A small suggestion for those folk who meet with the Cambridge crew at Needingworth. It has been suggested that some of us may be interested in visiting the monthly car show held at Ashby Folville, Melton Mowbray
For those who are not aware the Ashby Folville Car Show location is here, (this opens up in Google Maps).
I believe this year the price to show your car has gone up to a staggering £2, so get saving, this fee applies where ever you get to park. Should you wish to park on the cricket pitch, you would need to be arriving there at approx 1730. There are normally several hundred cars and motorbikes of varying ages and styles so there is literally something of interest for everyone.
The show is every 2nd Tuesday of the month during the summer so this would mean anyone who would like to go would miss the ER - Cambridgeshire meet.
I am intending to go (have been talking about it long enough) either this month or in September before the nights close in again, should anyone else fancy it we could always convoy up together.
There is a further write up by Triumph TR7.comhere
Possibly a bit late for this months, but will raise the subject at Tuesdays meet, as I get the distinct impression not many from our group use the OC/ER forum so will not have seen my post.
Look forward to seeing you again at Tuesday nights meet. To save cooking, food is available at the Ferry Boat, they do a great deal, 2 meals for £9.95, which most of us go for.
I think ths guy with the lawn has family in another country and there is a standing joke between them that when “Dad” gets a liking for something he doesn’t do it by half. He recenty bought his MX-5 and as a bit of a laugh for his family he wanted to send them a photo seeming like if he’d gone a bought loads of them.
Chris, the Photo-call in question relates to one of our keenest members Alan,
Alan has a reputation for going the whole hog with anything he sets his mind too and since discovering the MX-5 and the Norfolk Meet just a few short months ago, he has set about joining the elite in purchasing two MX-5’s already.
His Daughter is living abroad and with regular e-mails exchanged daily, Dad is often given a fair amount of stick for his large amounts of enthusiasm, so the pic with twenty or so MX-5’s thrown over the front lawn was sent to the daughter under the title “he has really gone overboard this time!”
Just a little harmless fun really, and it got us out in our cars instead of sitting around filling our faces in the pub, wehad a god laugh attempting to fill a garden with fives and Alan got a great shot for his daughter without the use of any fake, unimaginative and less face it always obvious “photo-shopping”
So in order to confirm for all those interested in going September 14th, I would suggest that we aim to meet at the RamJam, A1 Northbound, just prior to the RAF Cottesmore turn, for 1600 (4PM), and possibly find somewhere to eat after visiting the show. Any suggestions for a meal stop appreciated.
Is is anticipated that two hours should be sufficient time to cover the show and we can then move onto a venue for a meal and drinks before heading back home.
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Chatting with one or two that have been before led to the Corrington Arms being discounted. The reason being that as they are the only pub locally they get mobbed by folk visiting the show and it can take forever to get a beer let alone anything else.
The hog roast I will have to ask further about as I was not aware that was available. If I may speak for those already talking about going, I believe the main idea would possibly be to find somewhere out of the village where folk could sit down etc…although having not been there before myself I am having to be somewhat led for ideas and or venues.