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The East Anglia Section of the Alvis Owner Club met today for their AGM and Drive it Day lunch at The Hare in the historic village of Long Melford in Suffolk.

SW Drive It Day at Jamaica Inn. A great day out driving coast to coast in Cornwall for Drive it Day

South West Noggin, Eat and Natter (NEAT) at Cornish Hall End. Our first evening event of the year

Long standing South West AOC member Iain McNab, now in his 90s is today unable to drive his Alvis and now is totally reliant on his live-in carer Viktor Hajos. Viktor is to be granted family membership for as long as Iain is a member.

South West Section committee member Bruce Goodwin opened up his garden and invited us to show off our cars in beautiful March sunshine.

The FBHVC (Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs) announced a carbon balancing scheme to the historic vehicle community last December. Whilst recognising that the carbon footprint of the historic vehicle movement is already immeasurably small, with the entire community accounting for less than 0.25% of the total mileage on UK roads, the offer of carbon balancing has been incredibly well-supported by historic vehicle owners.

Members will be pleased to learn that the residual AOC stock (three large plastic storage boxes) is now on its way to Poland courtesy of the Malvern and Loughborough Polish communities.

FBHVC Club Expo 2022

On Saturday 22nd January Malcom Kindell and James Swan were pleased to represent the AOC at the annual FBHVC Club Expo meeting, held at the British Motor Museum at Gaydon. Delegates were able to hear presentations from a range of speakers, join in some question-and-answer sessions and spend some time speaking to the various event sponsors.

The Northern Section greatly enjoyed their Season Opening Sunday Lunch on 6th February 2022.

On Sunday 6th February, twenty three SW members braved the elements and enjoyed an excellent Winter Lunch at The Carpenters