MGF REGISTER DAY RUNS 2007

MGF REGISTER DAY RUNS 2007

Heart of England

In aid of

SUNDAY

2nd

September

2007

At the Porridge Pot the night before	Fs in the dark	Are all those glasses theirs ?
Cars line up at the Porridge Pot	Tim & Liz had to make do as the banner supports	Chatting
Polishing	Contemplating	Wandering
Posing	Laughing	Discussing
Lorna gives the briefing	Cars lining up to leave the start	En route - scenic pylons
Picnic at Broadway Tower	Broadway Tower itself	Cars lining up at Broadway
Waiting for the cars to arrive at Sudely	Catherine Parr's Tomb in the chapel	Some more cars have arrived at Sudely Castle
Who lives in a house like this ?.....Henry Dent Brocklehurst actually	Couldn't get all the cars in the picture	Room with a tree at Sudely
Madrigals in the ruins	A little light reading	The cars lined up at Sudely
	Some interesting sculptures in the gardens

The MGF Register annual charity run took place in the Heart of England in 2007. An event in this area has been traditional with the club who for several years alternated between a HOE and Cotswolds Run - this year it was combined with the HOE being in the the Cotswolds !

With over 40 cars taking part from all parts of the country there was a large contingent who stayed over in the Holiday Inn Express and enjoyed dinner and suitable light refreshment in the Porridge Pot pub next door on the previous evening. This meant most of us were up bright and early and ready for the day ahead.

The Event organiser chooses the charity to be supported and this year Phil & Lorna chose the Parkinson's Disease Society with two thirds of the proceeds of the run going to that charity.

With cars gathered it was not long before Lorna gave the briefing and Phil waved the cars away as they set out on the first part of the run into the countryside surrounding Warwick. Through country lanes and pleasant villages the route wound its way to Broadway Tower high above the Cotswold village of Broadway itself. Some took advantage of the sunshine and picnicked even if it was a little breezy whilst others gathered in the cafe. A few F/TFs could be found parked on forecourts of local inns along the route whilst the owners sampled the lunchtime offers.

It was not long before it was time to set off again for Sudely Castle where we had the opportunity to walk around the gardens of the house and thread our way through the keyholes sprouting from the undergrowth. The gardens contained all manner of sculptures from a row of bright yellow coils to a "field" of fluorescent light bulbs set a little incongruously but with a sense of fun in the same grounds as the tomb of Catherine Parr, Henry VIIIs last wife. To add to the juxtaposed medieval atmosphere a group of appropriately attired singers serenaded us with madrigals in one of the small garden areas to round our day off.

Another fine Heart of England Run was over and it was time to set the Sat Nav to find our way out of the depths or Warwickshire - Thanks To Phil, Lorna , Steve and Keith for all their efforts on organising a great event.

Event organiser :- Phil & Lorna Brindley

Route devised by : Steve White and Keith Williams

Event Secretary : Tim Morris

Photos Tim Morris, Liz Morris, Keith Williams, Phil Brindley

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