Photo by Sharon Hall

some of our Land roversHere is a selection of members’ Land Rovers...

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Cheshire Land Rover Club (CLRC) is a small happy club based inand around South Cheshire and Staffordshire. The club originatedin 2004 when friends Malcolm Bourne and Mark Birkitt had amoment of inspiration over a quiet drink in their local pub. Plentyof live, eat and sleep Land Rover fanatics live in the area, butback in 2004 there was no club that provided an outlet for theirmud fuelled enthusiasm. Owning a Land Rover is not enough, nomatter how brilliant they are. What people needed was somethingto do with their Land Rover; A new adventure every day!

In truth that thought hadprobably been tumbling aroundfor a while, but once expressedin words the plan to start a club,quickly changed from an idea toa determined plan. Since thatmeeting, CLRC's membership hasgrown to just under onehundred, with members livingthroughout the UK.

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Events are publicised on theclub websitewww.cheshirelandroverclub.orgrun by Ian Richardson, or thebimonthly newsletter 'The Plot'edited by Chris Chapman andproduced by Michelle Ash.

CLRC is registered with the MSApermitting it to organisesporting events such as Trials,Punch Hunts and Challenges.On Sunday 3rd April the club ishosting an open event at MowCop near Congleton; a 'pay and

play' event with a punch huntand trial, and maybe a winchchallenge too. This event willbe suitable for everyone frombeginner to more accomplisheddrivers.

a promising year ahead

Over the forthcoming year, club members will get stuck in to afull calendar of events. Every month organised Green Lane daystake club members far beyond the borders of Cheshire. The clubis geographically well placed, being fairly central to the PeakDistrict National Park, Snowdonia and the Shropshire Hills, andwithin a comfortable day's drive to Cumbria, Mid Wales andLancashire.

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The social side of the club is a great success. Pub meetings are heldwith kind permission of The Peacock in Nantwich, Cheshire at 8pm onevery second Tuesday of the Month. And, it is not all about Land Roverseither - strange but true! Over the weekend of 17-19th June CLRCplan to run a family 'bucket and spade' weekend on the welsh coast.Participants will be free to make sand castles with the kids, drivethe local Green Lanes, visit one of King Edward's great Welsh castlesor simply hang-out by the barbeque and put the world to rights.

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helping charity

Founder CLRC member andCharity coordinator, Mark Birkitttook the reins with tremendouszeal. A Series of events over thesummer included memorabledays out; a Navigational Scatter,a 32mile Sponsored walk, and asuperb camping weekend onSalisbury Plain with two fulldays of guided Green Laning onthe famous tank traininggrounds of the British army!

A particularly successful eventwas the 'Run to the lights' inNovember, which found the clubcruising the illuminations ofBlackpool's golden mile. Theclub really has been very busy.

Along the way CLRC hascollected £3366.61 for the Helpfor Heroes charity. On 5thFebruary 2011 Chairman PaulBayley handed over a cheque toHelp for Heroes representativeKathryn Cronin.

The club's charity fundraising hascreated many memorablemoments, and one of thegreatest was the crossing ofMorecambe Bay in 2009 (reportedin LRM). Those that took part still

talk about it with wide eyedexcitement! As one lucky personput it, 'it's one of those thingsthat everyone should do at leastonce in their life'.

It is the club's policy to choose anew charity to support everyyear. The chosen charity for2011 will be the North West AirAmbulance Charity.

Established in 1999 the NorthWest Air Ambulance Charity flieslife saving missions throughoutthe North West region from itsoperational bases at BlackpoolAirport and City Airport,Manchester. Flying seven days aweek, 365 days a year their vitallife saving service covers 5,500square miles and a residentialpopulation of seven millionpeople yet they receive almostno central government orlottery funding.

Although the CLRC has just a modest number of club members,the club has achieved amazing success with its charity fundraising. In 2010 the club voted unanimously to support the Helpfor Heroes charity. Help for Heroes is strictly non-political. Themoney raised for Help for Heroes is used to support woundedServicemen and women of every colour and creed.

Top: Photo by Chris ChapmanSecond: Photo by Sharon Hall

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Every year, Cheshire Land RoverClub mans a stand at each of themajor shows such as the LandRover Monthly show at Stonleighover the weekend of 13th to14th August. Local small showsare also supported by the club,with a presence at local

community events such asSmallwood Classic Rally andKelsall Vintage Rally. The annualshows are particularly popularwith club members and everyoneis encouraged to join in.

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Above and Left: Photos by Paul Bayley

Above and Right: Photos by Sharon Hall

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The CLRC would really like to growand be able to offer even moreevents, perhaps regular Trials, extraroad based days out, and maybeoverseas camping trips. Inevitably,though for these things to happensomeone has to organise things andbe prepared to make an extraspecial commitment.

Very nearly every model of LandRover is owned by one club memberor another, and if you have atechnical query or problem there willbe someone who can offer words ofadvice - if not actual hands onassistance. And that is the ultimateworth of any club. Not which LandRovers are owned or how much peoplespend on modifying them, the realvalue of a club is measured byindividuals' commitment and theirwillingness to get stuck in and helpeach other out.

Meanwhile the club's present formatis working really well. Fortunatelythe core of keen regulars will ensurethat the club continues to makesteady progress. In fact, since it’sinception in 2004 the Cheshire LandRover Club has never looked back!

Join us today!

cheshire land rover clubneeds y o u !The Cheshire Land Rover Club is run by a team of dedicated Land Roverazzi, but new activemembers are very, very welcome. New ideas, new enthusiasm and young blood breathes freshlife into any organisation.

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CLRC MERCHANDISE

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Membership formYou may photocopy this form

1. About You

Name:

Address

Postcode:

Email address:

Contact phone number/s:

Land Rover or Range Rovers owned:

2. tell us what you’re interested inPlease tick all activities that interest you;

Club meets Greenlaning Play days Camping trips

Caravanning Road runs Shows Trials

Challenge events Foreign travel Classics Marshaling

Other (please specify)

3. how do you want to receive the club newsletter?Please tick the appropriate box;

Acrobat PDF file copy by email Printed copy delivered by post

(We are working to keep postal costs to a minimum)

4. the boring bit - payment

Membership fee (over 18 only) £20 per year

Please send cheque payable to: Cheshire Land Rover Club

Rob Rogers, Membership secretary3 Whitefield Paddock, High Street, Bagillt, Flintshire, CH6 6AP

Data Protection Act.Where applicable, information is held on the computer database and is for club use

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