The Moggy Van Radio Collection

21/07/2025

We will be out and about at Southwold Boating Lake & Tearoom with the our local Morris Minor Branch (Iceni) and friends, with a selection of radios, reel to reels and record players this Sunday 27th July. Come and say hello if you are around!

18/07/2025

The Moggy will be out soon with the radios on Sunday 27th at the Southwold Boating Lakes, and a couple of times in with Felixstowe & Offshore Radio in August. More nearer the time.
Meanwhile we hope that this one will do well for the Ross Revenge!

10/07/2025

The ‘Caroline’ signs are back on! We are off to ‘Cars on the Green’ at Friston (near Snape) today, may see a few of you there!

08/06/2025

Looking forward to the Bygones Beer and Craft at the Horham Village Show in Suffolk, this Saturday 14th June! (IP21 5DY)
All starts at 10:30 and there are lots of interesting things to see (bygones vehicles engines and collections) for everyone in aid of the Horham Village Community Centre.
We will be there with the Moggy and a selection of 1960’s transistor radios this time. Hoping for a fine day, and looking forward to listening to Paul Brown on RC Player and Caroline North on 648 during the day!
Hope to see you there!

02/06/2025

Well the weather is warming up, and we have been out and about a bit this year, but are looking forward to supporting Felixstowe & Offshore Radio for a couple of events in August, and a few more local shows before that. More details nearer the time. (We also have a few stationary engine rallies to attend to this year as well).
Little trinkets are still being procured from the bay recently, the most recent is a genuine ‘Radio Caroline Club’ badge from the mid sixties, which is now displayed on the Mog as it should be rather than in a box in a drawer somewhere. Also a few more interesting radios, a 1971 ‘Toot-A-Loop’ designed to be worn on the wrist, and more unusual cassette radios. More Grundig ‘Yacht Boys’ as well, my favourite radio from 1970-1972. I keep repairing them but I finally have a good one spare that I can use in the display. If you see one of these going cheap at a car boot….buy it! They are one of the best sounding AM transistor radios ever! I have one waiting for Peter Antony when he comes this way. If anyone is in Southwold on the 27th July 2025 (Sunday) head for the Pier and Boating Lakes, we will be there and if you have a classic car then you would be most welcome to bring that too!
Cheers for now, Dave

09/05/2025

Had a great day yesterday at Sparrows Nest Gardens in Lowestoft at the 80th VE Day celebration. Spent a few hours chatting about the van, Radio Caroline, old radios and so on. Also had a look around the Lowestoft Maritime Museum next to the gardens. Well worth a look if you are in the area. Plenty of parking!
Many thanks to Chris Meek at Lowestoft Town Council for the invite!

https://lowestoftmaritimemuseum.co.uk/

07/05/2025

Something different tomorrow….
We have been asked to display some wartime wireless sets at the 80th VE Day celebrations at Sparrows Nest Gardens in Lowestoft. The event has been organised by Lowestoft Town Council , and is open from 3pm to 9:30pm when the beacon will be lit.
So…I have have selected ten sets and had the polish out.
Pictures to follow after the event!

04/05/2025

All set up at The Long Shop Leiston, for ‘Steam Up’. Boilers are being lit and there is a lovely smell in the air…

29/04/2025

Radio Caroline on BBC2 right now! Or on iPlayer later 😉👍 https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16UiU6tKcs/?mibextid=wwXIfr

𝗖𝗔𝗡’𝗧 𝗪𝗔𝗜𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗦𝗘𝗘 𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗘 𝗢𝗡 ‘𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗛 𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗪𝗔𝗬 𝗝𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗘𝗬𝗦’ 𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪? 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗜𝗧 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗢𝗡 𝗕𝗕𝗖 𝗜𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥! 🎬🌊

If you can’t wait until 6.30pm tomorrow to see Ross Revenge on ‘Great British Railway Journeys with Michael Portillo’ on BBC TWO you can watch the episode now on BBC iPlayer bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002bkh9

29/04/2025

Looking forward to our second outing this year with the radio collection, this time at Leiston Long Shop Museum ‘Steam up’ on Sunday 4th May. Hope to see a few of you there!

08/03/2025

Had a great morning at Rickinghall Classic Car Meet, Autojumble & Rummage Event, plenty of folks having a look around at all the cars, and of course the van and radios. Themed today for ‘car radios’. Next outing is Motor-Fest in Reydon on the 29th, although looking forward to our trip on the Ross Revenge tomorrow!

06/02/2025

The signs are back on the Moggy, and we are looking forward to getting out and about with a few radios and tape players! One of our first outings will be Motor-Fest at Reydon Sports & Community Centre on the 29th March…. Hopefully we will see a few of you there!