Future Events
A copy of the 2025 Tyne-Tees Centre Calendar of Events can be downloaded Here
Tyne-Tees Centre Cobweb Run celebrating Drive-It Day
Sunday 27th April
I am pleased to announce that MG Car Club Ltd are organising the Tyne Tees Centre Cobweb Run on Sunday 27th April 2025
To celebrate Drive it Day and blow away the winter cobwebs we will be heading west of Plants Plus into the quiet roads of Northumberland, skirting the foothills of the Cheviots offering stunning views.
For those more adventurous types, the Cobweb Challenge route is 114 miles and offers a more testing drive while still allowing time for a break. Because we travel the more remote roads of Northumberland you may wish to consider packing a picnic lunch.
The Cobweb Tour route of 70+ miles while still an interesting route will allow more time to admire the scenery or maybe spend a little longer over lunch.
Both Routes will be clearly marked in the Tulip Roadbook and Route Instructions.
To avoid your hard-pressed navigator having to do a lot of sums where the two routes merge we’ll zero trip meters. First car away will be about 1000hrs and crews should aim to return to Plantsplus from about 1415hrs.
Please note that Plantsplus closes at 1600hrs on a Sunday. To comply with the MotorsportUK permit the Signing on Declaration will be on this form. The Cobweb Run Trophies will be presented at the Finish at Plantsplus Garden Centre. Judging will take place before you leave the start. The entry fee where at least one person in the car is an MG Car Club member will be £30.00 based on 2 people per car.
The entry fee for non-members is £35.00 based on 2 people per car.
The entry fees include tea/coffee at the start and on returning you to the finish you will get tea or coffee and a pastry or cake.
Entries can be made using this link which takes you to the Entry Form
https://forms.gle/3pbpzDg5QgfacyGeA
Refreshments for extra passengers are charged at £10.00 per person so please include with your payment.
Bacon or Sausage Breakfast rolls can be purchased if anyone didn’t have time for breakfast, at an additional cost of £6.00.each.
Because of Sunday trading laws these must be ordered in advance so if you would like one please tick the box and add the required amount to your entry fee.
A vegetarian/vegan option for Breakfast is available please contact David Alexander.
Please advise David Alexander and Plantsplus of any other special dietary requirements
To reduce bank charges for Cheques and cash please pay the Entry fee by Bank transfer to: Sort Code: 40-43-13 Account No: 41051067 Account Name:- M G Car Club Tyne Tees Centre. Please use exact name including space in M G.
Ref: COB/Your name. Timetable Entries open on publication of the Entry Form. Closing date for entries Sunday 20th April 2025. Final Instructions, Entry List sent out by email Wednesday 23rd April 2025.
Sunday 27th April 2025
Parking up at Plantsplus from 0800hrs
Plantsplus doors open 0830hrs Drivers Briefing 0945hrs adjacent to Start Flag First Car leaves Start 1000hrs First Cars should aim to arrive at Finish between 1415hrs and 1530hrs.
Cobweb Run Trophies Presented 1530hrs Plantsplus closes 1600hrs The help of Sandra Bone and Rob O’Rourke from Plantsplus Garden Centre kindly offering us such good venue for the Tyne Tees Centre Cobweb Run is very important and much appreciated.
David and Matthew Alexander
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MGCC Tyne-Tees Cambridge Tour
May 12th -16th 2025
Ian Quarrington, Club Vice-President and a regular attendee at our events has kindly offered to arrange a tour to the Cambridge area for Tyne-Tees members and friends, from Monday 12th May to Friday 16th May 2025.
Based at The Lodge, Duxford, (thelodgeduxford.com) ideally situated for Cambridge and surrounding attractions, it is a 17 bedroom private hotel with individual en- suite rooms, a restaurant offering a range of menus and secure private parking. The cost per room for Dinner, Bed and Breakfast (2 people) would be £220 per night, (which includes a dinner allowance of £30pp) or £880 for the whole event plus an event fee as yet to be decided on a per person basis to cover costs such as entry to Duxford, coach into Cambridge etc.
Our suggested itinerary is:
Monday May 12th:
Arrive in time for welcome drinks kindly hosted by Ian followed by Dinner.
