Morris Minor Day

[IaininTenbury]

Hi all,
Found this badge in a collection of spares I bought and wondered when National Morris Minor Day was? I've never heard of it. Badge is the same format as the Club grill badge and I'm guessing is pre 1989 (when I joined) as I don't remember it.

[carlosramalho]

As I know, because I have also one , and I tried to know the date and what I get it is, a St. Valentine day's is the morris minor's day.
If is right or wrong I dont know but that was the explanation I get.

cheers
carlos

[mike.perry]

It was a rally badge at one of the National Rallies at Weston Park, possibly 40th Anniversary in 1988.
There is a list of National Rallies somewhere on the message board.

[LouiseM]

As I know, because I have also one , and I tried to know the date and what I get it is, a St. Valentine day's is the morris minor's day.
If is right or wrong I dont know but that was the explanation I get.

cheers
carlos

Carlos - Valentines day was "I love my Morris Minor" day, as stated in your earlier thread: http://www.mmoc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=29339

I don't think that this is the same as "Morris Minor Day"?

[santadawes]

Isn't Morris Minor Day Every Day?

[carlosramalho]

Thanks Louise, to remeber me about my early post.!
Hi Santa, you are right all days are Morris Minor's day.
regards
carlos

[Dean]

Isn't Morris Minor Day Every Day?

I was going to suggest Morris Minor day as a national holiday.... mix it with your philosophy... we'll be onto a winner!

[IaininTenbury]

Ah, Weston Park - before my time (if that makes sense!) First National I went to was Knebworth in 89 or 90 I think.
I did wonder if it was a National Rally thing, or if National Morris Minor Day was some other special event lost in the mists of time....

[WPR678B]

It was a rally badge at one of the National Rallies at Weston Park, possibly 40th Anniversary in 1988.

I thought this badge was from 1986, but i may well be wrong!!

[mike.perry]

One of us must be wrong, Mine was a calculated guess. If you can be bothered to search the message board there was a topic listing all the National Rallies. It may have been a couple of years ago.

[mike.perry]

Found it.
General Discussion, Past National Rallies, Dec. 2008.
It was not 1988 as I have a rally plaque for that year so you may be right

[IaininTenbury]

1986? I was still at school then, and the only Morris Minor exposure I had was the art teacher's grotty trafalger blue 4 dr. Funny how you remember these things...

[bpr81a]

Past Nationals:

1977 Stanford Hall (10th April)
1978 Stanford Hall (28th May)
1979 Woburn Abbey (16th Sept)
1980 Donnington Park (13th July)
1981 Donnington Park (6/7th June)
1982 Woburn Park (7th July)
1983 Weston Park (26th June)
1984 Weston Park (24th June)
1985 Weston Park (29/30th June)
1986 Weston Park (28th /29th June)
1987 Weston Park (27/28th June)
1988 Weston Park (18/19th June)
1989 Knebworth (17/18TH June)
1990 Knebworth (16/17th June)
1991 Harewood House (8/9th June)
1992 Billing Aquadrome (4/5th June)
1993 Harewood House (26/27th june)
1994 Billing Aquadrome (1/3rd June)
1995 Knebworth (17/18th June)
1996 Knebworth (15/16th June)
1997 Sandringham (24/25th June)
1998 Blenheim Palace (6/7th June)
1999 Hawkesworth Park (3/4th July)
2000 Harewood House (19/20th August)
2001 Lichfield (30th June / 1st July)
2002 Harewood House ( 6/7th July)
2003 Knebworth (14/15th June)
2004 Donnington Park (26/27th June)
2005 Breamore House (9/10th July)
2006 Normanby Hall (1/2nd July)
2007 Kelmarsh Hall
2008 Stamford Hall
2009 Haynes Motor Museum
2010 Harewood House

[mike.perry]

Weston Park must have been a bit repetitive from 1983 to 88. I only went to two of them, 1988 and the Morris Minor day.
I am sure that if everyone could find a Weston Park rally plaque or two then by a process of elimination we could find out which year the Morris Minor day badge was issued.
I have a 1988 plaque so it was not that year.

[WPR678B]

Somewhere i have the window sticker that was produced in the same design to commemorate it and it has the date including the year on it and i'm sure its 1986. I will try and dig it out from that safe place i put it all those years ago!
I'm sure a Minor Matters of that age would have the relevant details in, but i don't have any here that old!

[HarryMango]

I've just been looking out my Minor Matters from the early days & can confirm that National Morris Minor Day was Weston Park in 1986 to celebrate 10 years of the MMOC - this was also my first National Rally.

Rog

[WPR678B]

I've just been looking out my Minor Matters from the early days & can confirm that National Morris Minor Day was Weston Park in 1986 to celebrate 10 years of the MMOC

Thanks for that. I was sure i was right, but couldn't find any supporting evidence!!

[IaininTenbury]

Ah so it was a special occaision then, the 10th anniversary of the MMOC.
Thanks for all the help in identifying the mystery badge

[Roger46]

I know this is a very old thread but........

Follow this link

http://www.tramway.co.uk/events/morris-minor

[moggiethouable]

St Georges day is April 23rd.
There is a campaign to have this made a bank holiday.
Perhaps combine the two.