Our clubs quarterly digital magazine

Entitled GROWLER the club's "on-line" digital magazine is a quarterly publication for all members of our club. It includes 50-60+ pages of technical articles, features on club events, company profiles, members stories, club news and more.

In the members-only section of this website members can view all the past issues of the digital magazine. If you have something of interest to say about the XK model then you too can contribute to the magazine. Just email the Editor at mark.gregory@xkec.co.uk or Phil Erswell (Magazine Production and Design) at philers@mac.com

SPRING 2023 DIGITAL MAGAZINE

Our latest SPRING (March) 2023 front cover shows a compilation of our clubs magazine covers to celebrate our clubs 20th anniversary.

Within the 50+ pages many feature articles will be found including the usual features from Regional News, Model Registers, Classifieds, Club Discounts, Event Reports, Forum News and much much more.

WINTER 2022 DIGITAL MAGAZINE

Our latest Winyter (December) 2022 front cover shows one of our members putting his X150 away for the cold winter ahead.

Within the 60 pages many feature articles will be found including the usual features from Regional News, Model Registers, Classifieds, Club Discounts, Event Reports, Forum News and much much more.

AUTUMN 2022 DIGITAL MAGAZINE

Our latest SUMMER (June) 2022 front cover shows one of our members touring out and about in his X150.

Within the 67 pages many feature articles will be found including the usual features from Regional News, Model Registers, Classifieds, Club Discounts, Event Reports, Forum News and much much more.

SUMMER 2022 DIGITAL MAGAZINE

Our latest SUMMER (June) 2022 front cover shows one of our recent club displays at a Jaguar show in Surrey.

Within the 69 pages many feature articles will be found including the usual features from Regional News, Model Registers, Classifieds, Club Discounts, Event Reports, Forum News and much much more.

SPRING 2022 DIGITAL MAGAZINE

Our SPRING (March) 2022 front cover shows one of our sister club members brand new F-Type R.

Within the 63 pages many feature articles will be found including the usual features from Regional News, Model Registers, Classifieds, Club Discounts, Event Reports, Forum News and much much more.

WINTER 2021 DIGITAL MAGAZINE

Our WINTER (December) 2021 front cover shows our club visit to the Bremont Watch HQ.

Within the 63 pages many feature articles will be found including the usual features from Regional News, Model Registers, Classifieds, Club Discounts, Event Reports, Forum News and much much more.

AUTUMN 2021 DIGITAL MAGAZINE

Our Autumn (September) 2021 front cover this issue shows our clubs Geneva Overseas Representative out and about on tour.

Within the 66 pages many feature articles will be found including the usual features from Regional News, Model Registers, Classifieds, Club Discounts, Event Reports, Forum News and much much more.

SUMMER 2021 DIGITAL MAGAZINE

Our Summer (June) 2021 edition front cover shows one of our latest event gatherings following recent UK lockdown restrictions.

Within the 60+ pages many feature articles will be found including the usual features from Regional News, Model Registers, Classifieds, Club Discounts, Event Reports, Forum News and much much more.

SPRING 2021 DIGITAL MAGAZINE

Our Spring (March) 2021 edition cover plays special tribute to one of our long term members Derek Hill who recently sadly passed away.

Within the 62 pages many feature articles will be found including the usual features from Regional News, Model Registers, Classifieds, Club Discounts, Event Reports, Forum News and much much more.

WINTER 2020 DIGITAL MAGAZINE

Our WINTER (December) 2020 edition cover shows an image of one of our XK's at our annual national event.

Within the 55 pages many feature articles can be found including...

It's a Small World
Terminal Battery ?
Road Trip to Switzerland
F-TYPE Heritage 60 Edition

Plus there are the usual features from Regional News, Model Registers, Classifieds, Club Discounts, Event Reports, Forum News and much much more.

AUTUMN 2020 DIGITAL MAGAZINE

Our AUTUMN (September) 2020 edition with its front cover showing an image of one of our sister club (F-TypeEC) members cars being displayed at the recent "Classics at Glemham Hall" event in Suffolk.

Within the 52 pages many feature articles can be found including...

