The weekend started when four cars and their occupants met at Brough on Friday morning.  The route to Pickering went via Tan Hill, Leyburn and Rippon and it seemed that there had been a mass suicide pact for rabbits as the road from Tan Hill was littered for miles with hundreds of their corpses. 

A lunch stop was made at Fountains Abbey and included a walk round the ruined abbey and the beautiful gardens. Umbrellas were only required on the way back to the car!  The cars then travelled on to The Olde Manse Hotel at Pickering.

On Saturday the party travelled in two cars to visit the Ryedale Folk Museum at Hutton-Le-Hole.  This proved to be a very interesting mix of by-gone artifacts and trades combined with the horticulture of rare types of vegetables from the past and the keeping of old species of pigs and fowl.

The afternoon was spent at Thornton-Le-Dale, the ladies went window shopping and the men got lost in the hidden depths of sheds full of classic cars and motoring paraphernalia of the car museum.

On Saturday evening three more members joined the party.  After a very good dinner Keith chaired two of his excellent quizzes (one general knowledge the other motoring).

Sunday morning saw eight Solway Jaguar Cars on display at Newby Hall for the J.E.C. Northern Day Show.  The event, though not helped by the weather, proved to be very spectacular by the number and quality of the cars on display.  Nigel Thorley gave an excellent commentary on the various cars entering the show ring.  They were all powered by the legendary XK engine that is now 60 years old.

It was an excellent weekend.  Our thanks go the Keith for arranging the routes, accommodation & quizzes, Brian for organising our display at Newby Hall and Ken for transporting and erecting the flags, banners and gazebo (a haven when the rain came).