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Winner of Deceased Member's Shield 2010
The 2010 winner of the Deceased Member's Memorial Shield was Sam Le Blanc. Sam, from Mountmellick is a longstanding member of our club as is his brothers Joe and the late Jim who was Club Secretary. Congrats. Sam.
Sam receiving the Shield from P.J.Mulhall (President)
Deceased Members Memorial Run 11/07/10
On Sunday July 11th we had our Deceased Members Memorial Run. After a very nice lunch at Tullamore Golf Club we proceeded top Belmont Mill Co.Offaly. The Mill which was working up to 1972 is in the continued process of restoration by Tom Dolan and his wife. It was a rare opportunity to see a water mill in full swing as Tom gave us an exhibition of grinding the grain. Thanks to Henry Pinkerton and the events committee for arranging the day. A big well done all round!
The group at Belmont Mill Tom and Sandy Dolan
Ballinasloe man Tom Dolan and his wife have painstakingly brought an historical West Offaly mill back to life and now hope to turn the facility into a major Midlands tourist attraction, as well as a haven for arts and craftspeople from around the country.
Originally from Creagh, Ballinasloe, in Roscommon, Tom and his wife Sandy have restored the fabulous old sprawling Belmont Mill site on the banks of the Brosna river from the brink of dereliction, recently mounting an exhibition charting the history of the building for tourists and locals alike to visit and learn
about the site"s interesting past.
Tullow Vintage Day
Carlow Classic Car Club held their Classic Show at Rathwood on May 16tn. The show was very well attended with a large number of cars on display and also a large number of cars for sale. the grounds of Rathwood is an ideal location as it has a large Arboretum with a restuarant. Ideal family outing venue. If you are not interested in cars you could spend the afternoon in the Garden Centre (see photo section)
NCT Testing - older cars
As and from March 2009 the following applies in the case of cars over twenty five(25) years. At present there is no intention of changing this regulation.
Exemptions from NCT
For NCT purposes, a vehicle that is more than 30 years old is classed as 'vintage' and does not have to be tested. Classic cars are those cars aged 25 years or older and they must be tested until they are 30 years old. Cars permanently based on islands that are not connected to the mainland by road do not have to be tested.
Deceased Members Memorial Run`
This run took place in glorious weather on Sunday June 21st to commemorate deceased members of our club. The Club met at the Gandon Inn and travelled to the Manor Hotel Abbeyleix for lunch. This was followed by a visit to De Vesci House Abbeyleix where the cars went on show. The run then proceeded to Drurey`s of Ballinakill for tea and sandwiches. We then had a presentation of our Deceased Members Perpetual Memorial Shield which was won by Tony Finlay.
Tony Finlay (right) being presented with the deceased Members memorial Shield by Chairman George Dalton
