This Mid Week Run offers an opportunity to see a specialist MX5 garage and to meet its owner, Michael Cleverley. Some members already know Michael and his set up in the village of Stradbroke. For some folk its too much of a trek to get there but his reputation spreads far and wide. We shall leave Norwich and call in to ‘Cleverley Repaired’ where they are prepared to give each car a wheel alignment check with a verbal report. No obligation just a friendly chat. Whilst waiting we can chew the fat over MX5 matters or there is a cafe which we will go to later but some may prefer a head start to this.
Whether we leave sooner or later we will the cafe stop is a must, so more chewing of the fat at The Good, the Bad and the Hungry.
Eventually we shall head off for the ‘Bombs Aligned’ part of the day. A short drive will take us to the 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum from where in WW2 the USAAF flew some 8,630 missions in B17 Flying Fortresses. It’s not a large collection but quite evocative and with an ex-control tower to visit. Entry is free - donations welcome. Perhaps 45 minutes stop here and then on to our final destination.
Bombs Aligned part 2 is a short run away at the Norfolk & Suffolk Aviation Museum at Flixton. Not sure how we’ll be fixed for time as its a fairly packed itinerary and ope-ended sort of day but this is a cracking museum. We’ll need more time to do it justice but we can make the most of what time we have there. Free entry - donations welcome.
An easy run back towards Norwich, via Bungay, will take us to the A146/A47 junction with folk able to peel off to respective homes.
MEET 9.15am for 9.30am departure at B&Q (South) car park, 5 Neatmarket, off Hall Road, Norwich NR4 6DW
Wednesday 11th September
Cleverley Repaired, Stradbroke IP21 5JL
The Good the Bad and the Hungry, Vicarage Road, IP21 5RB
100th Bomb Group Common Road, Dickleburgh IP21 4PH
N&S Aviation Museum, Flixton NR35 1NZ
Route directions attached - see below.
*** Latest - Michael Cleverley hopes to lay on coffee & hot dogs so maybe our cafe visit will be superfluous and as such makes a mess of some of the attached route directions, however I’m sure we’ll cope.
THIS RUN IS NOW FULL UP. See final comment below list of names.
Join us for another, and what is scheduled to be the last, mid week run this year.
David (Holloway)
David
Richard W
Peter B
Mick & Gella
Richard C
Pete
Jerry
Geoff & Louise
Laurie
Chris & Keith
Sorry this run is now full up as garage will not cope with more inspections.