Previous Events and Social Activities

(most recent first)

13th December 2011
The Group's Christmas meal will be taking place at the Marquis of Granby, Weymouth.  A copy of the menu can be found here.  £5 deposit/head is required to secure your place, ideally to Fiona.  Arrive in time for chat and a drink before hand, food will be served at 7.30pm.

15th November 2011
Mike Colbourne from Monkey World will be talking to the Group about Monkey World, and how they are involved in the rescue and welfare of animals, as well as the actual Monkey World Apre Rescue Centre near to Wool.

18th October 2011
The Group's Annual General Meeting will be taking place.  After the AGM a selection of DVD clips will be shown.

20th July 2011 (note: this is Wednesday)
The Group’s July Social evening will be taking place at the Coastal Watch Lookout Station on Portland.  The evening will start at 7.00pm, so please arrive in time to park.  Geoff Peters will be giving the group a tour of the facilities, and members will be able to see what equipment is used.  In addition Geoff will give a short talk on what the Lookout Station does and how everything works.

Directions: Head towards Portland Bill Lighthouse on Portland Bill Road, turning right onto a small road (signed as a private road) shortly before The Pulpit Public House, next to a garage with large white doors.

(OS Grid reference: SY6769).

17th July 2011
The local Porsche Owners club will be taking part in a Manoeuvrability Competition organised by the Group at The Verne Prison overflow carpark on Portland at 4.00pm.  Group members are welcome to come along and admire some of these wonderful looking vehicles while the owners tackle the challenging course.

21st June 2011
Roger Jewell from the Plymouth Group - will be talking about Eco driving - we will be able to check our eye sight, and along with a few other bits will also be showing a DVD.

17th May 2011
Richard Furneaux, the Region One group co-ordinator will be talking to the group about some of the new processed and systems which are being implemented within IAM HOuse to ensure the IAM has a whole runs as efficiently as possible.

19th April 2011
Mike Wells will be talking to the group about some of his humorous experience as a Police Driving Instructor.

15th February 2011
Philip Ringer will be talking to the group on the subject of ‘Remembering the Lynmouth Flood of 1952’. Philip will recount the events of 1952 and how a little over 50 years later he was involved in helping the community bring closure to their ‘collective memory’.

19th January 2011 (was 18th January 2011)
**Due to events out of our control this social evening has changed dates**
Steve White, who is a member of Dorchester & West Dorset Advanced Motorcyclists (DWDAM) will be talking to the Group about his visit to Monte Carlo. He and his driver were one of the lasts team to leave London, but completed the route in 5 days, and won a trophy.

7th December 2010
The Christmas social evening will be taking place in The Marquis of Granby on Chickerell Road with a three course meal.  The sit-down time is 7.00pm, so arrive in time to arm yourself with a drink (if you are not driving!).  If you wish to attend, then a £5 deposit is required, and should be made available to a member of the committee (ideally Fiona) and your menu options registered with Fiona.  A copy of the menu is available on the website, or by contacting Fiona.

16th November 2010
Mike Webb, from Blandford Tyres will be talking to the group about tyres - how to care for them and about tread patterns. How and why they work and the different types, along with infomation on tyre compounds.  Hopefully he will bring along a few examples.

19th October 2010
The Group’s AGM will be taking place, with a guest speaker John Davies who works for Global Marine Systems who specialise in the maintence of submarine telecom cables.

15th September 2010
This is the final Lecture session, being held at Commitee Room One, County Hall, Dorchester with a prompt start time of 6:45pm. (note: all lecture sessions will now be on a Wednesday).

8th September 2010
This is the second Lecture session, being held at Commitee Room One, County Hall, Dorchester with a prompt start time of 6:45pm. (note: all lecture sessions will now be on a Wednesday).

1st September 2010
This is the first Lecture session, being held at Commitee Room One, County Hall, Dorchester with a prompt start time of 6:45pm. (note: all lecture sessions will now be on a Wednesday).

12th August 2010
A trip to UKAEA Winfrith Fire station has been arranged.  Amongst other activities the evening will be a demonstration of cutting up a car and what to do in the unlikely event of an accident. If you would like to take part and come along you will need to be booked onto the secure site, so please contact Fiona McVey, our Events Officer, by 2nd August. Places are limited to approximately 25 on a first come basis. Access to the site is Via the West Gate off Gatemore Road (turn off the Wool to Dorchester Road A352 opposite the Red Lion Pub).

15th June 2010

Colin Paterson who is the IAM Director of Marketing and Communications will be coming to talk to the group about his roll in IAM House, and his aims and how he would like to the see the IAM Grow and develop.

18th May 2010
John Brewster will be presenting to the Group on behalf of the Dorset Jaguar Enthusiast Club with slides and a display of vintage cars in the car park.

