Visit the V8 Marquee at the MGLive! weekend Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th June Good news After several postponements of the Club's major annual MGLive! weekend event, the team of Club Office members and volunteers has been working hard to plan and arrange MGLive! 2022. The V8 Register is planning its contribution not least having our usual large V8 Marquee. Getting tickets for the event? You can get tickets for MGLive! event - either single day or weekend tickets - on the Club website. For current Club Members there is a discounted ticket price - see our guide so you don't miss it. Tickets Guide to getting the Member discount Where will I find the V8 Marquee? The V8 Marquee will be located in the "Village" in the inside of the Circuit at Silverstone where all the marquees for the Club's Registers, Branches and Centres will be set out. Where can I find the V8 Marquee? Clive Wheatley mgv8parts is a valued sponsor of our V8 Marquee and of our V8 Scottish Borders Tour 2022. Updated: 220510 Updated: 220324 Posted: 220319 After several postponements of the Club's major annual MGLive! weekend event because of Covid constraints, the team of Club Office members and volunteers has been working hard on the serious task of planning and arranging the Club's major annual event - MGLive! 2022. The V8 Register is planning its contribution there not least by having a large V8 Marquee as usual. V8 Marquee will have two attractive features over the weekend - Clive Wheatley's MGV8 replacement parts stall and also plenty of tables and chairs where V8 enthusiasts and their family members and friends will be able enjoy meeting up with plenty of room to sit and enjoy their refreshments. V8 Marquee layout V8 Annual General Meeting on Sunday at noon when four new volunteers are standing for election to the V8 Committee. See V8 AGM formal notice & More What's on for V8 enthusiasts up to and over the MGLive! weekend? Thursday 9th June 2022 - Cancelled see update National Trust Day Visit to The Workhouse at Southwell Ken Clayton has arranged a National Trust Day group visit to The Workshouse in Southwell in Nottinghamshire. Built in 1824, The Workhouse is the best preserved example of the hundreds of workhouses built across the country. The system implemented here was developed by the Reverend John T. Becher and George Nicholls whose ideas shaped the way in which the poor were treated during the 19th century. Location of Southwell Workhouse is west of Newark on Trent. Map Information & booking and NT Southwell Workhouse website Friday 10th June 2022 at noon Lunch at the cafe at the Hook Norton Brewery Visit one of the finest tower breweries in the UK and enjoy a lunch at their cafe (Malthouse Kitchen) on the Friday of the Club's annual MGLive! weekend meeting at Silverstone. Lunch there is a tradition many V8 members enjoy. The cafe offers a menu of light bites, sandwiches and mains made from locally sourced produce. Booking is essential either online or by telephone on 01608 730384 or email - do book early to avoid disappointment as Friday is a popular day for lunch there! Book a table for noon or 12.15pm. Malthouse Kitchen & Link to booking webpage & Example of booking response & Routes to Hook Norton Brewery Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th June 2022 On both days the V8 Marquee will be a popular place for MGV8 enthusiasts to meet up with friends and new members. There will be plenty of tables and chairs where V8 enthusiasts and their family members and guests will be able to sit and enjoy refreshments. V8 Marquee layout & Where can I find the V8 Marquee? If you would like to volunteer to help run the refreshments table for an hour or so please do get in touch to take up a slot in the roster for either day. See a copy of the roster & Contact us to support the roster MGV8 replacement parts on sale at Clive Wheatley mgv8parts stand On one side of the V8 Marquee on both days, Clive will have a table with plenty of MGV8 replacement parts on sale. The first replacement RV8 rear lamp units Clive has been resourcing with fellow member Jim Greenhill should be available for display so members in need of a replacement unit for a damaged lamp on their RV8 should be able to examine one and place an order. Clive is a generous sponsor of V8 Register events and is helping us pay the rental charge for the V8 Marquee. Website Sunday 12th June 2022 V8 AGM at noon at the V8 Marquee On Sunday we have the V8 Annual General Meeting at noon when four new volunteers are standing for election to the V8 Committee. They are Keith Belcher (an active contributor to our 6 monthly MGV8 price guides), Peter Berry (V8 Scribe), Peter Ellis (workshop notes editor) and Dugald MacNeill (V8 Registrar). Victor Smith will stand down as V8 Chairman at the end of his term. All current members of the Club who have registered an MGV8 are eligible to vote. Details of the nominations will be available later. See a copy of the formal notice of the V8 AGM 2022