The July 2015 Gathering

Written by  on August 4, 2015 

One of our main areas of interest in the days/hours leading up to each Gathering is the weather, and despite the forecasts threatening rain, it did not transpire and so yet again we were blessed with a dry, and mainly cloudy evening. On the attendance front we were slightly down on June’s classic vehicle numbers, but the number of non-exhibitors was up so overall from a charity raising viewpoint we were almost at the June’s figures. That said, the organisers are absolutely delighted with the support we are getting, and we are on course to make a much larger donation to the local Air Ambulance at the end of this year’s events.

 

Our success is down to the supporters who generously attend and participate in the spirit of the event – that’s you! We thank you and hope you will continue to support us. We were pleased to offer an addition to the hot food offerings with Chilli being added in July as a “special” dish, and it looks like “Curry” will be offered in August – but at time of writing I cannot guarantee that. Thanks must go to those who organise the event (Gilbert, Roly, Debbie, Mike and Martin); those who help on the day (Brian K, Janet T, Sue B, Thomas, Malcolm and Bill); the raffle coordinator (Loreen); sustenance providers (Andy and his team); the cakes and drinks ladies (Carol F, Maureen H, Ros M and all who donated cakes), the bar staff, and anyone else who I may have forgotten (Sorry!) – all of whom make the event the success it is.

 

The event started slowly but as we have now come to expect, many of the attendees arrived after 6:00pm. Based upon June’s attendance, when the exhibiting area was looking somewhat crowded, we extended that area this month which meant we had a smaller general car park. There’s a law that catches you out when you don’t plan properly for things, and it was applied this month! The general car park looked quite crowded but the exhibiting numbers were down (in the enlarged paddock). We’ll get it right one day but at least we have the space to take more vehicles. We had a nice mix of classic cars attend, some old favourites and regulars, and some we had not seen before. We were treated to, amongst others, the literally just-restored (hours earlier that day – by Easson’s Motors) Austin Mini, a beautiful Lanchester, a Citroen DS, a Bentley, Daimler, Ferrari, Maserati, several Lotuses, MGs Triumph TRs and some classic “everyday” cars like an Austin Maxi, Ford Fiestas, Morris Minors, Rileys, Wolesleys and VWs. Around 70 classic vehicles (including a tractor) were on display.

 

In the motorcycle park, we had some nice machines, including a Rudge 500cc Sports Special, a Honda CB750-4 and other Honda 4s, an Ariel single and an Ariel twin, a Kawasaki 750 triple (2 stroke) and a Kawasaki 1000cc six cylinder, a Velocette Venom, a motorised pushbike, a Honda C90 cub, a Norton Dominator and a modified BSA Bantam with a tank mounted gear change. In all there were over 60 motorcycles of all ages present.

 

The next Gathering is on August 20th so please make a note in your diary – and bring a friend. With MG celebrating a big anniversary this year, it would be nice to see as many MGs turn up as possible. Over to you MG owners!

 

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