Local MG Club Christmas Meal Celebrations

Local MG Club Christmas Meal Celebrations.

As they say christmas comes but once a year “well not if you own a MG or classic car with the West Lancs MG Owners Club” it comes at least twice as we held our festive christmas meal  at Briars Hall on the night of the 15th of December!

And with the ladies all dressed up in their finery and bangles and the gentlemen with dinner/lounge suits the members were actually turned out better than the MG’s and classics that they drive!

The evening started with us all meeting up between 7pm and 8pm for drinks and cocktails before a three course festive menu followed by mince pies and coffee.

In all 44 members attended our christmas festivities. Having chosen the meals that we would be having beforehand from a wide and varied menu the service was very swift and efficient indeed.

After the meal we had two draws take place one was a Irish raffle were everyone was given a free ticket and if your number was called out you sat down, so as one by one we sat down the last man-woman standing was ?????? Alison Staniforth.

Alison seen here being presented with a christmas hamper of goodies.

The star prize was name the giant teddy bear donated by (Jack) and with all the proceeds going to Derian House Hospice. To win this you had to guess the bears name from a book of pre selected names and with the price of a ticket £2 for 1 or £5 for 3 guesses needless to say the members gave very generously to Gillian&Joyce, aka ‘The Persuaders’ and £128 was raised for the chosen charity.

The winner of the star prize was David Graham. Pictured here on the right being presented by Nigel Malyan (chairman of the club).

As David thought he might be a little to old for Alexandra the Teddy Bear (to give him his new name) he was instead presented with a voucher of a meal for two which were kindly donated by Briars Hall and it was decided that the bear should also be donated to Derain House Children’s Hospice.

As the evening was coming to a end and with Christmas wishes ringing in the ears and the last mince pies being hastily eaten along with the exchanged cards being gathered up off the tables it was time so say our farewells to another successful year (37 and still going strong) in the history of West Lancs MG Owners Club.

But before we left we held a quick auction of the helium balloons that had decorated our tables and another £20 was raised to go into the charity pot of good causes.

We would like to thank Briars Hall and staff for making us most welcome tonight and also throughout the year at our monthly meetings and also BIG thanks go out to the behind the scenes committee members (you know who you are) who work so hard and tirelessly to make this event the success it is every year.

And remember folks a MG is for LIFE not just for CHRISTMAS!

Also could we remind anyone who lives in West Lancs or surrounding areas (near or far) with a MG or classic car and would like to join us having social days/nights out, attending car shows and events or just generally having a bit of fun whilst raising money for local charity’s we meet at Briars Hall Lathom Nr Ormskirk L40 5TH every third Thursday of the month at 8pm-or click here www.westlancsmg.co.uk or you can check out our Facebook page West Lancs MG Owners.

So on behalf of W.L.MG.O.C COULD WE WISH EVERYONE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A PEACEFUL,HEALTHY AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.

Report by Steve Kirton on behalf of W.L.MG.O.C 

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