Tuesday May 13th:
Visit to the Imperial War Museum, Duxford….
about a 10 minute drive. This is the largest aviation museum in the UK on an airfield with a distinguished history in both World Wars utilising many of the historic buildings as well as impressive purpose-built exhibition spaces. Historic aircraft fly most days weather permitting and as well as viewing the static displays the workshops and restoration projects make for interesting viewing. An alternative for the non-aviation enthusiast is Wimpole Hall, a 17th Century National Trust property about 20 minutes away with lavish interiors, fine gardens, parkland and a working home farm as well as a cafe and shop (surprise!).
Wednesday May 14th:
Touring the historic towns and villages of Suffolk.
This is not a touring assembly, Ian will provide route maps and you tour on your own chosen routes. Suffice to say that this area was hugely prosperous in the later middle ages and that is reflected in the amazing range of medieval buildings in the quaint villages and market towns like Lavenham, Saffron Walden (yes they did grow saffron) and villages like Clare with its castle and church.
Thursday May 15th: Cambridge.
It’s intended that we take a coach into Cambridge, I can personally vouch for the fact it’s not car friendly and parking is horrendous. Ian and Debbie will run two different walking tours taking in the sights including Kings College Chapel and the Fitzwilliam Museum. The attractions are too many to list with wonderful college buildings, the Backs, the river, quaint streets, shops and something interesting around every corner.
In the evening, we will hold our Event Dinner and Quiz.
Friday May 16th:
Depart for wherever after breakfast.
We hope this will be of interest to a good number of you. Ideally we would like to book-out the entire hotel but more importantly, we need expressions of interest now in order to secure an option on the hotel for that week. We have agreed with the Hotel that rooms will be allocated on a first come first served basis, a deposit of £40 will be required with the balance due a fortnight before the event. As the rooms are quite individual it’s worth looking on the website and making your selection if you have a favourite. Ian is happy to answer any queries on the proposed event and venue, email ianquarrington999@btinternet.com.
PLEASE BOOK DIRECT WITH THE HOTEL (mentioning the MGCC Tour) AND CONFIRM NAMES OF ATTENDEES WITH ME at anthony@scrutonvillage.co.uk
Tony Wood
Jim Clark Museum & Chainbridge Tour: Saturday 31st May
Organiser is David White dave@protodavev8.com 07768 495641
Saturday 31st of May will see our run to visit the Jim Clark Museum in Duns, with an opportunity to call at the Chainbridge Honey Farm to as well as travelling over the Chainbridge itself. We will also be passing the cemetery in Chirnside where Jim is buried and just along the road from there, we pass the commemorative clock in the town centre.
The scenic run will be starting from Dobbies Garden Centre in Ponteland and breakfast, or tea & coffee can be purchased prior to our departure. Upon arrival at Duns, we have some space reserved at the Jim Clark Bistro for lunch and a copy of the menu will be issued in advance to those taking part.
Entry fee where at least one person in the car is an MG Car Club member is £15.00 and this includes entry for one adult into the museum. Additional museum entry tickets can be purchased for £9.00 per adult, £4.50 per child.
Entry fee for non-members is £20.00 for one person in the car and the same as above for additional passengers.
Entries can be made using this link which takes you to the entry form
Jim Clark & Chainbridge Tour
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Prince Bishops’ & St. Cuthbert’s Runs: Sunday 29th June
Organisers Noel Lindford & Steve Lidgate
Once again, we have organised a unique road run experience, “two tours through history, one glorious finish!” This is the one event that accommodates all our Tyne-Tees members, wherever you reside, be it north or south of our region, and of course MG friends from across the UK.
Both the events are described below, and they finish on Palace Green, just in front of Durham Cathedral (this is a World Heritage Site) where the cars will be judged whilst you all enjoy a cream tea served adjacent to the Green, before the trophies are awarded.
This year both routes have been revised to take in a combination of superb driving roads not often used together on this or any of our road runs, but all relevant to the spirit of these events.
Choose your event, then click on the link to the on-line entry form to book your place, it’s that easy! Limited to 58 cars in total, so don’t delay; a timely entry is highly recommended.
Welcome to the Prince Bishops’ Run 2025 Noel Lindford: Organiser
The run this year starts from the Show-field Car-Park in Stokesley TS9 5DP, where we will have a reserved carpark all to ourselves, courtesy of Hambleton District Council.
