Scunthorpe & Grimsby Group No. 7080 Charity No. 106312 February/Winter Contents Hello and Welcome 1 Where’s the Ad Lad? For Your 2021 Diary Social Nights via Zoom SAGAM Committee Members 2 Composition of Group Chairman’s Annual Report 3 Visit the IAM Shop Associate Extensions A little bit of what you fancy! 4 Caught My Eye 5 History of the Royal Automobile Club Slice of Life – Terry Heath 7 Arctic Quad 8 Laughter is still the Best Medicine It’s Good to Talk 9 Slice of Life – Allen Hardman 11 Are You As Old As You Feel 12 Older Than Grandmas Mouldy Bread! 13 Whatever the Weather – Tyres 14 We Got Mail 15 Support Family and Friends 16 Advertising In Response: Rusty Old Petrol Pumps 17 Sudoku How Well Do You Remember 2020? 18 And Finally To access links, hold down ctrl button and double click. Hello and welcome to the February Edition of the SAGAM Newsletter Well once again, we find ourselves in lockdown. The new variant of the virus seems to be gaining momentum and we have seen the NHS becoming overwhelmed in the last few weeks in some areas. The government seems to have things in hand regarding the vaccination programme so hopefully, we will be able to return to some sort of normal in the near future. Once most of the population have had their vaccination, we just might, be able to return to our social nights. I hope you are managing to keep safe and well and are finding plenty to do to pass the time. We have been pottering in the garden and tidying things up. It still looks a little unkempt but of course at this time of year there’s not really much we can do. We’ve also been doing some thinning out, throwing some things away and selling others on the internet, whilst maintaining social distancing. And don’t forget its Valentine’s day this month so why not try the recipe for Chocolate Orange Tart on Page 4 as a treat! I think you will find some interesting things again in this months’ newsletter including making sure your tyres are suited to the weather conditions and the new Slice of Life articles. Well as you can see, the Ad Lad, like a lot of us, has put quite a bit of weight on since the Christmas and New Year festivities: he’s still hanging around but not running at the minute! Did you find the him in the January newsletter? He was on page 7, right in the middle of the Bowser diagram of the first petrol pumps. Rose Jobson was the first person to email to say she had found him with Mike Mason being a very close second! Have a good look through this edition for him and if you do find him, drop me an email like Rose and Mike did to tell me where he is and I’ll let everyone know you were the first! Oh by the way…..did anyone win the Fortnum and Mason Christmas Hamper???? – I’ve not heard anything from anyone so I can only assume none of us were fortunate enough to have won…..never mind I’m sure we all had a good Christmas anyway. For your 2021 Diary; If you have any articles or photographs for the March edition, please feel free to email me at [email protected] or [email protected] before the 15th March Committee Meeting dates for this year are: 10th March - 14th April - 12th May - 9th June - 14th July - 11th August - 8th September - 13th October - 10th November and 8th December. PLEASE NOTE: As soon as the Observer Meetings are up and running again, we will let you know Social Nights via Zoom So we can reinstate the Social Nights in 2021 albeit in a different format, your committee have discussed bringing in a speaker to do a presentation via Zoom. Obviously, we would let you know who the speaker is and what they will be talking about but before we approach anyone to do this for us, we would like members to let us know if they would be interested in joining in. If you are interested, please let Terry Heath know on [email protected] or call him as soon as possible on 01652 655601 so we can get the ball rolling if we have enough interest. Thank you. 1 COMMITTEE MEMBERS CHAIRMAN Terry Heath Tel: 01652 655601 Email – [email protected] or [email protected] VICE-CHAIRMAN The views and opinions expressed in this Paul Johnson newsletter are those of the individual Tel: 01724 721156 writers and not necessarily of IAM RoadSmart, nor the Scunthorpe and TREASURER Grimsby group. Malcolm Gothard 01724 764237 SECRETARY Dawn Kitching The current composition of our group is as Tel: 01724 875276 follows: GDPR Full Members 83 Mick Harris Associate Members 5 Tel: 01724 531625 TOTAL 88 MDU/EVENTS/GROUP CONTACT Please note these numbers can change on a weekly basis. Paul Johnson Tel: 01724 721156 CHIEF OBSERVER Allen Hardman The Area Service Delivery Manager Tel: 01472 813231 for our region (East Midlands