20th April 2010
Merv Sharp will be talking to the Group about his swimming achievements. Merv became the first man to swim the English Channel seven times in 1974, and his long distance swimming has also seen him recognised by the Guinness Book of Records.

24th March 2010
This is the final Lecture session, being held at Commitee Room One, County Hall, Dorchester with a prompt start time of 6:45pm. (note: all lecture sessions will now be on a Wednesday).

17th March 2010
This is the second Lecture session, being held at Commitee Room One, County Hall, Dorchester with a prompt start time of 6:45pm. (note: all lecture sessions will now be on a Wednesday).

8th December 2009
The Dorset IAM Christmas Dinner will be taking place at The Northe Tavern, 7.00 for 7.30pm (ticket only).

17th November 2009
Guest speaker of Richard Furneaux who is the Regional Co-ordinator of RLF (Regional Liaison Forum) Meetings.

20th October 2009
The AGM will be taking place with a guest speaker of Andy Poulton, who is the Staff Examiner for the IAM and covers Region One.

15th September 2009
Third IAM Lecture. Doors open at Dorchester Rugby Club from 6.30pm for a prompt start at 7.00pm. Please note this is a Tuesday night.

8th September 2009
Second IAM Lecture. Doors open at Dorchester Rugby Club from 6.30pm for a prompt start at 7.00pm. Please note this is a Tuesday night.

1st September 2009
First IAM Lecture. Doors open at Dorchester Rugby Club from 6.30pm for a prompt start at 7.00pm. Each of the three evenings expects to finish by approximately 9.00. Please note this is a Tuesday night.

18th August 2009
Manoeuverability Competition. This will be taking place in the HMP The Verne’s overflow car park on Portland. Head over to Portland and pass through Victoria Square and turn up the hill along Victoria Road, and follow the road round into Castle Road. Take the first left signed as ‘HMP The Verve’ into Verne Common Road. Continue along this road, through the traffic lights and a tunnel, and then to your left is main carpark, go through this into the overflow car park.

21st July, 2009
Mr Fox will be presenting the to group for what is hoped will be a most humorous evening.

16th June, 2009
Andy Crawley from the Ambulance Service with be talking to the group about his work. Hopefully he will be bringing his vehicle as well, so we can all see the equipment they use.

19th May, 2009
The group will be listening to a talk from the Dorset Wildlife Trust.

21st April, 2009
This social evening is being held as a Skittles night at The Frampton Arms, Moreton, Dorchester DT2 8BB. Easy to get to for drivers, good parking and next to rail station if you don’t want to drive! Come along and have fun with us and bring your friends too. More the merrier - why not come along with your friends and family?

24th March, 2009
This is the final lecture session, being held at Dorchester Rugby Club, with a start time of 7:00pm.

17th March, 2009
This is the second of three lecture sessions, being held at Dorchester Rugby Club - note this evening unfortuantely falls on a social evening, with a start time of 7:00pm.

10th March, 2009
This is the first lecture sessions, being held at Dorchester Rugby Club with a start time of 7:00pm. (note: all lecture sessions will now be on a Tuesday).

17th February, 2009
Richard Furneaux who is the Regional Co-ordinator of RLF Meetings will be giving an IAM Presentation about the Chairman’s Report (David Kenworthy) from the 2008 National Conference.

20th January, 2009
An examiner from the Dorchester Test Centre is coming to give a presentation called ‘Arrive Alive Classic’ - aimed at the older driver.

17th December, 2008
As with other years there is no group social activity planned for December.

18th November, 2008
Arthur Curry will be talking to the group about his time spent in the Special Services.

21th October, 2008
The AGM will be taking place with a guest speaker of Richard Furneaux who is the Regional Co-ordinator of RLF (Regional Liaison Forum) Meetings.

17th September, 2008
3rd Lecture evening, running from 7.00pm to approximately 9.00pm at Dorchester Rugby Club.

16th September, 2008
Ken Reed will be talking to the group about Cycling, and also about the 2012 Olympics and some of the proposed transport arrangements.

10th September, 2008
2nd Lecture evening, running from 7.00pm to approximately 9.00pm at Dorchester Rugby Club.

3rd September, 2008
1st Lecture evening, running from 7.00pm to approximately 9.00pm at Dorchester Rugby Club.

19th August, 2008
As with other years there is no group social activity planned for August.

15th July, 2008
Manoeuverability Competition. This will be taking place in the HMP The Verne’s overflow car park on Portland. Head over to Portland and pass through Victoria Square and turn up the hill along Victoria Road, and follow the road round into Castle Road. Take the first left signed as ‘HMP The Verve’ into Verne Common Road. Continue along this road, through the traffic lights and a tunnel, and then to your left is main and then the overflow car park and look out for a three-wheeler. Google Maps link.

