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We are an active section with an ever increasing membership. All Alfa owners and prospective members are welcome to join in any of our meetings or events and we are a fairly informal bunch so why not come along and meet us?

The North Cotswold meet takes place on the third Tuesday of the month. Venue to be confirmed.

From the 27th July 2023 we also have a new South Cotswolds monthly meeting at the Highwayman Inn, Beech Pike, Elkstone, Nr Cirencester, GL53 9PH on the last Thursday of the month from 7pm.

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Latest News and Updates

October Secretary’s update

Dear all,

I hope you have all had a fantastic summer and enjoyed some of the of the clubs events this year, it seems like the sunny days were a bit few and far between this year but the weather did hold for CAD so hopefully those that attending that event and perhaps even those who took part in the tour had a good day.

This month we have our last weekend events of the year before we head into winter with the following events:

Sunday 13^th of October from 10am: Road and Rail meeting at Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Steam Railway, Toddington GL54 5DT

Following a good turn out and popular venue last year we return to Toddington Station , this is a free event join us more fun with cars and trains, weather you fancy a trip along the line or just stop by for a coffee and a chat the choice is yours!

Sunday 20^th of October @ 10am: Brunch at Cotswold Barn, Morton-in-Marsh GL56 0QZ

Following our successful brunch meeting in Stow and on the recommendation of members we are booked from 10am at Cotswold Barn for Club Brunch at Cotswold Barn.

We also have our regular South Cots meeting on Thursday 31^st of October 2024 @ 7pm: South Cotswold Monthly at The Highwayman Inn, Elkstone Nr Cirencester GL53 9PH

This month’s meeting will be feature a  gallery exhibition with a number of large photo prints on display, these will be pictures taken at events over the last year including from Cotswold Alfa Day. 

If you have any pictures of your own you would like to share from this year’s events, please email them to me and I will see if we can add them to the event.

I hope to see you at one of the events above and wish you all save travels as we enter the colder and darker months ahead.

Many thanks,

Jon

September update from Section Secretary, Jon Pestell

Dear all,

It’s been an eventful summer with a number of events in the section including the return of Cotswold Alfa Day and the Giro Panoramico 2024 both proving popular with members. We had an amazing response from those who attended, and we had a fantastic turn out on the day. So that you to all those who came along.

I’d like to also say a big thank you to all those who volunteered their time on the day to support the event. You all did your part in making a special day out for members so many thanks for all your help.

The weather has now cooled down a bit but fear not as we still have a handful of events in the upcoming weeks to look forward to while the light is still good. The following events are upcoming in the calendar:

Sunday 13^th of October from 10am: Road and Rail meeting at Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Steam Railway, Toddington GL54 5DT

Following a good turn out and popular venue last year we return to Toddington Station , this is a free event join us more fun with cars and trains, weather you fancy a trip along the line or just stop by for a coffee and a chat the choice is yours!

Sunday 20^th of October @ 10am: Brunch at Cotswold Barn, Morton-in-Marsh GL56 0QZ

Following our successful brunch meeting in Stow and on the recommendation of members we are booked from 10am at Cotswold Barn for Club Brunch at Cotswold Barn.

Thursday 31^st of October 2024 @ 7pm: South Cotswold Monthly at The Highwayman Inn, Elkstone Nr Cirencester GL53 9PH

Our regular south Cotswold meeting on the last Thursday of the Month, this month’s meeting will be a gallery exhibition with a number of large photo prints on display, these will be pictures taken at events over the last year including from Cotswold Alfa Day.

If you have any pictures of your own you would like to share from this year’s events, please  email them to me and I will see if we can add them to the event.

I’m hoping to attend all of the events above so I hope to see you at one of the upcoming events.

Happy motoring and all the best,

Jon

Cotswold Alfa Day Photos

Photos from this years Cotswold Alfa Day courtesy of Matthew Willmott.

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Update from Jon Pestell – March 2024

Dear Members,

Welcome to spring! Hopefully the weather warms up and as the day light gets longer we will see some exciting events in the months to come.

