The AMOC Spring Weekend with Concours and Dinner is being held at Alnwick Castle, Northumberland on the weekend of 6/7 June – if you plan to attend you might like to consider booking accommodation.
Aston Martin has been chosen as a featured marque for the Abingdon Air & Country Show on Saturday 13 June – which means that we will be on display within the showground as well as having a run down the runway and down the crowd-line. I attended last year and the air display was superb. To apply, visit their website www.abingdonairandcountry.co.uk and download a classic vehicle form to fill out and return to Mr Ben Tyler at the address / email on that form. Note that there is an entry fee of £5 per car which goes go to nominated charities (as per their website). Please put 'AMOC' on your form so they know that you are part of the overall AMOC contingent. All cars need to be in place by 9.45am absolute latest and exiting the showground will be after 4.30pm.
The annual AMOC Festival is being held at the British Motor Museum, Gaydon on Sunday 21 June. This year it will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of the V12 Vanquish. Tickets for Aston drivers and passengers are available at £13 per person – visit: AMOC Festival 2026 - Aston Martin Owners Club
If you are not heading for Gaydon, Hart Classics have announced the 2026 Classic Car & Motorcycle Show to be held on Sunday 21 June at The Elvetham Hotel, Hartley Wintney, RG27 8AS. All ages of cars are welcome and there is a Supercar Category. For more information visit: hartclassics.co.uk
Jo has arranged for us to visit Summerdown Farm near Basingstoke on Thursday 25 June. The farm specialises in growing, harvesting and distilling Black Mitcham peppermint which is used in products such as tea, chocolate and fragrances. After welcome refreshments, Ian Margetts, their ‘Master of Mint,’ will lead us on a 1.5 to 2-hour walking tour of the farm offering a truly unique insight into what they do and we will see their mint and lavender fields in full bloom, and visit the distillery. The tour will be followed by a 2-course lunch in their Old Cricket Pavilion. They are arranging special private access and parking for us, to avoid the local narrow lanes. The cost for the day is £54 per person with numbers limited to 30 people. Please register your interest with me by Friday 13 February to gauge the level of interest and confirm the viability of the event.
Steve Cory reports a high level of interest in his proposed visit to Retrotec and Hever Castle on 16/17 July. This is his latest report:
“I’m still waiting for a response from The People’s Mosquito, so I can’t confirm anything at this stage. A total of 40 people have registered their interest in the visit which is an excellent response, but I suspect that Retrotec will place a limit on the number of people that they can accommodate. Names have been added to the list in the order that I received their emails, and spaces will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. There will be a reserve list if Retrotec can’t take us all”.
Hopefully Steve will have more news for us soon.
The popular annual Bristol Motor Club Classic & Performance Car Parade is being held at the Castle Combe circuit on Sunday 2 August – it is free to attend or £25 per car to take part in all three sessions of laps behind a pace car. Registration is now open – for more information visit Event: Classic & Performance Parade
A reminder to save the date for our Area 10 Tom May Special Meeting at the Eton Dorney Rowing Lake on Thursday 6 August.
Advance notice that Simply Aston Martin at Beaulieu is being held next year on Sunday 23 August. You can purchase discounted earlybird tickets by using the discount code SIMPLYEB before 1 March.
We have again been invited to exhibit our Astons at the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre Auto Fest on bank holiday Monday 31 August. They welcome cars, motorbikes, vans, buses, fire engines, bicycles to be displayed, but our Astons will have a special area reserved by the Visitor Centre. Steam train rides and all the fun of their heritage railway will be on offer as well. There is a suggested (but not obligatory) donation of £6 per car for exhibitors.
We have had an excellent response to our Area 10 Belgium Car Tour from 6 to 9 October. The first 15 rooms were snapped up promptly and so three more were reserved of which only the last one is still available. Those of you who have reserved your places will have received an email from Paul Trill on 30 January. If you would like to take the last room, please register using this link: DA – AMOC Area 10 WW1 Registration form and room selection – Drive Away