Midlands Carriagedriving

New Chairman, New Venue, New Website

16 May 2023

Long-time club stalwart Paul Hart has stepped up to take on the role of chairman after Dave Wheeldon recently resigned from the position.

Dave had performed a sterling job for Midlands, having taken on the responsibility following the sad death of Dave West in 2020, but now feels it is time for him to stand aside.

MC Chairman Paul Hart

Paul has served many years on the Midlands’ committee, always the one to turn to when tasks need doing.

Among his many achievements, he master-minded the interior of the club’s trailer, making loading and unloading all the equipment very straight forward, and is on hand at all events to help with repairs, guidance and the inevitable thousand and one jobs that occur before, during and after competitions.

Along with its new chairman, Midlands has a new website (www.midlandscarriagedriving.co.uk), now with a fresh look and lots of images. While there may be some ‘tweaking’ to complete the mission, the site is up and running.

The club is extremely grateful to Mike Watts and Nicola Corby for their work.

They say things come in threes, and Midlands is no exception with a new venue; Wild Park Farm at Brailsford in Derbyshire (DE6 3BN), where a two-day club event will be held 19 and 20 August.

The venue is located on the A52 midway between Derby and Ashbourne with excellent access to the site.

Brailsford view from the dressage arena

Following the usual two-day event format, dressage and cones will take place on the Saturday, with the marathon - which will have six obstacles - on Sunday.

An optional meal will be available on the Saturday evening at ‘The Pub in the Woods’, an on-site licensed outdoor venue.

MC President George Spencer said: “This is a new venture for the owners of Wild Park, so we look forward to a successful weekend.”

For further details on Midlands Carriagedriving please visit the new website: www.midlandscarriagedriving.co.uk or follow us on Facebook.

Brailsford - part of the marathon course.