TaffMog - South Wales

January 2025 South Wales Report.

The shortest day has come and gone. We’ve left 2024 behind to say hello to 2025, put the Christmas decorations back in the loft and now we are looking forward to a new motoring year.

There has been a lot of activity in our garage, varying wheels arrive and disappear from our patio while they get scrubbed and polished in preparation for this years car shows. I’m sure we are all starting to mark dates in our diaries. A new year, new challenges.

Did you know that the new Events Calendar for 2025 is now available, all members can post details of their events on the events on the Forum page. Take a look and see if there’s something you’d like to get involved in.

Is anyone going to the NEC Restoration Show?, it’s on from the 21st to the 23rd MARCH 2025 . Always keen to save some money you might like to know, if you are booking tickets there is a discount code when booking. Using the club code CCC5M151 will get you a £3.50 discount for club members, followers and friends, off a single-day adult tickets or £2 off a family, child & multiday ticket. The discount applies to Advance Ticket Prices (booking before midnight on 20th March). Full ticket information at https://www.necrestorationshow.com/ticketinformation

This Year’s Charity

Thank you all for supporting and donating to this years charity. I was so pleased that my nomination of FlamingoChicks was accepted by the members of Taffmog at the AGM this year.

FlamingoChicks gives children with disabilities a chance to dance and explore their creativity.

Often these children find it hard to be included in mainstream dance and movement activities.

FlamingoChicks hold classes and inclusive activities in communities all over the country, in Wales they have classes in Cardiff and Newport. This is a charity started by a parent who couldn’t find an opportunity for her daughter, so created it herself and it’s growing. Like all charities, in these times, they will very much appreciate our donation .

“FlamingoChicks is a multi-award-winning national charity and inclusive community that gives disabled children the opportunity to explore dance and movement. Over 30,000 children have danced with FlamingoChicks across the UK since their first class in 2013. They champion young disabled voices and deliver pioneering activities to develop and support the confidence, creative expression and physical competencies of the children we serve.

79% of children saw improvements in their physical ability
83% had greater confidence and resilience
90% of families felt less socially isolated after joining Flamingo Chicks
90% of volunteers said they had re-evaluated what disabled children were capable of achieving.

Flamingo Chicks was founded by Katie Sparkes, frustrated at the lack of inclusive opportunities for her daughter Poppy, who has cerebral palsy. Flamingo Chicks exists to create a world where every disabled child enjoys their right to access services and opportunities to realise their full potential. We do so by championing inclusive opportunities; disabled children’s rights to participate in dance alongside their peers, showcasing what disabled children can do and the value of disabled and non-disabled children working together. Keeping the voices of disabled children at the heart of our work, we are a growing movement who want to see change in society for disabled people and how they are treated. Flamingo Chicks has performed and made speeches at high profile events such as at Downing Street and the United Nations in New York “.

We don’t have the final tally for the charity just yet but I will let you all know as soon as I know.

Morgan’s Famous Faces.

Morgan cars have always attracted attention, the rich and famous have also succumbed to its allure, Mick Jagger owned one, coincidentally the same colour as ours, makes me feel very rock and roll.

Quite a few stars, politicians and even royalty have enjoyed owning a Morgan. Some of the great and good who have enjoyed Morgan ownership include Brigette Bardot, Nicolas Cage, Peter Sellers, Whitney Houston, Mick Jagger as I mentioned above, Ralph Lauren. Artist, David Bailey, King Juan Carlos of Spain and Queen Noor of Jordon.

Even the short lived Conservative leader, Iain Duncan Smith, who randomly has an HGV license, bought himself a Morgan Plus 4 in British racing green the year after he became the leader of the Conservative Party.

Interesting Fact.

It took almost three decades of Morgan before the first Morgan four wheeled cars were ready to be shown to the world at the London Motor Show in 1936. The 4/4, was built traditionally but with four cylinders and four wheels, it was a steel build but still on a wooden frame. Before that Morgan’s had three wheels. After the success of the 4/4 three wheelers were phased out, but as we know that wasn’t the end of their story.

Bridgend Noggin.

On the 12th December we assembled at the Grove Golf Club for our annual Christmas Noggin. Twenty four in numbers. There was a lot of chat as you can imagine. Detail of who was doing what and where over the festivities were exchanged. There were a few missing, overseas for the season, and it was good to see Stuart and Jackie. The food was traditional fare with mince pieces and coffee for the finale. Elizabeth shared details of the forthcoming 50th anniversary and for those that hadn’t gone to the Winter weekend, there was sneaky peak of the commemorative badge. We all left well feed and truly in the festive spirit, talk already turning into summer holidays, special events and run outs. The next time we meet will be in 2025, 2024 will be a distant memory in no time.

East Noggin.
Eighteen members made the Christmas dinner celebrations at The Star, Mamhilad, Pontypool, on what can only be described as a very wettest of nights, outside may have been miserable but inside it was an evening of good cheer and fun. The food was excellent and it was lovely occasion to catch up with Taffmog friends and celebrate Christmas. There was a raffle and from that Taffmog East made another £70 towards this year’s Taffmog charity. We made an additional £70 for TaffMog charity, Thank you Jackie for taking on the raffle and raising festive pounds that will be put to good use. Thank you all for your donations towards the raffle.
Taffmog East members are now looking forward to the New Year, lighter nights, better weather and celebrating 2025 which of course is TaffMog’s 50th anniversary.

Cheryl.

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