KENT TOUR 2026
For the fourth time, Miles Preston organised a tour of Kent, this time focused on three further outstanding historic properties: Ightham Mote, Leeds Castle and Knole House. This was a two-day, two-night tour starting at lunchtime on 1st June and ending at lunchtime on 3rd June. Eleven members in seven cars took part, starting with a...Continue reading→
Shropshire Tour to Portmeirion – Friday, 15th May
13 cars and 27 people joined us for the annual ‘Shropshire’ gathering, which took us to North Wales. We gathered at ‘Fourways’ for coffee and bacon rolls courtesy of Alex Aldous, with the rain clouds looming…. A few open-top cars braved the bad weather we had to start with, including the Scott-Moncriefs’ magnificent 1930s Bentley race...Continue reading→
ROYAL WINDSOR HORSE SHOW – FRIDAY, 15th MAY
The Salopian Drivers’ Club was represented at Royal Windsor Horse Show by the Salopian Coaching Club entry in the International Coaching Championship, with 14 entries found in the Four-in-Hand class. Three teams of horses were from America, and two from Europe. The Salopian coach was very well received by a knowledgeable crowd who admired our four...Continue reading→
MORE THAN JUST THE WINTER DINNER
The Club’s sixth Winter Dinner took place at the George of Stamford on Friday, 6th February. After the success of the previous dinners, I was hoping that the choice of venue for the dinner would prove popular. Fortunately, it did. The room we reserved was for a maximum of thirty people, and twenty-nine signed up,...Continue reading→
QUANTOCKS TOUR
The 2nd South West Day Tour took place on Sunday, 28th September, in the most glorious weather. This was an added bonus for the 6 cars and 12 participants that lined up for the Quantocks Tour starting at Sheppy’s Cider just outside Taunton. Few people even know of the Quantocks, but it was the first...Continue reading→
Old Salopian Day 2025
Now in its seventh year, the sight of cars gathering on Central is a signature part of the day for Old Salopians and current pupils. Over twenty interesting cars gathered on Saturday lunchtime, and Richard Jebb (I 1974-78) finally made it in his immaculately restored Porsche. No sooner had the photo drone landed and the...Continue reading→
Season of Mellow Fruitfulness
This year’s weather seems to have brought forward the maturing of fruit. Or so it seemed as we motored in glorious sunshine through the winding and woody lanes of rural Surrey and West Sussex yesterday, 7th September. We were a small but beautifully balanced group of seven people in five cars – Lotus, Mazda, Triumph,...Continue reading→
Planes, Picnics & People: SDC Shines at SleapKosh 2025
Saturday 12th July saw SDC members gather by invitation of Dr Grant Charlesworth-Jones at SleapKosh – a private air show which attracted over 400 planes from across Europe and was hosted in Shropshire of all places! Having enjoyed the Shropshire Tour, Don Bradley brought errant school friend Dick France, who had a great day and has...Continue reading→
SDC Yorkshire tour – May/June 2025
YORKSHIRE HERE WE COME! How often can one sit out late into the evening enjoying a leisurely meal in Yorkshire (or indeed anywhere in the UK) before the end of May? Not often, is the answer, but that is precisely what we did on the eve of this year’s Yorkshire tour. Michel and Annalie Vanhoonacker...Continue reading→
First Salopian Club Cinema Day a soaring success
The Old Market Hall Cinema welcomed a group of thirty Old Salopians, parents and their friends. “We had the whole cinema to ourselves and were very well looked after indeed. Top Gun Maverick did not disappoint – getting better with the years, just like Old Salopians…” Grant Charlesworth-Jones (O 1991-96) Out of the cinema, along...Continue reading→
SDC at the Aston Martin Heritage Trust – 8th March
More than twenty Salopian Drivers with friends and family had a great day out on Saturday, meeting at Wallingford near Oxford. Cars came from Surrey, Yorkshire, Berkshire and Shropshire, both old and new – from the beautiful Lotus Elan and TR4 of John Hutchison (Ch, ’73) and David Tunbridge (Rt 72-76) respectively to newer convertible...Continue reading→
Salopian Drivers Club winter dinner – 21st February 2025
Beef Wellington was the main course at this year’s dinner – and very delicious it was too. Thirty members of the club, ranging in age from seventeen to eighty-plus gathered in Henley-on-Thames for our now well-established winter dinner on the 21st of February. With its illustrious 207-year history, and reputation as the most successful rowing...Continue reading→