Jaguar XK8 "A" Plliar Issues

XKR Engine Change

Stripes On a Jaguar

It's a Small World

Glemham Hall Event Report

Plus there are the usual features from Regional News, Model Registers, Classifieds, Club Discounts, Event Reports, Forum News and much much more.

SUMMER 2020 DIGITAL MAGAZINE

The front cover of our SUMMER (June) 2020 shows an image of our unprecedented 2020 Lockdown.

Within the 48 pages the following feature articles can be found:

A "Silverstone" Story

J-Gate Bulbs

Fuel Filter Change

XKR Engine Change

My new XKR life

Serpentine Belt change.

Plus there are the usual features from Regional News, Model Registers, Classifieds, Club Discounts, Event Reports, Forum News and much much more.

SPRING 2020 DIGITAL MAGAZINE

The SPRING 2020 front cover shows XKEC member Roger Jones in his beautiful XKR, winner of our 2019 "Nik Antcliffe Recognition Award."

Within the 50 pages the following feature articles can be found:

Members Club Benefits
GROWLER XVII - How to Book
XK Corrosion Issues
The new 2021 Jaguar F-Type Review

Plus there are the usual features from Regional News, Model Registers, Classifieds, Club Discounts, Event Reports, Forum News and much much more.

WINTER 2019 DIGITAL MAGAZINE

The WINTER 2019 front cover shows XKEC Western Shires Regional Officer Trevor Hodgetts, our joint winner of the 2019 "Regional Officer of the Year" award standing alongside his beautiful Carnival Red XK8 coupe.

Within the 52 pages the following feature articles can be found:

Club Benefits

Jaguar XKR-S Review
2020 Club Calendar Winning entries
Six go on a Roadtrip
GROWLER XVI Event Feature Report
XKR GT3 Replica

Plus there are the usual features from Regional News, Model Registers, Classifieds, Club Discounts, Event Reports, Forum News and much much more.

AUTUMN 2019 DIGITAL MAGAZINE

The AUTUMN 2019 front cover shows XKEC Members Phil Erswell and Mark Elliott's XK's at the Thiepval Memorial in the Somme.

Within the 60 pages the following feature articles can be found:

Somme / Normandy Trip by Mark Elliott

A Tribute to Norman Dewis by Mark Gregory
Jaguar Experience Centre by Ian Clear
Vasco's Italian Road Trip – Part 3 by John Balkwill
XK Rust - "Peace of Mind" by John Underhill
Max's Concourse XK by Max Thompson

Plus there are the usual features from Regional News, Model Registers, Classifieds, Club Discounts, Event Reports, Forum News and much much more.

SUMMER 2019 DIGITAL MAGAZINE

The SUMMER 2019 front cover shows XKEC Member Paul Grahams beautiful 2012 X150 convertible which was awarded “Best X150” at this year’s Show & Shine event at Bowood House.

Within the 58 pages of the issue, the following articles and much more can be found:

Feature Articles include:

Back in the Fast Lane by Cyrille Pillet
Brittle Plastic Thermostat Housing by Trevor Lang
Black Country Living Museum visit by Mark Gregory
On the Road in Italy – Part 2 by John Balkwill

Plus there are the usual features from Regional News, Model Registers, Classifieds, Club Discounts, Event Reports, Forum News and much much more.

Want to see an example of our digital magazine?

To give non members a brief idea of what they are missing out on with our clubs digital magazine then please feel free to access the sample below. We hope this will show the type of content provided each quarter and may hopefully help you consider joining in our ever evolving adventure.

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Testimonials about the magazine...

Here's what some member's have to say about the club magazine :

Many thanks for an opportunity to see the latest edition of your club mag. It's a stylish production that befits a stylish club!
Fresh, punchy, colourful, stylish, professional - new look GROWLER is excellent.
Outstanding - Real journalistic look - well beyond the efforts of any other car club I know - great job.
Great stuff guys , it's got a really fresh new magazine feeling to it, some things just get better and better.
I was very pleasantly surprised at the content of the GROWLER magazine - I think the Growler must be one of the best magazines issued by a club the size of the XKEC.
I can guarantee that you will all be very impressed with the look of the latest Growler issue. The only thing missing now is the barcode and £4.95 price tag on the back because it truly does look like it belongs in WHSmith.
Very impressive, and with all the quality one would expect from a Jaguar associated product.