A range of Breakfast rolls (bacon, sausage or vegan sausage), fruit or cheese scones and toasted teacakes are available (they can all be pre-ordered) and teas / coffees are provided at Il Mulino, a very nice restaurant just a two-minute walk away in College Square. Details are in the on-line booking form. This is a Touring Assembly covered by a Motorsport UK (MSUK) Permit.
Entrants can sign-on at Event Control in Il Mulino Restaurant from 9:00am onwards. Here you will receive your event packs, containing route books, rally plaques plus food & drink vouchers.
There will be a mandatory drivers’ briefing at 9:50am and cars will be flagged off at under 1-minute intervals from 10:00am. On-route fuel stations and public loos are identified in the route books.
The route is about 110 miles, taking in breathtaking scenery over wonderful, relatively quiet driving roads taking us up over Bilsdale & Hawnby Moors, then heading west, south of Boltby Forest to pick up part of the original 1988 Prince Bishops Route heading to Northallerton. We then travel though a number of picture-book villages in North Yorkshire, before picking up part of the original Great North Road for the final section to the Market Square in Darlington, a town once owned (a long time ago!) by the Prince Bishops. Here we have free reserved carparking thanks to our friends at Darlington Borough Council, and there are plenty of cafes available, or you may choose to bring a picnic lunch. The afternoon section takes us west into Teesdale, then turning north-east to Weardale, high up over Bollihope Common to Stanhope, for a comfort stop if needed, before heading east across the County Palatine of Durham towards Durham City, on some roads rarely if ever used on this event. We aim to follow parts of the routes taken by medieval Prince Bishops travelling to Durham City, and a finish in front of Durham Cathedral. All cars to arrive by no later than 3:30pm please. Here cream teas will be served whilst a guest judge chooses the most appealing cars having arrived at Palace Green from both this and the concurrent St. Cuthbert’s Run. Three age-related trophies are awarded to the owner / drivers, plus a special “Spirit of the Event” award.
To make an on-line entry for this event, please click on the link below…
Prince Bishops Run 2025
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Welcome to the St. Cuthbert’s Run 2025 Steve Lidgate: Organiser
This year’s St. Cuthbert’s run will start from the Blacksmiths Coffee Shop – Belsay, Northumberland – Postcode NE20 ODU – Tel 01661 881024
Many thanks to Jo Wickham for the use of the coffee shop barn for our own personal use as well as the private car park facilities.
Cars can arrive at the Blacksmiths Coffee Shop anytime from 9.00 a.m. for signing-on and to receive your route pack and of course have a Tea/Coffee which is included in the price of the run.
For those of you that would like some breakfast, bacon & sausage sandwiches are available to order at £6.00 each or cheese scones at £3.00 each.
Tea or Coffee at the start, and a cream tea at the finish are included in the cost of the run.
First cars will leave at 10:00am and all cars to be at Palace Green in Durham by 3:30pm latest.
This year’s route is approximately 92 miles.
The morning run is a total of 46 miles and takes us through the villages of Stamfordham, Wylam, Bywell, Blanchland, the around Derwent reservoir and through Edmundbyers with a Lunch stop at the excellent Durham Dales Centre in Stanhope.
The afternoon session is a total of 46 miles taking the cars across the moors to Eggleston, Woodland, Hamsterley, Wolsingham, Tow Law, Satley, Cornsay and Lanchester before finishing on Palace Green at Durham Cathedral.
A guest judge will inspect all cars from both runs upon arrival at Durham Cathedral and based on the car they would most like to take home vehicles will be split into the following age categories:
Van Mildert Trophy for 1924-1955 MG cars
Prince Bishops Trophy for 1955-1980 MG cars
Prebends Trophy for 1982 to current MG models There will also be a spirit of the event award.
To make an on-line entry for this event, please click on the link below…
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MG Fest North @Croft Circuit: September 6th / 7th
Open to all MGs this MGCC Inter-Centre organized, International event is being run in partnership with Croft Race Circuit and will feature on-track MGs racing on both days with the BRSCC Cockshoot Cup for MG ZRs, MG Midgets, MGBs and MGF / TFs, plus MG Metros racing, along with a full track programme of other marques race series. A full weekend of Arena entertainment as well, plus food and drink, a live band with supper on the Saturday evening, and so much more!
The link below will take you to the MGCC website for the event which is now open for Early Bird bookings.
MG Fest 2025 – MG Car Club
