Sunday 13th May - Pub Lunch

"Down Your Way" at The Half Moon, Alford, Lincolnshire

Laurence and Jane Gray were the organizers for this one. On a lovely sunny day we had a brilliant run out. Only eight people made it to Alford (where were you all on such a lovely day). The Roaches were also local to Alford, which just left the Ellentons and ourselves to drive down from the north bank. On such a lovely day we had the best of this since it was a pleasure to be out driving in such weather after recent conditions. So in addition to the Grays TR4A there were two TR3As and a TR6. After lunch (and a pint of Everard's Tiger bitter for me) we did a tour of the thatched manor house, and folk museum, almost opposite the pub. We then went around an "antique" shop, where Marlene Ellenton bought a very large adze!!

Sunday 27th May - Photo Quiz around Beverley

The idea for this came some weeks ago when Martyn & Jill Bell, and Mary & I were walking around Beverley. The Westwood hasn't been closed to walkers, but stock has not been allowed on it. Martyn said at some point that they'd just got a digital camera at work. At another point we said that we ought to organize more town centre events which people could attend despite restrictions. Putting 2 and 2 together I came up with the idea of a photo quiz, so we set out to organize it.

We took photos of small features such as door knockers, or corbels on buildings. We put the photographs in order and set out the route. We asked (for the most part) simple questions such as what number house was it. On the day we had no less than 20 participants. It was something children could do as well as adults. No special knowledge of Beverley was needed. Everyone got high scores. End result seemed to be 20 happy participants and 2 happy organizers at the Sun Inn, some of whom retired to the Pizza Express.

We thought it expedient to disqualify the winners!!! It was our wives Jill and Mary. They could not have had prior knowledge of the answers. The pictures and questions were on separate computers. The answers weren't recorded on either of them. BUT still it seemed expedient. So the winner of the bottle of Aussie red overall then became Jim Keane and his wife. Even local residents said that they'd discovered parts they didn't know existed. The Browns and Engerings tied for second place, but the Browns had it on the tie break question. Winners of the children's prize was the Sherburns with the Howards coming second.

Tuesday 5th June Joint Meeting with WHITE ROSE GROUP


This was a very interesting event. Tom Frost, the Regional Coordinator, who has been trying to resurrect this group, was already there waiting for us when we arrived. Len Ellenton, Martyn Bell and I went over to the White Rose Group meeting to discover the very small clique which seems to claim to run this had gone off in their TRs just a few minutes before. Five new members showed up to this meeting (that is no way to treat new members), as well as us three visitors from a neighbouring Group. How was anyone supposed to know about these rearrangements? Time for a change of leadership guys. Tom Frost had sent letters out to all 105 members of this group.

Wednesday 6th June Gliding


Bit of a damp do. Some people got off flights but the rain set in and lift was affected (and so safety). This event will be repeated next Wednesday same time same place (but my TR and I will be somewhere between Plymouth and Santander). If you didn't get a flight come back. If you did get a flight then come back for a cut price second flight. Meet at Pocklington Airfield from 6pm onwards again.
Contact Phil on 01262 488 933 for details.

Sunday 10th June "Down Your Way"

A run "Down Your Way" to Broadacres Hotel, Bridlington


Mike & Christine Brown were to have organized this one, but this fell through. Phil Warkup picked up the challenge at short notice and organized a run from Phil's place (near North Frodingham, East Yorks), followed by lunch at the Broadacres Hotel, Bridlington (A165). There were five TRs on the run (one TR3, two TR3A, one TR4 and one TR6). Well done to Julia Prebble for making it all the way from Newark to be the only TR6 present. There was a cold wind (in June!!) for the run, and Phil managed to find a short shower to drive us through. Other people met us just for the lunch, so by that point we had 18 people in total. Most of us had the carvery followed by treacle sponge (Have I set a trend for treacle sponge or are you all secret pudding club members?)


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