Thames Valley - Galleries

Photos from R19 Events and Meets, and Members and their Cars.

Carreras at Christmas

Huge thanks to Bob Golhar at Autobody Technic for inviting us along to this event.

Christmas lunch at Brooklands

A wonderful and historic location for a great lunch, thank you to all our members for making it such a great day.

OPC High Wycombe

A huge opportunity to visit a brand new Porsche Centre, thank you to Luke and his team. Photo credit to Matt Smart from Ryebrook

Coppid Beech Members Meeting

In spite of the rain, we had a great turnout for the last members meeting of 2023, photos courtesy of Osorhan Mircea

WLAC Breakfast Meet

40 of our members came along for a breakfast at WLAC at White Waltham.

Coppid Beech

A little bit of sun and a great turn out for the February members meet.

Shere Hill Climb 2

Additional photos of the event kindly provided by Mick Oliver.

Shere Hill Climb

First time to this event, judging by the feed back, it won't be our last.

White Waltham - Members Air Day

This event just gets better every year, thank you to all our members that supported us on the day.

British Motor Show

A joint event with R17 doing nearly all the work on this, so thank you to Jon Fisher and his team.

R19 does Polo

A real first for us on the hottest day of the year.

Thames Valley Rally 2

Photos kindly provided by Amber Powell from the Spring Inn, the start point for the Rally.

Thames Valley Rally

The inaugural Thames Valley Rally took place in stunning weather, with a great turn out.

Coppid Beech August 7th

Great meeting with great people and a fantastic array of cars.

Thruxton Skills Day Part 3

Photos kindly provided by Stuart Haythorn, IAM's instructor.

Thruxton Skills Day Part 2

Said it all on the first one.

Thruxton Skills Day

Oh what a day this was, huge thanks to Sean Cronin and his instructors for showing us what our cars can do.

British Motor Museum Gaydon

What a great place this is, brought back a lot of memories.

Sunseeker Poole

Our second trip here, again a great day.

Greenham Common Control Tower

Another really good day here, Peter Evans and his team made us so welcome.

Coppid Beech July 3rd

We had cake, a special cake baked by Rosie Gardiner

Rindt Design

Another great day here, the giant sweety shop for Porsche fans, our thanks go to Brian and his team for giving us a great day.

Members Meeting - West Berkshire Brewery Yattendon

This was just a great day, great people and a great location, and just a really great atmosphere.

Classics At The Clubhouse - Aircooled Edition

This is a great event for those passionate about aircoolled variants of Porsche and VW's.

Salt Shack Breakfast

What a find this is, a great full English cooked on a BBQ.

Coppid Beech June 5th

Up against it on this one, can't match the Platinum Jubilee.

History on Wheels

Eton Motor Museum is an eclectic mix of vehicles, particularly from the last war.

Scuderia Prestige

Walk in the door and dream

Basingstoke Rugby Club

Great people, great breakfast, great weather.

Navy Wings Heritage Centre Yeovilton

We were given unprecedented access to the Heritage Centre, our thanks go out to Katie and Frank.

Porsche Experience Centre Breakfast

Really good day here, great breakfast and very helpful and knowledgeable staff.

Coppid Beech May 1st

Members meeting at the Coppid Beech

Sunseeker Poole

This was just a perfect event.

West Berkshire Brewery Yattendon

Great place, great day, great people, good way to spend a Sunday

Northway Porsche

A great day in the sun with Northway Porsche

Coppid Beech April 3rd

Great members meeting at the Coppid Beech

Classic Motor Hub

What a Place This Is!

West London Aero Club

Great day for a breakfast

Coppid Beech March 6th

Osorhan's photos Part 2

Coppid Beech March 6th

Part 1 of Osorhan's photos

Coppid Beech March 6th

Great turn out in spite of the cold weather, at least it didn't rain.

RPM Technik

Great day here, Greig, Ollie and the team really looked after us and a wonderful display of cars.

Donnington Grove 19th December

Impressive attendance for the last meet of the year

Coppid Beech December 12th

Good turnout as always for the Coppid Beech

Wellington Farm Shop

A great welcome and brilliant breakfast, we will be back

Das Feuer

Slightly bizarre with the title that it should be so cold.