17th June, 2008
Unfortuantely Andy Crawley from the Ambulance service will not be able to make his scheduled talk. However Alan Muncaster will instead be talking to the group about Road Systems. Alan works in the road section of the Council.

Andy Crawley from the Ambulance Service with be talking to the group about his work. Hopefully he will be bringing vehicle as well, so we can all see equipment they use (hopefully we can re-schedule this event).

7th June, 2008
The Group is trying to organise a day a Skid Pan Training-Day Out. Thank you to all those who have registered your interest, more detail can be found here.

20th May, 2008
The group’s treasure hunt will be taking place, meet at the carpark around the back of the Dorchester Library (this is due to Top O’Town car park being closed) - look out for a silver Octavia estate. Start time from 6.15-7.00pm.

15th April, 2008
Alan Morgon from the Dorset Fire and Rescue Service will be talking to the group on his work, and in addition how his work requires him to deal with "Young Drivers".

9th April, 2008
3rd Lecture evening, running from 7.00pm to approximately 9.00pm at Dorchester Rugby Club.

2nd April, 2008
2nd Lecture evening, running from 7.00pm to approximately 9.00pm at Dorchester Rugby Club.

26th March, 2008
1st Lecture evening, running from 7.00pm to approximately 9.00pm at Dorchester Rugby Club.

18th March, 2008
This months social evening starts witha talk from ‘The Pet Experience’. Cormac and Sarah Lineham, who run a store on The Granby will be talking about travelling with pets and how to keep them safe and stress free. Sarah is also an animal behaviourist.

19th February, 2008
Jamie Allmond is the Lead on Drink Driving and also part of the Collision Investigation Team dealing with all aspects of Fatal Accidents, and he will be talking to the group about with his job entails. Jamie is based at the Dorset Police Head Quarters at Winfrith.

15th January, 2008
Scott Olipant who works for the Dorset Police as a Traffic management officer in the Operations Divisions will be talking to the group about how the police manage the road infrastructure.

20th November, 2007
Dave Auger from the Weymouth Lifeboat will be talking to the Group about the work they are involved in with the rescuing of people around the Weymouth coast line.

16th October, 2007
The Groups Annual General Meeting will take place as detailed on page 7 of the August newsletter. The speaker after the AGM will be a member of staff from the DTU (Driver Training Unit) based at Ferndown.

26th September, 2007
3rd Lecture evening, running from 7.00pm to approximately 9.00pm at Dorchester Rugby Club.

19th September, 2007
2nd Lecture evening, running from 7.00pm to approximately 9.00pm at Dorchester Rugby Club.

18th September, 2007
Chief Crew Member of Whiskey Bravo Coastguard Helicopter - A member of the crew will be talking to the Group about the work done by the team and their rescue services.

12th September, 2007
1st Lecture evening, running from 7.00pm to approximately 9.00pm at Dorchester Rugby Club.

19th June, 2007
The Annual Treasure hunt is scheduled to place once again. Meeting between 6.30 - 7.00pm in the car park behind The Lodmoor Pub in Greenhill. Bring along anything you feel may help you - maps, compasses, etc.

15th May, 2007
Dave Auger of the Weymouth Lifeboat - a presentation on the work of the Lifeboat. Mr Auger has 20 years’ experience on the Lifeboat.

17th April, 2007
Kim Hick, Civilian Instructor of the Road Policing Unit based at Ferndown. will be talking to the group. Kim will also demonstrate the use of the stinger de vice, as previously shown to some members at the AGM.

11th April, 2007
3rd Lecture evening, running from 7.00pm to approximately 9.00pm.

4th April, 2007
2nd Lecture evening, running from 7.00pm to approximately 9.00pm.

28th March, 2007
1st Lecture evening, running from 7.00pm to approximately 9.00pm.

20th February, 2007
Due to the success of previous table top rallys, another one is being prepared for your pleasure. All you need to do is turn up, clues and maps will be provided.... who will be the fastest around the route this time?

16th January, 2007
The group will be receiving a talk from a crew member of the Avon and Somerset Air Ambulance crew.  Hopefully this talk should give us an insight into the varied and dangerous roles the air ambulance crews across the country partake in, to ensure our safety and health.

20th December, 2006
A combined Christmas party between the Dorset Car Group and and the Dorset Motorcycle Section has been organised. For additional details and a booking form which needs to be returned by 20th November, please see pages 8-9 of the November Newsletter.

21st November, 2006
Nigel Dyer from Ultra Seal will be talking to the group about their products which can prevent a puncture from causing your tyre to go flat. Ultra Seal works at up to speeds of 150mph unlike traditional puncture repair kits which tend to fail at around 40-50mph.

17th October, 2006
The Group AGM will take place, details of positions vacant and re-election details will be published nearer to the time.