Monadnock Council
Monadock Council meeting is held the Third Tuesday of each month at 7pm.
Shattuck Golf Course
53 Dublin Road
Jaffrey NH, 03452
(603) 532-4300
Monadnock Council
Monadnock Council Minister
David Scott
David and Leslie bought their 1979 MGB LE in 1986, after their time in the U.S. Navy while attending college in Massachusetts. David had seen the car on a lot when he travelled to and from his part time job as a security guard at the Milton Bradley Toy Company. The MG was driven as a commuter vehicle for the remaining two years of their college time, including through the winters. Upon graduations David went to work for the Vermont Agency of Transportation and the car resided in Montpelier, Vermont for 16 years. In 2005 when David went to work for the federal government his job took them to Wisconsin.
After they relocated, David and Leslie returned to Vermont to pick the car up from a friend who had stored it for a few months. Flying back to Vermont on Friday, they left in the MG on Saturday morning headed for Wisconsin. The route was 1,100 miles and took them across upstate New York, through Canada and across Michigan to the SS Badger ferry between Ludington, MI and Manitowoc, WI. They arrived at their home outside Madison, WI at 2 AM on Monday morning. The car ran perfectly for the entire 20 plus hours of driving. After five years in Wisconsin the car moved to St Paul, MN where it resided for 12 years. David and Leslie where members of the Minnesota MG Group and participated in many of the drives and events held by the club.
In 2022 with retirement pending, we moved back to Walpole, New Hampshire to be nearer family. For this trip across the country the MG was shipped. Upon arriving in New Hampshire we looked for a club to join as a way to get out and meet new folks. We found the British Cars of New Hampshire. We have enjoyed meeting all of the folks involved in the Monadnock Council and look forward to meeting members from the other councils.
The Monadnock Council is the most recent group of British car enthusiasts to have been organized and taken into the fold of BCNH. Born from the need for a more localized group that is based in the south west corner of the state. Previously the closest Council was the Manchester area so for many of us that was a distance to far to attend the monthly meetings and then have an hour plus drive back home. Our group is centrally located so the Dublin/Peterborough area is our “hub”.
Ramona Branch was our original organizer; she’s a natural for pulling people together so our very first meeting was at her home. The initial gathering was well attended; Ramona and Jerry own a Jaguar so they were a perfect fit for this new group. After a lot of conversation and with guidance from existing members of BCNH, the Monadnock Council was born and Ramona was voted in as our first Minister. So in 2017 we started our monthly meetings at Brady’s American Grill in Peterborough. The group has planned numerous driving events over the past several years. Some are as simple as a nice cruise over back country roads, or visits to the many covered bridges in the area and then we also have destination drives. With the many challenges in 2020 and 2021 we have had to adapt to changing times so our monthly meeting locations will vary as we have to be more flexible. Meetings will be posted so as many as possible can attend. Currently we have close to 20 members in the Monadnock Council.
We have a diverse number of cars in our council- Jaguar, Austin Healey, Jensen Healey, MGB, Triumph, Aston Martin and Morgan are just samples. Any British car is welcome and we even have a few members with non-British cars. Owning a British car really isn’t a requirement, even if you have aspirations to own a classic then you’ll be welcome in our club. We think of ourselves as a social club that happens to own British cars.
After several years under Ramona’s guidance, the Monadnock Council is now well established so in 2020 Ramona passed the baton on to Brian Tilton to continue on as the new “Minister”. This club is a team effort and we have a great group of dedicated people who keep the club active. If you want the comradery of meeting with like-minded British car owners, live within a comfortable driving range of our “hub” then come join us, you’ll have some interesting times with us.