“The branch that serves you from Poole to Mid Wales”

Please feel free to roam the South West Branch pages and find out what is available to all our members. South West events are open to all MOA members and you are welcome to bring guests and friends from other club and associations.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact any of our branch officers – click “Branch and Port Officers” in the box above, find who you want to talk to and you will receive a quick response

Who are we?

The South West Branch is one of the 6 Branches and 3 Chapters of the Moody Owners Association. For a more detailed description of the Branch and its objectives and services to members, please click on the “Who are we” menu under “More Info” on the menu items above.

MOA SW Branch goes to the moon

The South West Branch held its AGM weekend on 5-6^th February in Exeter. The AGM itself was attended by some 30 people physically present and a further number who attended the meeting by Zoom. The meeting opened by a welcome from the captain followed by approval of the minutes. The captain then took us through the year in which we had three rallies (Falmouth, Plymouth and Brixham). The treasurer ran through the accounts which were also accepted. Paul Kennedy was elected Treasurer. Prize giving was limited to the baton to the outgoing treasurer. There was a brief discussion of the programme for 2022 which once formalised will be presented on this site.

After the AGM, we had a talk on meteorology and weather forecasting by Penny Tranter of the met office before sitting down to our AGM dinner.

As the SW membership well know, our AGMs are a full weekend full of activities in addition to the formal process and this year, we went to the moon. Well not literally or course, however, we had a guided tour of the cathedral on Saturday morning where the moon hanging in the nave, occupying most of its breadth. It was a temporary exhibition with a 7 metre diameter replica of the moon featuring high resolution images of the surface.

This tour was followed by a tour of the Exeter masonic lodge in the early afternoon.

The final activity was on Sunday morning. This was a fascinating walking tour around the quayside which encompasses the Exeter canal and the river Exe.

To see the draft minutes and accounts, go to AGM papers 

Note * in table above indicates Port Officer