Marsden was our only rally in March we had an attendance of 20 vans – 18 Yorkshire, 1 N.Counties & 1 Lancashire
The weekend was rather overcast, extremely windy and at times quite wet (but we were in Marsden). Thankfully there was no signs of the recent moor fires that had been occurring over the recent weeks.
On the Friday night we were supposed to be sharing the clubhouse with a local group who had agreed that we join in with their entertainment, but at the last minute their event was cancelled. So, we quickly pulled together some quizzes to keep the members amused and entertained … Rebus, Body Parts and Highway code.
During Saturday most people ventured into Marsden, Slaithwaite (Slawit) or Huddersfield. Quite a few went to the Huddersfield Narrow Canal, either at the tunnel end, or walking down the 3 mile stretch to Slawit. The Cricket ground had a few of the locals doing jobs around the ground in preparation of the new cricket season. There was a junior football match taking place no future Beckhams were spotted!
On Saturday night the ralliers that braved the inclement weather were entertained again by a number of quizzes … Films, Catch-phrases and Proverbs. Most of the night was just chatting and catching up (oh and drinking). The ladies on the rally were pleasantly surprised by being presented with an early Mother’s Day gift of well-presented Buns, very kindly baked by Carol Core … thank you Carol, and her merry helpers for assisting in preparing for the presentation… I believe a bottle of wine was involved in this exercise.
On the Sunday morning there was a good attendance to a locally organised Football tournament, adding to the fact that we had lost an hour overnight with the clock change, meant there wasn’t any lying in allowed at all.
The wind had abated slightly so meant it was safe to travel home. Thank you to Steve & Caroline for hosting, a good weekend was had by all.