Control Tower Greenham Common

Real history here and a great team of volunteers

Hearing Dogs for Deaf People

What a stunning location for a great breakfast

November Coppid Beech

Good turnout, sunny weather and Porsche merchandise

Rindt Design

This place is just like a giant Porsche sweet shop

Chinnor Steam Railway

Again a chance to step back in time

October Donnington Grove Hotel

This ever popular location always draws in our members

Griffiths Brothers Distillery

A great opportunity to see gin being made

October WLAC Breakfast

A great chance to soak up the atmosphere of this wonderful place and have a fry up!

Gemclean September Open Day

Our thanks to Gemclean for inviting us to their open day

September Coppid Beech

Great turnout with beautiful cars and good weather.

Members Day WLAC

Great to be back at this event, wonderful entertainment at a truly unique venue.

Brands Festival of Porsche

Huge thanks to Mick Oliver for all the really good pictures in this gallery.

Picnic at Richard's

We were incredibly fortunate to be invited by Richard, Linda and their daughter Olivia to a picnic at their house.

Cotswold Rally R19 Start

We were delighted to help with the Reading start for the Cotswold Rally

British Motor Show

R19 teamed with R17 to display at the British Motor Show

Caffeine and Machine

Caffeine and Machine with a Diddly Squat bonus

60th Anniversary BBQ at Donnington Grove

Great to have so many good friends joining us for the 60th Anniversary.

Donnington Grove - July Meetup

It was a glorious sunday morning to be at the Donning Grove mid-month meetup

Monthly Meetup - 11 July 2021

Thanks to all members that attended what was hopefully our last numbers restricted meetup at the Coppid Beech on Sunday.

Supercars at Stonor 04 July 2021

Our first visit and club display at 'Supercars at Stonor' was fully booked and R19 members provided a fantastic display.

Classics at the Clubhouse - Aircooled Edition

For 2021 Classics at the Clubhouse held a new AirCooled Edition event.

R19 Visit to Porsche Centre Reading

Thanks to Porsche Centre Reading for inviting us along for a social evening at their showroom.

Coffee with Ray Northway - 2021 June 12

Thanks to Ray and his team for inviting us for Coffee and to have a look around the Northway Porsche facilities and workshop.

Back at the Beech 2 - June 06

The sun decided to join us for our first event of June.

Donning Grove May Meetup

A lovely Sunday morning visit to the spectacular setting of Donnington Grove, nr Newbury.

Stratton Court Retirement Village

A small convoy of R19 Members visited Stratton Court Retirement Village to help make a Wishing Tree wish come true for some of the residents. It was a fun drive and the sun came our for us too,

Classic Car Drive-In Weekender

It was a privilege to display some of our members beautiful cars at the first ever Classic Car Drive-In Weekender at Bicester Heritage this weekend.

Donnington Grove - August 2020

A short sharp downpour didn't dampen our spirits at our first meetings at Donnington Grove since lockdown..

Post-Lockdown Meet-up 09 Aug 2020

Our third post-lockdown meet-up on a very warm Sunday morning

Second Post-Lockdown Meet-up - 02 Aug 2020

Our second (limited attendance) post-lockdown meet-up for members that we were unable to include in the first meet-up.

First Post-Lockdown Meet-up - 26 July 2020

Our first post-lockdown meet-up

DDK/Greatworth Classics Swap Meet

Thanks to DDK and Angus and the team at Greatworth Classics for a great Swap Meet and tour of the Workshops.

March Meetup

The Sun joined us for the first day of Spring at our March Meetup.

February Mid-Month Meetup

Storm Dennis didn't stop us meeting for a great social meetup at the Donnington Grove Hotel nr. Newbury.

February 2020 Monthly Meetup

Welcome to the many new members that attended our February Monthly Meetup.

Breakfast at West London Aero Club

A fantastic attendance at our first Breakfast Meeting at the West London Aero Club.

January Meetup

A great start to the New Year

December Mid-Month Meeting

An enjoyable midday meet-up in the beautiful Berkshire countryside.