This month we have our 2 monthly meetings:

North Cotswolds: Tuesday 19^th of March at the Horse and Groom Upper Oddington GL56 0XH

South Cotswolds:  Thursday 28^th of March at the Highwayman Inn Elkstone, Nr Cirencester GL53 9PH

I hope to see a good number of you at one of these venues.

Don’t forget for all those F1 fans out there we have our very own section F1 fantasy league, follow the link below to join and build you team:

https://fantasy.formula1.com/en/leagues/join/C3UFYOYDO03

Also Please keep an eye on the national club website, the page for Cotswold Alfa Day is now live with tickets becoming available very soon for both CAD and the Giro Panoramico!

https://aroc-uk.com/events/cotswold-alfa-day-2024/

I look forward to seeing you at one of our exciting 2024 events very soon.

Kind regards,

Jon

AROC Cotswolds Section  Secretary

Photos from Gloucester Warwickshire Railway visit

Jon Pestell’s photos from the section visit to the Gloucester Warwickshire Railway at Toddington are below.

Photos from July Monthly Meetings

Photos taken by Jon Pestell at the July meetings at the Horse and Groom, and The Highwayman Inn.
Horse and Groom – North Cotswolds

Highwayman Inn – South Cotswolds

New South Cotswolds Monthly Meeting – update from Jon

Hi Everyone, to those who I met a few weeks ago at the Horse and Groom thank you for coming out it was good to see so many of you all be it briefly.

Having spoken to some members and looked at how you are all spread out across the Cotswolds and beyond I have decided to trial an additional meeting in the South Cotswolds to complement the existing meeting near Stow-on- the-Wold and hopefully make it accessible to some of you in the south that might find it difficult to make it up to Stow.

The new meeting will be on the last Thursday of the month at the Highwayman Inn, Beech Pike, Elkstone, Nr Cirencester, GL53 9PH. We have 3 months of dates booked with the landlord to see how the meeting develops so hopefully we get a good turn out.

The first meeting will be the 27^th of July from 7pm, If you can make it I hope to see as many of you there as possible. The venue has a big car park so plenty of opportunities for group photos it would be great to get a real mix of Alfa’s from different generations.

Food and drink is also available from the bar.

If any of you have any queries as always please let me know and I look forward to seeing you all soon.

Many thanks,

Jon

Message from Jon Pestell our new section secretary
Meet Jon at our next section meeting on the 20th June

Hi Everyone,

Firstly, let me introduce myself, I’m Jon your new AROC Cotswold secretary, and very excited to be getting involved to support the club and the Cotswold Section. A little bit about me, I’ve loved cars all my life, not just cars but lots of  vehicles, transport and infrastructure. when I was 19 I bought my first sports car which happened to be a silver Phase 2 916 GTV. I loved that car and when the cam belt failed and turned the engine to mush I was totally devastated…so naturally I used all my savings to buy another one! This time another earlier Red Phase 2 with a factory sunroof (which I believe is quite rare?) and rather rough around the edges.

Although she was scruffy she had very low millage (less than 50k) and ran very reliably for over 10 years as my daily driver, before entering semi retirement as my weekend fun car. I still love my red GTV and still have it although she is now looking very run down and I’m starting to save for a full restoration. 

Although it started with heart break and a broken GTV it was to late, I was already hooked on Alfas and now 17 years later I’ve had 6 of them! as well as my GTV I now have a Giulia Veloce (also red) which is my current daily driver and family car. it’s a really fantastic car, handles brilliantly with plenty of power while but also comfortable and spacious making great for my long commute!

I would be delighted to hear from any members who would like to have input in the section and any ideas for events or venues. Unfortunately Cotswold Alfa Day has been cancelled this year due to the changes within the section however I’d really like to get an interim event in the calendar for late summer or early autumn.   

I will also be at the Cotswold Section meeting on the 20th of June at The Horse and Groom Inn, Upper Oddington, Moreton in Marsh GL56 0XH. It would be great to see as many of you as possible if you can make it, I look forward to meeting you then. 

Many thanks, 

Jon Pestell

AROC-UK Cotswolds Section Secretary

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