SINGER NATIONAL WEEKEND
6th, 7th and 8th June 2008

The 40th Singer National Weekend will be held on 6th, 7th and 8th June 2008. The event will be based at the Horwood House Hotel, Mursley Road, Little Horwood, Buckinghamshire.MK17 0PH.

The room rate for Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights will be £75 per night for a double room, £60 for a single, other nights will be £85 double and £70 single. Reservations must be made directly with the hotel on 01296 722100 quoting 'Singer Owners' Club'. Road runs will take place on Friday and Saturday visiting places of interest in the area.

Singer National Day will be at Waddesdon Manor near Aylesbury on Sunday 8th June 2008. Waddesdon Manor was built by Baron de Rothschild between 1874 and 1889, it is now a National Trust property and our cars will be displayed in front of the house.

Further details will be published in the 'Singer Owner' but if you need more information please contact Martyn Wray (01780 762 740) or Arthur Michell (01604 764437)

Le Mans Classic 2008

30 Singer Le Mans will be gathering at Le Mans in July for the Le Mans Classic, 24 hours of racing for cars that either took part in the 24 hour races between 1923 and 1987 or cars that are identical to those that took part. The Singers are mainly from the UK but will be joined by others from Holland and France. The Le Mans Classic is held every two years and has become a magnet for Le Mans enthusiasts, the 2006 event attracted 1000 competitors with 6000 cars on display in the club area.

The SOC members are very pleased to be sponsored by Heritage Insurance with whom the club has had a long association. Heritage Insurance policies can include: Agreed value on Singers, limited mileage discount, Singer Owners Club member discount and reduced rates for vehicle collections. Additionally, cover can also be made available for club track days and historic rallies. Click here to visit the Heritage website.

NEC Classic Car Show 2007

The Singer Owners' Club has had a stand at the NEC Classic Car show for a number of years and this year showed eight cars from the 1930's together with a partly restored chassis. Some of the best club cars available were on display and from the moment the show opened until it closed at the end of the three days the stand was exceedingly busy with many visitors being genuinely suprised at the variety and quality of the cars on show.

To illustrate the 9hp range were a 1933 Sports Nine (Michael Gardner), a 1933 Sports Nine Coupe (John Blason), a 1934 IFS Nine Saloon (Mike Lyne), a 1935 1½ Litre Le Mans (Martyn Wray), a 1935 Nine Le Mans Four Seater (Tony Sutton), a 1935 Nine Le Mans (David Allen), a 1936 Nine Le Mans (Tony Perkins) and a 1937 Sports Nine (George Turner) with Arthur Michell's partly restored 1936 Nine Le Mans chassis completing the line up.

SINGERS ON THE BROADS
15th June to 17th June 2007

The 2007 event was based at the Holiday Inn near Norwich airport and despite appalling weather many members arrived on Thursday evening ready for an early start on the Friday. Luckily the weather improved and there was no need for hoods to be erected. A short scenic drive took members to the Museum of the Broads at Stalham where there was plenty to see but unfortunately the little steam boat was out of action.

Lunch was at the New Inn at Horning where all the Singers were neatly packed into the car park out of range of the Parking Warden! The afternoon route returned to the hotel by way of the Wroxham Barns. In the evening 100 members swapped their Singers for two coaches for transport back to Horning for a 3 hour cruise and buffet on the Broads, a very enjoyable evening.

On Saturday morning 40 Singers found their way to St Helens Church at Ranworth and many members took the 89 steps to the top of the tower and then explored The Broadlands Conservation Centre. Some members used the small electric boat to take them to lunch at The Malsters before returning to the hotel via the Fairhaven Trust.

120 members and friends sat down for dinner alongside a Commodore boat, a Roadster and a Bantam with a Porlock and Gazelle neatly parked in the entrance.

A 25 mile drive on Sunday morning took everyone to the Waveney River Centre where over 70 cars and bicycles were displayed overlooking the small marina. The Commodore was launched and showed that even at 70 years of age this superb looking craft still has an excellent turn of speed even if it does have a tendency to leak!

A full report was in the July/August edition of the "Singer Owner"

Centenary DVD

Filmed by two SOC members this DVD covers Millennium Square, Midland Air Museum and Stoneleigh. Fully edited it also includes the BBC report and excerpts from the Centenary Dinner speeches. 53 minutes. Only available in PAL format. Purchase from 'Regalia'

Nearly 250 Singer products were on display at Stoneleigh:- bicycles, a motorcycle, a motorwheel, a motorwheel tricycle, cars from 1907 to 1970, two commercials and a Commodore boat.