{"id":18,"date":"2013-08-08T19:05:10","date_gmt":"2013-08-08T19:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dorsetmmoc.co.uk\/wordpress\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2025-05-13T15:14:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T15:14:49","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dorsetmmoc.co.uk\/wordpress\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dorsetmmoc.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Shooting-brake.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"http:\/\/dorsetmmoc.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Shooting-brake.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dorsetmmoc.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Shooting-brake.jpg 640w, https:\/\/dorsetmmoc.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Shooting-brake-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dorsetmmoc.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Shooting-brake-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div>The MMOC Dorset Branch was founded in 1980 by Graham Melly and chaired in the early days by Aubrey Batt . It is a Branch of the National Morris Minor Owners Club, with its own Committee and organisation (see Branch Constitution).<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 1.5em;\">We meet on the second Monday of the Month at the Bridge House Hotel, \u00a02 Ringwood Rd, Ferndown BH22 9AN 7:30pm for 8:00<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: revert;\">We have an active calendar of events throughout the year \u2013 particularly in the Summer months when we attend many rallies and other shows. The monthly Clubnight is an opportunity to meet the other enthusiasts and enjoy a presentation or other activity organised by the Committee.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Membership currently costs \u00a315 per year (\u00a320.00 for a couple or family member). There is a monthly newsletter that is available on Club night and on the website or is sent by post if you don\u2019t make it to the meeting. The AGM is held on the October normal meeting and the new Committee is elected and the years events and finances are reviewed. You do not have to own a Morris Minor or be a member of the National MMOC (but they are both recommended!)<\/p>\n<p>The Branch has a discounted new spares scheme available to members.<\/p>\n<p>Please ask Branch Secretary if you require a copy of the Dorset Branch Constitution<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dorsetmmoc.co.uk\/wordpress\/admin\/mmocsmp.pdf\">Please click here for the Morris Minor Owners Club Social Media Policy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<p id=\"PPStyle48-P\">For details of contacts see &#8216;Contact Us&#8217; page<\/p>\n<p>Advertising: Cars or spares for sale or wanted \u00a35 per entry (Free to members). Traders advertisements: \u00a330 per year.<br \/>We hope you will find the Branch of interest and look forward to meeting you in the future.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The MMOC Dorset Branch was founded in 1980 by Graham Melly and chaired in the early days by Aubrey Batt . It is a Branch of the National Morris Minor Owners Club, with its own Committee and organisation (see Branch &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dorsetmmoc.co.uk\/wordpress\/about-us\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dorsetmmoc.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dorsetmmoc.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dorsetmmoc.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dorsetmmoc.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dorsetmmoc.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/dorsetmmoc.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2876,"href":"https:\/\/dorsetmmoc.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions\/2876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dorsetmmoc.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}