North Wales Region
A great turnout for the NTCL today at the Bod Erw in St Asaph.
Good to see so may adopting the Blues Brothers theme, Pam Hodson stole the show and picked up the "Best Dressed" award for her portrayal of Reverend Cleophus James aka James Brown..
Was a very sociable occasion and we raised £120 for the Tommy's charity, many thanks to all who contributed and supplied raffle prizes..
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Great end to the year for the North Wales Region with an excellent turnout for mid November. With our usual breakfast haunt still out of action due to car park works we gathered at the Brewers Fayre Conwy. Then moved on to the Conwy Brewery, with its amazing hilltop views of the bay, for a guided tour and tasting hosted by Dave. Some very nice brews were sampled and quite a few XK boots filled with clanking plunder!!
We then drove down the Conwy Valley and across to the delightful 450 year old Groes Inn for a delightful and relaxed lunch with much chat and banter.
This was a very relaxed and social trip to end our calendar for the year thanks to all for coming along.
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I started the day full of trepidation with Storm Ashley brewing but we had a lovely breakfast and chance to explore the excellent museum and galleries at Oriel Mon, a genuine hidden treasure on our island. I do not think I have ever seen a room so full of colour as that gallery!! By the time of leaving the sky had cleared and the sun was out and a pleasant drive to the equally unknown Holyhead Breakwater Park, the skies had cleared, the views stunning and then we met the irrepressible Will!!! He really made our day, spotting us adopting us and taking us to a stunning viewpoint. Then a pleasant drive on a good A Road to Gadlys at Cemaes for an excellent lunch amongst the families motoring memorabilia. I thank everyone so much for going for it this morning when it would have been much easier to roll over and go back to sleep especially those such as Paul, Maria and Ken who travelled so far.
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North Wales Region: Breakfast at Y Sospan, drive around the Mach Loop and lunch at Tyn y Cornel.
Despite the weather, (our first wet day in nearly 4 years of meets), we had a marvelous turn out of 19 cars and 34 people for this quite ambitious run.
We started with breakfast at Y Sospan in Dolgellau then took a 1.5 hour drive around the loop , down the Dovey valley and up past Cader Idris to Tal y Llyn to have lunch at the Tyn y Cornel.
This was quite a way south for our region but the uptake was amazing and the roads in this area rival Eryri in suiting our cars. A real shame the weather did not cooperate but we saw some glimpses of how lovely this oft forgotten part of Wales is. Y Sospan was novel for breakfast and the quality of the lunch at Tyn Y Cornel was excellent.
Was great to have Barbara and Carl along for their first meet and a big shout out to Trish and John Carlin for proposing the route and venue.
We had people drive from Bolton, Southport, Wolverhampton and Northwich, to name just some, an amazing effort in poor driving conditions.
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Amazing turnout today for the Regional Annual Drive and Picnic at Llyn Brenig in Eryri. We started with 19 Jags in Llanfairfechan for breakfast. We had a great drive through Eryri and up on to the EVO Triangle to reach the lake. By the time we reached our picnic spot we had 24 cars and 48 people, possibly our record attendance. 18 intrepid XK'ers then boarded 5 motor boats to explore the lake. Was great to have Beverley and Gordon Smith with us from Yorkshire. A big shout out to Dwr Cymru for making us so welcome, giving us our own car park, private picnic area overlooking the lake, even providing a marquee, tables and chairs FOC. Click on the image above to see full gallery.

An early start with a 9 am breakfast at the famous Ponderosa Cafe above Horsehoe Pass. We had 18 cars in the group, a cracking turnout for a day slightly different to our norm. Then a short trip along the road to meet Steve, owner and operator of Rosie's Triple D Cider. He held a tasting session for us (yes at 10am!!, very nice too), showed us the presses, explained the process and told of us of his passion for Jaguars. He is currently completing a D type replica, note the decaying Mk10 in the bushes. Then a lovely drive though the hills to Corwen station to embark on the Llangollen Heritage Railway where we had our own carriage for a return trip to Llangollen viewing the beautiful Dee River and valley. We had 2 hours exploring the town before the return leg back to our cars in Corwen. To see the full gallery please click on the picture above.

