Weren’t we lucky with the weather, only one day of rain and the rest we saw sunshine and occasional cloud. We had a very mixed attendance of 24 Yorkshire, 3 Lancs, 6 E Mids, 2 Severn Valley, 4 NW Mids & N Wales, 5 N Counties, 2 Scottish, 1 S&W Wales, 1 Chiltern, 1 Anglia, 2 Essex. This weekend saw the ralliers enjoying lots of quizzes (Dingbats, music, general knowledge to name but a few), Bingo, Bonus Ball, Play Your Cards Right and raffle. There was also a Rydale Countrywear sale on in the Exhibition hall over the weekend, a few of us grabbed a bargain or two. Trips into York and surrounding villages were undertaken by some of the ralliers to explore and sample the local hostelries. Friday evening we had the brilliant Miss Marina May to entertain us, an excellent night. Saturday evening was Steak Pie, Chips & Peas in the on-site café (very yummy). Sunday was judge the table décor and hats night (very difficult to do, so we had a few winners). Monday half the ralliers had to leave, so that evening we had a quiet get together to round off the rally with one or two quizzes, a good natter and some of us had a game or two of RummiKubs. The final morning saw some of us having a last minute bacon butty to send us on our way. A brilliant weekend overall, thank you to the Committee and hosts Shell & Ken.