A Porsche Christmas

R19 Members visited the Bicester Heritage Village for the PCGB Porsche Christmas.

December Monthly Meet-Up

Some great cars and good company on a cold but bright morning at our December Monthly Meet-Up

Taycan Q&A with Porsche Centre Reading

A fantastically informative and social evening learning about the Porsche Taycan with Porsche Centre Reading

Breakfast at the Old Hatchet Inn

A frosty Saturday morning, an ideal day for a warming hearty breakfast with fellow R19 members and their families at the Old Hatchet Inn.

November Meet Up

Thanks to everyone that attended our November (First Sunday) Monthly Meet Up. It was great to see so many fantastic cars and to catch up with so many of our members.

Stanlake Park Wine Estate

An enjoyable Tour and Tasting social evening at Stanlake Park Wine Estate.

Donnington Grove, Mid-Month Meet

A fantastic attendance and so many beautiful cars at the Donnington Grove Hotel near Newbury this morning

Porsche Charity Day - Goodwood

This year R19 Members enjoyed a relaxed drive to the Goodwood Circuit for Breakfast.

October Meetup

It was great to see so many members at our October Meet Up. The weather held up for us for another few hours.

Weekend of the Year 2019

Driving some great roads with stunning views through the Brecon Beacons in the early autumn sunshine.

West London Aero Club

A fun and thrilling day was enjoyed by all our members at the West London Aero Club - Members' Day.

September Meetup

The weather held up for us on Sunday and there was a fantastic attendance at our September (first Sunday) Meetup.

Denbies Wine Estate - Brunch

A beautiful August Bank Holiday Saturday morning visit to Denbies Wine Estate.

August 'Mid-Month' Meet Up

For our first 'mid-month meet-up' we visited the West Berkshire countryside at the Donnington Valley Hotel & Spa, near Newbury.

Premier Panel Skills Visit

Thank you to Premier Panel Skills for a an invaluable demonstration and morning of advice and useful tips on making our cars look their best. A thoroughly enjoyable visit.

August Meetup

Thank you to all our members that joined our August (first Sunday) Meetup, it was a fantastic attendance and as always there were so many beautiful cars to see. It was good to meet and chat with so many members and I hope you found the 1pm committee chat useful.

Northway Porsche - Car Clinic with Ray

Ray Northway kindly offered R19 members a Saturday morning Car Clinic, where he would help and advise on any issues or improvements on our cars. It proved a very popular, helpful and social visit and something everyone attending thoroughly enjoyed.

Reading School Fayre - 06 July 2019

Members from PCGB R19 Thames Valley joined other Classics and Supercars at the annual Reading School Fayre. A lovely afternoon in a spectacular setting. Reading School Website: https://www.reading-school.co.uk/

Cars & Coffee at Porsche Centre Reading - 10 July 2019

On Weds 10th July, Porsche Centre Reading kindly hosted a Cars & Coffee evening for PCGB R19 Thames Valley members. With the showroom closed for the evening, members were able to tour the showroom and cars at their leisure. There was also an impressive selection of R19 Members Porsches in the car park! Thank you to all at Porsche Centre Reading for a fabulous evening. Porsche Centre Reading Website: http://www.porschereading.co.uk/ Please remember to mention PCGB R19 when calling :)

July Meetup - 07 July 2019

A fantastic attendance and some very clean and cherished cars at our July Meet up. It was a great chance to meet fellow members who had travelled from all corners of our region.

Classics at the Clubhouse - 30 June 2019

A fantastic display of R19 Members Cars at the Sandford Springs 'Classics at the Clubhouse' on 30th June 2019.

Nuffield Place Classic Display and Visit - 23 June 2019

A beautiful setting at the Home of Lord William Morris for a Sunday morning Classic Display and visit to the house. So many Classic Cars attended that they had to queue for a place.

Members Cars

A Gallery of photos submitted by the owners of some of the amazing cars in the Thames Valley Region.

May Meetup

Photos of the cars and members that attended our May Meetup at the Coppid Beech Hotel on 5th May 2019. Some stunning cars from right across our region.