Well as per the norm when we’ve done this show we had fairly decent weather.  The early shift of myself, Stuart Thomas, Eddie Blackwell, Carl Lumb and Derek Jones arrived bright and early with Pete Williams (man in charge for the day as Stu Jones was poorly 'ick) ready for the normal tussle with the Easy up.   Amazingly, this year we remembered to pin the sides to the frame before hauling it skyward which made the job much easier.

    Next to arrive was the Car Park Attendant, Myfyr Owen, well we thought if anyone knows about parking cars it should be him!! As it was, it was a damn good decision as the plot was humongous, much larger than past years so Myf carefully spread out the 12 cars to allow for maximum viewing possibilities! 

    A big thanks to the following people for bringing their vehicles:

• Paul Davies in his “classic” Subaru Impreza

• Kev Hamilton, Pat and Lee Whittaker for their lovely old Minx

• Will Rowlands for his fantastic, Kermit the Frog Green, Mk II Escort

• Peter King for the Midget (all fixed at last)

• Derek Jones for polishing the MG (for a change)

• Myfyr Owen for the highly polished Avenger and the “far too clean to be a proper rally car” Evo

• Matty Jones for the starry eyed 106

• Lynne Barnes’ Dad for the amazing Jeep

• Pete Williams for the Pocket Rocket Fiesta

• Brian Howatson for the Morgan (which he has bequeathed to me in his will, I’ve always wanted one, even if I can’t see the end of the bonnet)

• Steve, Linda and Andrew Ellis for their “Best on Stand” MGB - Steve’s smile was even brighter than the paintwork when he found out.

    Also, a huge thank you to all those who helped out with tea making duties whilst I nipped home for a couple of hours to do my Nurse Gladys impression.  On that note a big thank you to Stu who, even from his sickbed, rallied the troops to bring cars for the day – and was seriously brassed off that he couldn’t be there.

    It was fantastic to see so many club members turn up on the day, it is a really great social event and everyone is always very impressed by the size/quality of the show,  and the fine weather was a bonus.

    To finish the day we discovered that we had been awarded 2^nd place in the “Best Club Stand” category by Clwyd Practical Classics, thanks to Jan Thomas for being bothered to go across and receive the award on our behalf. (report & pics courtesy of Pat Jones)