the latest rounds of MGOC racing championships. The MGs were supporting the British
Read FullA range of new MG branded items was auctioned by 1020 at the start of 2021 with all proceeds going into the club’s charity fund. Towards the end of last
Read FullThe club held a Pride of Ownership photographic competition during December and January in which members were invited to submit the favourite photograph of their car. The competition was sponsored
Read FullAfter a wait of eight months, 1020 finally got back on the road with the socially distanced, sunshine bathed Autumn Road Run on Sunday 11 October. A total of 27
Read FullA sizeable contingent of 1020 club members attended September’s well organised and socially distanced Simply British Classics gathering within the grounds of the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu. Pre-booked participants,
Read FullEleven club members took up the invitation to attend a ‘private’ informal classic car show at the Cat and Fiddle Pick-Your Own farm at Hinton near Christchurch on Sunday 26
Read FullStorm clouds finally parted and sunshine appeared for the first time in weeks as 26 club cars headed into the picturesque Purbeck Hills for the weather delayed 1020 Winter Road
Read FullBournemouth and Poole MGOC monthly newsletter has been named as the best MGOC club newsletter of the year by the Owners club. The winning entry was the November issue of
Read FullThe now traditional 1020 Christmas lunch at the Walhampton Arms at Lymington on Sunday 08 December was another huge success with 74 club members sitting down to the carvery lunch,
Read FullA double dose of military might awaited participants on the latest 1020 coach trip which visited the Tangmere Military Aviation Museum near Chichester and Fort Nelson Royal Armouries at Fareham.
Read FullBournemouth and Poole MGOC celebrated its 35th birthday in style with a well-attended Gala Dinner at the Thistle Hotel on Poole Quay on the evening of Saturday 12 October. The
Read FullA rare splash of Autumn sunshine greeted the 20 cars and crews who took part in the latest seasonal 1020 Road Run on Sunday 06 October. Heading out from Hamworthy
Read FullA fascinating insight into the art of award-winning English wine making was given to club members who visited the Langham Estate vineyard at Crawthorne near Dorchester. Guide for the tour
Read FullBournemouth and Poole MGOC helped the MG marque celebrate its 95th anniversary in sunshine style when a large contingent attended the blue sky MG95 at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu
Read Full1020’s big event of the year – our annual Garden Party and Picnic at Athelhampton House near Dorchester on Sunday 11 August – proved another huge success with in excess
Read FullClub members were chuffed with their day out on Sunday 28 July to visit the Mid Hants Railway, affectionately known as the ‘Watercress Line’. After assembling at Rownhams Services the
Read FullClub members joined hundreds of other motoring enthusiasts for the annual Poole Bay Classics Extravaganza at Breamore House near Fordingbridge. The colourful parade of 1020 cars was lined-up alongside friends
Read FullThe 1020 stand this year at the Sherborne Classics and Supercar Show in the grounds of Sherborne Castle was occupied by 13 members and one guest from Blackmore Vale MGOC.
Read FullHardy country in North Dorset was the setting for 1020’s Summer Run on Sunday 14 July with the ultimate lunch destination The Crown Inn at Marnhull, famous for appearing as
Read FullWestival, the West Moors Community Day on Saturday 13 July was a new venture for 1020 with a baker’s dozen of club cars taking part in the modest classic car
Read FullThe pristine and much admired 1950s MGTF of club member Martin Harris from Milford-on-Sea was voted the car of the night at July’s ‘Pride of Ownership’ gathering held in near-perfect
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Club members added a splash of colour to the Austin A30 and A35 Owners club International Rally at Wareham as one of their guest clubs on 26 May 2019. The
Read FullMay 2019 A nearly full coach of club members and guests set off from the Hamworthy Club on 02 May 2019 to visit the British Motor Museum at Gaydon, stopping
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