I have received this message from Mike & Pam Longhurst:

"To all our Bongonaut friends we have enjoyed your company for over 2 decades now whereby an eclectic group of all ages come together to enjoy the great outdoors. This great club started by Ian and Marianne all those years ago has aged and ...

Just checked the members database and none listed, although we have had a few over the years.

I am aware that the main BF website and the Forum have slowed to a crawl over the last few days and have my IT people lookin g at it.Yesterday they got back to me with the following message:

Just to keep you posted the current plan is to update the wordpress part of the site today ahead of the ...

Or drove home trying to avoid the hard shoulder

You would be better off putting this on the For Sale page on the main website, see https://igmaynard.co.uk/for-sale/. For people looking to buy a Bongo, this is their first port of call.

Sorry this is late.

The 21st Annual General Meeting of the Bongo Fury Club was held in the marquee at the Bongo Bash, Stourport on Severn on Sunday 22nd June. Although we had good weather all week the AGM was held in a sudden deluge and everyone had to squeeze in to the marquee.

1. Ian opened the ...

Note that the 2026 meeeting in Powys has been cancelled as they no longer take group bookings.

Due to poor tak up (only 9 pitches sold) I have handed unwanted spaces back to the campsite. Any late bookings should be with Diglea on 01485-541367.

Others will know better than me, but to interpret the coded hold light sequences on a post-99 Bongo you need to attach an OBD-11 scanner to the ECU. But I would guess that you will end up with a fault code of PO700 which means the gear box solenoids are failing.

But check the leisure battery issues ...

BaileyBongo wrote: Wed Jul 02, 2025 7:09 pmIan - 400011 is the number.

You are a post-99 Bongo

To establish whether your Bongo is pre or post 99, let us know the 6 digits after SGL5. This will be the full chassis number and we can determine the manufacture date.

This is now available for download from the members area. Contains top tips for your Bongo adventures and an article about how the Ford Freda got its name.

https://igmaynard.co.uk/member-area/mem ... ewsletters

Bobby did a tremendous job at the Bash (and at Wallingford) and has been awared Bongonaut of the Year for 2025. There are no photos of the presentation because Geoff overslept!

Many thanks to everyone whio made a donation at the Bongo Bash to this year’s nominated charity, the International Committe for the Red Cross who are doing a fantastic job in the major trouble spots of the world.

In total we raised £161.

https://www.icrc.org/en

As I mentioned at the Bash AGM, I was having trouble with my eyesite. Upon return to Sheffield I saw my optician who made nan emergency referral to the eye hospital.......detached retina! Anyway, I won't go in to the grizzly details but I had an operation on Tuesday and will be out of action for a ...