History
of Middlesex CC |
| On 21st
April 1966 all members of the Caravan Club living in the County of Middlesex
were sent a letter convening a meeting to decide whether or not the members
wished a Middlesex Centre to be formed. The meeting was held on 6th June
1966 at 8.15 p.m. At Victoria Hall, Sheepcote Road, Harrow. Brigadier S.O
Jones OBE, MC, chaired the meeting. A unanimous vote was caste for the Centre
to be Formed and would become into being from January 1967. Prior to this
all members living Buckinghamshire and Middlesex belonged to the old North
London Centre. The Buckinghamshire Centre also came into being at this time. |
| The Middlesex
Committee consisted of a Chairman, 2 Vice Chairmen, Secretary, Treasurer,
Auditor and 10 committee members. The 1st AGM was held in 25th November
1967.At the 1968 AGM members voted to reduce the size of the committee to
1 Vice Chairman, and 7 committee members. This is the present size of the
committee. At the 1978 AGM the rally secretary was made an Honorable position
which came into effect from the 1979 AGM |
| In 1967
presentations were made for 12 or more rally attendance. Due to the ever
increasing numbers of rallies held by the Centre it was increased to 14
in 1968, 16 in 1969, 18 in 1971, 20 in 1970 and 25 in 1977. Fellowship plaques
were first presented in 1969 for 10 or more rallies, later increased to
14 in 1971 and 16 in 1977. |
| At the
1981 AGM past Chairman's badges were presented to five past Chairmen and
now presented to Chairmen as they retire from office. |
| The first
committee meeting was held on 22nd of June 1966 and for the remainder of
the year the Committee prepared the first rally programme. Informing members
of all relevant information and dividing monies and equipment from the old
North London Centre, between the tree new centres. To help the centre many
members donated equipment for the Centres use. |
| The first
season’s rallies were run by committee member assisted by a non Committee
member. In the inaugural year a Bring and Buy, Ladies and children’s
rally were held. The first rally was held at Easter 1967 at Bolney, near
Brighton. The shape of the first plaque was a caravan flag. |
| In 1968 the Centre
took part in the London Home Counties North Reunion Rally, later to be called
the Five Centres Rally which continued annually until 1986. In 1989 the
first bi-annual Home Counties Invitation was introduced. The Centres first
continental Rally was held in 1979 travelling to Belgium France and Germany
and although the New Year Rally is now an established part of our programme,
the first one was not held until 1979/80 at Twickenham. |
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