Old Manchester 17 Motor Cycle Club  Newsletters


Most of these were preserved and kindly loaned to the club for reproduction and distribution here by Paul Tootall  from 1965 June to 1982 April, and Ken Roberts 1982 April to 1999 Nov - the very last newsletter published. if you have any other old newsletters, pictures, films, reports, results etc that you would like to share please contact us so we can arrange to have them scanned. Click here to contact us.

Please click on the newsletter you want and it will open a .pdf file of that particular newsletter. Feel free to keep a copy and use as you wish all the club asks is that you please credit Manchester 17 MCC when used in any way. Thanks and happy memories / research.

If you send in a short description of the content of any of these newsletters  - I will add them to the list to help others find what they are interested in.

1947

Newsletter No 94 (added Jan 2018 - found by Paul Tootall)

1951

1951 April No 129 (added May 2021 - found by Paul Tootall Source 93 year-old Alan Midgley, Buxton)

1951 May & June 130 + 131 (added May 2021 - found by Paul Tootall Source 93 year-old Alan Midgley, Buxton)


 1965

1965 6 June

1965 8 August

1965 10 October (guess about)

1965 12 December (About)

1965 12 December

1966

1966 2 February

1966 4 April

1966 9 September

1966 10 October

1967

1967 1 January

1967 3 March

1967 5 May

1967 8 August

1967 11 November

1967 12 December

1968

1968 3 March

1968 6 June

1968 9 September

1968 10 October

1968 12 December

1969

1969 1 January

1969 2 February

1969 3 March

1969 4 April

1969 5 May

1969 6 June

1969 7 July

1969 8 August

1969 9 September

1969 10 October

1969 11 November

1969 12 December

 

1970

1970 1 January

1970 2 February

1970 3 March April

1970 6 June

1970 7 July

1970 8 August

1970 9 September

1970 11 November

1971

1971 1 January

1971 3 March April

1971 5 May

1971 7 July August

1971 9 September

1971 10 October

1971 12 December

1972

1972 1 January

1972 2 February

1972 3 March

1972 4 April

1972 5 May

1972 6 June

1972 7 July

1972 8 August

1972 9 September October

1972 12 December

1973

1973 3 March

1973 4 April

1973 6 Summer with Manx helicopter fund info

1973 7 Summer

1973 11 November

 

1974

1974 1 January February

1974 3 March

1974 5 May

1974 6 June

1974 8 August

1974 10 October

1974 12 December

1975

1975 2 February

1975 3 March(guess)

1975 4 Spring

1975 9 September

1975 10 October

1975 12 December (Christmas)

1976

1976 3 March

1976 5 May

1976 8 August

1976 11 November

1977

1977 2 February

1977 7 July

1977 10 Autumn

1978

1978 1 Calender

1978 3 March

1978 5 May

1978 8 August

1979

1979 1 January

1979 2 February

1979 6 June

1979 6 Mid

1979 7 July August

1980

1980 1 January

1980 3 March

1980 4 April

1980 11 November

1981

1981 4 April

1981 10 October

Report by cub reporter Mr P on the first ever M17 Enduro - The Brinks 6th Sept 1981

1981 11 November

1981 12 December

1982

1982 1 January

1982 2 February

1982 02 28 Club Run report Chatterly Whitfied

1982 3 March

Reproduced account of the clubs first ever Annual Dinner on Sunday 19th January 1936 taken by Keith Haining from the first club 'runs' records and Minutes Book 1946 - 1954. Wonder where that is now??

1982 4 April

1982 5 May

1982 6 June

1982 7 July

1982 8 August

1982 9 September

1982 10 October

1982 11 November

1982 12 December

1983

1983 1 January

1983 2 February

1983 3 March

1983 4 April

1983 5 May

1983 6 June

1983 7 July

1983 8 August

1983 9 September

1983 10 October

1983 11 November (new constitution and ISDE team)

1984

1984 2 March (added Jan 22)

1984 5 May

1984 8 August (added Jan 22)

1984 10 October (added Jan 22)

1985

1985 1 January (inc announcement of Golden Jubilee dinner on 13 April 1985 at The Deanwater Hotel)

1985 3 March

1985 4 April

1985 5 May (added Jan 22) included announcement of first ever Dead Easy Trial on 23 June 85

1985 8 August

1985 9 September (added Jan 22)

1985 10 October (added Jan 22)

1985 11 November

1985 12 December (added Jan 22)

1986

1986 4 April

1986 6 June

1986 8 August

1987

1987 1 January

1987 5 May (added Jan 22)

1987 8 August

1988

1988 11 November

1989

1989 3 March

1989 11 November

1990

1990 2 February

1991

1991 5 May Peter Hallam reports & the Turner Trilogy (enduro) Vernon Leigh’s resignation

1992

1992 2 Feb Geoff Winstaley editor

1992 6 June A5 fomat

1993

1993 1 Winter Mike Shaws first newsletter - pre made up letters and Portillo bashing

1994

1994 3 March

1994 12 Xmas Obituaries Norman Eyre Keith Haining and Jim Capper & general stuff

1995

1995 11 Nov 60th anniversary edition - great history of the 17 by Rick Stewart and other stuff

1995 12 Xmas lots of stuff 60th anniversary dinner announcement and list of 1995 winners

1996

1996 11 Nov Mostly Touring the Middle East by Phil Heywood

1997

1997 3 March Mix of Road Enduro and trials news and list of winners in 1996

1998

1998 4 April Mix of road trials and enduro with a controversial TRF v M17 report

1998 9 September

1999

1999 4 April Move from Midway to Robin Hood

1999 9 Sept Mike Shaws Ducati 916 R1 test Snetterton 6 hr

1999 11 Nov Mostly Andy Cliff's Poynton to Pyramids trip report

Unknown date

Unknown date Guy Fawks promo news sheet

Unknown date report Scramble at Harrat Grange

We think that we have the whole set (above) from June 1965 until the last printed newsletter in Nov 1999. If you know better or have more newsletters published between these dates or earlier ones the club would be grateful for a copy so we can share it/them here.

  Geoff Duke (left) with Paul Tootall (right) at Man17's 50th Celebrations in1985