South Wales Branch Late Summer Run.

[santadawes]

Hi everyone It's hoped that our branch will be taking to the roads next month (October) for our Late Summer Run. we intend to travel from our meeting place "The Barn". and travel North up to the Brecon Mountain Railway. The date hasn't yet been set but it's hoped that the 9th Oct will suit most owners. If you would like to come along with or without your Morris then please let me know.

November 6th is our "Poppy Run" where we should hope to visit the Miners Memorials at Six Bell in Abertillery and Blackwood.
Times for both events will be mentioned here very soon.

Raymond.

[Pikey]

I'll be up for the brecon run.

Cheers

Steve

[santadawes]

Hi Steve. Noted....

[santadawes]

UPDATE.......
We intend to do this event on the 16th October and not the 9th October. Our Last event will be on November 6th. "The Poppy Run" will be from The Barn to Newport and then up the Valley to Abertillery (Six Bells Miners Memorial).
Please let me know if you would like to attend with us.
Santa.

[badger]

Can't make the 16th as i'm going to be trying to survive the Cardiff Half Marathon! Hopefully be there in November though...

[Pikey]

Hi Ray
Can you remind me of the time you all intend to leave the Barn.

What route are you going, is it up through tonyrefail trebanog porth etc.

Cheers

Steve B

[santadawes]

Hi Everyone. We intend to leave the Barn at 10am and travel up to Porth, Aberdare and onto Merthyr.
I hope to start sending out the Route within the next few days.

[santadawes]

Can't make the 16th as i'm going to be trying to survive the Cardiff Half Marathon! Hopefully be there in November though...

Good Luck with that one.
It would apear to some that the only running I do is to the nearest cake shop.......

[Alan Pearse]

Carefull Ray, Adrians not long done the fitness test for South Wales Fire and Rescue, i think that almost killed him.

[santadawes]

Carefull Ray, Adrians not long done the fitness test for South Wales Fire and Rescue, i think that almost killed him.

If I can do it then theres no problem.....

I hope he's not going to sell the Morris and get himself a fire engine....

[santadawes]

Route for Sunday

Leaving the Barn at 10am. Head north following the A4119 to Porth. A4233

At Glynfach. Turn Left onto the A 4225 the pick up the A4233 again to Wattstown and Tylorstown, Maerdy and onto Aberdare.

At Aberdare turn Left onto High St and a quick break into the Church car park.

When leaving the church car park. Follow High St. A4233 at the 1st Round about turn
Right and over the next one. Tesco’s and a McDonalds should be on your left. At the next Round about Turn Left A4059 and behind these stores.

Over the next Round about and turn Right on the next one B4276 llwydcoed Rd/Merthyr Rd.

At the Heads of the Valleys Rd A465. Turn Right and pick up the Brown tourist signs with a steam train.

[Pikey]

I realise your no longer on line now, but is there any chance we could stop somewhere on top of maerdy mountain for a photo shoot, before the fall into aberdare. There is a small car park on the top.

Hope weve all got good brakes, because the fall off maerdy mountain into aberdare is a good'n.

Hope to see you all tomorrow morning.

Steve B

[MColes]

Which reminds me I best put my camera batteries on charge!

See you tomorrow

[Pikey]

Many thanks for an enjoyable day yesterday, we really enjoyed it. Ok we all took a 'small' scenic route of the brecon beacons amonst the sheep, but we were meant to do that

I hope to upload some photos off my phone when I figure out how to do it.

Cheers

Steve

[santadawes]

Thank You Everyone who attended our branch runs and events for 2011. I hope everyone enjoyed them selves and that you will support us in 2012. We have already handed over to our regestered charity Welsh Air Ambulance £75 that were collected in our Raffles that were held on each of our runs and awarded "Best Car of the Day" awards to 6 owners. And we will be doing more next year. I am not sure what other branches have in their members fleet but our South Wales branch can boast of a varied fleet. MM's, Saloons, (Both 2&4dr) Tourers, Travellers, Pick-ups, LCVs and my old friend the Police Panda.
We have just one more run to organise and that is our branch "Poppy Run" on Sunday Nov. 6th. Weather permitting we gather at the barn and leave at 10am. Travel to Newport and then North up to Abertillery to the old "Six Bells" colliery and view the Miners Memorial
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We then intend to travel back down the other side of the valley and stop off at the Cwmcarn Forrest Drive.

Unfortunenatly I have been asked to do some Festive work, Ho Ho. Hoing, at a local cinima so would be leaving the second part of the run early....

If the weather is not in our favour then we will discard the run and add it onto our busy 2012 list.

Thank You one and all.
Raymond.