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When the vehicle excise duty concession for historic vehicles was introduced it was on a “rolling” basis but, after a few years the cut off date for qualification was set at 31st December 1972. There is now an online petition requesting a change back to the rolling system and that vehicles over 30 years old be exempted from VED. Continue reading »
I keep track of our visitors from time to time so as to see who is looking at the site, what interests them and whether I am up to date with browsers, screen resolution and operating systems. I glanced at the visitor map today:
Not bad for a small military collectors club in the central south of England!
Time to pre-order James Daly’s new book about the Portsmouth Heroes of World War 2
This is the first book to be published by the Portsmouth historian and blogger who many will remember from his talk about his family’s experiences at Arnhem and on the RMS Laconia
Order below, or more details on the book check James blog - http://dalyhistory.wordpress.com
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Thanks are due to Carole and Rosemary for the pictures of our showground tidy-up, Rosie’s pictures have just been added to the gallery and all can be seen by clicking this linky
If you want to learn more about a subject you can read a book, watch a film or play music or even a computer game.
Now you can find all media relating to World War 2 without leaving this site – just click on the “The Shop” tag at the top of any page or just click here Continue reading »
This lightbulb has suddenly appeared in the top right corner of the blog!
No worries – if it is lit with a green box beneath then click on the box to contact me to solve your queries about SOE, the OVERLORD show, military vehicle ownership and the meaning of life. Just be aware that if a question is too difficult I can’t answer … but I may know a (wo)man who can.
And if it is unlit with an orange box beneath? I’m not around but you can leave your email so that I can get back to you. I look forward to your contact!
It always pays to band together for protection against those who wish to harm you. I’m not (necessarily) implying that our legislators at home and in Brussels have malice in their attempts to regulate and harmonise the myriad aspects of vehicle control. But in such a situation the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs is there to fight on our behalf. Continue reading »
When James Daly gave his talk about his family’s wartime experiences he mentioned that he has just secured a publishing deal for his book about Portsmouth heroes of WW2. If you can help with pictures as described below than please contact me and I will pass the message on: Continue reading »
I got the feather duster out an gave the old place a quick going over. Hasn’t it come up well? Continue reading »
Just to show where our readers have come from – not bad for an unpublicised blog!
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