cripp Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Well done fellas, you warmed up yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Well done fellas, you warmed up yet? Lovely & warm in the van with the Heater on.... you???:rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cripp Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 I think I can feel my feet now. To top it off it rained. :cry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metroman Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 There was this young lad at the entrance again, gets me every time :-D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 There was this young lad at the entrance again, gets me every time :-D. That will be my lad Harry... stealthymarksman on here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted November 9, 2008 Author Share Posted November 9, 2008 Great work Lee and Harry! Was Cripp stalking you agian? Should I have another word??? Cubes - you guys are outstanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cripp Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Great work Lee and Harry! Was Cripp stalking you agian? Should I have another word??? Watch it Leo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Well done boys,and cripp.:tup:: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted November 12, 2008 Author Share Posted November 12, 2008 Update! We are certainly getting there and with some more generous donations by HMVF members and the public we have now broken through the 12 veterans barrier - outstanding work folks! WE ARE GETTING THERE!! Onwards and upwards! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Pearson Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Just and update from Normandy 44 Re-enactment Group, we had a collection over the weekend at our Christmas party and have raised another £250 for the good cause. Thanks to all who contributed and sorry i was not there. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted November 27, 2008 Author Share Posted November 27, 2008 Please checkout the front page folks....... I have been trying for a week to put up in the news the donations made by Tony and N44 and there is also and lovely story to this next donation too. It will be up as soon as I (Joris) has sorted the techie issue out.........! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Don't foget the promised case studies in the article Jack - more than ne person outsideof HMVF has asked me abut these. Good to see we're over halfway to getting 20; won't belong now befoe you can change the target figure to40!! Any chance of an update on the overall target the NVA are trying to reach?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 We just had a collection and whip round at our North Oxfordshire & Cotswolds MVT meeting. We raised just over £80 which i will be sending on shortly. My thanks to everyone there. Tim (too) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 We just had a collection and whip round at our North Oxfordshire & Cotswolds MVT meeting. We raised just over £80 which i will be sending on shortly. My thanks to everyone there. Tim (too) Well done Tim & everyone else :tup:: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted November 28, 2008 Author Share Posted November 28, 2008 Update - please check out the total on the front page folks - many thanks Deana! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian2b Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 I heard a rumour the other day that an MVT Area was about to make a large donation to the HMVF NVA appeal, I think the MVT Com. were due to discuss it at their November meeting, any of the Area Secretaries or anyone else on here know anything about it ? . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Last I'd heard, Ian, was that they were donating directly to the NVA, not via HMVF...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 I heard a rumour the other day that an MVT Area was about to make a large donation to the HMVF NVA appeal, I think the MVT Com. were due to discuss it at their November meeting, any of the Area Secretaries or anyone else on here know anything about it ? . What do you call large Ian :??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian2b Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Last I'd heard, Ian, was that they were donating directly to the NVA, not via HMVF...... I think you will find that was the Essex MVT that was making a direct payment to the NVA as they did not want to go through HMVF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian2b Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 What do you call large Ian :??? The information I was given from a friend in the midlands area was that the MVT was going to donate a sum of around £2000 and this was to be done through HMVF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodge Deep Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Well as long as its all going into the same cause... great I say! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Last I'd heard, Ian, was that they were donating directly to the NVA, not via HMVF...... You're probably right Neil, the MVT CoM. are paranoid when it comes to anything to do with the HMVF & seem to want to distance themselves at every opportunity, even with an appeal such as this they can't put their differences aside, not a view shared by all Area Secs. though... To answer Ian's question, if there was anythng in the pipeline we have not heard anything from the MVT CoM. & the above may explain why... Anyway on with the fundraising... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted December 20, 2008 Author Share Posted December 20, 2008 Total updated We are getting close to our target of 20 veterans returning Once More Onto The Beach. Keep up the great work folks - we are getting there thanks to everyones kindness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil P Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Great news - I can't believe that anyone would want to object to this payment, or the way it is to be made, after all it is a one off, and very much a once in a lifetime opportunity for those it stands to benefit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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