General News
NEC Classic Car Show
Birmingham NEC Birmingham, United KingdomJoin us at the UK’s biggest and best Classic Motor Show. BODA will once again to be represented at the NEC in 2023. Volunteers are being sought to help resource the stand over the three days and anyone wishing to display their car (we shall need three in total) is most welcome to submit their […]
BODA Trip to Ireland
We have organised a Tour of the South of Ireland through Scenic Car Tours who have arranged a number of similar events for other clubs. The proposal is to catch the ferry from Hollyhead on 14th May and drive down to Gorey, a town on the East side of Ireland just North of Waterford. This […]
BOHT Lecture Day- Sold Out!
Atwell Wilson Motor Museum in Calne, Wiltshire. SN11 0NF. Calne, United KingdomSold Out! All seats are now booked for the Bristol Owners Heritage Trust lecture day on 19 April at the Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum, Calne. If you can’t attend our lecture day, the new, freshly published Christopher Balfour “Bristol Six-Cylinder Cars” and John Manley’s “Bristol 403”which will be presented there by the authors can be ordered from […]
South of Ireland Tour
There has been significant interest in the Tour of the South of Ireland through Scenic Car Tours. So we have committed to go ahead. The company have arranged a number of similar events for other clubs. The itinerary is to catch the ferry from Hollyhead on 14th May at 14:10 arriving in Dublin at 17:25 […]
Invitation to attend Armstrong Siddeley Owners Club National Day
Sunday 14 July – Invitation to attend Armstrong Siddeley Owners Club National Day at Charlcote Park, Warwickshire CV35 9ER The ASOC have indicated that they would love BODA members to join their National Day, which in 2024 will also be attended by the Daimler & Lanchester OC and the Alvis OC. The ASOC are […]
Visit to Paul Woolmer’s Workshop
Saturday 17th August, visit to Paul Woolmer’s workshop near Bedford. Paul tells me there will be the ex-Mike Hawthorn Cooper Bristol HPN 665 on display, so an even more interesting visit than I expected. Please let Chris know if you are coming along (cmdady@btinternet.com) and he will send full details to all registered for the […]
A Taste of Cumbria
There are still places available but do hurry as we can only hold the rooms until 6 April! If we don’t have sufficient participants we will have to cancel. So do come and enjoy the beautiful Lake District Five nights from Sunday 15th September based at the Crooklands Hotel LA7 7NW three minutes from J36 […]
Llangollen Weekend in October
I am arranging another weekend visit to Llangollen in North Wales. Some of you will remember the marvellous time we had in 2017 in and around Llangollen. So, the proposal is as follows: Weekend 4th October, 2024 A boat trip across Telford's Pontcysyllte Aqueduct A visit to Chirk Castle (National Trust) A journey on the […]
Classic Car Show at RHS Hyde Hall, Essex
RHS Hyde Hall, Essex , United KingdomWe have been invited to bring our cars to the above event. Free entry to exhibitors (but not the gardens albeit they will be open as usual). Please note there is a requirement that cars will have to be in place from 10am to 4.30 pm, and I am sorry to say no dogs […]
Members of BODA are invited to the BOC Classic Car Summer BBQ
Watershed, Smock Alley, West Chiltington, Pulborough, West Sussex. RH20 2QX PulboroughNick and Sarah Allen have again kindly offered us the use of their wonderful courtyard home for a CLASSIC CAR SUMMER BBQ on Sunday 24th August from 12.30pm at Watershed, Smock Alley, West Chiltington, Pulborough, West Sussex. RH20 2QX. This is the 13th gathering they’ve hosted at Watershed over the August bank holiday weekend for […]