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The Tradsheet The Tradsheet Founded 1967 Are we all ready for another season then? Newsletter of the Traditional Car Club of Doncaster February/March 2019 1 Editorial The clocks go back the weekend I am writing this, the sun has put in an appearance or two already and we have started the season with a breakfast meeting at Ashworth Barracks with a good turnout. Club nights have been very enjoyable all winter with a good num- ber coming along to enjoy each other’s company, some to stay on for the quiz but lighter evenings are on their way and the number of classics in the car park are increasing nicely already. Rodger Tre- hearn has again provided a list of events further on, he has entry forms at all club nights and the information is also on the club web- site, see Chair’s chat for more on that. Planning for the show at the College for the Deaf is well under way and we have fliers for you to give out to get another brilliant attendance. This raises a lot of money for charity and also helps our club fi- nances but, primarily, it is a great day out and is where we do the main club trophy judging. For those who won trophies last year, could you get them back to the club by the end of May please for engraving and getting ready for the show. If anyone needs them collecting, please let me know and I can organise that. We have another club event at Cusworth Hall on 12th May with a car limit of 40 and you must be there by 12 noon and not leave before 4pm to ensure public safety. Get your names down for this, it was very good last time. Passes for members to attend the College for the Deaf show on 30th June will be sent in the next Trad- sheet which will be produced for distribution at the club night on the 5th June and posted the following day. All members have the right to two passes with their membership, you can buy more if you like, so please let me know if you would like an extra one otherwise I will just put the one in the envelope. We are also doing a separate form for anyone wanting their cars judged as we had some issues last year checking how old some cars were and which judging class they should be in. If any of you would like to do the judging please let us know, you could judge any class that your own car isn’t in. Judges decisions will be final and supported by the committee. My cars seem to be running ok at the moment. If that carries on, I might even get some progress on my long term project. I suppose I could just get a garage to do it but that is not quite the same as doing it myself, even if it does take a lot, lot longer my way. ‘I did that’ feels so much better than I paid for that. Finally, I have the sad duty to tell you about the passing of Barry Wilkinson, best known as one of the three stooges from Redhouse Park (their description) and owner of the green Mk 4 Zodiac that won the best attendance trophy at the AGM. Most of us will have met Barry as he was at nearly every event that we held and he kept most of the club resources in safe keeping. (The committee have collected all of the club resources that we could find and have decided to scrap the broken marquee and are going to get rid of the caravan which we only used twice a year and have no- where to store. An inventory of club assets is almost complete.) In particular I will remember Barry’s dry wit which was very funny and his habit of pretending that he couldn’t hear when asked something that he didn’t want to answer. It was Barry who told me about the club when I first met him at a Nostell Priory Steam event and his efforts on behalf of the club are con- siderable, always there to set up, clear up, lug the caravan full of stuff back home, even down to polish- ing the trophies ready for the big show. He was a pest when he wanted to be but I will miss him, he was a good man. Safe motoring Andy Campbell 3 Barry Wilkinson RIP Barry was a very special person, not only to his family but also to his friends of whom he had many. I don’t remember when Barry first became a member of the Traditional Car Club of Doncaster but he always seemed to have been a member because he was a person who settled in very well to be with others. He had an interesting and varied life and had many stories to tell. In his younger days he had been a member of the S.A.S., had been parachuted several times in to various areas of conflict and once entered a farmhouse only to find himself concussed outside on the ground as a bomb was detonated on his entry, hence his poor hearing from this point on. He had his own motor repair garage, was skilled with D.I.Y., became a long distance lorry driver which took him all over Europe and had a passion for classic cars especially Ford Zodiacs which he drove daily. He had many hobbies and interests but one of his major ones was in helping others. He had a wealth of knowledge when it came to mechanical things and could repair most things that broke down. He al- ways had a Plan B if Plan A didn’t work and was rarely stumped for a solution no matter what the problem. Barry was not one for financial gain but was a person whom you could rely on. He was generous both in Spirit and in time and would help anybody. He didn’t count the number of hours he worked on cars to help others, if he did then many here today would have a large debt to pay. No matter the age or type of vehicle then Barry seemed to be knowledgeable about it or soon gain knowledge. He helped me many times with my Model “T’s” so much so that I took him away on a Model T holiday to Kirby Lonsdale and surrounding area to give him a rest from working on old cars and to say thankyou. Six miles from the Hotel the petrol pipe fractures and the car comes to a gradual halt. Bonnet up, fault diagnosed, thought about , rectified, tested and we set off for what became a Busman’s holiday as he continued to keep the car running for the weekend in spite of one or two other problems. I felt awful but I reckon Barry felt at home because he would rather have been tinkering with something than just sat there doing nothing. Barry was not only a Father, a Hus- band ,a Brother, a Grandad, but for many of us here today he will be re- membered for being a close friend. 4 In a lifetime we have many different relationships with people. Some are work colleagues, some are family members, some are acquaintances and some are true friends who are there through thick and thin, through the good and the bad times, I would class Barry as one of the latter. A true friend, honest, relia- ble, a source of help, one who sees a glass half full rather than half empty. Today we grieve for the loss of a close friend. No more can we come to the font of all mechanical knowledge for help and guidance, and we feel a gap in our lives which only Barry could fill. We could leave this place with an attitude of doom and gloom, with sad faces and tear filled eyes or we can leave with a smile on our faces remembering the good times and the memories which can never be taken away. We can lift our spirits and hold our heads high as we say, “I knew Barry Wilkinson, God bless him.” Stuart Carey ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Annual General Meeting report The AGM was held 13th February and went through the normal business of checking and approving last year’s minutes and the accounts and hearing the usual reports. We also considered the issue of joint membership as we had been asked to at the previous AGM and, after an interesting discussion, decided that joint members will have the same voting and discount rights as full members, that partners be defined as a named person living at the same address and sharing any club information sent out. They will be able to show their cars at our events and be eligible for any tro- phies. We decided that the subscription for joint members (member and partner) to be £20 per year, the same as a single member. It was also decided that the committee will keep an account of any increased costs in relation to this and report back to the next AGM. The committee for this year was elected and has already met once and, thanks to a suggestion by Paul and Lisa, I have put photos of the committee members on page 29 so you can either use it to recognise us when at meetings or use it for dart practice.
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