Oliver Winterbottom

General Elite, Eclat and Excel discussions.

Moderator: Board Moderators

richardw
Moderator
Posts: 2224
Joined: Wed Feb 06, 2013 15:06
Model: Elite S2.2 Automatic
Colour: Essex Blue
Year: 1981
Location: Worcestershire

Oliver Winterbottom

Post by richardw »

For around the last 5 weeks, Oliver has been recovering from a heart op - initially at Papworth Hospital in Cambridge where the op was carried out, and latterly at Norwich Hospital. He has been quite poorly but is now sufficiently recovered to be bored and wanting to leave hospital (although he's not yet ready to do so!) As those who know him may understand, he is not a man who wants any kind of a fuss to be made and so hasn't wanted people to know of his condition, but now that he's feeling better I would like to propose that the Club sends him a card, jointly with the TLF Elite/Eclat/Excel folks.

If you would like your name to appear on the card, please let me know either on this thread or via email - my message box is full and last time I tried I got an error trying to empty it, so I won't see any pm's. If you want a different name to appear than the name you use here then include that also.

I'll aim to order a Moonpig card on Wednesday evening, which should get to him by the beginning of next week.

If you'd like to send him a personal card then email me for the hospital and ward details.

Good luck Oliver!

Cheers, Richard

PS I understand that he does not particularly like being called 'Ollie' so use Oliver if you need to!
Image

tonypoll
Senior Poster
Posts: 832
Joined: Sun Nov 13, 2005 19:27
Model: Excel SE
Colour: BRG
Year: 1992
Location: Hampshire/Surrey/Berkshire

Re: Oliver Winterbottom

Post by tonypoll »

Please add my name: Tony Poll.
I've spent quite a few hours chatting with Oliver at the last couple of Dijon L'Age D'Or classic car weekends. (This is usually held early June, but of course has been cancelled this year).
Oliver is always good company, and was made very welcome at the Club Lotus France on each occasion.
Wish him well, and let's hope we can meet up at Dijon next year.
Tony

richardw
Moderator
Posts: 2224
Joined: Wed Feb 06, 2013 15:06
Model: Elite S2.2 Automatic
Colour: Essex Blue
Year: 1981
Location: Worcestershire

Re: Oliver Winterbottom

Post by richardw »

Thanks Tony, I remember you telling me about the trip! Indeed, let's hope he'll be well enough next year. Your name will be on the card.

Cheers, Richard
Image

User avatar
Hawaiis0
Senior Poster
Posts: 4130
Joined: Sun Jun 30, 2013 18:39
Model: Excel SA (No 3); Elite 504
Colour: BRG; Dirty White
Year: 1986
Location: West Oxfordshire

Re: Oliver Winterbottom

Post by Hawaiis0 »

Richard, Please add my name thank you.

Stu
Nothing is fool proof. Fools are clever!

User avatar
DavidOliver
Senior Poster
Posts: 688
Joined: Fri Nov 07, 2014 11:18
Model: Excel
Colour: Calypso Red
Year: 1985
Location: Malaga Spain

Re: Oliver Winterbottom

Post by DavidOliver »

Richard, please add Dave the cog, Malaga.

Many thanks Dtc.

Pete Boole
Senior Poster
Posts: 3711
Joined: Tue Apr 04, 2006 21:28
Model: Elite
Colour: Monaco White
Year: 1974
Location: Nottingham

Re: Oliver Winterbottom

Post by Pete Boole »

Yes please Richard - add my name too.

Thanks

Pete

richardw
Moderator
Posts: 2224
Joined: Wed Feb 06, 2013 15:06
Model: Elite S2.2 Automatic
Colour: Essex Blue
Year: 1981
Location: Worcestershire

Re: Oliver Winterbottom

Post by richardw »

Thanks Stu/David/Pete, will do!

Richard
Image

User avatar
rbgosling
Senior Poster
Posts: 1702
Joined: Sun Jul 04, 2010 22:55
Model: Lotus Excel SE
Colour: Midnight Blue
Year: 1990
Location: Rugby

Re: Oliver Winterbottom

Post by rbgosling »

Tack Richard Gosling onto the list too, thanks!
"Farmer" Richard

1990 Lotus Excel SE (Lilith)
2022 MG MG5 EV (not due to be a classic for quite a few years...)
2011 Nissan Leaf (Ragly - EV pioneer, must be due to be a classic one day)

NigelD
Junior Poster
Posts: 50
Joined: Sat Oct 06, 2012 19:45
Model: SA
Colour: Mediterranean Blue
Year: 1987
Location: High Wycombe
Contact:

Re: Oliver Winterbottom

Post by NigelD »

Richard please add Nigel Davies as well. Thanks. :D
Elan S4 DHC 1970
ELan +2S 130 1973
Elan +2s 130/5 1973 (Project)
Skoda vrs

User avatar
barker_001
Senior Poster
Posts: 905
Joined: Mon May 07, 2007 19:50
Model: Excel SE
Colour: Calypso Red
Year: 1990
Location: Cardiff, South Wales

Re: Oliver Winterbottom

Post by barker_001 »

Hi Richard, please can you add Bryan Barker (the Club Lotus Avon slide show man!) to the card. I've had the pleasure of meeting Oliver 3 times, twice at the Club Lotus Avon meetings where he gave fascinating and humourous talks (and I managed to overcome some IT issues to get his slide show working, I think think you were there, in fact...) and also while he was admiring a yellow Elite at the Lotus 70 celebration. Thank you.
Bryan

1990 Excel SE

"Look, there's a Ferrari..."

igg-hiss
Senior Poster
Posts: 266
Joined: Thu Apr 05, 2012 12:16

Re: Oliver Winterbottom

Post by igg-hiss »

Image

a speedy recovery to a great Man.
The Lotus Eclat, a lot like the English Whisky company: comes from Norfolk and better than you are often told it is.

TrevorK
Senior Poster
Posts: 284
Joined: Tue May 09, 2017 17:47
Model: Excel SE (Now gone)
Colour: White
Year: 1988
Location: Northamptonshire

Re: Oliver Winterbottom

Post by TrevorK »

Could you add my name (Trevor Knowles), please, Richard? Hope he gets better soon.
What car is that?

richardw
Moderator
Posts: 2224
Joined: Wed Feb 06, 2013 15:06
Model: Elite S2.2 Automatic
Colour: Essex Blue
Year: 1981
Location: Worcestershire

Re: Oliver Winterbottom

Post by richardw »

Will do gents - thank you!

Richard
Image

User avatar
Alan_M
Senior Poster
Posts: 1122
Joined: Sat Aug 12, 2017 01:17
Model: Excel SE, Excel SA, Elan SE
Colour: Red, red, white
Location: South Wales

Re: Oliver Winterbottom

Post by Alan_M »

Hi Richard,

Could you add me too - Alan McKenzie. Hope he has a speedy recovery. I’ve certainly enjoyed meeting him, I think 3 times, on the club stand at NEC and the last couple of times at the Club Lotus Avon meetings. An excellent raconteur.

KevW
Senior Poster
Posts: 1686
Joined: Sat Jun 16, 2007 23:20
Model: Excel SE
Year: 1992
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, England

Re: Oliver Winterbottom

Post by KevW »

Me too please Richard. I can't claim to know Oliver but I did enjoy chatting with him a few years ago.
Kev W no.282

Post Reply