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EASTER AND BEYOND – 17th-24th April 2025

 This rally has plenty of spaces left. There is a full programme of things to do and entertainment. Your support would be very much appreciated.

Location: White Roding Sports & Social Club, Marks Hall Lane, White Roding, Essex CM6 1RS

Main Marshalls: Linda & Aubrey Thomas

RALLIES BOOKING ON 1ST FEBRUARY 2025

80 Years of Peace – 8th-12th May
Alongside the Ferry Boat – 30th May-2nd June
Tea and Cake at Green Farm – 5th-10th |June
Everglades – 14th-21st June – NO online booking.
We’re Going Back to Wilmcote 2 – 26th June-1st July
Ticket to Ride from Thorpe-le-Soken – 10th-17th July
5 Nights at a Friendly Country Inn – 21st-26th July
A Magical Holiday – 26th July-3rd August – NO online booking.
Secrets of Foulness Island – 25th-29th September
AGM Rally – 3rd-5th October
Burns Supper Rally (Suffolk Invite) – 16th-18th January 2026 – NO online booking.

Please check the webpage or your rally book for details

Annual Dinner Dance.

Please book onto our Annual Dinner Dance, which is being held at Saxon Hall, Aviation Way, Southend-on-Sea, on Saturday 5th April. The meal will be followed by live entertainment from Sly Fox, great singer with a very warm personality. For the meal you will be given a choice of the following:

Starters

Chef’s Homemade Pate with Side Salad and Melba Toast

Deep Fried Brie Wedges with Cranberry Sauce

Traditional Prawn Cocktail, with Brown Bread & Butter

Mains

Roast Topside of Beef with Yorkshire Pudding, and Horseradish

Roast Cod with Watercress

Vegetarian Shepherds Pie with Sweet Potato Mash

Desserts

Profiteroles with Warm Chocolate Sauce

Marmalade Bread & Butter Pudding with Pouring Cream

Selection of Cheese and Biscuits

Invitation can be extended to Family or Friends. See page 23 of our Rally Book, or contact ‘chairman@secc-online.org.uk’

Change of password

Just a heads up. On the morning of the 1st February 2025, I will be changing the password for the members area of the website. To get the new password, you need to be a current member and contact a member of the committee for the new password.

Tony

BIRTHDAY PLAQUES

We are running short of Birthday Plaques.

If you have a pile of Birthday plaques just sitting around and would like to donate them back to the centre to be reused, please can you bring them to your next rally and pass them on to a committee member. Thank you.

Janice Price.

RALLY BOOKING ALERT

There are 26 rallies booking on the 1st January. To make sure you secure a place on the rallies of your choice please check the Rally Page on the website or in the Rally book. Blasford Hill Long Weekender is booking on the 2nd January. Also some of the rallies booking on the 1st are rallies that would normally have a 6 week booking date so please check the whole list.

2025 Rally Programme

I am pleased to be able to advise that our 2025 Rally Programme is now available. Details have been loaded onto our Web Site. The 2025 Rally Books are also printed. These will be available at both South Essex and North Essex, New Year Rallies. You can also collect one in person, by arrangement with Ian Carter (07739 405235).

The cost of the Rally Book is £3.00 We are checking the postage cost for anybody wishing to have a book sent to them by mail. After New Year, you will be able to request one by post, from Janice Price. Rally Books will also be available at the Mainly Marshals Rally.

Thereafter, Rally Books will be available from any committee member.

Fellowship holders will be entitled to receive one Rally Book free of charge, postage cost will apply if not collected in person.

Thanks again to all of those involved in producing our 2025 Rally Programme.

DAVID