12-12-2021, 03:03 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-12-2021, 03:04 PM by Tony Griffiths.)
Ian DunfordWhen we set up the A7CA back in 1968, we're most careful to ensure that every Club was encouraged to assist all the others, not to be competitive with each other, and to freely share all correct information.
I'm pleased to note that as far as I know, this highly desirable situation still exists to this day.
Ian is spot on. The original concept of an association of clubs - by John Ward of the Midlands Club - was not to form a single organisation, but to allow "regional democracy" to flourish and enable the publication of the now long-successful quarterly "Grey Magazine" (the idea to base its format on a facsimile of a Seven's handbook was also John's). In the event, things turned have turned far better than expected and now, with the wonderful archive of literature and other items safely managed and stored, the comprehensive database of cars, etc. things are on a very firm footing indeed.
I'm pleased to note that as far as I know, this highly desirable situation still exists to this day.
Ian is spot on. The original concept of an association of clubs - by John Ward of the Midlands Club - was not to form a single organisation, but to allow "regional democracy" to flourish and enable the publication of the now long-successful quarterly "Grey Magazine" (the idea to base its format on a facsimile of a Seven's handbook was also John's). In the event, things turned have turned far better than expected and now, with the wonderful archive of literature and other items safely managed and stored, the comprehensive database of cars, etc. things are on a very firm footing indeed.