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TaffMog - South Wales
Taffmob Blog. by Philip Harry
The holiday season has resulted in a fairly quiet time as school holidays and grandchildren entertaining is in full swing! There are events ongoing throughout the area so if you spot any then let us know as an option for a day out. One such event was at Pendine Sands where Bluebird was brought down to the home of landspeed attempts where she raced the clock. We spotted it very late in the morning of that day so made a last minute trip to see her. Drizzle and light rain, but we got there just in time to see her doing a short run on the beach. What a beast! Also there were some gorgeous vintage Bentleys and Sunbeams, one Taffmog owner had his lovely Bentley on the beach. There is a Supercar and Sportscar event at Pembrey Circuit on September 21 and I circulated details to members last week. I can register the club to enable a discount to tickets so get in touch if interested.
Elsewhere, the TaffmogChat group on facebook is chugging along nicely so have a look. many snippets on there posted by members.
Usk Noggin, Chainbridge, 16/07/25.
Our numbers were slightly down compared with last month, probably due to the holiday season, but still we managed to attract a reasonable 11 members. Despite a few drops of rain in the early evening, we managed to get 5 different Morgans in the car park, ranging from a 4/4 to an Aero. 4 topless, 3 without side screens and 1 even had the windscreen folded flat! (no Christine tonight) Tables had been reserved inside, which was just as well as a few more spots of rain fell. It was good to see Steven and Denise again after a little while. John & Jackie, Simon & Jan, all with tales having recently returned from European holidays. Dave & Kay, Rob & Kay and Roger made up the remainder. Quite a noisy evening, maybe caused by our corner location (or are we just a “loud” group?). Conversation flowed throughout the meal on both tables. On ours, much talk of 4/4 engine rebuilds, suspension/steering mods, spare parts and Jaguar replacement gearboxes. Who said TaffMog was just about food not cars these days.
The Bridgend Noggin held on 10th July possibly the hottest day of the year ,organised by Barrie and Lynne Avery met at the new Baffle Haus near Cowbridge and saw 8 couples mostly in Morgans without side screens and differing versions of sun protection enjoy a run through the valleys and over the Bwlch towards our eventual lunch stop near Bridgend where we were met by John and Avril Beskeen . It was good to see that John is progressing well from his recent illness and hopefully be back to his usual routine soon.
Other than saying that the Bridgend Noggin is on the second Thursday of the month and that Denis and Liz Bailey (denisandliz@btinternet.com )mob 07901 603012 are the contacts for more information there’s not much to include. We try not to start from the same point too often and I occasionally get another couple to organise a run. The noggins/run are all daytime meets and open to all to arrange as alternatives.
September is on Thursday 11th. Details to follow contact Denis and Liz Bailey
West Wales. A relatively quiet noggin with several regulars unable to attend for a variety of reasons. 5 couples met at The Railway Inn in Nantgaredig where the usual standard of chatting was maintained, including upcoming holidays and the Taffmog Winter Weekend. We were still waiting for a Series1 Aero to be road ready as it has not been seen for a while (currently reputed to be camouflaged under dust).
Also mentioned was a Plus8 replica that was advertised a few years ago at a Morgan meeting at Prescott (may be Shelsley as it was a while ago). An interesting advert to say the least and it drew some amusing comments and inspections from passers by!
September Diary
Thursday 11th August Bridgend noggin, meeting starts from Dyffryn Gardens CF5 6FZ for coffee and lunch is at The Grove Golf Porthcawl CF33 4RP .
21st, Supercar and Sportscar event at Pembrey Circuit. Get in touch if interested so a visit can be organised as a group to get a significant ticket discount!
26th, West noggin at The Railway Inn, Nantgaredig 7.00pm
November 28-29 Winter Weekend at The Metropole, LLandrindod Wells..
Please contact Barrie and Lynne Avery to get details and register.