YDCCC
- Dales Trail 2015
Report by John Gill
The Dales Trail is our big charity event of the year, in February at our
AGM members nominate and agree, after some discussion, which charity we
will support each year. This year we agreed to support the South Tees
Hospitals Friarage MRI Scanner Appeal.
This year we had over 40 entrants from near and far and a superb variety
of classic cars. The entrants started arriving at 9.30 at Romanby Golf
Club for registration a coffee and bacon butty! Jim and Bill did a fine
job of marshalling the cars forming an impressive display on either side
of the entrance drive, a truly superb setting for any car rally to
start.
Following the registration the marshals set the cars off at two minute
intervals, this caused a bit of a traffic jam and the shaking of some
golfers heads who were arriving to tee off.
The route took the cars to Bedale then on to Masham, the route continued
southwards via Ilton to Patley Bridge where there are plenty of tea
rooms. The route then wended its way out of Patley Bridge turning north
to Kettlewell, some good pubs here for lunch. The route then took us
north to Leyburn turning east and heading home via Bedale again. If you
did not get lost you should have done 84.1 miles!
The cars started to arrive back round about three o’clock and as people
gathered for the presentations there was a lot of discussion about the
route and which pub people had stopped at for lunch.
During the day we ran a tombola and second hand book stall in total we
raised £750 for the MRI Scanner Appeal. YDCCC Chairman Dave
Simpson presented the check to Judith Masterman from South Tees
Hospitals Charity.
Chairman Dave Simpson and Secretary Sheila Mason present cheque to
Judith Masterman.
Judith was asked to wander round the assembled cars and pick out the one
she would most like to take home, this was a task she took very
seriously and went missing for some time as she looked over the cars.
Her final decision was a 1950 MG YA owned by Bernard Meynell from
Nunthorpe near Middlesbrough. Bernard has owned this car for over 30
years and has completely restored the car himself, although he did admit
to having help with the upholstery. The car has now done 114,000 miles
but managed every hill on the route.
Sheila presents prize to owner of the car Judith would most like to take
home with her.
We have a prize for the car and crew that have travelled furthest to
take part in the event. This year the prize was awarded to Colin and
Helen Readwin who travelled in their 2003 MG TF from Anstey in
Leicestershire some 137 miles to join us. Colin left his 1971 MGB GT in
the garage this year, perhaps he will come along in it next year.
Dave presents prize to couple who travelled furthest to take part.
Thank you to Dave Simpson for planning the route, Kate Simpson and
Sheila Mason for their impeccable organisation, Mavis Burton and Angela
Gill for running the tombola, Sheila’s granddaughter for running a very
successful book stall, the Management and Staff of Romanby Golf Club for
allowing us to use the golf club which was an excellent venue and
finally the YDCCC members for their contributions to the MRI appeal.
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