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Takona @takona.co.uk · 16h

Thank you to everyone that joined us, it was a very proud moment heading out onto the A5 with a string of cars in tow, even if we did immediately get stuck behind a tractor.

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Takona @takona.co.uk · 16h

I have been a big advocate for using a common interest like cars as a way of opening the door to conversation and encouraging that conversation to be open to going down the paths of mental wellbeing, and today was a great example of how that concept works.

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Takona @takona.co.uk · 16h

The day was an opportunity to catchup with friends, connect with some new faces, and put our mental health at the front of the conversation a bit more than we might do otherwise.

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Takona @takona.co.uk · 16h

Kicking things off at gasoline juice for coffee and breakfast, much chat, and some good old car ogling, we then jumped into the cars for a quick run down the A5 to Silverstone meeting up with carnatter for their meet alongside the racing.

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Takona @takona.co.uk · 16h

Coffees, Cars, Conversation, Convoy, C(k)arts, and Clubsport (motorsport doesn’t work for the alliteration)

The mental health day coffees and cars mixed things up a bit with a ride from Gasoline Juice down to Silverstone for a car meet alongside the motorsport.

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Takona @takona.co.uk · 20h

What a very special treat to receive a hand painted Hot wheels GT86 of our very own car. This one even has 3D printed 3 spoke wheels!

Hot wheels Takona GT86 with the actual Takona GT86

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Takona @takona.co.uk · 3d

World mental health day, if nothing else it’s a reminder to stop and check in with yourself and those close to you.

Life can be pretty busy, we can miss the signs, if you don’t chose when to take a break, the choice gets made for you and it’ll never be at the right time.

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Takona @takona.co.uk · 4d

Our Coffees and Cars meets will be running as usual, with it being World Mental Health day on Friday, they’re a good excuse to get out for a coffee, have a catch up, check in with mates, and importantly check in with yourself.

Life can be busy, a coffee and a chilled car meet is a good break.

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Takona @takona.co.uk · 4d

Carnatter tickets are £10pp (usually £18 from silverstone) and come with access to a Brooklands suite and Carnatter parking area near the paddock. They’re giving a portion of proceeds to mental health charity.

Tickets: events.silverstone.co.uk/selection/su...

General Admission Sunday

Silverstone Circuit

events.silverstone.co.uk

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Takona @takona.co.uk · 4d

Those joining us for the northampton coffees and cars this Sunday, we’ll be having a little drive down to Silverstone for Carnatters Car meet and motorsport for world mental health day.

We’ll be at Gasoline juice around 9:30 then heading off at 11, you’ll need a Carnatter Ticket for Silverstone.

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Takona @takona.co.uk · 8d

Been a busy few months and something had to take a bit of sideline. Glad to be back!

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Takona @takona.co.uk · 10d

Local shopping centre has a photo on the wall of how it used to look.

Which car would you take home?

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Indecisive Auto @indecisiveauto.bsky.social · 28d

Didn't take many pictures/photos today the @takona.co.uk cars and coffee meet but I thought I'd share this absolute stunner of a Rover with you 😮❤️

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Takona @takona.co.uk · 13d

We’ve been a bit quiet lately, to be quite honest it’s because there’s a few too many things pulling on the attention span, projects, videos, ideas, they take bandwidth.

We did however get to change a light board at spa to say Its Ok To Tlk.

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Takona @takona.co.uk · Aug 6

Have been playing with an idea.

A little torn between whether this needs to be simpler and bolder prototype camo, or whether to keep it matching the car.

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Takona @takona.co.uk · Jul 22

Honestly don’t know how you manage to write so much, following Le Mans classic my brain came up with “travelled a fair distance, saw some old cars going really quite quickly, had a wonderful time”