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This event was held on Sunday 16 September in the grounds of Sunderland Hall which is situated half way between Galashiels and Selkirk in the Scottish Borders. The entries this year totalled over 1,900 with folk coming from the north of England as well as from all over Scotland. There are 26 categories for individual entries covering pre-1918 cars up to post-War cars 1971 onwards as well as bikes, motorcycles, commercial vehicles, tractors, engines and other working units. The Polar Section of the SBMC, for the fourth year running, was one of the 53 club stands. As we had won the Best Club Stand in Show last year George and Sheila Dodds were given the task of judging the club stands this year. It was not as difficult as it seemed as most clubs had poor representation and worse presentation. The Borders Vintage Automobile Club (organisers of the Thirlestane event where we put on Dream Rides) provided the most cars with 49 listed but the prize went to the Edinburgh MG Club which had an attractive arrangement of cars as well as an interesting display within their welcoming Club marquee. Fifteen club members initially indicated that they wanted to participate but as is to be expected there were a few withdrawals at the last minute. Nimal Jayaratne from Manchester withdrew his lovely E-type Jag because of continuing problems with watering getting in (the weather forecast for the weekend was not good) and this proved to be a very wise decision on his part. Unfortunately Ann Selby was unwell so Bob withdrew their AC Cobra 427 which had been a very popular car with our Dream Riders earlier in the year. Lastly Martin and Angela Kent enjoyed an extended holiday so we look forward to seeing their Lamborghini Monza at another show. |
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We had a very good selection of cars on the stand. They were, in chronological order, an MGA Roadster, a Morgan Series II 4/4, a GP Spyder, an NG TD, an MGB GT V8, a TVR S1, a TVR S3C, an Aston Martin DB7 Volante, a Mercedes SLK 320, a Toyota MR2 Mk 3, a Lotus Elise S2 and a Mercedes SLK 200. Now as far as I am concerned you can never have too many blue cars but 6 of them, along with 3 silver, 1 red, 1 yellow and 1 wine did present me with something of an artistic challenge to ensure that each car was displayed to the best effect! While we were erecting the club stand and arranging the cars there was intermittent drizzle but as the bears we were hoping to sell were being displayed along with information about the club and our Dream Rides the weather began to take a turn for the worse. By afternoon the rain came down in torrents accompanied by strong winds. This had the not unexpected impact on the members of the public attending. We were however delighted to meet Tony Abrams (of Hexham Horseless Carriages) and his daughter who had come to spend the day at the show. At the height of the storm all the Bears sheltered in our gazebo and helped to hold it down. All things considered, the amount raised from donations and sale of bears (£236) was a very good result. A big thank you must go to Iris Woods, Wendy and Harvey Cooke, Sheila and George Dodds (who donated the money for the stand), Keith and Ann Davison, Phil and Jackie Roberts, David Bruce, Andrew Carrie, Philip Anderson, John Vance and Gerry Mulligan and family for their valiant efforts. Sid Palmer, a friend of Mike Webber’s, was entrusted to bring along his GP Spyder while Mike was away in Dubai on business. Also many thanks to Brian and Helen Kirkness, who although officially on the MG stand, ensured that all our equipment was safely transported to and from the show. By 4 o’clock the rain was less heavy so the decision was made to pack up and head for home. Needless to say by the time we reached Edinburgh the sun was out. The money donated will be presented to the Scottish Association for Children with Heart Disorders later in the year once we have added to it with money raised by our Sunday lunch raffles. Fiona Davies |
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