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Stratford Racecourse weekend
6th - 8th June 2025
After all the worries about the weather, we were pleased to see sunshine and just a bit of wind. Yes, it did rain; we experienced a heavy downpour for about thirty minutes on Saturday afternoon after returning from Stratford, but then the sun came out.
Thanks to Anne, John, Kieran, and their helpers, Linda and Bill, for managing the meeting. We attended a beer and cider festival at the same location. John arranged for us to get £2 off the entrance and an extra beer token since we were there for the rally. There were fifty real ales and twenty ciders from across the UK, and two bands played on the Saturday.
I believe this event will be on the East Midlands meet list for next year. Stratford was bustling with visitors from around the world, and we were surprised by the Dragon Boat Racing.
We met new friends at our rally from various areas, including Coventry, Worcester, Hereford, West Dorset, Gloucester, Liverpool, SW Lancs, Huddersfield, Spondon, and the West Midlands. Our next meet feels so far off on July 6th in Brixham, followed by returning home to Lyndon Top on July 21st.
Ian Jan & Teddy
For those people who were unable to attend the coffee morning.
I’d like to take this opportunity to provide you with the answers to the 90s music quiz that was presented during the gathering to stratford on avon racecourse,
I hope that this information proves to be helpful for everyone who participated in the quiz or who may have shown interest in it.
Market Bosworth 40s weekend 2nd - 4th May 2025
We all arrived on Friday afternoon to glorious sunshine, a lovely venue with hard standing and a hall with outside seating. In total 41units arrived on Friday, with a few arriving Saturday morning; what a turnout for a Bank Holiday three day rally.
Friday afternoon the weather was sunny and warm and people sat out enjoying the weather until 7.30. Later in the evening most people met up in the hall chatting with old friends and making some lovely new ones.
Saturday was sunny but the wind was cooler, some walked into Market Bosworth through the park, took their dogs for a walk or sat outside out of the wind.
In the afternoon vans and the seating area were decorated for the forties theme and a street party was held outside the hall with b.y.o. sandwiches, cakes and drinks Old songs were playing and most we were able to sing along to.
In the evening we went over to the hall where we entrained by the two ladies, the Devine Devers [I think ], again 1940s music/singing and after the break Abba. A number of people joined in the singing.
Sunday free and easy, again sunny with a cool breeze. Some went for walks again or walked to the Steam Railway where there was also a vintage motorbike show. In the afternoon tea and cake in the hall provided the committee.
In the evening across to the hall again this time for card bingo and normal bingo, again what a laugh.
Paul [Daddy] had given up motorhoming, well he is 99 this year and a world war 2 veteran. No longer attending but not forgotten; he had made two handy persons boxes which Ian kindly auctioned off but not before he had passed one around for people to put this ‘shrapnel’ in. All proceeds going to the British Legion, it made £ 48.62 thanks to member’s generosity. Maria on behalf of Dad gave her thanks to all. When Paul was was given the money he was overwhelmed and sends his thanks to everyone who gave so generously, he’s trying to raise £200 before November and is two thirds of the way there.
Monday morning people packed up their units and some leaving early as they had a distance to travel. In the hall for tea/coffee more cake and the raffle was drawn which made £90 going toward hiring halls in the winter. Dan gave an update of the Midlands Group rallies and Ian the East Midlands Chairman thanked everyone for coming and gave an update on East Midlands rallies.
Big thanks to the Committee for running the weekend, and hope to see you at the National AGM at Southport.