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    Bunker Bash 2009 Living History & MV Show

    in Bunker Bash

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    Lee/Ian,

     

    Can't remember if I've already asked this so... As the Stolly will be coming down under the auspices of the AMVG do I need to let you have a seperate booking form??

    Will you also want one for the F-250 to go in the American vehicles area if we opt to bring the caravan along??

     

    Hi Neil,

     

    If you can fill in the MV forms and mark them at the top "AMVG" we can then keep track of the vehicles attending.

     

    cheers

    New...Essex Military Market

    in Future events and meetings

    Posted

    Where is Battlesbridge near.Can you give us a marker point?.

     

    Hope this helps, Its to the right of Wickford and up on the map

     

    http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=51.595842,0.498505&spn=0.214552,0.396194&z=11

     

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    Its to the right of Wickford and above Rayleigh

     

    http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=51.591576~0.494385&style=r&lvl=11&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=7718311&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1

    Launched - The HMVF Once More Onto The Beach campaign..

    in Other Chatter

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    I was at the CoM meeting when it was decided to make a large donation to the NVA. It has to be done direct to the NVA because of the MVT's constitution. This is set up in such a way as to stop anybody directing funds into a personal or private account. It has nothing to do with personnal feelings towards the HMVF or anybody associated with it. I know there are folks within the MVT who may have some negative thoughts for the HMVF but these in noway influenced the decision the direct payment decision. It has to be remembered that out of the 6900 MVT membership there may be some members who are not in favour of 'club funds' being handed out. There are some MV owners who think that club funds should be spent on members only. In the Brum Area at our December meeting we had a vote to see what the opinion of members was on the subject. The vote was 100% in favour of the MVT donation. I have e mailed Jack privatley on this subject. I have not spoken to the MVT Com for a couple of weeks so I don't know whether the NVA have been told the exact figure hence me not saying what it is, but it is CONSIDERABLY more than £2000-00. The MVT Com will be making an announcement as soon as it has been confirmed that the payment can be made under the terms of the constitution. There are certain legal processes that have to be gone through to ensure that that the payment can be made. The MVT is a registered charity and charities donating to charities have to be carefuly monitored. I Know somebody is going to say "No they don't!" but you're going to look pretty stoopid if you hand over the money and then have to ask for it back because the right procedures have not been followed. As the MVT has had a substancial amount of money payed back through Gift Aid the last thing the MVT want is to have to pay that money back because of a slight indiscretion making a donation to the NVA or similar. Hence the delay in making an announcement and also why it is been payed direct. Sorry for the long reply but I was trying to cover all areas. But trust me it is a lot more than £2000-00.

     

    If any MVT members who read this are not in favour of the payment would they contact either Preston Isaacs MVT Chairman or Alan Cogdel MVT Treasurer so that their thoughts on the subject can be registered.

     

    I should add that I have not been asked or directed by the MVT CoM to do this posting but as I was the CoM meeting when this was discussed and voted on then I felt perhaps I should record the facts as they were. There were 5 other area secretaries/chairmen at the CoM who if they read this Forum could confirm this.

     

    Phil Palmer

    Chairman

    Birmingham & West Midlands Area

    Military Vehicle Trust.

     

     

    Thats excellent news Phil,

    Thanks for putting us in the picture. Any news from the MVT on how much they are donating to the NVA.

    What's this vehicle...

    in British Vehicles

    Posted

    You'll be lucky, apparently only 2 were brought back to the UK with one at Bordon.

     

    Going back about 8-9 years ago i was offered an armoured RL that needed a fair amount of welding and restoration but at that time i was just looking for a straight forward RL now looking back i wish i had gone for it, we live and learn. :cry:

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