Great day at the ACNW Classic and Vintage show at Faenol Park near Bangor.
We were very lucky to be invited to take part in the show, usually for cars over 30 years old. One of our members Dave Eynon got as an invite and it was a lovely show in sumptuous surroundings and glorious weather. After breakfast at out regular cafe we drove together to the Park.
To have 13 XK's present on Fathers Day was an excellent turnout. Special congratulations to James Barker for being awarded "Best Club XK" by the show secretary.
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Drive it Day 2024 was quite a day. Over 20 Jaguars at the café and several "other" cars giving us 44 at breakfast. Great to welcome Richard Llewelyn, Steve's friend Linda and Esther and Brian Nolan on their first meets with us. Was great to have the JEC North Wales Region members who ran a parallel event to us there as well. We got a great welcome at Plas Cadnant (Hidden Gardens) from Anthony and we had time to explore before setting off to our second venue at the impressive Penrhyn Castle outside Bangor. The weather was just about good enough for the group to have the first picnic of the year, with the usual chat and banter, before going around the truly amazing house and grounds.. Many thanks to all those who came along, was a bit of a stretch to do 2 venues but we just about made it. We managed to drive over both bridges and have a drive around Beaumaris to boot!!!
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NORTH WALES REGION VISIT TO GREAT ORME COPPER MINE AND LUNCH AT THE MAGIC BAR IN LLANDUDNO.
A big thanks to all those who came along today. 14 cars and 27 people for breakfast before heading to the amazing Coppermine on the Great Orme.
The Coppermine was discovered by accident as they cleared land for a new car park. The mines date back 4000 years and caused UK and world history to be rewritten when discovered. They showed metal working in Britain as early as 1500BC. Going underground in the tunnels and caverns was quite an experience.
We then took advantage of the good weather to visit the summit and see the spectacular views of Anglesey, Snowdonia and the coast.
A drive around the Orme took us to the Magic Bar in Llandudno where we enjoyed lunch as we were entertained and bamboozled by some stunning card tricks.
Great to have new member Steve Clayton along for his first outing.
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Great turnout to day for breakfast then on to the National Slate Museum that turned out to be a hidden gem. Very interesting and great forethought to keep it all as it was for future generations. The water wheel was amazing, one of the largest working wheels in the world and the largest in mainland Britain. At 50ft, 5 in in diameter it generates 80HP and powered the whole site.
Then a good dash up the Llanberis Pass, over Pen Y Pass and to the viewing point and back down reversing the route to the Royal Victoria Hotel. Good to give the Jags their first burst of the year over some proper mountain roads... Amazing how different the view is when you reverse the route! The hotel looked after us well, had allocated us our own room, the food was good and the chat flowed. We had 28 people all together and ad was great to have Ian and Jo come to the café, next month they will have their first XK with them.
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What can we say, a hardy bunch these North Waleans!!!
After the previous lunches being on Anglesey we tried a different venue to the East of the Region.
Great turnout for our annual "Not the Christmas Lunch" gathering, 26 brave souls ventured out in the grips of Storm Isha to meet at the Bod Erw restaurant in St Asaph...
The Hawaiian shirt theme was all the more ironic given the weather conditions!!!! Big shout out to Imelda for providing the garlands and glasses.
Have to say a place I would recommend to everyone, great food, superb service and a pleasant environment to dine in. They gave us our own room and the conversation and banter flowed throughout.
Having people turn out and support the region and club in conditions like today really make it all worthwhile, you are very special.
Adrian and Denise scooped first and second in the best dressed competition which was very well deserved.

Great turnout of 27 today on a very wet and blustery day in North Wales. After breakfast we went for a visit and tour of the Penderyn Distillery in Llandudno given by the incomparable Jed...
This was followed by a very convivial lunch at the Gwesty Links Hotel. Apologies for the time it took to serve but the food was good when it came.
All in all a good way to complete the year, in 3 years of visits this was our first wet day so cannot complain.
Great to have Paul and his friend Nick along for their first visit plus Roy who came and found us at the cafe.
The Region made a presentation to newly weds Rachel and Roly, our first club wedding.