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Due to alterations by Lloyds Bank, our Treasurer can take payment by cash or BACS, but unfortunately we have to add 50p to every payment made by cheque, due to Bank charges.

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​We will now have to impose a £10 non returnable deposit for rallies where food and/or entertainment have been arranged. This is the result of several recent ' no shows with no communication '  ​

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KINETON MEET​​​

Can you help by stewarding Kineton, May 7-10, please. It will be a small meet with 10 vans booked, ideal if you have not stewarded before. Help will be on hand, and don't forget that the steward has a free rally. Please contact Pat as soon as possible on 07477 503636  

AS WE STILL DO NOT HAVE STEWARDS, OR EVEN A VOLUNTEER TO PARK THE VANS UP, WITHOUT A VOLUNTEER THIS MEET IS IN DANGER OF BEING CANCELLED. 

Pat and Paul cannot be on site until later, as he has a medical appointment, so on this occasion cannot stand in to steward or park up.

The three of us cannot do it all - we need your help, if no-one comes forward then we will reluctantly have to cancel.​

NO STEWARD - NO MEET!

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A message from our Chairman​

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Following the 2025 AGM at Oundle, I am pleased to tell you that you do have a Committee willing to stand for a further year. However we are in a very vulnerable position, in that all of the present incumbents are of a certain age, and if anything should happen to any one of those members, then we have no-one in the wings, so to speak, who could slide across into any of the mandatory required positions for the group to carry on.

I am appealing to Nene Valley Group members to really consider volunteering to help our very successful and happy  group move forward, and remove some of that vulnerability. You don't get any perks being on the Committee - just a great feeling that you are putting something back into this great Club of yours. We are a well oiled ( some will say well lubricated! ) team that I am very proud to be part of, but we do need extra help. 

Please speak to me , or any member of the Committee and we will be only too pleased to explain any of our roles, and what is involved.

I do look forward to hearing from you please !            Paul

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PRINCE WILLIAM SCHOOL, OUNDLE

Well what a weekend ! 22 Nene Valley, 11 Anglia, 7 East Midlands and 5 Chiltern vans were expertly parked up by Tony & Carol and Keith & Vida, and although the car park wasn't full, the Hall certainly was! We also welcomed two Nene Valley members to their first meeting with us. On Friday evening Tony organised a game of Prize Chairs, a music quiz and rolling a pound coin for a bottle of whisky, assisted by Colin. Tickets were sold for the Raffle and Bonus Ball, ready for drawing on Saturday evening. A coffee morning was held in the Hall on Saturday morning, as the forecast was not good for Sunday, when we would have been outside in the car park. The weather was kind to us however, all weekend, with members making their way into Oundle, where the hostelries, I'm told, did a brisk trade. Some ventured as far as Barnwell Country Park, and along the banks of the River Nene. On Saturday evening Mick drew the Bonus Ball, and some members really made the effort to dress up for the first part of Ed Cox's entertainment of Country and Western music, which attracted the usual line dancing ladies ( and some gents ). The raffle, which was enormous, was drawn in the interval and then the second round of entertainment began. Without doubt Ed Cox was the best entertainment we have had, with a lovely rapport with our members, and we hope to see our ' Northamptonshire Lad ' again at future meets. A big thank you to everyone that helped to make this meet such a success, moving tables, chairs, sweeping up and putting things away, donating raffle prizes, so many people to thank. We are back at Oundle at the end of October for our AGM weekend -  with entertainment.       PAT

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Well, after the Great Extravaganza at Oundle, we are back down to earth!

With the kind permission of the Severn Valley Group, we are at Kineton Sports & Social Club, Bridge Street, Kineton CV35 0DT from the 7th to 10th May. We have the use of the toilets and showers on the site, and the use of the Clubhouse.

This is a new venue for us in pretty surrounding countryside. The National Motor Museum is 5 miles away, and for those with electric bikes the Burton Dassett Hills Countryside Park is 5.9 miles away, with spectacular views over miles of countryside from the tops. You can freewheel down !  The White Swan in Kineton serves meals, and is an Inn dating back to 1668.

Bookings to Pat please, as we need to notify the site of attendance numbers.

See you there !​​​​

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Please note  -  The AGM will now be at Prince William School, Oundle from Friday 30th October 2026 until Sunday 1st November 2026​

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May 7-10

Kineton Sports and Social Club. CV35 0DT

Access to Club House, toilet and shower block.  Motor Museum 5 miles away.

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May 21-26 

National at Statfold Country Park, Tamworth B79 0BU.

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NENE VALLEY ON TOUR

June 19-24

Wareham Rugby Club, BH20 4HY

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June 24-29

Royal Victoria Country Park, Netley, SO31 5GA

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June 29- July 5

Weymouth Rugby Club, DT3 5HZ     ( Joint meet with West Wessex Group )

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July 16 - 24

Reydon Community Centre, IP18 6PA

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July 24 - 29

Homestead Lake, Weeley, Clacton CO16 9JN​

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Amended date for Cranford Steam Fayre   -    Start 1pm Thursday 24/09/2026,  finish 12 midday  Monday 28/09/2026.  The price, set by the site owner is fixed at £70 for 1 to 4 nights camping and unlimited entry to the show.

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The SCARECROWS are back !!

Harpole village is holding the Scarecrow Festival this year , and Nene Valley will be there -

September 11-14 2026                              

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