and North Yorkshire) LOCAL OBSERVER ASSESSOR GRIMSBY is Ian Greenbeck Peter Serhatlic. Tel: 01472 825867 Peter can be contacted on: [email protected] MAGAZINE EDITOR/PUBLISHER or via mobile on 07703 718 907 Jan Burditt Tel: 07834170678 email: [email protected] Please have a look at our web page which includes lots of useful information including our monthly quiz: www.scunthorpegrimsbyadvancedmotorists.org Facebook: @SGAMG1 Twitter: @ANDGRIMSBY 2 Chairman’s Annual Report Hi again friends, I hope you’re all managing to stay safe and well in these still frightening times! Firstly, I have to say never has one year end report differed so much from the previous one. By comparison, last year had quite a positive vibe to it, but this year has been so negative that it’s been difficult to find words of encouragement to anyone, but I have tried, we have all continually tried, we really have. As you’re aware, the IAM has put a halt on all driver training but we have never stopped working. We’re trying to keep your interest in advanced driving, to keep you as active as we can in these strange times. One way we’re trying to move forward could be by Zoom meetings. The truth is, sadly there were more that didn’t want to try it than there were showing a positive interest. We are still undeterred though, we will give it a try, maybe with a quiz or something. Watch this space. Mick Harris is still doing some fantastic quizzes which you can access via our website, so I hope that helps to stave off the boredom. One of the best things we’ve done recently is to change from a quarterly magazine to a monthly one. It creates more work for our magazine editor Jan Burditt, but I would love us all to pull together and pass on to Jan, anything you think may be of interest for the magazine. We’re all ready to restart the training, we have everything set up and ready to go, but until then we just have to try and keep everyone interested for the sake of you and your group. I know some people are being very selfish and doing all the wrong things but we can just try and be sensible and then life can resume to some sort of normality. We will be looking to recruit and train new observers as well as associates and we would also welcome some new blood and new ideas on the committee, if you're interested. If you feel like helping please get in touch. As always, many thanks for your valued support. Kind regards, Terry Heath Chairman S A G A M *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~~*~*~*~ Visit the IAM RoadSmart shop Don't forget to check out the IAM RoadSmart shop. Our range of branded items is available for you to buy online. From Lanyards, car badges and Jackets, to T shirts, polo shirts, pens, mugs and document bags, we hope you will wear/use your IAM RoadSmart branded merchandise with pride. All purchases show your active support for the UK’s largest independent road safety charity. Click here to shop - or call 0800 303 1134 Don’t forget as well, the exciting new benefits members can enjoy. From 50% off MOT’s with National Tyres and Autocare, to savings on popular magazines including Top Gear and Cycling Plus, there is something for all to enjoy. To access these amazing offers, login to www.iamroadsmart.com and click on Dashboard/My benefits *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~~*~*~*~ Associate Extensions In light of the current lockdown across the UK and the uncertainty as to when the Government restrictions will be lifted to enable on-road training to resume, IAM RoadSmart will be automatically extending all Associate memberships to 30th September 2021. This applies to all Associates who purchased an Advanced course after 1st June 2019. Associates do not need to take any action in relation to this. 3 A little bit of what you fancy! Valentine’s day would be a perfect time to try this yummy Chocolate & Orange Brownie Tart Preparation and cooking time - Prep: 20 mins - Cook: 1 hr - plus cooling - Serves 6-8 - Freezable and Vegetarian - Keeps for 3 days in an airtight container. Wow your family this Valentine’s Day with this Chocolate & Orange Brownie Tart. With a crumbly pastry base, it's a deliciously decadent dessert course or anytime treat…Mmmmm Ingredients: • 320g pack Jus-Rol™ Shortcrust Pastry Sheet or make your own! • 120g dark chocolate, chopped • 120g butter, cubed • 2 eggs • 80g golden caster sugar • 80g light brown soft sugar • 80g plain flour • 1 orange, zested and juiced plus more zest to serve • crème fraîche to serve • Mandarin orange segments (optional) • Terry’s chocolate orange segments (optional) Method STEP 1 - Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4.