A Day a Brooklands

A great day out out at Brooklands with 27 members, partners and guests.

We were treated to a two hour tour of the site which explained the birth of motor racing in the early 1900's the development of flight and the contribution that Vickers brought especially during WWII and beyond ending in a most enjoyable visit to one of the last real Concordes on the planet.

Please read the next edition of the "ROTAVATOR" to find out more.

A big thank you to Reg Gardner for organising the day and I won't even start to tell everyone about our visit to "Mercedes World" needless to say I don't think Sue will let me have the Merc I wanted, it was only £171k!!

A Great Walk

Sunday the 28th March saw the first walk of the year on the Southdowns starting at the Royal Oak in Hooksway, organised by Barrie. A gentle stroll through the countryside with no stiles and a few moderate gradients, the weather was kind and the rain held off, a good job as not everyone had a waterproof. A most enjoyable walk of about 4 miles ending back at the pub where we were joined by several other members for lunch at midday.

I can recommend the pub,
not only did it served a good value roast and an extremely tasty treacle pudding but also for its range of real ales, thanks once again to Barrie for a most enjoyable stroll and I for one am looking forward to the next walk later in the year.