The
LRCT was founded in october 1998 to bring together the many Land Rover owners on
the island Terschelling. (It is estimated that there are aprox. 200 Land
Rovers on this small island with a population of about 4700.
Since
the start the number of members has steadily increased. The club is not a
general 4x4 club and specialises in Land Rovers only.
Early
january there is an annual New Years Meeting at a remote part of the beach. In
the “mobile clubhouse” (a large cattle trailer) hot cocoa and snacks are
being served.
Trials
are also organised. Very popular is the february night trial through
“remote” and especially wet parts of the island.
Once
in a while the club is called upon for charity purposes. Like beachtours for
handicapped people and oil spill clean ups on the beach.
Every
three months a club magazine is issued, with Land Rover news, technical tips,
club agenda, Land Rover poëtry, cartoon, etc.
The
LRCT is also the representative of the many members who enjoy riding on the
beach in the wintertime. This is the beachcombing season or “jutten” as it
is called in dutch. Jutten has always been an important part of life for the
Terschellingers. In the old days, washed asshore goods like timber, barrels,
ropes etc. were an important addition to the low incomes.
Nowadays
there is more and more pressure on this kind of use of the beach by motorised
vehicles from several lobbies. To be compared with the greenlaning problems/discusion
in the UK.
LAND
ROVER CLUB TERSCHELLING
Founded
: October 1998