A big thank you to Peter Tatlow who organised a great day out for 9 Morgans at the Mersea Lions Family Festival.   We were also joined by a 1930's three wheeler whose lady owner now lives on Mersea.  Lots of interesting cars and plenty of other activities going on.

Nestled in the Essex countryside is the world famous home of Wilkin & SonsLtd, better known as Tiptree Jam.Anglemog members were joined by several Folkmog guests for a light lunch &then a guided tour of Wilkin & Sons Tiptree farm, the largest of their three fruitgrowing farms in the area.33 members climbed onto the purpose built trailer that took us on a 40 minutetour around the large growing areas, our excellent guide Elaine gave us somebackground into the history of jam manufacturing on the site which began 140years ago last month.The Wilkin family were originally arable farmers, they then started fruitfarming with the fruit being transported by horse & cart then train to be sold inthe London markets, you may have seen Wilkin & Sons featured on MichaelPortillo’s ‘Great British Railway Journeys’. It was decided by the then PM thatpreservation of fruit was vital for the nation, so the Britannia Fruit PreservingCompany was formed, interestingly, even in those early days Tiptree preserveswere shipped overseas.In 2010 the late Queen Elizabeth II visited Tiptree on the occasion of 125 yearsof making jam in Tiptree: other royal visitors have been the then Prince Edward& Sophie, Countess of Wessex, now of course the Duke & Duchess ofEdinburgh who visited in 2020.Elaine proudly told us that Wilkin & Sons have recently been granted the RoyalWarrant of Appointment as purveyors of Products to His Majesty King Charleslll; (the first was granted by George V in 1911.)We passed a Mulberry orchard as well as Quince trees & of course acres ofstrawberries, the key crop for the company. So called Spanish tunnels are thelatest innovation with sustainable controlled environment for the fruit, thesystem doubling the amount of plants that can be grown per hectare as well asmaking it easier for the pickers. Elaine explained that in the recent hotweather, many of the pickers, mostly from Eastern Europe with manyreturning each year, had been starting work in the early hours of the morning.We drove past the accommodation units as well as the recreational/welfarefacilities provided for the pickers. Transport is provided by the company for thepickers to travel to the nearby city of Colchester.

An eclectic mix of Morgans and their Anglemog owners enjoyed a fabulous week in the Scottish Borders. The May weather was extraordinarily kind and we were able to enjoy some superb driving around the Scottish countryside. A total of 10 cars and 20 owners pitched up at the Philipburn Hotel in Selkirk which proved a great base for trips to Jedburgh, Peebles, Kelso and an extensive list of castles, gardens and historic houses. Many members also made a trip into Edinburgh – though public transport rather than Morgans was the preferred mode of transport! After our sunny daytime exploits we all regrouped at the hotel to enjoy three-course evening meals together. It was a great six days and huge thanks must go to our Centre Secretary Sue Miers and her husband Colin for organising such an enjoyable trip.

Kelvin Knappitt organised a splendid day out for Anglemoggers and their dogs to The Ferry Boat Inn at North Fambridge.  We started with coffee, had a lovely walk with the dogs along the sea wall and back to the pub for lunch eaten outside in glorious sunshine.

An excellent Drive It Day around the Essex and Suffolk countryside.  See photos below.  Thanks to Dave Waite for making it all happen.

Lunch at The Cricketers, Fordham/Eight Ash Green, Colchester. This was organised by Helen & 20 folk attended the event. 

Lunch at The Cricketers, Fordham/Eight Ash Green, Colchester. This was organised by Helen & 20 folk attended the event. 

Stour River Cruise to the Henney Swan

My thanks to Paul & Jan for a great day out plus a test of the hood on my neww car.

Friday 21st June - visit to Kate Denton Sculptures followed by lunch in Lavenham.Parking was at the venue, followed by a tour through the gallery and out into their garden where many of the sculptures can be seen. We then took a short walk to the Angel Hotel for lunch followed by ice cream We paid £5 per head - which went to the local Hospice .Thank you Helen & Tim for organising the event which attracted 28 of us.

Celebrating the importance of the early air forces in the Great War, at the Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome in Essex.

Celebrating the importance of the early air forces in the Great War, at the Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome in Essex.

Three AngleMog cars made it to the show on a glorious day. 

AngleMog held 3 visits of 10 people per group in April & May. The first two led by Leo Knifton in April & the last in May by John Hayes.

The event was attended by 22 people. Weather was nice and many people commented on an enjoyable meal.